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Originally published in Sarasota Herald-Tribune. By Paul Seed When I first came to Sarasota during the pandemic, looking for a seasonal place in Florida to

Last week, the Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation (also known as Van Wezel Foundation) hosted its newest artist-in-residence, Adrian Anantawan, for several days of music workshops and performances.

Sarasotans have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support turning the
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall into Sarasota Performing Arts Hall—a vital gateway to connect community and culture.

An 18-strong shortlist has been announced for the design of the Sarasota Performing Arts Centre in Florida.

A firm called the Paratus Group is helping the task force figure out how to come up with the right people for the job.

More than 40 architectural firms, from around the world, have submitted their qualifications applications to design a new Sarasota Performing Arts Center.

For the selection, City representatives and members of the Van Wezel Foundation winnowed down an initial list of 43 respondents to 18 firms.

Gehry Partners LLP, the firm founded by Frank Gehry, one of the world’s best known architects, who designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, is among the 18 firms that have been invited to submit proposals by the architect selection task force

Adjaye Associates, Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects have been chosen to submit proposals for a new $300 million performance and arts centre in south Florida