SARTQ opens "Here and Now" at the State of the Arts Gallery

The 16-member artist collective's first show runs through August 29.

  • By Nick Reichert
  • | 10:27 a.m. August 17, 2015
  • Arts + Culture
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After a three-year hiatus, the artist collective known as SARTQ (a riff on Sarasota's airport code) is back with the show "Here and Now." Running until August 29, the show is a diverse and high caliber example of the multiple styles, perspectives and aesthetics that inhabit Sarasota's healthy visual arts community. Over 500 art lovers descended on the State of the Arts Gallery to view the group's works including sculpture, ceramics, painting, photograpy and multimedia projects. 

Zachary Gilliland and Rick Herzog
Zachary Gilliland and Rick Herzog
Daniel Miller, Laine Nixon and Noelle McCleaf
Daniel Miller, Laine Nixon and Noelle McCleaf
Indiana Cote and Yamil Maldonado
Indiana Cote and Yamil Maldonado
Valerie and Steven Strenk and Liam Strenk
Valerie and Steven Strenk and Liam Strenk
Larry Forgard and Inge Berg
Larry Forgard and Inge Berg
Tara Pietra and Javier Rodriguez
Tara Pietra and Javier Rodriguez
Approximately 500 people came to celebrate the work and artists behind the artist collective SARTQ, which returned to Sarasota after a three-year hiatus.
Approximately 500 people came to celebrate the work and artists behind the artist collective SARTQ, which returned to Sarasota after a three-year hiatus.
Families, friends and art lovers examining the diverse spread of works by the SARTQ collective.
Families, friends and art lovers examining the diverse spread of works by the SARTQ collective.
The names of the 16 artists that are a part of the SARTQ collective grace the walls of State of the Arts Gallery.
The names of the 16 artists that are a part of the SARTQ collective grace the walls of State of the Arts Gallery.
SARTQ is hosting its first show at the C gallery space at the State of the Arts Gallery on State Street.
SARTQ is hosting its first show at the C gallery space at the State of the Arts Gallery on State Street.

 

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