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Sarasota Art Museum lends guests some fresh perspective


  • By Janet Combs
  • | 9:57 p.m. November 13, 2025
SAM presents its Fresh Perspective Lunch with Gloria Sutton as the featured speaker.
SAM presents its Fresh Perspective Lunch with Gloria Sutton as the featured speaker.
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What: Fresh Perspective Lunch

Benefiting: Sarasota Art Museum

When: Nov. 12

Where: Sarasota Art Museum

Sarasota Art Museum Executive Director Elizabeth Shearer with speaker Gloria Sutton.
Sarasota Art Museum Executive Director Elizabeth Shearer with speaker Gloria Sutton.
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Tricia Mire and Holy Freedman
Tricia Mire and Holy Freedman
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Fran Lamberi, Keith Monda and Veronica Brady come in from the cold for lunch at SAM on Nov. 12.
Fran Lamberi, Keith Monda and Veronica Brady come in from the cold for lunch at SAM on Nov. 12.
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Gloria Sutton with Janet Echelman. Sutton is the editor of
Gloria Sutton with Janet Echelman. Sutton is the editor of "Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman," a scholarly monograph on Echelman's large scale, responsive sculptures.
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Artist Janet Echelman, Elizabeth Shearer and art historian Gloria Sutton
Artist Janet Echelman, Elizabeth Shearer and art historian Gloria Sutton
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Gloria Sutton greets guests Emily Joslin and Alison Gardner.
Gloria Sutton greets guests Emily Joslin and Alison Gardner.
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Gloria Sutton, Virginia Shearer, Mary Lou Winnick and Irene Kauffman
Gloria Sutton, Virginia Shearer, Mary Lou Winnick and Irene Kauffman
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Lois Stulberg and Rangsook Yoon
Lois Stulberg and Rangsook Yoon
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Dottie Garner shakes off the cold with a warm hug from Rebecca Blitz.
Dottie Garner shakes off the cold with a warm hug from Rebecca Blitz.
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Marion Levine and Lois Schottenstein look forward to the talk at SAM.
Marion Levine and Lois Schottenstein look forward to the talk at SAM.
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Gloria Biberman, Gail Katz and Mary Lou Winnick brave the Florida cold snap for SAM's first Fresh Perspective Lunch on Nov. 12.
Gloria Biberman, Gail Katz and Mary Lou Winnick brave the Florida cold snap for SAM's first Fresh Perspective Lunch on Nov. 12.
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Gloria Sutton with Bill and Joyce Fletcher
Gloria Sutton with Bill and Joyce Fletcher
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Katherine Martucci and Rosemary Oberndorf
Katherine Martucci and Rosemary Oberndorf
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John Dangaran and Billie Baren
John Dangaran and Billie Baren
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Elizabeth Shearer and Pauline Wamsler
Elizabeth Shearer and Pauline Wamsler
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SAM presented its Fresh Perspective Lunch on Nov. 12 for 60 guests.
SAM presented its Fresh Perspective Lunch on Nov. 12 for 60 guests.
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Director of Special Events Laura Stuart Wood has tables set for 60 guests at the Fresh Perspective Lunch held on Nov. 12.
Director of Special Events Laura Stuart Wood has tables set for 60 guests at the Fresh Perspective Lunch held on Nov. 12.
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Laura Stuart Wood, Carolyn James and Rosemarie Poplin
Laura Stuart Wood, Carolyn James and Rosemarie Poplin
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Kaitlynd Zimmer and Iliyan Ivanov greet guests with mimosas.
Kaitlynd Zimmer and Iliyan Ivanov greet guests with mimosas.
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