A brand new art space in the Rosemary District celebrates its grand opening on Saturday with an artists’ reception, complete with mimosas and gourmet cupcakes. Contributor Robin Punsalan hails the five featured artists as instrumental players in the vibrancy of Sarasota’s art scene.

Visual art contributor Van Jazmin visits fine artist Matt Coombs at his Sarasota studio. Coombs’ latest solo exhibit (his third to date) can be seen at the Clothesline Gallery through March 30.

Gallerist and curator Van Jazmin visits mixed media artist Pauly Salvatori’s home studio to take in his raw, pop-infused body of work and sit down for an intimate interview. Salvatori’s work will debut on Main Street at the Sarasota Vineyard with a soirée opening on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 11 p.m.

If you’ve driven by historic Sarasota High School, the future home of the Sarasota Museum of Art (SMOA) at all during the past week, you may have noticed that the activity taking place on the front lawn seems a little … twisted.

This month, T.E.O.T.D.T.R.E.C.M.B.B. will turn down the amps as it migrates from the bar to the art gallery for the project’s first retrospective art show, which opens at Clothesline Gallery & Boutique on Jan. 15.

The visage of Sarasota Chalk Festival founder Denise Kowal is emblazoned on the black-washed wall of the Sarasota Fight and Fitness Club. Will street artist MTO’s latest work be able to hold its own, or will its detractors knock it down for the count and send it the way of Fast Life?