TWIS Talks RIAF: Enrich Festival Experience with Splendor of Ringling Museum

With the purchase of any stage production or film RIAF ticket holders can experience the Ringling Museum of Art and exhibitions like “Deco Japan: Shaping Art & Culture 1920-1945″

Like the three-ring circus upon which John Ringling built his empire, the Ringling International Arts Festival is a multi-faceted extravaganza that packs a ton of attractions into its whirlwind schedule.

Over the course of four days, from October 10-13, RIAF 2012 will feature music, dance and theatre performances and film screenings by internationally-renowned artists. RIAF has never been much for subtlety, and with all the glitz and the glam, it may be easy to overlook the rest of the attractions taking place simultaneously at the Ringling Museum of Art — but to do so would be a missed opportunity.

In addition to the permanent collection and the James Turrell Skyspace, no less than four special exhibitions are currently on display in the Ringling galleries and will be throughout the duration of the festival. The museum’s most highly-lauded current special exhibition, Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920 – 1945, wraps up its 15-week run at Ringling on October 28, making RIAF the perfect time to pay a visit.

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Jessi Smith


Jessi Smith is a senior staff writer at This Week in Sarasota. She lives and works in downtown Sarasota with Margot, the most magnificent cat to ever set paws on this planet. Jessi is passionate about engaging the community with the arts, traveling, eating really good food, and the Oxford comma. She smells like patchouli and occasionally does yoga.