Sarasota's cultural identity was shaped in large part by the singular patronage of John and Mable Ringling, who chose this then-small coastal town as their winter home in the 1920s and left it a legacy of art, architecture, and institutional infrastructure that the city has spent a century building upon. What follows is a guide to the major arts institutions and performing arts organizations that define Florida's Cultural Coast.

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