Florida Hall of Fame Artist               
Durante Gallery
January 19, 2012 – February 24, 2012

Exhibition Opening to the Public:

Thursday, January 19, 2012        5 – 7 pm 

Members Only/Private Reception with the Artist:

Friday, February 10, 2012    5:30 – 7:30 pm

Reception Sponsor: Longboat Key Club

Artist Sponsor: Northern Trust

Media Sponsor: Sarasota Magazine
    
“Like the work of Ansel Adams, Clyde Butcher's remarkable photographs gives us an access to nature we rarely see or experience. They not only reveal the intimate and majestic beauty of the Everglades - and the need to save the fragile environment - they also remind us of the abiding kinship we mortals share when we work together to preserve these magnificent places. Butcher's art is a national treasure." 
Ken Burns, Emmy-winning filmmaker

Clyde has been honored by the state of Florida with the highest award that can be given a private citizen: the Artist Hall of Fame Award. He was also privileged to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Nature Photography Association and given the honor of being the Humanitarian of the Year for 2005 from International University. He has also received the Heartland Community Service Award from the state of Florida for educating the people of Florida about the beauty of their state. The Sierra Club has given him the Ansel Adams Conservation Award, which is given to a photographer who shows excellence in photography and has contributed to the public awareness of the environment.

Collections of his work can be seen in his books: Portfolio I, Florida Landscapes; 1995 Limited Edition Collection; Visions for the Next Millennium; Nature's Places of Spiritual Sanctuary; Florida Landscape; Living Waters: Florida’s Aquatic Preserves; Cuba - The Natural Beauty; Apalachicola River - An American Treasure and in his biography, Seeing the Light: Wilderness and Salvation, a Photographer's Tale.

Public Broadcasting has completed an award-winning ½ hour documentary on Clyde entitled Visions of Florida. A second video, Big Cypress Preserve: Jewel of the Everglades, also an award-winning program for PBS featured Clyde and his photography. Clyde was the Host in another valued nature documentary, Living Waters: Aquatic Preserves of Florida and a Featured Guest in the prized nature documentary, Apalachicola River - An American Treasure.

A large selection of Clyde's photography can be seen at his Venice Gallery & Studio in Venice, Florida, and at his Big Cypress Gallery, located on thirteen acres in the center of the Everglades in the Big Cypress National Preserve. For more information go to www.clydebutcher.com

Durante Gallery & Cultural Media Room

March 8 – March 29, 2012

Take advantage of this opportunity to show your artwork! Submit your 2D/3D artwork and photography incorporating our 2012 theme of Water, Light or Nature. Photography will be judged separately from 2d/3d work.

Pick-up Date: Friday, March 30          10 am - 2 pm

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2012 WINNERS:

• PHOTO: 1st Mary Lou Johnson, 2nd John Kokajko, 3rd Isabelle Eaton
• 2D/3D: 1st Denis Versweyveld, 2nd Pat Sulzman, 3rd Christine Eckerfield

Prizes: 1^st = $300, 2^nd = $150, 3^rd = $75

Thank you to our 2012 Jurors:

2D/3D: Brian Haverlock  <cite>www.brianhaverlock.com</cite>

<cite></cite>Photo: James Johnson     http://fineartofphotography.com/

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 8    5 - 7pm

Entry Requirements: Click Herelbkca@ringling.edu

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Durante Gallery & Cultural Media Room
April 12, 2012 – May 24, 2012

Opening Reception:    Thursday, April 12, 2012    5-7 pm

RSVP Required:  941-383-2345 tel or lbkca@ringling.edu

Myakka River State Park has been a beloved natural destination for decades in southwest Florida. To assist the Park in its effort to protect, restore and preserve this 57 miles of wetlands, prairies and woodlands, notable artists from the region have come together creating artwork inspired by their vision of native Florida culminating in this thought provoking exhibition. 

Join us for this exciting presentation of paintings, original prints, drawings and photographs depicting the fauna of the Myakka River wilderness by many prominent artist including Craig Rubadoux, Florence Putterman, and Jean Blackburn as well as a juried show featuring many outstanding local artists.

The Friends of Myakka River partners with the Florida Park Service to assist with protecting, restoring and preserving the natural and cultural resources of Myakka River State Park and the "Wild and Scenic" river. This exhibition showcases the natural beauty of the park’s fauna and the exceptional talent of regional artists. The project was designed to connect the Sarasota area’s community of artists to the extraordinary natural environment of the Myakka River watershed. 

This exhibition is presented by the Friends of Myakka River State Park. A portion of all sales generated by this exhibition will go to the Myakka River State Park.