Behind the Masterpiece on Florida’s Cultural Coast

Welcome to Behind the Masterpiece on Florida’s Cultural Coast, a podcast by Visit Sarasota County. In this episode, co-hosts Brian Hersh and Jeffery Kin introduce themselves and their respective organizations, discuss the importance of supporting our local arts and cultural organizations, and talk about their ascent into leadership positions. Timestamps: 00:00 Introducing co-hosts Brian Hersh and Jeffery Kin 03:45 How Sarasota County differs from other arts and cultural communities 05:05 How Sarasota Rising is highlighting our community 08:05 Brian’s time being CEO of Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County 09:30 Sarasota Rising Living Arts Festival 12:35 Dealing with adversity 16:40 How to support the arts community Join us weekly as we discover another local art and culture organization. Go to Visitsarasota.com for more information.

In this episode, we talk with Richard Russell, General Director of Sarasota Opera. Together, Brian and Richard discuss Richard’s introduction to opera and the Sarasota Opera, the upcoming Sarasota Opera season, and the business investment that will have you seeing a piece of Sarasota Opera all over the world. Plus, as Chair of Visit Sarasota County, Richard shares how arts and culture drive tourism in Sarasota County. Timestamps: 00:00 Introducing Richard Russell, General Director of Sarasota Opera 02:50 Richard’s introduction to opera and de-mystifying opera 06:45 Sarasota Opera’s aesthetic 09:45 Sarasota Opera’s upcoming season 14:10 Seeing a piece of Sarasota Opera around the world 17:05 The role of arts and culture in driving tourism 20:20 What do you do to relax outside of arts and culture? Join us weekly as we discover another local art and culture organization. Go to Visitsarasota.com for more information.

Welcome to Behind the Masterpiece on Florida’s Cultural Coast. In this podcast, we will be interviewing arts and culture professionals from across Sarasota County to learn more about their organizations and art forms. Our hosts are Jeffery Kin, Executive Director of Sarasota Rising, and Brian Hersh, CEO of Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County. Episodes will be released weekly and will be 20-25 minutes in length. You can find episodes at visitsarasota.com, Spotify, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, and video versions of every episode on YouTube. Go to visitsarasota.com for more information.