Arts

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The Arts

The arts are an integral part of life in Vero Beach. We revel in welcoming world-class musicians, opera singers, ballet dancers, and authors; and we zealously foster artists and performers of all kinds right here at home. Our vibrant legion of artists never ceases to bring joy and fresh perspectives to our community.

Visual Arts.......................................................................156

Theater............................................................................ 164

Dance................................................................................166

Music..................................................................................168

Choirs......................................................................169 Classical................................................................169

Opera......................................................................170

Other Live..............................................................172

Lectures............................................................................173

Visual Arts

Vero Beach Museum of Art 3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0707 vbmuseum.org VBMA is the largest accredited art facility on Florida’s Treasure Coast, presenting changing international exhibitions from lenders and its permanent collection of more than 950 objects of American and international art. It features sculpture parks, five galleries, docent tours, art classes, public programs from lectures to film studies, jazz concerts, an annual children’s art festival, Museum Stories and Studios, Museum Babies, an interactive children’s Art Zone, and a museum store. Admission fees apply. Admission is free on the last Saturday of each month. Museum Extras, a more recent addition, offers an array of curated online content with something for everyone in the community.

Vero Beach Museum Art School 3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0707, ext. 116 vbmuseum.org The art school at the museum offers a wide selection of studio arts and humanities classes as well as weekend workshops for all skill levels. Vero Beach Art Club 1903 14th Ave. 772-217-3345 Satellite Location 3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0303 verobeachartclub.org The Art Club is an independent nonprofit organization serving 450 members and the art community through education, exhibitions, social events, and monthly meetings with special programs and guest artists. The club is based at its main location downtown, which houses the office, classroom, gallery, and marketplace; it maintains a satellite presence at the Vero Beach Museum of Art.

Art at the Emerson The Emerson Center 1590 27th Ave. 772-778-5880 artattheemerson.com The Emerson Center’s art gallery features the work of local artists in six themed two-month exhibitions per year.

Vero Beach Museum of Art

Big Art Now

Artists Guild Gallery 1974 14th Ave. 772-299-1234 artistsguildgalleryofverobeach.com Celebrating 30-plus years of sharing art with Vero Beach, this cooperative fine art gallery features the work of artist-owners Sue Dinenno, Barbara Glover, Chuck Haaland, Sherry Haaland, Judy Mercer, Dawn Mill, Patricia Padoll, Judy Rixom, Fran San Miguel, and Rita Ziegler. In addition to paintings in various media, the gallery’s 12 rooms present works of sculpture, pottery, jewelry, ceramics, and glass. Art classes, commissioned works, and private showings are also offered.

Art in Public Places 772-770-4857 cultural-council.org The Cultural Council of Indian River County and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture present “Art in Public Places” exhibits at the Indian River County Courthouse, IRC Administration Complex, Intergenerational Recreation Center, and Vero Beach Regional Airport. Art Works 2036 14th Ave., Suite 106 Theatre Plaza 772-907-5128 artworksofvero.com This fine art gallery and art school was founded by educators Betsy Nelson and Mary Partow. The gallery features works by artists from various parts of the United States, particularly the East Coast, representing a range of styles. Classes for all ages and skill levels, as well as art parties, team-building events, and children’s art clubs and camps are available.

Barbara Krupp Fine Art Studio/Gallery 4315 U.S. Hwy. 1 440-574-4662 barbarakrupp.com The gallery and studio presents the work of international artist Barbara Krupp, whose several collections feature abstract paintings in acrylic. Visitors are welcome by appointment. Big Art Now 1791 Old Dixie Hwy. 561-440-4260 bigartnow.co/ This gallery offers large contemporary paintings by more than a dozen Florida-based artists. Featured genres include abstraction, Expressionism, Impressionism, and naive painting.

Environmental Learning Center 255 Live Oak Drive 772-589-5050 discoverelc.org The ELC’s Lagoon Room and Tidal Room are dedicated spaces for the exhibition of nature-related art in the form of paintings, photography, sculpture, and more.

Findlay Galleries 165 Worth Ave., Palm Beach 561-655-2090 findlaygalleries.com Worth the drive from Vero Beach, Findlay Galleries is world renowned for its distinguished stable of abstract and representational contemporary artists. The gallery also specializes in Impressionism, European modernism, l’Ecole de Rouen, l’Ecole de Paris, and twentieth-century American art. Visit its collection of 10 elegant galleries on two spacious floors encompassing three centuries of art in the heart of Palm Beach.

The Galleries at First Pres First Presbyterian Church 520 Royal Palm Blvd. 772-464-6712 firstpresvero.org The campus of First Presbyterian Church is home to The Galleries at First Pres, a venue displaying the work of local artists in various media. Installments are rotated on a quarterly basis, with three artists featured each season. Indian River County artists are invited to apply to be a part of the venue’s ever-changing lineup.

Gallery 14 1911 14th Ave. 772-562-5525 gallery14verobeach.com The gallery features a diverse array of works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, collage, sculpture, ceramic, jewelry, and photography by Gallery 14 owner-artists Edgardo Abello, Lila Blakeslee, Barbara du Pont, Mary Ann Hall, Barbara Landry, George Pillorgé, Deborah Morrell Polackwich, and Dorothy Napp Schindel. Other artists include Walford Campbell, Joan Earnhart, Terry Green, Viola Pace Knudsen, Mia Lindberg, Francis Mesaros, Michael Robinson, Carol Staub, and sales associate-artist Jo Zaza, along with monthly rotation exhibits by guests. The Gallery at Windsor 3125 Windsor Blvd. 772-388-4071 windsorflorida.com/art Founded in 2002, The Gallery at Windsor is an independent art space at the heart of the Windsor community. The gallery annually invites curators to respond to the space with museum-quality shows of contemporary art. The gallery has exhibited works by many leading contemporary artists.

J.M. Stringer Gallery of Fine Art 3465 Ocean Drive 772-231-3900 jmstringergallery.com The gallery offers worldwide collections of original paintings, objets d’art, sculptures, and select antique furnishings.

The Laughing Dog Gallery 2910 Cardinal Drive 772-234-6711 thelaughingdoggallery.com The gallery features a sophisticated collection from more than 350 contemporary American craftsmen. The Treasure Coast’s largest collection of art glass, along with ceramics, sculpture, furniture, and an extensive collection of fine-art jewelry is represented in its friendly, 4,000-square-foot showroom. The collection is also viewable on the gallery's website. Main Street Vero Beach Art Studios and Gallery 2036 14th Ave. 772-643-6782 mainstreetverobeach.org The studios and gallery showcase the handcrafted jewelry of Clair Brunetti, who creates custom, one-of-a-kind necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and more in a variety of themes, such as nature, sea life, golf, and spirituality. She also repairs and updates older jewelry.

Meghan Candler Gallery 6160 Hwy. A1A Village Shops 772-234-8811 meghancandlergallery.com The gallery has a beautifully curated collection of paintings by select local, national, and international artists and represents more than 40 contemporary emerging and established artists working in abstract, impressionist, and realistic styles. The gallery presents an uplifting, friendly, and sophisticated environment that currently features new paintings from the studios of its New York, California, Atlanta, and Cape Cod artists. Works are also viewable on the website.

Meghan Candler Gallery

Under the Oaks

Vero Beach is home to one of the most highly regarded art shows in the country—Vero Beach Art Club’s three-day Under the Oaks fine arts and crafts show. Each year, tens of thousands of visitors flock to Riverside Park to meet more than 200 artists who have come from far and wide to exhibit a breathtaking array of works in this juried event. The seventy-second Under the Oaks is scheduled for March 10–12, 2023. You won’t want to miss this quintessential Vero Beach event!

Under the Oaks Riverside Park 3001 Riverside Park Drive March 10–12; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. 772-231-0303 verobeachartclub.org

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Ocean Drive Gallery 3349 Ocean Drive, Suite 8 Second floor, elevator located in alcove behind Lyra Home 772-579-7667 eliseartist.com oceandrivegalleryverobeach.com This studio and gallery features contemporary abstracts by Elise Geary, acrylic animal paintings by Andrea Lazar, and acrylic seascapes by Gail Fayerweather.

Palm House Studio and Gallery 3227 Ocean Drive, 2nd floor 772-231-6816 palmhousegallery.com The studio and gallery features original artwork by award-winning artists Wendy Douglas, Dede Gilbert, Rick Kelly, Kathy Kemp, Madeline Long, Suzy Mellott, Lee Moore, Jack Staley, Emily Tremml, and Janet Kipp Tribus. Their work includes landscapes, marine scenes, contemporary realism, portraiture, narrative imagery, and original jewelry designs by Faith & Family. Commissions are welcomed. See the gallery’s website, Facebook, and Twitter to view current available artwork, works in progress, teaching videos, and biographies of the artists. Open by chance or appointment.

Raw Space 1795 Old Dixie Hwy. 305-213-9411 artconceptalternative.org A vibrant, innovative, and alternative cultural venue located in the heart of downtown Vero Beach, Raw Space provides a platform that promotes a spectrum of artistic disciplines and events with a distinct focus on community engagement. Its program includes exhibits from local and international artists, workshops, lectures, black box theater, film screenings, music, dance, and anything that promotes "out of the box" ideas. The Rowe Gallery 46 Royal Palm Pointe 302-521-4175 therowegallery.com The Rowe Gallery features the work of artist Lori Rowe; it also serves as her studio. Rowe is a self-taught artist who experiments with various methods of applying paint to canvas, such as brushwork, palette knife, and finger painting. Using bold strokes and vivid colors, she explores many facets of the human experience.

Sebastian River Art Club 1245 Main St., Sebastian 772-571-6632 sebastianriverartclub.com The club offers art, photography and web design classes; demonstrations; workshops; and art shows inside the clubhouse and at Riverview Park. The club’s exhibit space features works in an array of media: pottery, sculpture, woodworking, mixed media, photography, jewelry, and glass. The Viner Series for the Visual Arts at Community Church of Vero Beach 1901 23rd St. 772-469-2320 ccovb.org The Viner Series was established in 2020 to showcase the work of area artists, with a new artist featured every three months in the sanctuary narthex. The series is named for Teryl Townsend Viner, who served Community Church as a deacon and as a member of the church’s board of music and fine arts.

Ocean Drive Gallery

Riverside Theatre

Theater

Riverside Theatre 3250 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-6990 riversidetheatre.com Florida’s largest professional theater is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and is proud to call Vero Beach home. This cultural treasure provides a full season of theater productions, a vibrant children’s theater, live music and comedy, and an annual lecture series. The season kicked off with Butterflies Are Free; and Man of La Mancha, A Comedy of Tenors, 42nd Street, and Honky Tonk Angels are slated for 2023.

Vero Beach Theatre Guild 2020 San Juan Ave. 772-562-8300 verobeachtheatreguild.com The Vero Beach Theatre Guild has been bringing the house lights up on local talent since 1958, producing dramas, comedies, musicals, and musical revues; also, September 2022 marked the guild’s inaugural Theatre Festival. If you’d like to do more than watch, you may audition for an acting, singing, or dancing role in a future show or volunteer behind the scenes. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Yasmina Reza’s Art; Musical Chairs: The Musical; and Love, Loss & What I Wore are in the books already, and the remaining performances of this sapphire anniversary season include Visiting Mr. Green, The Lifespan of a Fact, The Boy from Oz, Equus, and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile.

National Theatre of London The Majestic 11 movie theater 940 14th Lane 772-770-0773 cwtheaters.com The Majestic 11 periodically brings livefilmed performances from the National Theatre of London to Vero Beach audiences. This year’s offerings will include The Crucible and Othello.

Ballet Vero Beach

Dance Ballet Vero Beach at VBHS Performing Arts Center 1707 16th St. 772-905-2651 balletverobeach.org The only professional ballet company in the Treasure Coast region, Ballet Vero Beach seeks to promote the art of dance as a universal language in our community and beyond. In addition to its Main Stage Series, which is scheduled to present three performances from January to April 2023, Ballet Vero Beach also offers the Accessible/Family Friendly Series, in which modifications are made to accommodate the needs of children and audience members with differing abilities. Each December, BVB presents its signature performance, Nutcracker on the Indian River. Bolshoi Ballet at The Majestic 11 movie theater 940 14th Lane 772-770-0773 cwtheaters.com The Majestic 11 occasionally partners with Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet to give local dance aficionados opportunities to view live performances by the renowned company transmitted to the big screen.

Space Coast Symphony Orchestra

Music

Choirs

Paradise Master Chorale at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church 7550 26th St. 772-584-9744 Paradise Master Chorale made its debut in 2021 under the direction of Ryan Kasten. It specializes in large choral works to be performed with chamber orchestra, brass ensemble, organ, and/or piano.

Treasure Coast Chorale at First Baptist Church 2206 16th Ave. 772-231-3498 treasurecoastchorale.org Treasure Coast Chorale seeks to offer people who love to sing and people who love to listen a chance to experience programs that combine voices, instruments, and the visual arts. Director Michael Carter and the TCC are planning several concerts for 2023, including “Food, Glorious Food” in March, “All That Jazz” in May, and their annual rendition of Handel’s Messiah in December.

Vero Beach Choral Society at First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach 520 Royal Palm Blvd. verobeachchoralsociety.org The Vero Beach Choral Society is an auditioned, community-based, intergenerational ensemble that has been making beautiful music since 1984. Jacob Craig of First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach serves as artistic music director.

Classical Music

Atlantic Classical Orchestra at Community Church of Vero Beach 1901 23rd St. 772-460-0851 atlanticclassicalorchestra.com The ACO has been gracing our community with beautiful music for over 30 years. In 2023, David Amado will direct the orchestra in four Masterworks performances to be held at Community Church of Vero Beach.

Chamber Music Series Vero Beach Museum of Art 3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0707 vbmuseum.org The Atlantic Classical Orchestra partners with Vero Beach Museum of Art to present the annual Chamber Music Series. Musicians from the ACO are scheduled to perform three concerts at the museum in early 2023.

Indian River Symphonic Association at Community Church of Vero Beach 1901 23rd St. 772-778-1070 irsymphonic.org The Indian River Symphonic Association brings the finest orchestras from around the world to perform seven concerts each season. January through April 2023 will be full of beautiful symphonic music, exciting soloists, and dynamic performances. Space Coast Symphony Orchestra 855-252-7276 spacecoastsymphony.org The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra is passionate about making professional classical music affordable and widely accessible to all members of the community in Indian River and Brevard Counties. SCSO has year-round programming that includes classical music, pops, film scores, jazz, and more. The orchestra has eight Vero Beach concerts scheduled for winter and spring 2023.

at VBHS Performing Arts Center 1707 16th St.

at The Emerson Center 1590 27th Ave.

at Trinity Episcopal Church 2365 Pine Ave.

Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra at VBHS Performing Arts Center 1707 16th St. 772-299-4625 verobeachchamberorchestra.org Active since 2007, the Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra consists of professional and semiprofessional adult and student musicians from Indian River County and neighboring communities. The ensemble presents two free concerts annually, both in the spring.

Vero Beach Opera

Opera

Vero Beach Opera at VBHS Performing Arts Center 1707 16th St. 772-569-6993 verobeachopera.org Established as the Vero Beach Opera Guild in 1988, Vero Beach Opera has become a preeminent cultural presence in our community. VBO presents fully staged operas, professional performances by worldclass opera stars, and international vocal competitions. The 2023 season will include an original VBO production of L’Elisir d’Amore (The Elixir of Love) with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra; “Phantom Goes to the Opera,” a concert featuring the best of Broadway and opera; and the annual Rising Stars competition and concert. VBO also offers master classes, awards scholarships to local students, and hosts parlor concerts in members’ homes. The Met: Live in HD at The Majestic 11 movie theater 940 14th Lane 772-770-0773 cwtheaters.com In conjunction with The Majestic 11, Vero Beach Opera brings the Met to town with broadcasts that allow opera lovers to enjoy live Metropolitan Opera performances in the comfort of the movie theater. Shows slated for 2023 include Umberto Giordano’s Fedora, Wagner’s Lohengrin, Verdi’s Falstaff, Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, Terence Blanchard’s Champion, and Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Die Zauberflote.

Live in the Loop

Other Live Music

Downtown Friday Downtown Vero Beach along 14th Avenue 772-643-6782 mainstreetverobeach.org On the last Friday of each month, enjoy a free, family-friendly street party with live music and a variety of vendors, including food trucks.

Live in the Loop Riverside Theatre 3250 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-6990 riversidetheatre.com Nearly every Friday and Saturday evening, Riverside Theatre presents an outdoor grill and bar with music from local bands. MusicWorks at The Emerson Center 1590 27th Ave. 772-777-9321 musicworksconcerts.com Enjoy classic rock and folk music of the 1960s and ’70s. Eleven Vero Beach shows are scheduled for 2023.

Night Sounds Sebastian Inlet State Park 14251 Hwy. A1A 772-589-2147 friendsofsebastianinletstatepark.org Monthly concerts in a variety of musical genres take place at the park’s Coconut Point Pavilions.

Lectures

Distinguished Lecturer Series Riverside Theatre 3250 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-6990 riversidetheatre.com The Distinguished Lecturer Series is the longest continuously running lecture series in Vero Beach. In 2023, Riverside Theatre will welcome former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of Defense Gen. James Mattis, author Bjorn Lomborg, and author Walter Isaacson.

Distinguished Lecture Series on Current Issues Indian River State College Foundation at McAlpin Fine Arts Center IRSC Massey Campus 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce 772-462-7880 irscfoundation.org This series presents experts and educators addressing current events in the areas of foreign policy, environmental issues, education, health, justice, the economy, and more. International Lecture Series Vero Beach Museum of Art 3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0707 vbmuseum.org For more than four decades, the ILS has been presenting arts and humanities scholars with lectures tying in with VBMA’s major exhibitions. These events may be attended live in the museum’s Holmes Great Hall or viewed via simulcast in its Leonhardt Auditorium. This season’s topics will include Art Deco design, the aesthetic aspect of automobiles, the art of filmmaking, and fashion in the interwar era.

Vero Beach Book Center 392 21st St. 772-569-2050 verobeachbookcenter.com For more than 40 years, this independent bookstore has been bringing renowned authors to Vero Beach to discuss their work. Audiences have enjoyed talks by a wide range of presenters: bestselling fiction authors such as Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson, and countless others; astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Scott Kelly; former presidents Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush; and entertainers Andy Williams and Henry Winkler— just to name a few.