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

3001 Riverside Park Drive 772-231-0303

Art Club Annex & Gallery

1903 14th Ave. 772-217-3345 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. In addition to its presence at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the Art Club holds activities at its annex, which also houses the Jeanette Beach Gallery, named in honor of the club’s founder.

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.

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

Founded out of the passion for art of two educators, Art Works is both a fine art gallery and art school. Betsy Nelson and Mary Partow are veterans of the public school system who want to bring their experience teaching art to the broader Vero Beach community. The gallery features works by artists from various parts of the United States, particularly the East Coast, representing a range of styles. Nelson and Partow offer art classes for students of all ages and skill levels, as well as art parties, team-building events and children’s art clubs and camps.

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.

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 20th-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, mixed media, collage, sculpture, ceramic, jewelry, pastel 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 custom jewelry of Clair Brunetti; the Haitian oil drum art of Bernadette Flanagan; and the handmade beach-related works of Carmen Correa, including poured artwork, paintings, soaps and ornaments.

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.

Ocean Drive Gallery

3349 Ocean Drive, Suite 8

Second floor, elevator located in alcove behind Lyra Home

772-579-7667 eliseartist.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.

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 & 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 71st Under the Oaks is scheduled for March 11–13, 2022. You won’t want to miss this quintessential Vero Beach event!

Under the Oaks

Riverside Park

3001 Riverside Park Drive March 11–13; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. 772-231-0303 verobeachartclub.org

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.