The Hermitage House Artist Retreat
For those of your new to this fun event, The Artful Lobster is the only annual fundraiser held on the Hermitage campus, and the only time when you can be guaranteed that all studios will be open and that a full compliment of artists will be there for you to meet and speak with.
World-class artistic creators of all disciplines are invited to work at the Hermitage Artist Retreat ; Our artists live and work in — and are inspired by — five “Old Florida” buildings that have been lovingly restored into living space and studio space. Fifteen miles of Gulf of Mexico beach stretch north and south and endless miles of aquamarine water reach to the western horizon where the sun sets in glory each and every night.
The Hermitage exists today as perhaps the last existing example of pioneer beachfront homesteading on Florida’s Gulf of Mexico. It exists because it found its true purpose. It is a special place and many people throughout its history have recognized its unique qualities. The artists of all disciplines who get to experience the Hermitage tap into its energy and it becomes the catalyst for their creativity. Great art is created here. It is the art of our day by the artists of our age inspired by our ecological beachfront treasures and by this architectural history.
That the Hermitage House, its beach cottage, and the adjacent Whitney property survived both Mother Nature and real estate development is a testament to the will of the Englewood community who would not let its history die and be lost to future generations.
The Hermitage Artist Retreat
6660 Manasota Key Road
Englewood, FL 34223
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