Mark this down on your May to-do list: “Embracing Our Differences, a fabulous outdoor art exhibit recommended by Lettuce Share.” Because by June 1, Bayfront Park will have transitioned back from an art gallery to just a park. Although the park alone is worth visiting. The breeze off Sarasota bay and the sprawling banyan trees that shade the paths make it one of my favorites walks for Luke. Compared to other parks, Bayfront feels about 10 degrees cooler to me, and Luke’s tongue doesn’t hang quite so low to the ground.
Banyan Tree Trunk(s)
Still, combining the park with an art gallery makes strolling under the banyans that much nicer. Embracing Our Differences is an annual exhibit. Each year professional artists, art students, school kids, and community members submit artwork and quotations based on the message, “enriching lives through diversity.”
The piece above was submitted by a 4th-grader and is called, It Doesn’t Matter. I love this exhibit more and more each year I visit. It’s a must-see with a must-live-by message.
For more photos from this year’s exhibit, visit Lovely Ordinary Days.
