SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Raised in Sarasota by a single mother, Katherine Ceaser’s first encounters with fine art came on school field trips. As a girl, she wandered museums and galleries with her class, drawn to bursts of color and form that suggested other possibilities.

Those early encounters left a mark.

Decades later, Ceaser is now the executive director of Art Center Sarasota and charged with guiding the institution into its next century. The center turns 100 next year, and as she prepares for the milestone, Ceaser brings with her a conviction formed in childhood — that art must remain open to the community, regardless of background or income.

“Growing up was a very different experience than I think most people think of in Sarasota, so I’m very sensitive to making sure that the bes

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