Patti Smith named Artist-in-Residence at Sarasota’s Selby Gardens
April 29, 2022 - Poet, author and punk rock legend Patti Smith has become the inaugural artist-in-residence for Sarasota's Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, it was announced following Smith's onstage appearance there Thursday night. Smith, who also spoke, sang and read from her work at Selby in February, will return in 2023 and 2024. According to Selby officials, she will combine public activities such as readings and performances with private time drawing creative inspiration from the gardens' two campuses.