VERO BEACH, FL—Don’t miss Saturday, November 8, a free admission day at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, and rich celebration of the new Double Portraits photography exhibition (opens October 25) with mini-tours, sketching in the gallery, and artmaking in the studios. Visitors will also enjoy a film screening of F11 and Be There, the Emmy Award-winning documentary about the legendary American photojournalist Burk Uzzle—the youngest photographer ever hired by Life magazine—that chronicles his decades-long exploration of American identity through the lens of his camera.
The special Second Saturday also features a Once Upon an Orchestra performance of Pinocchio by the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, and free admission to the highly acclaimed Picasso and the Progressive Proof: Linocut Prints from a Private Collection and Recent Acquisition Highlights exhibitions.
- Celebrate the recent opening of the Double Portraits (Holmes Gallery) with mini tours and Sketching in the Galleries led by museum docents from 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
- Get creative with family artmaking activities in the Museum Studios from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. This month’s theme is Seeing Double.
- Delight as the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra’s woodwind quintet performs Pinocchio at 11 a.m. in the Leonhardt Auditorium. The family-friendly concert runs about 45 minutes and is designed with our youngest guests in mind. After the performance, children can learn about woodwind instruments at the instrument petting zoo.
- At 1:30 p.m., watch F11 and Be There and witness America and American history through the lens of legendary photographer Burk Uzzle. Doors open at 1 p.m. This film is not rated. Parental guidance is suggested due to mature content.
- Take in the Recent Acquisition Highlights (Titelman and Schumann Galleries) and Picasso and the Progressive Proof: Linocut Prints from a Private Collection (Stark Gallery) exhibitions.
Admission and programming are free on November 8, 2025. Registration is not required.
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is located at 3001 Riverside Park Drive. For information, visit vbmuseum.org.
Double Portraits was curated by Chief Curator Caitlin Swindell and organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art with photographs on loan from the Collection of the Do Good Fund. Recent Acquisition Highlights was curated by Chief Curator Caitlin Swindell and organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art. Picasso and the Progressive Proof: Linocut Prints from a Private Collection was organized by Townsend Art Advisory LLC.
