Programs
TSKW cultural programming began with just a half dozen lectures and a handful of workshops in 2007, and now hosts hundreds of performances, workshops, talks, cultural gatherings and exhibitions throughout the year.
Exhibitions
TSKW hosts approximately 32 exhibitions and installations each year in the Armory Main Hall, Space 2, and the Sculpture Garden. Proposals for exhibitions are accepted from local and visiting artists and are installed for 2-4 week periods. The third Thursday of the month brings a recurring event known as Walk on White. TSKW, along with other businesses and galleries along White Street, open their doors for a festive gallery walk and multi-site creative experiences. The TSKW upstairs artist studios are open to the public, and visitors are encouraged to also view the current exhibitions.
Workshops and classes
Each program year, between October and May, TSKW offers a full season of weekly classes, workshops and longer-term courses that cater to both local island residents and visitors. Weekly classes and courses provide opportunities for study with artists like Rick Worth, Karen Beauprie, Jim Salem, Rosalind Brackenbury, Richard Grusin, Mike Rooney, Roberta Marks, Letty Nowak and others.
TSKW also offers many 1-4 day workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts each year. These workshops are taught by instructors like Frank Francese, Robert Burridge, Charles Reid, William Welch, and Susan Sugar.
Concerts
TSKW also hosts a diverse range of music programming each season, including a contemporary singer-songwriter series called Old Town New Folk, and a cabaret series featuring local island talent. Past Old Town New Folk musicians have included Peter Mayer, Emily Saliers, Livingston Taylor, Susan Werner, Noel Paul Stookey, Carrie Newcomer and Ben Harrison. And in 2011, TSKW began presenting classical and chamber music concerts each year with esteemed musicians from around the world.
Lectures
Since 2008, The Studios of Key West has partnered with The Friends of the Library to host their free lecture series every Monday evening from early January to late March at 6 pm. the series hosts leading writing and cultural figures and in the past has included presentations by Calvin Trillin, Jean Carper, Lee Smith, Lou Harris, former U.S. Poet Laureate Maxine Kumin, poet Billy Collins, authors James Gleick, Barbara Ehrenreich, Judy Blume and Meg Cabot, to name just a few.
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