About the Arts in Key West

A long time magnet for creative souls Key West is awash with galleries, exhibits, museums and theaters. Famous authors like Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway and Ralph Ellison along with playwrights Tennessee Williams and Thornton Wilder and poets like Robert Frost as well as singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett have all called our little island home. Along with their works enriching countless lives all over the globe their legacies have helped lay the foundation of our little islands artistic community.