Founded in 1936, Palm Beach's cultural institution for art, music, literature, and lifelong learning. 🏛️ 📚

Palm Beach, FL
Joined August 2009
Getting the shot is rarely about luck. Continuing the conversation with National Geographic photographers Carlton Ward Jr. and Ronan Donovan on the patience, and the years, behind a single wildlife image.
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While the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden is temporarily closed, the Four Arts Demonstration Gardens remain open daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (weather permitting). We invite you to enjoy these historic gardens throughout the summer. ☀️ #FourArts #PalmBeach
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The Pannill Pavilion and central fountain of the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden at dusk. ✨🌅 A view that reflects the longstanding relationship between architecture, landscape, and public space at The Four Arts. #PalmBeach #History
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“Art, music, drama, and literature don't just enrich life. They make it worth living.” Ninety years ago, Maud Howe Elliott, Mary Woodhouse, and Mary Johnson co-founded The Society of the Four Arts. Today, we still live by that exact same cultural mission. 🏛️✨
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In 1939, Albert Herter painted four allegorical murals at the King Library entrance. By 2017, only ten percent of the original surface remained. Artist Zenon Toczek re-created them in full, signing each panel with both his name and Herter's. 📸 Take a look the photos below.
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Completed in 1947 and designed by famed architect Addison Mizner, the Esther B. O'Keeffe Building is home to a gallery that features a diverse and ever-changing schedule of traveling art exhibitions. Swipe to see the then & now. ✨🏛️ #PalmBeach #Architecture
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History through a new lens. 🏛️ Watch our conversation with Dr. @DariusAryaDigs for a thoughtful exploration of the forces that shape our world, and the enduring value of examining the past with fresh eyes. Watch the full lecture: tinyurl.com/darius-arya #Rome #History
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This year’s Four Arts Contemporaries Gala celebrated the early pioneers of Palm Beach philanthropy, horticulture, architecture, and the arts. See the highlights: tinyurl.com/26u8cz5z #PalmBeach #Gala
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🎺 A standing ovation worthy of jazz history. Wynton Marsalis and the @jazzdotorg orchestra transformed the Four Arts into a celebration of virtuosity, improvisation, and the enduring spirit of American jazz. Watch highlights from this extraordinary residency. ✨ #JazzMusic
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We’ve only ever known a planet in balance. But what happens when that balance shifts? 🌍 @donovan_ronan and @CarltonWard dive deep into how wildlife acts as a mirror to our own relationship with the natural world. Don't miss this powerful conversation.👇 #Conservation
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Still swooning over these moments! ✨ @FredAstaireCorp brought pure elegance and rhythm to the Four Arts this season with an unforgettable program of ballroom and Latin dance. 💃🕺 With breathtaking choreography by Mykhailo and Anastasia Azarov. #Ballroom #PalmBeach #Dance
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Judy Collins at the Four Arts this season — six decades of songwriting, a Grammy Hall of Fame recording, and an evening that reminded the room why her work has endured. 🎤 Check out some of the photos from that day. #JudyCollins #PalmBeach #FolkMusic
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The ancient world survives not only through monuments, but through the questions it still asks of us. Check out this conversation with the Four Arts and @DariusAryaDigs. 🏛️ #AncientRome #History
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French painter Louise Sartor, is known for portraits and still life's on found materials, and for a practice rooted in transience and quiet observation. Joined by art historian Lacy Davisson at the Four Arts last season as part of the Beyer Artist-in-Residence program. #art
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The Society of The Four Arts retweeted
ICYMI:🏛️ A new chapter is underway for the @FourArts! Construction has officially begun on a $250 million renovation and expansion project that will transform key buildings across the historic campus. Read more from @StetNewsPBC: bit.ly/4dHasYc
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#Formula2 driver Max Esterson spoke with the Four Arts last season on building a professional racing career through simulation, and becoming the first American to win the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy in the same year. Check out the photos from his lecture. 🏁
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A concert begins long before the first note is played. Through her work at the Four Arts, pianist Wu Han approaches programming as both structure and dialogue, considering not only repertoire, but the experience of listening itself. 🎶 #PalmBeach #ClassicalMusic #ChamberMusic
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Construction has begun on our most significant campus transformation in history, supported by our $250 million Centennial Campaign. Stay tuned for more details on program changes for the 2026-27 season. 🏛️ #TheFourArts #PalmBeach #Centennial
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The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the @ChryslerMuseum opened at the Four Arts this past February, 120 objects, one movement's conviction that beauty and utility were never meant to be separate. Take a look through some of the moments from the opening. ✨ #ArtNouveau
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Paths through the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden offer a quieter way of moving through Palm Beach, between shade, flowers, and sculptures.🌺 Please note that improvements are currently underway; visitors are encouraged to navigate with care. Learn more: fourarts.org/gardens
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