Fine Arts

The mural celebrates the beauty and wonder of nature, merging the gentle presence of the manatee with oversized flowers and butterflies that symbolize transformation and freedom. ARTIST’S RECEPTION: October 27 | 5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

Bea Pappas was an award-winning signature member of the International Society of Experimental Artists and served for many years on the BIG ARTS Visual Arts Committee. Regrettably, while some of her work was lost in Hurricane Ian, we are deeply grateful to her daughter, Aleece Pappas, and her dear friend, Deborah Butler, for their generosity […]

Involution is the process of enfolding, inwardness, curving, ingrowth, or entangling. It is the state of being involved or complicated. Dana Roes’ paintings and Brandi George’s poetry explore the art of involution in this collaborative exhibit. Inspired by evolution, extinction, and South Florida waters, forests, and skies, this collection of art and poetry reveals the […]

“Imaginary Lines” is the featured theme for the Sanibel-Captiva Art League sponsored art exhibit at BIG ARTS for the 2023-2024 season. The theme is open to broad interpretation, and artists are encouraged to think creatively about their work through the feelings contained in the verse. ARTIST’S RECEPTION: December 15 | 5:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. “I last […]

Shah Hadjebi is the consummate watercolorist. He pays close attention to detail and infuses magical color. His renderings range from the aviary sublime to the flash of chrome on a 1957 Chevy. Shah brings us closer to nature with joy and love. He has made a shift collaborating with Al Chailosky. Al’s three-dimensional models are […]

Dr. Anne-Marie Bouche and Wilson McCray, BIG ARTS Gallery Director. Dr. Bouche, former Assistant Professor of Western Medieval Art at Princeton University, professor at Columbia University and lecturer at The MET Cloisters museum in New York, will guide us through part of the remarkable Ringling permanent collection with focal point on Peter Paul Rubens as […]

An exhibition of drawings, paintings, and sculptures of local wildlife. Sculptures sited outdoors on BIG ARTS grounds will emerge from the surrounding vegetation and offer a fleeting glimpse of fascinating wildlife creatures. Wendy Klemperer’s work is often described as three-dimensional drawing; and she uses the limitless character of line to evoke motion and emotion. The […]

The collaboration between Hope Healthcare’s Hospice program and Lee Health shares the vision of healing through art. The expressive arts, in all forms, strive to provide hope and healing through the creative process. This exhibit shares the journey of each artist during bereavement, grief, illness, depression, physical and emotional challenges, rehabilitation and recovery. We hope […]

BIG ARTS and FSW have partnered for years to give serious art students a venue to realize this essential part of the creative process: to exhibit, to share, to examine, and assess. Each time, the students of FSW create a professional and engaging group of works. BIG ARTS is dedicated to education in the arts, […]