Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Petra will provide students with guidance and assistance, demonstrating procedures and basic glass fusing techniques, and will include compatibility and testing, annealing, and slumping.
Thursdays, November 6, 13, 20, 2025, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The art of Zentangle® was founded in 2004 by Rick Roberts, a monk, meditator, and the “ZEN,” along with Maria Thomas, an artist, calligrapher, and the “tangle” creating repetitive patterns called Zentangle.
Join Sissi for a 3-hour start-to-finish paint along class designed for islanders and visitors alike who are ready to bring joyful art and sunshine into their lives. Students will create a charming island landscape while learning new techniques and amazing effects. Awaken the joy of playful discoveries with acrylics!
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Presented in partnership with the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village
Join us for a showing of Wreckage, Resilience & Recovery, a compelling documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ken Sneeden. Learn how 100 years of storms shaped Sanibel – before Ian.
An investigating judge struggles with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran caused by the death of a young woman. When his gun goes missing, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing harsh measures that fray family ties.
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Enjoy this fun-filled evening as we begin in the classroom learning about Raku, a traditional Japanese pottery-firing technique.
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The Documentary Film Festival is graciously sponsored by Sanibel Captiva Community Bank.
BIG ARTS welcomes 2025 Academy Award winner Molly O’Brien for a two-day event. Experience film screenings, Q&A sessions, an opening reception, a catered dinner, and post-film gatherings—an exceptional opportunity to engage with an acclaimed filmmaker and enjoy award-winning cinema.
An ode to the Florida Everglades past and present, told through the prescient writings of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and those who today call the region home.
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Join us, old and new friends, and create a one-of-a-kind piece of art! June will demonstrate and guide students as they collage a 4-inch scalloped shell with colorful hand-dyed and stamped tissue paper.
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Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah’s husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
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Monday, December 1 & Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Multi-level artists are welcome to this 2-day watercolor workshop. Learn to create a variety of light and airy watercolor flowers that can be stacked and rearranged for endless compositions. Sunny will guide students through calming exercises that will help you learn to paint more loosely and expressively.
Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on – for everyone around her, at least.
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