The Fort Myers Film Festival’s 14th annual event will include BIG ARTS this year! The festival will have select films screening May 23-May 25 in BIG ARTS Christensen Performance Hall.
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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, […]
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Free and open to the public, Art Vibe 2024 will highlight a new gallery exhibit, recognize scholarship recipients, and feature entertainment, food, and drinks.In the Dunham Family Gallery, “Bootcamp: An Immersive Experience in Contemporary Art” curated by senior visual arts students from Florida SouthWestern State College will be on display. Students and professors will be […]
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THIS CLASS IS OPEN TO STUDENTS ENTERING 2ND GRADE - 12TH GRADE2-HOUR CLASS FEE: $45/$36 ANNUAL DONORS registration & release of liability forms /*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 */ .elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px} TO REGISTEREMAIL: email completed registration and ROL form to: info@bigarts.org before payment over the phone.BOX OFFICE: complete registration forms and make […]
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MONDAY JULY 15TH -or- TUESDAY JULY 16TH - 10:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M.BOTH CLASSES ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS ENTERING 2ND GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADEEACH 2-HOUR CLASS FEE: $45 / $36 ANNUAL DONORS REGISTRATIOn & release of liability forms /*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 */ .elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px} TO REGISTEREMAIL: email completed registration and […]
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Every summer, BIG ARTS Outreach Programing includes field trips with The Heights Center of Lee County. This collaboration between our Arts Education and Fine Arts departments provides engaging, hands-on art projects where awe, wonder, and youthful energy are evident in each piece of artwork.
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Artist Reception: Friday, October 25
The exhibition “Nautical Twilight” explores the quality of time in video and film, expanding it into space.
Sanibel Island’s Store, an hour-long documentary from WGCU Public Media, explores the power of community and family legacy on a barrier island ever threatened by storms. The film highlights the resiliency of islanders and Bailey’s General Store, established in 1899, as the family business rebuilds for the third time after Hurricane Ian.
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Two-day class. Thursday & Friday, November 14 & 15, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Join artist Sunny Krchmar to energize your current watercolor skills by learning how to create a watercolor journal. Sketching in watercolor is a great way to keep a fresh approach and fuse your personality into each painting.
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Renowned, critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker Andrew Rossi will join us from New York City to screen three of his most engaging and entertaining documentaries.
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Annie Baker, 2023, US, PG-13, 113 min
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet.
Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2023, Japan, PG-13, 127 min
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong.