One-day workshop. Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Join us for this 2-hour mixer and create your very own “Sweet Island Home” under Sissi’s instruction. Journey into a mix of realism, a hint of childlike joy, and a harmonious play of bright colors with a sneaky dash of warmth and heartfelt simplicity.
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3-session class. Thursdays, April 3, 10 & 17 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. This three-session watercolor course will inspire students to enhance their skills by adding paper, ink, colored pencils, and acrylics to their work. Learning how to embellish your watercolor with mixed media techniques to create texture and intrigue.
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4-session class. Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This class will combine beginning and advanced students. The procedures and techniques to be taught will include compatibility and testing, basic fusing techniques, annealing, and slumping.
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Two-day workshop. Monday & Tuesday, April 7 & 8, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM. This class will focus on shapes, value, and color harmony to create expressive, painterly florals. Students will do notan exercises to express the composition in terms of shapes and patterns and will create thumbnail sketches to identify value (lights, darks, and mid tones).
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One-day class. Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 10:00 AM -4:00 PM. A comprehensive course that will teach three methods of the Dutch Pour that will include the traditional and chaos styles. Students will choose paint, mix colors, and create up to six original artworks from 14”x14” to 12”x20” canvases.
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One-day class. Wednesday, April 9, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. This class welcomes artists of all levels, from beginners eager to explore their artistic abilities to experienced artists seeking to embrace a playful and whimsical artistic approach where they will learn the basics of sculpting with masking tape.
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Jane Wooldridge is an award-winning travel, business, and arts multimedia journalist. A veteran of the Miami Herald, she has led initiatives melding art, real estate, tourism, economy, and leisure travel, among others.
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A place for inspiration! Artists generate ideas, but they need space and time to develop these ideas, and for visual artists, it all comes together in the studio. Join in during Open Studio once a month and use this time to work on your individual art projects while interacting with other artists.
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You know spring has arrived on Sanibel and Captiva when you hear the creative vocal arrangements of the BIG ARTS Community Chorus combined with the stirring compositions of the BIG ARTS Concert Band!
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Join us for this annual, free event, featuring Wild World of Animals, an entertaining and educational show that provides an exploration into the fascinating world of the wildlife we share with the planet.
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Artist Reception: Friday, May 9
The Annual Artists Collective is a collaboration between our Arts Education & Fine Arts departments. It features BIG ARTS instructors, showcasing an eclectic body of work that includes a wide range of mediums.
Artist Reception: Friday, May 9
The partnership between Hope Healthcare’s Art Therapy Program and Lee Health’s Art in Healthcare Program conveys the vision of healing through art. Expressive arts, in all forms, strive to provide hope and healing through the creative process.