Thursdays October 9, 16, 23, 30, & November 6, 13, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Beginning students will discover how to center a ball of clay and shape it into various objects. Those with prior experience will refine their skills and learn techniques to create more intricate forms.
Fridays, October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Beginning watercolor artists will be introduced to basic watercolor supplies and techniques. Under Sunny’s guidance, students will work at their own pace during this 4-week class that will help to jump start your creativity.
Fridays, October 10, 17, 24, 31 & November 7, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30PM
Students who are registered in the October/November 6-week pottery sessions will be allowed to participate in these Friday open studio classes. The open studio will offer current students extra time outside of class to continue and complete their artwork.
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town…
Learn More Purchase Tickets
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.
Learn More Purchase Tickets
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.
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!
Learn More
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.
Learn More Purchase Tickets
Enjoy this fun-filled evening as we begin in the classroom learning about Raku, a traditional Japanese pottery-firing technique.
Learn More
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.
Learn More Purchase Tickets