Inaugural Artists Collective
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Join us on May 3 for the opening reception for our Inaugural Artists Collective featuring BIG ARTS instructors exhibiting an eclectic body of work that includes a wide range of […]
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Join us on May 3 for the opening reception for our Inaugural Artists Collective featuring BIG ARTS instructors exhibiting an eclectic body of work that includes a wide range of […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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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Artist Reception: Saturday, November 9
Inspired by personal experience and shared concerns about the waters of Southwest Florida, the works presented are a collaboration between poet and fourth generation commercial fisher Chanda Jamieson and visual artist Andy Owen.
Lacy McClary is an accomplished Sanibel artist dedicated to our community. She will create a mural and 3D installation specifically for The West Gallery.
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4-session class. Wednesdays, November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024 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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Artist Reception: Saturday, November 9
Peter Page works with the expansive endeavor of assemblage. After the elements are gathered, composition begins as a series of interactions – of form, content, in two and three dimensions.
One-day class. Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Enjoy sipping on wine while painting with old and new friends. Barbara will begin the class with a demonstration, show examples of finished work, and help students prep their canvases and mix paint.
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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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