Back (L to R): Shah Hadjebi, Wilson McCray, Macy Noll / Front (L to R): MariaPia Malerba, Marti Koehler / Not Pictured: Dahye KimFollowing the success of BIRDS, No Words in 2025, BIG ARTS once again invites visitors to experience art as it unfolds. CURRENTS transforms the Dunham Family Gallery into a collaborative underwater mural […]
Each summer, BIG ARTS Outreach Program partners with The Heights Center to provide more than 120 students in grades K–8 with hands-on visual arts experiences that encourage creativity and self-expression. In 2026, students explored the work of Piet Mondrian, Henri Matisse, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, and Jean Arp, drawing inspiration from each artist’s distinctive style […]
Mondays, September 14, 21,28, October 5, 12, 19, 2026from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM6-class session fee: $295 / $236 annual donorsStudent supply fee: $65 purchased as needed through the box office. Includes a 20lb. bag of clay, glaze used and kiln firing.During this 6-week course, beginning students will learn the basics of throwing clay on […]
Tuesdays, September 15, 22, 29, October 6 13, 20, 2026from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM6-class session fee: $295 / $239 annual donorsStudent supply fee: $65 purchased as needed through the box office. Includes a 20lb. bag of clay, glaze used and kiln firing.Hand-building for the intermediate to the advanced. We will explore more hand-building techniques […]
Tuesdays, September 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2026from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM6-week class fee: $295 / $236 donorsSupply fee: $65 a 20 lb. bag of clay, glaze used and firing of artwork.Purchased as needed through the box office.If you’re comfortable with the basics of throwing and eager to learn more advanced techniques, […]
Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21 2026from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM6-class session fee: $295 / $239 annual donorsStudent supply fee: $65 purchased as needed through the box office. Includes a 20lb. bag of clay, glaze used and kiln firing.“Ready to get your hands dirty and your creativity flowing?”Step away from the […]
Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30 October 7, 14, 21, 2026 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM6-week class fee: $295 / $236 donorsSupply fee: $65 20 lb. bag of clay, glaze, and firing artwork.Purchased as needed through the box office.Prerequisite: Participants must have taken Beginner and Intermediate Pottery Wheel classes in advance of this class -or- […]
Thursdays September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2026from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM6-week class fee: $295 / $236 donorsSupply fee: $65 per 20 lb. bag of clay,glaze used, and firing artwork. Purchased as needed through the box office.Have you always wanted to learn the basics of throwing clay on the pottery wheel? Join […]
Fridays, September 18, 25, & October 2, 9, 16, 2026from 9:30am to 12:30pm1-day fee: $25 each FridayAvailable to currently registered students only.Open studio offers students extra time outside of class to continue and complete their artwork.The studio time cannot be used for production work, defined as high-volume production; creating multiple pieces outside of class projects […]
Fridays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2026 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 4-day multi-week class fee: $180 / $144 annual donors Join us to jump start your creativity and be inspired by a variety of watercolor exercises. Students of all skill lev-els are welcome and will work at their own pace in les-sons that […]
1990, PG-13, 105 min Directed by Tim Burton Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest In a castle high on top of a hill lives an inventor's greatest creation - Edward, a near-complete person. The creator died before he could finish Edward's hands; instead, he is left with metal scissors for hands. Since then, he […]
Tuesday, October 6, 2026from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PMClass fee: $105 for all participants. Includes a pre-thrown 8-inch clay pot for each student and glaze.Enjoy this fun-filled evening as we begin in the classroom learning about Raku, a traditional Japanese pottery-firing technique. Tim & Dana will guide students through the enjoyable process of glazing a […]
1960, R, 109 min Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin Phoenix office worker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks, and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away […]
1-day class fee: $90 / $72 annual donors Supply fee: $10 per student payable to the instructor for all supplies provided Sculpt an October Crescent Moon with Jeff Ocasio during this fun, hands-on, class. You’ll learn his technique of sculpting with masking tape, including all the basics of shaping and constructing with this unusual medium. […]
Wednesday & Thursday October 14, 15, 2026from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM2-day class fee: $95 / $76 annual donorsDiscover the vibrant world of kiln-formed glass in this hands-on, multi-session workshop. Whether you are a seasoned fuser or a complete beginner, this class guides you through the process of designing, firing, and finishing stunning glass pendants […]
Monday & Tuesday , October 19 & 20, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM2-day workshop fee:$245 / $196 annual donorsSupply fee: $10 per person, payable to instructor for some materials provided.As a fine art medium, colored pencil is versatile, inexpensive, and easy to master. Whether you are new to colored pencils or experienced with […]
1992, R, 128 min Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves This version of Dracula is loosely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel. Young barrister Jonathan Harker is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured and imprisoned by the undead vampire […]
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Friday, January 8, 2027 Friday March 26, 2027 from 10:00am to 2:00pm Any 1-day class fee: $115 / $92 annual donors Any 2 classes fee: $210 / $168 annual donors All 3 classes fee: $285 / $228 annual donors Register for one, two, or all three classes and introduce yourself to […]
I Could See Beyond Marie-Chloé Duval examines the underlying frameworks —both physical and invisible— that organize human interaction and perception. Grounded in close observation of contemporary society, the series positions painting as a space of inquiry, asking viewers to look beyond first impressions and consider the systems that quietly shape how we relate, move, and […]
NOTE: This is an Epic film and will begin at 6:00 P.M. 1980, R, 146 min Directed by Stanley Kubrick Written by Stephen King Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd After landing a job as an off-season caretaker, Jack Torrance, an aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, drags his wife Wendy and gifted son Danny […]
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, October 27, 28, 29, 2026from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM3-day workshop fee:$225/$180 annual donorsFor intermediate & advanced students with experience in both hand-building and the potter’s wheel.Supply Fee: $65 each student. Includes 20lb. bag of clay, glaze used, a firing of artwork.Students interested in expanding their pottery skills while creating functional ceramic […]
A collaboration with the Sanibel Historical Museum and Village Rumors spread through crowded hotels, on social media sites, and in storm shelters: “the lighthouse is gone.” And, it wasn’t until “dawn’s early light” on September 29, 2022, that we knew our light tower was “still there.” In disbelief, people whispered, “the keepers cottages are … […]