2025/2026 Calendar
I Am My Home
Mariapia Malerba
West Gallery
Artist Reception: Friday, November 7, 2025, 5:00 PM
Without the corals, the octopus has no sanctuary…
A Journey to the Oracle
Ebenezer Leyva
Mezzanine Gallery
Artist Reception: Friday, January 30, 2026, 5:00 PM
Ebenezer Leyva is carrying out an experimental inquiry about perception.
The Profound Drama of the Ordinary
René Miville
Dunham Family Gallery
Artist Reception: Friday, March 20, 2026, 5:00 PM
Miville, an innovator in the process of chemical manipulation using the classic darkroom printing method, created a substantial body of work in the late 1980s and early 1990s, at the dawn of digital photography.
If I had Legs, I'd Kick You
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
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Al, Bix, Ding, Kent:
Captiva’s Awesome Foursome
Presented in partnership with the Captiva Island Historical Society
Join us for a showing of Al, Bix, Ding, Kent: Captiva’s Awesome Foursome, a compelling documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ken Sneeden.
FAMILY & FRIENDS DAY
Featuring Rockin' Eco Hero – Steve Trash®
Family & Friends Day is graciously sponsored by Stevens Construction.
Eco-educator and PBS star Steve Trash® brings his award-winning blend of magic, music, and eco-fun to this annual, free event at BIG ARTS!
Below the Clouds
Naples faces dual volcanic threats from Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei. Amid increasing tremors, archaeologists work as residents live anxiously, haunted by Pompeii’s fate while emergency services strain.
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Storm Stories from Sanibel:
Hurricane Ian
Presented in partnership with the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Sneeden returns with the second installment in his film series about how hurricanes have shaped the history of the islands. This time, the documentary focuses on the destruction that followed Hurricane Ian.
ABBAFAB
The Premiere Abba Experience
We invite you to slip on your bell bottoms and platform shoes and “party like it’s 1979” when ABBAFAB turns Christensen Performance Hall into a glittering disco.
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin
A Russian teacher secretly documents his small town school’s transformation into a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face amid propaganda and militarization.
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Annual Artists Collective
Mezzanine Gallery
Artist Reception: Friday, May 1, 2026, 5:00 PM
This annual exhibit highlights the work of artist-instructors who lead BIG ARTS Workshops and Classes.
Summer of Soul
Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
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