Here’s a recap of the news covered on Art Southwest Florida from December 22 through the 31st:
Artists in the News
- Truck load of bronze sculptures stolen from Naples storage unit (12-24-15)
- Local artist Linda Benson planning to ‘Shell Shock’ local art community (12-23-15)
At the Estero Fine Art Show
- Estero Fine Art Show features brighest up-and-coming artists in region and entire country (12-30-15)
- Glass artists Paul Willsea and Carol O’Brien bringing blown works and cast base bowls and vases to Estero Fine Art Show (12-29-15)
- Vibrant hues characterize contemporary and abstract paintings of Naples artist Belisario Manrique (12-28-15)
- Eleven local artists taking part in juried Estero Fine Art Show on January 2 & 3 (12-27-15)
- Ohio glass artist Italian caning methods and modern color palette to create dramatic glass sculptures (12-27-15)
- Poster art for January Estero Fine Art Show signifies growing acceptance of digital as recognized art medium (12-26-15)
- Sculptural paintings of Bonita artist Kimberly Marshall on display at Estero Fine Art Show (12-25-15)
- Truck load of bronze sculptures stolen from Naples storage unit (12-24-15)
- Internationally-recognized sculptor John Zidek participating in January Estero Fine Art Show (12-24-15)
- Follow all the news about the January Estero Fine Art Show right here on Art Southwest Florida (12-23-15)
- Estero Fine Art Show returns to Miromar Design Center on New Year’s weekend (12-23-15)
- Estero Fine Art Show returns to Miromar Design Center on New Year’s weekend (12-22-15)
At the Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair
- People often ask Vermont artist Edward Loedding whether his work is a painting or a photograph (12-30-15)
- Naples artist Bonny Hawley exhibiting at this weekend’s Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair (12-30-15)
- Local favorite Alina Eydel exhibiting at Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair (12-29-15)
- Metal sculptor Clayton Swartz has well-established pedigree as public artist (12-28-15)
- Vincent Pompei bringing popular timepieces to this weekend’s Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair (12-27-15)
- Artist Edward Park heads list of notable locals exhibiting January 2 & 3 at Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair (12-26-15)
- Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair takes over Fifth Avenue South on January 2 & 3 (12-26-15)
- Naples fine art photographer heads list of artists participating in January 2 & 3 Downtown Naples New Year’s Art Fair (12-25-15)
Other Art Fairs and Festivals
- Coconut Point New Year’s Weekend Art Festival one of three major fetes to invade SWFL next weekend (12-26-15)
At the Alliance for the Arts
- Alliance to feature work by photographer Barbara Hoffman and painter Tammra Sigler in January (12-22-15)
In the Cape
- Harbour View Gallery to feature Kapuchinski and Merchant in January (12-22-15)
On Sanibel
- Still time to view ‘Fine Art of Contemporary Craft IV’ and ‘Natured Inspired’ exhibits at Watson MacRae (12-23-15)
- New exhibit at Watson MacRae to feature work by artists gallerist met during summer vacation in Sante Fe (12-23-15)
On Captiva
- Captiva Community Center hosting lecture and opening of Dimick photograph exhibition (12-31-15)
At the Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs
- Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs’ 27th Annual Members Exhibition takes place February 5-25, 1916 (12-22-15)
- Everyone is a winner at Center for the Arts Bonita’s ‘Off the Wall’ fundraiser (12-22-15)
- Sandy Scott retrospective closes December 31 (12-22-15)
In the Naples Art District
- Artworks have the capacity to transport us back in time to the art-buying experience (12-31-15)
- Sweet Art to present work by three abstract expressionists at January, 2016 ‘1st Wednesday ART ALIVE!’ (12-29-15)
- Value of ART ALIVE! is opportunity it affords new art enthusiasts and collectors to find out what they like (12-27-15)
- Naples Art District hosts ‘1st Wednesday ART ALIVE!’ on January 6 (12-26-15)
At the Theater
- ‘Stories for Adults’ is next event in Lab Theater speakers series (12-29-15)
- Art Southwest Florida posts four ‘staged readings’ to be performed this winter/spring at Lab Theater (12-29-15)
- Exposing indignities of aging, ‘Velocity of Autumn’ will be followed by talk-back sessions after select performances (12-29-15)
- Opening performance of ‘Kayak’ to benefit Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition (12-28-15)
- Lab Theater Artistic Director Annette Trossbach predicts that local audiences will connect deeply with ‘Velocity of Autumn’ (12-28-15)
- Theatre Conspiracy enlists Mariner High Robotics club to create ‘robotic Kayak’ (12-27-15)
- ‘Velocity of Autumn’ takes playful look at issues of aging gracefully and living independently late in life (12-27-15)
- ‘Kayak’ antagonists Annie and Julie represent warring factions residing within playwright Jordan Hall’s own personality (12-26-15)
- Spotlight on ‘Kayak’ playwright Jordan Hall (12-25-15)
- Theatre Conspiracy’s ‘Season of the Female Playwright’ continues with Jordan Hall’s ‘Kayak’ (12-24-15)
- Next up during Theatre Conspiracy’s ‘Year of the Female Playwright’ is Jordan Hall’s ‘Kayak’ (12-22-15)
On the Day in Naples History
- On this day in 1906, Shultz Hotel burns to the ground (12-30-15)
- On this day in 1894, Big Freeze created citrus boom that lasted well into 20th century (12-29-15)
- On this day 110 years ago, the Fort Myers Press complained that our town was ‘being circused to death’ (12-26-15)
- On this day in 1924, Fort Myers got gas (12-26-15)
- On Christmas Day in 1867, Fort Myers received its first black settler (12-25-15)
You can read these stories on a single page by simply clicking here, or click on the hyperlinks provided above for more detailed treatment of the topics that interest you most.
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