Here’s what trended on Art Southwest Florida between April 8 and April 15:
At Florida Gulf Coast University
- Spring 2015 Senior Projects Exhibition opens April 16 at FGCU (04-15-15)
- Fridgeworks in the TheatreLab at FGCU April 22-27 (04-15-15)
- FGCU public artwork, ‘Verve,’ under consideration by Florida Association of Public Art Professionals for Year in Review award (04-13-15)
At the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs
At the von Liebig Art Center
- NAA’s ARTScool geared to helping children understand the impact of art on STEM (04-13-15)
At the Alliance for the Arts
- Rauschenberg book is May title up for discussion by Alliance Gallery Book Club (04-15-15)
- Alliance Gallery Book Club to discuss ‘e.e. Cummings: a life’ on April 21 (04-14-15)
On Sanibel Island
At the Theater
- Fridgeworks in the TheatreLab at FGCU April 22-27 (04-15-15)
- Spotlight on ‘Anne Frank’ actress Rowan Stafford (04-15-15)
- 13-year-old ‘Anne Frank’ actress Kaycie Lee very much in demand (04-14-15)
- Lab Theater’s ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ so much more than just story set in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam (04-10-15)
Public Art News
- FGCU public artwork, ‘Verve,’ under consideration by Florida Association of Public Art Professionals for Year in Review award (04-13-15)
- Spotlight on ‘Caloosahatchee Manuscripts’ light sculptor Jim Sanborn (04-10-15)
- Cape Coral’s Iwo Jima Memorial celebrates 40th anniversary during 70th anniversary of Battle of Iwo Jima (04-08-15)
Area Art Fairs and Festivals
- Final Downtown Fort Myers Saturday Art Fair is also final outdoor art fair of SWFL season (04-15-15)
On this day in Local History
- On this day in 1915, cornerstone laid for Fort Myers’ new county courthouse (04-13-15)
- On this day in 1904, Fort Myers began its historic love affair with the horseless carriage (04-11-15)
- On this day in 1908, work began on seawall that extended bank 200 feet into the river (04-10-15)
As always, feel welcome to read these stories in one place under Breaking News, or click on the hyperlinks for more detailed treatment of the topics that interest you most.
Make it a creative week,
Tom Hall
Art Southwest Florida