More than 100 artists submitted nearly 300 pieces for consideration in the Alliance for the Arts’ 27th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition. This year’s juror, Frank Verpoorten, has narrowed the list to just 51 pieces and they will be presented to the public during an opening reception on Friday, May 31 from 5-7:30PM. Winners will…
May 15, 2013
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month the Alliance for the Arts and Angel C. Duncan, M.A.-MFT, ATR from the Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida have partnered to present a workshop for mental healthcare professionals, artists and others interested in learning about Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Art Therapy on Wednesday, May 29 from…
Join fellow painters for the kick-off meeting of the Lee County Plein Air group on Wednesday, May 15 at 9AM at the Alliance for the Arts. The Lee County Plein Air group is a newly forming friendly, non-competitive forum for artists to meet at different locations every Wednesday to paint outdoors. Lee County Plein Air…
April 30, 2013
Each year, the City of Fort Myers supports arts and cultural programming through a competitive grant process. Grants are awarded to artists who commit to make a cultural contribution to the cityscape and to enhance access by City residents and visitors to arts & cultural experiences. Recent recipients were invited to have their work featured…
The Alliance for the Arts is continuing its new Spanish language immersion classes beginning Saturday, May 11 from 10-11AM. In this six week class children ages 4 to 7 are not just taught to speak Spanish, they are taught IN Spanish. The immersion class provides the foundation for understanding and speaking Spanish as a second…
April 25, 2013
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