Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation
34725 W. Boundary Rd. • CLEWISTON
877-902-1113
Daily 9am-5pm
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Museum is home to more than 200,000 works of art and historic objects. Learn about the Seminole people and experience their rich cultural and historical ties to the Southeast and Florida, as they have made Big Cypress their home since creation. The Museum is proud to announce the opening of its latest exhibit, Taweekaache, which will run through June 2025. The exhibition highlights the intricate and culturally significant art of patchwork, a tradition that has been passed down through generations of Seminole artisans.
exhibitions
thru 2025: Taweekaache: Seminole Patchwork
Visual Arts Center
26100 Old 41 Rd. • BONITA SPRINGS
239-495-8989
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
The Visual Arts Center is comprised of multiple fine art galleries and fully equipped art studios, a gift store, and beautiful sculpture gardens. A variety of classes are offered at this center, including painting, drawing, pottery, and sculpture.
exhibitions
Dec 9-Jan 15: Kindred Spirits - Arts Bonita Staff & Faculty
Dec 19-Jan 15: Miniature Masterpieces
Jan 23-Mar 6: Anything But Ordinary -
Annual Arts Bonita Members
Mar 13-Apr 24: Arts Bonita Atelier & Sculpture Studio
Mar 13-Apr 24: Florals and Figures -
The Art of Sue Anderson
May 1-8: High School Scholarship Showcase
May 15-22: Reclaiming the Future - A Student Showcase
of Recycled Art
Performing Arts Center
10150 Bonita Beach Rd. • BONITA SPRINGS
239-495-8989
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm & Sat 9am-2pm
The Performing Arts Center is home to the 400-seat Hinman Auditorium and the 200-seat Moe Auditorium & Film Center. At this diverse center, patrons can enjoy an ongoing array of live music, theatre, comedy, film, lectures, and youth & adult classes in art, music, theatre, and dance. It is also home to the Hinman Gallery-in-the-Round, which decorates the walls surrounding the Hinman Auditorium with art created by Southwest Florida artists.
exhibitions
Jan 9-Feb 20: Revelation in Rhythm -
Art Inspired by Music
Feb 27-Apr 10: Art Council of Southwest Florida -
A Collective Art Experience
Apr 17-Jun 5: Culture Shock!
4533 Coronado Pkwy. • CAPE CORAL
239-574-0802
facebook.com/CapeCoralArtCenter
Mon-Sat 9am-4pm
Some to two gallery exhibition spaces, the Main Gallery and the Side Gallery, which feature exhibits throughout the year. Admission into both gallery spaces is free and open to the public. Each exhibition features solo, curated, open calls to artists and traveling exhibits.
exhibitions
Main Gallery
Dec 6-26: My Journey
Jan 3-30: Seeds of a Painted Garden
Feb 7-27: Expressions
Mar 7-27: Art Focus
Apr 4-24: Whispers and Screams
May 2-June 26: Surreal Abstraction
Jul 5-Aug 28: Marine Life Like Ours
Sep 5-25: Pictures of Joy
Side Gallery
Jan 3-30: Between Worlds
Feb 7-27: Read Between the Lines
Mar 7-27: Inspire
Apr 4-24: Ring of Fire
May 2-29: Kids These Days
Aug 8-Sept 25: Art by Amanda Zirzow
Artist Studios & Galleries
901B Apricot Ave. • SARASOTA
927 N. Lime Ave. • SARASOTA
340 Central Ave. • SARASOTA
941-799-6634
Thu-Sat 10am-3pm • Sun-Wed by appt
Locally owned business and voted one of the best places to buy art in Sarasota, featuring works by over 40 independent local artists on display and 21 studio artists working at three locations. They provide affordable working studio spaces, display walls, emerging artist residencies, education opportunities, all inclusive community outreach, and unique events all in close proximity in the Limelight District & Rosemary Art & Design District in the downtown center of Sarasota.
exhibitions
ARCOS Gallery - 340 Central Ave.
thru Dec 31: Liza Compass & Jane Rubini,
artists-in-residence
Jan 1-Feb 28: Mayer Kersun,
Thomas Fabian & Jordan Beutel,
Artists-in-Residence
Mar 1-Apr 30: Beck Lane, Artist in Residence
Jul 1-August 31: tba
Sep 1-Oct 31: tba
Nov 1-Dec 31: tba
6240 Shirley St. • suite 102 • NAPLES
954-830-3156
Tue & Sat 1-5pm & by appointment
Contemporary fine art featuring the sculptures of Joel Shapses, who works in Alabaster, Marble, Aluminum and Fused Glass; Richard Dierich: abstract paintings in acrylic and watercolor paintings of Naples architecture in watercolor; Joan Eshkenazi: floral and abstract paintings in watercolor and oils as well as ceramic sculptures. In the Naples Art District.
Laurél Schmid
Gallery & Studio
5760 Shirley St • unit 15 • NAPLES
239-789-3823
hours vary • by appointment
Contemporary fine art by Laurél Schmid. Coastal inspired paintings blurring the line between abstract and real. Commissions welcomed. Available year round, hours vary. In the Naples Art District. Visit website for current schedule of events.
more than 100 working artists
Shirley St. & J&C Blvd. • NAPLES
239-249-1977
open studios: Thu & second Sat, 1-5pm
individual gallery days & hours vary
The Naples Art District is Southwest Florida’s highest concentration of artists working, exhibiting, and teaching in unique studio spaces. Located just north of Pine Ridge Rd., it is a great resource for original paintings, sculpture, glass, woodworking, furnishings, ceramics, photography, fiber arts, over 50 art classes and workshops offered. Buy or commission directly from the artists. Visit website for events and district map.
events
Jan 16-18: Artful Arrangments
Jan 25: En Plein Air Painting (Naples Botanical Gardens)
Feb 15: En Plein Air Painting (Naples Zoo)
Feb 20: Palette to Palate
Mar 26: The Arty Party Gala
113 West Marion Ave. • PUNTA GORDA
941-575-1718
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm & Sat 10am-4pm
(closed Mon May-Oct)
A coop(erative fine arts gallery of 20 award-winning local artists. The Gallery offers a variety of unique artisan crafts, wildlife photography as well as paintings in a broad range of styles and mediums.
events & exhibitions
Jan 7-11: Grand Reopening Celebration
Mar 15 &16: Annual Courtyard Sale
Jul 8-12: Christmas in July
Nov 20-Dec 26: Holiday Magic
390 Nokomis Ave. • VENICE
941-485-7136
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm & Sat 9am-1pm Nov-May
Enroll in over 500 class opportunities for adults and youth. 46 talented instructors teach all levels and interests; ‘Uncorked, Sip & Paint’ classes included. Venice Art Center hosts 12 unique annual exhibits and solo artists’ shows, with receptions. Browse the robust artist’s gift shop.
exhibitions
Nov 8-Dec 5: Mixed Up Crazy, Julie Ann Bakker
Dec 20-Jan 2: Road Less Traveled, Lynn Railsback
Jan 10--Feb 5: Its All In Your Head, Aida Garrity
Feb 7-9 Pop Up
Feb 15 &16: Fine Arts Show
Feb 20-Marc 5: Annual Art Auction
Mar 14-Apr 3: Spring Member’s Show
Apr 11-30: Worldly Wishes by Nancy Rose &
Marsha Ouimette, Mary Jo FloryJanski
May 6-15: South Sarasota County School Show
May 23-Jun 19: Evoke & Provoke, Jill Krasner
Jun 27-Jul 17: Point of View, Karen Weihs
Jul 25-Aug 13: Paintings & Stuff
10091 McGregor Blvd. • FORT MYERS
239-939-2787
Tue-Fri 9am- 7pm, Sat 9am- 1pm
Alliance for the Arts is a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing creativity and artistic expression in our community. Offering a range of programs—From art classes, to movie nights, youth camps, free galleries, family art projects, live theatre, monthly night markets and concerts —there’s something for everyone!
exhibitions
Main Gallery
Dec 6-Jan 4: Off the Walls
Jan 3-25: Nude Nocturne
Feb 7-22: Pastel Society
Mar 7-29: All Florida
Apr 4-26: Perceptions Florida by Dan Jensen
May 2-31: Lee Arts Educator Association
Jun 6-28: 50th Anniversary Show Call to Artist
Jul 11-26: FSW Student Show
Aug 1-Sep 27: Nancy Richards Farese
Oct 3-25: Horror Theme
Nov 7-29: Alexis Lago
Dec 5-27: Off the Walls
Theatre Gallery
Jan 3-25: Small Nude Works
Feb 7-22: Paul Firmin
Mar 7-29: In Memoriam Show
Apr 4-26: Julia Patricia Torres/Torreza
May 2-31: Julie Griffin
Jun 6-28: Member Show
Jul 11-26: Summer Camp
Aug 1-Sep 27: Julio Gonzalez Batista Member Gallery
Jan 3-25: Figure Drawing Classes Expo
Feb 7-22: Terry Lynn Spry Class
Mar 7-29: Stacey Rousch Apr 4-26: Marilyn Hedlund Class
May 2-31: Homeschool Rocks
Jun 6-28: Summer Camp
Jul 11-26: Berry Maria Van Boekel
Aug 1-Sep 27: Members Photography
Arts & Eats Cafe
10051 McGregor. Blvd • FORT MYERS
239-955-0405
Wed-Sun 9am-2pm
The only art café in town, featuring art by various artist studios and lots of local art produced by the members of The Union Artist Studios. Menu is loaded with great selections for breakfast and lunch, plus a great variety of local products.
900 Dunlop Rd. • SANIBEL
239-395-0900
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm • Sat & Sun 9am-1pm
plus open one hour prior to performances
BIG ARTS provides an array of quality entertainment, arts, and education programs that enrich and nurture the lives of Sanibel & Captiva residents and visitors through professionally led arts classes and workshops for students of all ages, stimulating lectures and discussions with renowned national thought leaders, and dynamic visual and performing arts presentations of the highest caliber.
exhibitions
Dunham Family Galler
thru Dec 15: Ghost Horizons - Poetry and Printmaking -
Chanda Jamieson & Andy Owen
Dec 20-Jan 26: The Color of Air - Sanibel-Captiva
Art League
Jan 31-Mar 9: Coming Home - Mally Khorasantchi
Mar 14-Apr 27: Impediments and Byways to Love
on the Road to Eternity - Monika Larsen Dennis
& Frida Oliv
May 2-Jun 6: Art as Therapy -Hope and Healing
Through Art - Hope Healthcare’s Art Therapy Program
& Lee Health’s Art in Healthcare Program
Jun 13-Jul 25: Florida SouthWestern State College
Student Show
Mezzanine Gallery
thru Jan 19: Springs - Assemblage in Four Mediums -
Peter Page
Jan 24-Apr 18: Life is Alchemy - Maria Paula Suarez
Apr 25-Jun 6: Annual Artists Collective –
BIG ARTS Instructors
West Gallery
thru Jan 31: Lacy McClary Mural
Feb-Jun: Cypress Lake High School Student Mural
10051 McGregor Bvd • FORT MYERS
239 995-0422
Wed-Sun 10am-2pm
We are a cooperate gallery incorporating artist studios and featuring monthly individual and group exhibitions. They take pride in being a part of a newly form Art Triad, which includes The Union Artist Studios and Arts & Eats Café — all housed within the Alliance for the Arts campus.
exhibitions
Dec: DAAS Bazaar
Jan: Sonny Romano
Feb: Lisbeth Ascanio
Mar: Sebastien Girard
Apr: Angela Arroyo
May: Arnold Placencia
Florida Gulf Coast University
Wasmer Art Gallery
Arts Complex • 10501 FGCU Blvd. S.
FORT MYERS
239-590-7199
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
FGCU Art Galleries’ mission is to broaden the learning and cultural experiences of students and the community through exhibitions and programming. Exhibitions focus on contemporary art from local, national, and international artists. The Art Galleries offer diverse selections of mediums, content and culture while collaborating with other departments on campus to expand the scope of the visual arts.
exhibitions
Dec 5-Nov 29, 2025: Environmental Art & Language
(Cohen Student Union & Sugden Hall)
Dec 6-13: Senior Projects - Fall
Jan 6-May 3: Sergei Isupov & Selections from the
Permanent Collection (Bradshaw Library Art Gallery)
Jan 17-Feb 20: Finding Forms - Sue Havens
Mar 21-Apr 3: Student Art Show
Apr 18-May 2: Senior Projects - Spring
Marco Island
Center for the Arts
1010 Winterberry Dr • MARCO ISLAND
239-394-4221
Daily 9am-4pm
Marco Island Center for the Arts inspires artistic expression and advances education and appreciation of the arts. The Art Center honors Marco Island and Southwest Florida’s rich, diverse, and creative heritage through active community engagement in the visual and performing arts.
exhibitions
Main Gallery
Dec 9-Jan 7: Tropical Holiday Creations - Clay Guild
Jan 13-Feb 25: Transparency
Mar 3-Apr 1: Members Show
Apr 7-29: Adult Student Show
May 5-Jul 1: Miami to Marco
Jul 7-29: Love to Learn - We Love Our Art Center Teachers
Aug 4-Sep 30: Keeping It Cool
La Petite Galerie
Dec 9-Jan 7: Robert Kenedi
Jan 13-28: Art David
Feb 3-25: Tara O’Neill - The Art of Music
Mar 3-Apr 1: JoAnn Sanborn
Apr 7-29: Marco Island Academy
May 5-27: Thomas C Keller
Jun 2-Jul 1: Matt Fazio
Jul 7-29: Marty Simon
Aug 4-Sep 2: Jean Camposano
Sep 8-30: Rae Ann Ross
Rookery Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Environmental Learning Center
Art Gallery
300 Tower Rd. • Naples
239-530-5972
Tue-Sat 9am-4pm
Rookery Bay Reserve’s art gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the United Arts Collier enables annual exhibitions of painting and photography juried by local art experts while other showings feature works by local students, Rookery Bay Reserve friends and family, and occasionally individuals. The exhibit hall is graced by a 120-foot long Continuum of Life watercolor by the late local artist Kathy Spalding. Above the stairs, is a 22-foot tall photograph by renowned photographer Clyde Butcher
exhibitions
thru Jan 31: The Power of the Portrait
Tower Gallery
Artist Cooperative
751 Tarpon Bay Rd. • SANIBEL
239-472-4557
towergallery.net
Daily 10am-6pm
Tower Gallery is a fine art gallery comprised of hand selected award winning local artists. It is the longest running gallery in all of Southwest Florida. It is an artists’ cooperative of more than 20 artists working in two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, ceramic, jewelry, fiber, wood, glass and metal.
events
Dec 12: Holiday Art Gifts Show
Feb 6: Art Reception - Historical Photographs
of Charlie McCullough
Mar 13: Art Scavenger Hunt
210 Maud St. • PUNTA GORDA
941-639-8810
Mon & Fri 10am-4pm • Tue-Thu 10am-7pm
Sat 10am-2pm
The Visual Arts Center is a top spot for art creation, offering classes for all skill levels. It features a 12,000 square-foot facility with three galleries, six classrooms, a pottery studio, a glass studio, an art supply store, and a Gift Gallery showcasing members’ artwork.
exhibitions
Dec 1-28: Holidays in the Hall, Holiday Showcase
Under $200
Jan 9-30: Color, Black & White, Afternoon Delight
Feb 7-Apr 3: Dreamings - The Art of Aboriginal Australia
Apr 7-19: Charlotte County Public Middle & High School
Apr 21-May 3: Charlotte County Public Elementary School
May 8-30: A Walk in Nature
28360 Old 41 Rd. • #2 • BONITA SPRINGS
239-692-1261
by appointment only
A unique art gallery hosting many great street/urban art. Located in Bonita Springs, offering viewings online or by appointment. Featuring artists such as Banksy, Jean-Baptist Basquiat, Pure Evil, Chris DeRubis and many more. They have original works of art as well as sculptures and screenprints. All art is beautifully framed ready to hang with accompanying certificates of authenticity.
Edwards Dr. • Downtown River District
FORT MYERS
239-768-3602
January 6-9pm • February 2 & 3, 10am-5pm
ArtFest Fort Myers features 200 professional artists from across the county, as well as entertainment, food, the largest high school art exhibit and competition in South Florida, and free interactive art experiences for children of all ages.
2265 First St. • FORT MYERS
239-337-5050
Tue-Sat 11:30am-8pm • Sun & Mon 11:30am-5:30pm
Arts for ACT Gallery is a fundraiser that is owned by Abuse Counseling & Treatment, the local domestic violence shelter. The gallery is run by volunteer artists that donate a portion of the sale of their art to ACT.
exhibitions
Dec: Tabby Budde
Jan: Lisbeth Ascanio
Feb: Amanda Zirzow
Mar: John Rizza
Apr: Suzanne Mikulka
May: Jill Lindsay
Jun: Rose Jung, Ann McCarty Rose, Stephen Hill
Jul: Donna Chase
Aug: Quinn Sedam
Sep: Pam Trent
Oct: October Whispers
Nov: Suzanne Holt
Dec: Shah Hadjebi
516 Cultural Park Blvd. • CAPE CORAL
239-772-5657
Mon-Thu 11am-4pm
The Cape Coral Art League on Cultural Park Blvd. is a non-profit. It is an independent community of local artists who support, encourage, and inspire each other through classes, workshops, exhibits, and open painting sessions.
exhibitions
Dec: Silent auction
Jan: Water Wonderland
Feb: Wild About Wildlife
Mar: Simply Red
Apr: Celebrating Color
May: Florida Life
Clyde Butcher
Fine Art Photography
237 Warfield Ave. • VENICE
941-486-0811
Tue-Fri 10am-4:30pm
Internationally renowned photographer Clyde Butcher celebrates and captures the natural world in heirloom-quality, exquisite black & white photographs. Butcher has traveled extensively across the United States and abroad to capture the diversity, dignity, and beauty of nature on film for more than fifty years. Venice Gallery houses Butcher’s darkroom and offers visitors and collectors the opportunity to experience these powerful images up close.
52388 Tamiami Trail • OCHOPEE
239-695-2428
Daily 10am-5pm
The gallery is nestled in the lush sub-tropical western Everglades, offering visitors and collectors the opportunity to experience Butcher’s powerful images up close. Gift shop, Swamp Walk tours, and lodging available.
exhibitions
Dec 6-Feb 28: Daydreaming by Niki Butcher
(‘Ding’ Darling Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel)
Dec 12-Mar 19, 2025: Lifeworks in Photography
(Bishop Museum of Science & Nature, Bradenton)
Fort Myers Beach
Art Association
239-463-3909
Non-profit working artist organization has enriched Fort Myers Beach since 1951 with a continuously changing display of local original art for show and sale at various locations. The mission continues using borrowed space. Please see website for calender events such as shows and classes. There are indoor and outdoor Painting Groups. Call for information about membership.
exhibitions
thru Jan 2: Dreams to Wings
(Arts Bonita Performing Arts Center, Bonita Springs)
Jan 3-30: Between Worlds
(Cape Coral Art Center, Cape Coral)
Feb 11-Mar 11: Awakening
(First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs)
May 17-Jul 19: Ripples
(Tribby Art Center, Shell Point, Ft Myers)
Downtown Sarasota Campus
1534 Mound Street • SARASOTA
Historic Spanish Point Campus
401 North Tamiami Trail • OSPREY
941-366-5731
Daily 10am-5pm
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens provides 45 acres of bayfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and our regional history. Established by forward thinking women of their time, Selby Gardens focuses on botany, horticulture, education, historical preservation, and environmental conservation.
exhibitions
thru Aug 31: Patti Smith - A Book of Days (Spanish Point)
Jan 11-24: Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica (Sarasota)
Feb 9-Jun 30: George Harrison - A Gardener’s Life
(Sarasota)
Peace River
Botanical & Sculpture Gardens
5827 Riverside Dr. • PUNTA GORDA
941-621-8299
Tue-Sun 9-4pm (Sep-Apr) • Tue-Sun 9-2pm (May-Jun)
As you wander through two miles of artfully designed trails, you’ll discover where nature’s magnificence and human creativity converge. Witness seasonal blooms, admire world-class sculptures, and find your own moment of peace in this 27-acre waterfront sanctuary. It’s not just a visit; it’s an experience that will touch your soul.
exhibitions
thru Jan 20: Beguiled by the Wild - art of Charley Harper
Feb 8-Apr 20: ZimSculpt
Sep-Apr 2025: Origami in the Gardens
10051 McGregor Blvd. • Fort Myers
239-980-1394
open studio Sat 10am-2pm
The Union Artist Studios was founded in 2012 and has been the only organized studio space for local artists since. Within the space there are seven individual artist production and displaying spaces. The artists welcome the public every Saturday during open studio hours.
Shell Point Retirement Community
17281 On Par Blvd. · FORT MYERS
239-415-5667
Tue-Sat 10am-3pm
Tribby Arts Center is a world-class hub of creative and cultural activity at Shell Point. This vibrant venue, anchored by a 400-seat auditorium, hosts an array of musical performances and educational programs. Visitors can explore three distinctive art galleries featuring works from residents, as well as celebrated regional and national artists. Serendipity, Tribby’s charming gift shop, offers a unique selection of paintings, pottery, artisan-made jewelry, and more.
exhibitions
Jan 11-Feb 22: At the Table - Juried Works
by Shell Point Artists
Jan 11-Feb 22: Glass Creations by Petra Kaiser
Mar 7-May 10: Artworks in Wood
by Bill Schmigle & Bart Sharp
Mar 7-May 10: Award-Winning Works
by The Arts Council of Southwest Florida
May 17-Jul 19: Works by the Fort Myers Beach
Art Association
May 17-Jul 19: Beaded Creations by Tania Begg
Jul 26-Oct 18: Faces in the Sand -
Anna Chan & Grace Berge
Jul 26-Oct 18: Textiles Inspired by Summer at the Sea -
Shell Point Quilters
Nov 2-Jan 17: Castoffs to Couture Redux -
Ding Darling Wildlife Society
Nov 20-Jan 17: In Fabric & Glass -
Michael Armstrong & Carol Mann
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