Recently, this blog highlighted some of the theater productions gracing Naples’ stages this season.
Today, let’s look at the rich offerings in the visual arts in and around town. Create your own “gallery crawl” and combine several museums and galleries into a great afternoon….maybe topped off with happy hour or dinner on Fifth? Or spread your browsing across several weeks - several of these installations will be in place for a month or more, giving ample opportunity to enjoy, take visitors, or even return to your favorites.
Start off with these…then explore on your own!
The Baker Museum at Artis - Naples features the art of Corita Kent, a former Roman Catholic nun and educator. Kent’s work is known for its vibrant graphics, bold color, and “pop art” inspiration. You’ll also find an exhibit entitled Fine Lines - American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum, including works by Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper and John Singer Sargent.
Downtown, the Naples Art Association Von Liebig Art Center displays This is My Life, an exhibit in which three selected artists reveal themselves in mixed media, painting, and sculpture.
The Trudy Label Gallery on US 41 south of Pine Ridge Road celebrates fifteen years of art in Naples this year. Stop in to enjoy a special exhibit of photography, sculpture, and painting by artists new to the gallery. Spot something totally new!
The Rookery Bay Learning Center and United Arts Council of Collier County feature their annual juried painting exhibit. Take in this focus on the beauty of Florida’s natural landscapes.
Origami is more than child’s play - you’ll see it as a full fledged art form when you visit the Bonita Springs Center for the Arts’ installation, Folding Paper - The Infinite Possibility of Origami.
Don’t forget that we have a university within easy reach! The Florida Gulf Coast University Main Gallery features The Possibility of Function - a sculpture exhibit by Sculpture by Yevgeniya Kaganovich, artist and faculty member at the University of Wisconsin.
Up in Fort Myers, at Florida Southwest State University in Fort Myers, the Rauschenberg Gallery is worth a mention. Richard Rauschenberg spent the lateryears of his life on Captiva Island, and the Rauschenberg Gallery is home to a number of his works. Right now, you can see the premier piece entitled Chinese Summer Hall, a 100 foot long photo graphic collage.
Headed to Marco? At the Marco Center for the Arts you can view the Partners in Art exhibit. Here, you’ll see works by three couples - “his and hers” styles illustrate shared lives and views of the world.
Add these special exhibits to Naples' selection of fine art galleries and discover the many ways that art is blossoming in Naples this fall!
