Arts + Culture
Naples’ Best New Art Workshop
Arts + Culture
Meet Naples Visionary Photographer Harry De Zitter
Photographer Harry De Zitter captures life’s raw beauty in black-and-white.
Arts + Culture
A SWFL Artist Redefines Plein Air Painting
Fort Myers native experimental artist Anna Forrest Fischler uses sea and river water for her plein air, watercolor landscapes with a surrealist...
Artist to Know
Revered SWFL Artist Mally Khorasantchi’s New Series Collages Life’s Cycles and Seasons
In her new series, the lauded abstract artist draws from her new home on the Imperial River in Bonita Springs, her love...
Artist to Know
Fort Myers artist Marcus Jansen guides us through a tour of an iconic expressionist artist
Marcus reflects on the late artist's legacy at Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at FSW spring exhibit Purvis Young: Honey in the Sky.
Art
This New Textile Triptych at The Baker Museum pays tribute to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
As a fitting tribute to the sanctuary's 70th anniversary in 2024, The Baker acquired New York-based artist Tamara Kostianovsky's work, which delightfully...
Theater
Behind the Curtain with The Naples Players
The community theater exemplifies what's possible when art lovers unite. Meet the hearts and minds that extend the theater's reach far beyond...
Arts + Culture
SWFL’s Most Dazzling Concert Series
The international Candlelit Concert series makes its debut in Fort Myers, presenting a fresh take on classical music. The chamber concerts recreate...
Arts + Culture
Ukrainian Opera Star Makes His American Debut
Leonid Shoshyn, the star of Gulfshore Opera’s 10th anniversary production of Turandot, shares his story and a message of resilience.
Artist Profile
Meet One of Southwest Florida’s Top Portrait Artists
Martha Maria Cantu almost gave up on art. Now, the self-trained artist is at the forefront of Immokalee's growing arts scene.
Community
Southwest Florida Groups Push to Make the Arts More Accessible to All
Local arts organizations are adding more sensory-friendly theater performances, techy sound assistance and inclusive programming.
Artist Profile
This Naples Artist Makes Lace-Like Jewelry Out of Metal
Cheri Dunnigan stitches gold and silver threads into modern heirlooms, reminiscent of Armenian needle lace, a generational lace-making technique passed from mothers...
Personalities
Meet The Woman Poised To Put Southwest Florida’s Opera Scene On The Map
Nicoletta Mantovani carries on her late husband Luciano Pavarotti's legacy with a state-of-the-art performing arts theater in Naples.
Art of Style
Art and Fashion Meld in This Fort Myers Fashion Shoot
Fort Myers artist Mariapia Malerba’s calligraphy-inspired paintings provide the perfect backdrop for the season’s favorite palette: black-and-white.
Arts + Culture
The Power of Color in Art
Three Southwest Florida artists embrace vibrant hues to create meaningful visuals.
Season Preview 2023
Naples Players celebrates 70 years—and a new space
David Corban designed the glittering renovation, which The Naples Players starts to debut in March.
Season Preview / Music
Bonita Springs’ music scene heats up
The guys behind Sugarshack debut their much-anticipated music venue and gastropub in Downtown Bonita.