Anna Forrest / Cypress Slough (2023)
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...
Mally Khorasantchi
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...
Marcus Jansen in the Purvis Young: Honey in the Sky exhibit at Bob Rauschenberg Gallery
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.
Tamara Kostianovsky
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...
The Naples Players
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...
Candlelight concerts
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...
Leonid Shoshyn Turandot
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.
Martha Maria Cantu
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.
Florida Repertory Theater
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.
Lace jewelry
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...
Opera advocate and widow of famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti, Nicoletta Mantovani
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.
The Naples Players rendering
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.
Sugarshack in Bonita Springs
Season Preview / Music

Bonita Springs’ music scene heats up

The guys behind Sugarshack debut their much-anticipated music venue and gastropub in Downtown Bonita.