Top Candidate for New Director Visits the Alliance
Steven Thorne is a specialist in cultural development. He comes to our area from Canada, where he has worked extensively in cultural planning, cultural tourism, and the management and marketing of arts initiatives. Steven is also an arts educator with a decade of university teaching experience and a published author in the field of heritage preservation. An advocate for culture's intrinsic value, Steven also believes in the capacity of culture to function as an economic driver for communities. He intends to make the argument, "culture development equals economic development," well-known throughout Lee County.
Art Royale will be a BLAST!
The event is tonight at 6:30 PM! Tickets are $100 each and include food, beverages, and all the fun you can stand!
Special Thanks to Art Royale sponsors and participants! For details, updates, and LOTS of photos, visit our blog at www.allianceforthearts.blogspot.com
Pam Beckman, board member of the Alliance and owner of Bon Soiree Events of Distinction, deserves a monopoly of credit for her vision, leadership, and incredible excitement in planning this year's event.
Don't miss it!
Featured Members
Julia's Arts
A Gallery with an Eclectic Selection of Local Artists’ Works
The mission of Julia’s Arts is: to create an open flow of creative ideas between that of the artists’ work and the viewer, and to allow the viewer to participate in a constructive dialogue about the work and their own perception of it. Julia’s Arts opened in November of 2005, with approximately five (5) artists represented. Now, in 2007, Julia’s Arts represents over 70 local artists. The works exhibited at Julia’s Arts range from original paintings to hand-crafted jewelry and from blown glass creations to ceramic sculpture. Julia’s Arts has been a member of the Pine Island Art Gallery Association since opening in 2005 and thus participates actively in the Art Nights on Pine Island. Julia’s Arts regularly hosts demonstrating artists & welcomes the public to come enjoy the experience of viewing the creation of a spectacular work of art. For a complete calendar of events & for the gallery hours: www.JuliasArts.com. The gallery is located in downtown Historic Matlacha at 4574 Pine Island Road.
For more info: (239)283-0831
Volunteer Spotlights Doris Akers
The Alliance is a big fan of Doris. Not just for her cheerful volunteerism, but also for her generosity and talent as an artist. In addtion to serving wine and helping guests at Alliance events, she also paints murals. Here is an example of her recent mural work. Become an Alliance volunteer today! Call Lori Madl at (239) 939-2787 ext. 25
Alliance Interns
In the Gallery:
Transmissions: A Juried show all about Communication
There's still time to submit your work for jurying (due November 26th). The Exhibitions
Committee will jury all entries on November 27th and announce their selections the
following day.
Join us for an opening reception on Friday November 30 (week after Thanksgiving)
from 5PM to 7PM
The show is on display Friday November 30, 2007 - Wednesday January 9, 2008
Coming soon! Florida's Seminole Indians:
A Photographic Journey with the White Medicine Man
W. Stanley Hanson, known as the “White Medicine Man” of the Seminole Indians, was born on November 27, 1883, in Key West, Florida. When still an infant in his mother’s arms, he and his family moved to Fort Myers, then a primitive little village of only a few hundred inhabitants. Hanson’s father, Dr. William Hanson, and his mother, Julia Allen Hanson, were descended from old and established lines of English ancestry. Dr. Hanson, a graduate of Edinburgh, was one of the first practicing physicians in this area. His patients included the elderly, Tom Edison and occasional Seminole Indians, with whom his son made acquaintance. Stanley’s playmates included the children of the Seminole Indian patients and later he would accompany his father into the wilds of the Everglades to provide medical care to the Indians. As a young man he knew them all by name, knew their language, understood them and loved them.
Read more about the "White Medicine Man" here, and see an astounding and culturally rich collection of Seminole Indian artifacts at the Alliance for the Arts this winter. The show opens on January 18th with a special reception from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM and will be on display through February 29th.
The Season at the Foulds
"The Last Five Years"
Synergy Productions in association with the Theater Guild of SW Florida presents:
A new award winning musical by
Jason Robert Brown,
"The Last
Five Years."
Written by the 37-year-old, Tony award winner composer Jason Robert Brown the musical debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway in 2002 winning the 2002 drama desk award.
Previews: December 12 - 16
Opening Night: December 19
Show Dates: December 19 - January 20
Special Nights to include: College Nights; New Year's Toast; Christmas Special; Business Person's Special; Lee County Teacher's 10% Discount; Sr Citizen Weds Matinee (all dates TBA).
Specials:
Tickets will be $30 per service $2 fee for online purchase; in person tickets will have a $1 box office fee added. Half-price Discounts for Children ages 13-18. Bring a ticket from another local Theater company in Lee County and receive a $5 discount. Gulf Coast Symphony Subscriber Discounts of $5.
Theater Guild & Synergy Productions Office Number:
(239) 236 1645
Compton & Bennett Productions
Compton & Bennett Productions Presents
Two hilarious, and delightfully unrestrained orignial musical comedies!
A Cracker at the Ritz
January 31 - February 9 Thursdays - Saturdays at 8PM
Sandy Bottoms and the Jimmie Buffet
February 14 - 23 Thursdays - Saturdays at 8PM
Tickets are $25 each
Call 239-348-1405 or check out their website
www.comptonandbennett.com
Winter 2007/2008 Classes and Workshops
Teacher Spotlight: Leo Johnson
Leo Johnson is an accomplished artist, lecturer and teacher with many national awards and international exhibitions to his credit. On the left is an example of his work ("Fenning"). Leo is a third generation Cuban-Sicilian who studied painting in San Miguel, Mexico at a school founded by the great Mexican muralists Diego Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros. About his paintings Leo says: “I try to reflect the human spirit - its agonies, joys, exuberance - and peaks and valleys of everyday life. Also included are the fleeting moments which appear to us once in a lifetime and are gone. Throughout the history of art, mankind has been the motivator, the inspirer, and the force that protects and propels civilization into the future.”
Join Leo in his latest adult painting class, 20th Century Painting, on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. He also teachers Modern Painting for ages 12 – 16 with his wife, Krista, on Thursdays from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.
For a full schedule of Winter Classes and Workshops (coming soon), visit our website.
A simple way to support local arts
When you renew your license plate registration this year, consider supporting the arts. $20.00 from each purchase of a “State of the Arts” plate in Lee County directly benefits the Alliance for the Arts which in turn uses the funding to support the arts in Lee County. You can also buy the arts plate at any time by simply visiting the local tag office. An arts plate costs $32.00 plus handling fees. A renewal form is available at the Alliance.