Art in Flight
A partnership between the Alliance for the Arts and the Lee County Port Authority, which brings art to public spaces at Southwest Florida International Airport.
Black History Month Collection
Early African-American Pioneers of Lee County - On display through February. The traveling exhibit, on 
loan from the Cultural Heritage Center (CHC), complemented with artifacts from the Southwest Florida Museum of History, highlights some of the notable individuals and places in Fort Myers and Sanibel that contributed to the rich legacy of the area and offers a glimpse into the lives of local pioneers from the African American community. The exhibit is located on the 2nd level of the airport terminal, in the West Atrium, inside Door #5.
Children of the Everglades
Exhibiting through June 2010 Photographs from the Hanson Family Archives and the Smithsonian Institute depict the lives of the Seminole-Miccosukee Indian children, as well as authentic artifacts including patchwork dresses and jackets, sweet 
grass or pine needle baskets, palmetto dolls and historical documents.
The son of a turn-of-the-century Fort Myers doctor, W. Stanley Hanson, better known as the “White Medicine Man,” grew up among the Seminole-Miccosukee Indians and became a trusted friend and advocate. Throughout his life, he worked tirelessly to defend the tribe’s traditional way of life and land, served as a translator, and provided food and medicine to the tribe. In 1937, Hanson became a Seminole guide and interpreter under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration. The photographs and documents in the Hanson Family Archives provide a unique insider view of Seminole-Miccosukee Indian life and the fascinating relationship between these American Indians and the “White Medicine Man.”
Sponsors include the Smithsonian Institution, Family Thrift Center, Carter-Pritchett Advertising, Scott Carter Signs, Owen Studio and MMT Printers.
For more information on the exhibit, the Hanson Family Archives and the “White Medicine Man”, visit www.Seminole-Lodge.com.
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Young Artists Awards Exhibit
Exhibiting through December 2010.
Thirty pieces of children's artwork are now on display at the Southwest Florida International Airport on Concourses B and D, sponsored by the Young Artists Awards program in conjunction with the Art in Flight partnership between the Alliance for the Arts and the Lee County Port Authority.
The Young Artists Awards is a not for profit organization that works to benefit children from throughout Southwest Florida. One of their projects is working in conjunction with the pediatric hematology/oncology program at the Children's Hospital.
The program delivers art supplies to the hospital throughout the year for the children to use, and then mats, frames, displays and sells selected pieces at various venues. 100% of the proceeds go to a fund the Young Artists Awards created at the the hospital to assist families undergoing the financial challenges of childhood cancer.
The children's artwork on display at the airport is for sale for a donation of $150 each. Please visit our web site at www.youngartistsawards.org, call 239-574-9321, or email director@youngartistsawards.org for more information about our program. The exhibit will be moving to the Alliance for the Arts for a show in the member gallery during January 2011.
