Art in Flight
A partnership between the Alliance and the Lee County Port Authority which brings art to public spaces at Southwest Florida International Airport. W NOW CALLING FOR ENTRIES - Download the Prospectus.
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FLY ME TO THE MOON
"How would you get to the moon?" Lee County students and instructors used this question as a starting point and let their minds soar to create the artwork in "Fly Me To The Moon," exhibiting through May 2012 at the SWFL International Airport.
The OPENING RECEPTION will be held on May 20th from 4-6PM and will feature a live performance of "Amelia Earhart" by Florida Rep's Lunchbox Theatre Series. CLICK HERE to see more images of the artwork and for the opening reception invite!
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TURN, TURN, TURN: The Artistic Synthesis of Vinyl into Art
After purchasing an abandoned storage unit containing 60,000 vinyl records, renowned Captiva artist Rene Miville faced the tough question of what to do with all those records.
Mr. Miville, a fine artist and former Vogue photographer who lives on Captiva Island, put out a call to artists in South Florida to create art using vinyl records, album covers, or both.
During a five month period, he received entries from all over the state. Their collected work, 30 artists all together, is called “Turn, Turn, Turn - the Artistic Synthesis of Vinyl to Art.” Select pieces now showing in the Southwest Florida International Airport.
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Remembrance of 9-11
Displaying through September 2011. Travelers arriving at Southwest Florida International Airport met with an American flag whose dimensions are 
18 feet by 10 feet. In the wide open spaces of an airport concourse, an oversize flag might not seem unusual. But this is no ordinary flag.
The flag was painted by Leoma Lovegrove on Sept. 11, 2009, during an event to commemorate those who lost their lives in New York City and to honor those who conducted rescue efforts. The lyrics of "God Bless America" are emblazoned on the flag itself. Surrounding Lovegrove's work are smaller canvases painted by audience members who seized the opportunity to express their own feelings about that historic day.
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Children of the Everglades
Displaying through June 2013. 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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