Year: 2013

Winter break is approaching fast and what better way for your child to engage in the arts then at Wild Winter Arts Camp at the Alliance for the Arts! Presented by Florida Rep, K-12 students will act, sing, dance and create during four, two-day sessions:

SESSION 1: CLOWN TOWN (Dec 23 & 24)
Get serious about clowning around! Work with Instructors to develop your own, unique clown character. Focus on mime and physical storytelling in Theatre and Movement Classes and create your own clown wardrobe in Costume Craft Class!

SESSION 2: MUSIC THEATRE MANIA! (Dec 26 & 27)
Work it out in this two-day musical theatre intensive. Learn the moves and notes to Broadway’s Classic musical numbers. Learn the basics of theatre painting techniques as you sketch and paint like a Scenic Artist.

SESSION 3: KA-POW! (Dec 30 & 31)
Find your inner superhero or villain in this Comic Book themed camp! Learn the basics of Comic-book storyboarding and artistry and work on scenes and songs from classic comic book stories!

SESSION 4: THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX (Jan 2 & 3)
Show a little spontaneity and color outside the lines a little! Create scenes, songs, artwork and dance using your imagination, improv games, and a little guidance from our professional instructors. Find the artist, actor, and choreographer inside of YOU!

These two-day camps are all about acting, movement, the visual arts and HAVING A BLAST! Each camp session features classes in music, dance, drama, and visual art and will leave your camper with a true sense of ownership and pride in their work. Space is limited so register your child today. Each two-day session is $80. The camp runs 9am-4pm. Aftercare is available until 5PM for $5 per day. Contact Claire Simpson at Florida Rep by calling 239-332-4665 or go to www.floridarepeducation.org for more information or to register your child.

The Alliance for the Arts proudly supports artists and arts organizations in our area as the state designated Local Arts Agency for Lee County. The Alliance for the Arts galleries and gift shop are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1:00 on Saturdays, located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard just south of Colonial Boulevard.

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Images Attached:

1. Pictures from past Winter Camp Performances

Enjoy three hours of live acoustic music in the Foulds Theatre at the Alliance for the Arts on Sunday, December 8 from 2-5PM, presented by the Acoustic Music Society of Southwest Florida. The show begins with two great bluegrass bands, the Bugtussle Ramblers and Sawgrass Drifters, and then concludes with Andy Wahlberg and his harp guitar. The Sunday afternoon concert series continue on January 5.

Tickets are $7 at the door, or $5 for Alliance members.  Seating is open and first come, first serve.  Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by an adult.  Doors open at 1:30PM.

For the past six months a group of poets have been meeting at the Alliance for the Arts, exchanging thoughts on each other’s work and dreaming up ways to raise awareness and appreciation of poetry in Southwest Florida. The group, now known as The Poetry Alliance, will embark on this mission on Saturday, November 16 from 7-9PM with its first event When Generations Collide – an Evening of Intergenerational Poetry. Poets, Spoken Word Performers, and Slam Poets are invited to share their art during this evening of variety and entertainment. Anyone interested in participating should call 239-939-2787. A second event is scheduled for February 1, 2014.

The Poetry Alliance will celebrate National Poetry Month on April 17, 2014 with an event called Broadsides – Poetry Off the Shelf.  Broadsides is both an exhibit and poetry reading, featuring new works created by twelve local poets and artists.  Broadsides, single works of visual art integrating the text of poems, will be exhibited while poets read their work. The original works and prints will be offered for sale to benefit the program.

For the past year travelers passing through Southwest Florida International Airport have had the chance to see the “Honor, Country & Heroism” public art exhibit along the walls of Concourses B & D. The exhibit is part of the Art in Flight Program, a partnership between the Lee County Port Authority and the Alliance for the Arts that brings artwork to the millions of people who travel through RSW every year. The Alliance worked with 32 local artists, including six military veterans, to bring this patriotic-themed art to RSW. The paintings in “Honor, Country & Heroism” have served as a welcome home for troops returning to Southwest Florida and a tribute to our veterans.

The “Honor, Country & Heroism” exhibit comes down at the end of October and it will then move to the Alliance for the Arts for a two week exhibition giving the public one last opportunity to experience it, or purchase the work. The opening reception is Friday, November 1 from 5-7:30PM. It runs through November 16. Work by Adrian Mata will be on display in the Member Gallery during the exhibition. James “JR” Roberts is featured in the Theatre Lobby.

“Honor, Country & Heroism” will be replaced at the airport by an exhibit created by Lee County art students and their teachers called “Oh, The Places You Will Go.” It goes on display at the end of 2013.

The Alliance for the Arts’ Member Gallery Book Club continues on Tuesday, November 18 with a discussion Susan Vreeland’s Clara and Mr. Tiffany.

Join fellow Alliance members in this monthly exploration of literature focused on art, artists, art history, and art appreciation.

During the Gilded Age just before the turn of the twentieth century, Tiffany forged his reputation in stained-glass. His highly recognizable style blended Art Nouveau, the exoticism of the Aesthetics Movement, and his own adoration of nature. Until recently, it was assumed that he was the designer of the celebrated leaded-glass lampshades. However, two collections of letters reveal that an unrecognized woman, Clara Driscoll, designed the floral shades as well as many of the bronze bases. Clara and Mr. Tiffany presents these two figures–one the giant of American decorative arts, the other unknown–as they engage each other, collaborating, probing and frustrating each other, stumbling over their passions.

The Member Gallery Book Club meets from 7-9PM on the third Tuesday of every month. Club members must purchase their own copy of each book. A discussion guide will be available for download at artinlee.org beginning November 1. Pre-registration is encouraged – an active Alliance membership is all that’s required. The club continues on Tuesday, December 17.

Alliance individual memberships are $50 per year, and a family can join for just $75 per year. Membership benefits include 20% discounts on all classes & workshops, a wide variety of FREE class Try It sessions, discounts on theatre tickets and youth camps, special exhibition opportunities and the satisfaction of knowing you’re supporting a vibrant community of artists and art enthusiasts here in southwest Florida.