FGCU Art Special Events

Art Special Events

In the FGCU Art Program, we believe in building a strong campus community of faculty, staff and students committed to the arts, while serving our regional communities of art lovers and supporters.

Partnerships with local businesses and arts organizations offer opportunities for the display and sale of student and alumni works in art and design. Signature annual events hosted by the Art Program include the Pottery Sale and Empty Bowls Soup Lunch, which raises over $5000.00 each year to address food insecurity in our neighborhood through collaboration with Interfaith Charities of South Lee; and the Fjelstul Artist Lecture Series brings extraordinary artists, art historians, and designers to campus for public talks, artist workshops and in-depth classroom engagement with students.

2026/27 Art Special Events

name	image	day	month	year	time	duration	color	location	description	image_alt
25th Annual Pottery Sale	/artevents/images/pottery-sale-26-337x261.jpg	20	11	2026	10:00 a.m.	1	3	Arts Complex (facing the Library), FGCU Campus	25th Annual Pottery Sale In November 2026, we welcome you to join us for the 25th edition of the FGCU Pottery Sale, made possible through our ongoing collaboration with United Arts Collier. Beautiful, functional clay works from our talented Ceramics Studio alumni are featured at this annual event, along with contributions from current faculty, students and community participants. Enjoy free coffee with the artists at 10:00 a.m.! Parking for this event will be free and available in Parking Garage 2 on the FGCU Campus, however patrons must register their cars on the day of the event. The University has provided a convenient Text to Park option for event parking. Register on your phone. Text FGCUV to 25023 to complete your parking registration. Make sure to register on the day of the event. Terms & Conditions: Message and data rates may apply. By using this service, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy. https://www.fgcu.edu/parkingservices/files/fgcutexttoparkguidefgcuv.pdf	Pottery Sale
20th FGCU Empty Bowls Fundraiser	/artevents/images/empty-bowls-26-337x261.jpg	20	11	2026	11:30 a.m.	1	3	Arts Complex Courtyard, FGCU Campus	20th Annual Empty Bowls Soup Lunch Fundraiser Now in its 20th year, the FGCU Empty Bowls Fundraiser is committed to helping our neighbors in need who are experiencing food insecurity through support for the food pantry at our partner organization, Interfaith Charities of South Lee. As always, there will be handmade bowls and delicious soups, dedicated student volunteers, and the friends, colleagues and community participants that make this support possible. Please join us! Parking for this event will be free and available in Parking Garage 2 on the FGCU Campus, however patrons must register their cars on the day of the event. The University has provided a convenient Text to Park option for event parking. Register on your phone. Text FGCUV to 25023 to complete your parking registration. Make sure to register on the day of the event. Terms & Conditions: Message and data rates may apply. By using this service, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy. https://www.fgcu.edu/parkingservices/files/fgcutexttoparkguidefgcuv.pdf For further information please contact: Patricia Fay at (239) 590-7229; pfay@fgcu.edu	Empty Bowls
Fjelstul Art Lecture Series	/artevents/images/antra-sinha-337x261.jpg	04	02	2027	6:00 p.m.	1	3	U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus	Fjelstul Art Lecture Series Thursday, February 4, 2027 6:00 p.m. U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus Light reception to follow in the Arts Complex Lobby Antra Sinha Artist, Educator, Curator, and Community Member Collaborations in Clay and Cultures “We humans love stories. We love telling our stories and we love listening to other peoples’ stories. Along with this connection, collaboration happens. At the time when I am working with clay, I listen and engage with the material to create. I mold clay and clay molds me.” Antra Sinha has lived in seven different countries, travelled widely, and is interested in making connections with humans across the globe to bring them to a place of mutual respect and sharing. Her principal medium of expression is clay, and her love for the Earth encompasses all sentient beings. For Antra, bringing concepts to tangible form, making form into large scale, and communicating with people around the world are one and the same, a work of collaboration and a labor of love. Antra Sinha received a BFA in Painting and an MFA in Mural Design from the MS University of Baroda in Vadodara, India. After completing a at Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry, India, and artist residencies in Japan, Indonesia, Australia, and Germany she found her way to Utah State University (USU) and received a STEM fellowship to complete her second MFA in ceramics. She currently lives in Logan, Utah, with her husband, Robert Waters, where they both work at USU. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul This event is free and open to the public. Parking for this event will be free and available in Parking Garage 2 on the FGCU Campus, however patrons must register their cars on the day of the event. The University has provided a convenient Text to Park option for event parking. Register on your phone. Text FGCUV to 25023 to complete your parking registration. Make sure to register on the day of the event. Terms & Conditions: Message and data rates may apply. By using this service, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy. https://www.fgcu.edu/parkingservices/files/fgcutexttoparkguidefgcuv.pdf For further information please contact: Patricia Fay at (239) 590-7229; pfay@fgcu.edu Image Credit: Maria Ellen Huebner	Antra Sinha - Fjelstul Art Lecture Series

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Directions: From Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, turn onto FGCU Blvd (FGCU's Main Entrance). Drive to the first stop sign and turn right. Follow the curve around to the next stop sign and turn left. There is a parking lot directly on the right and a parking garage on the left as soon as you turn at the stop sign. The Music Building and the Arts Complex are at the northern end of the parking lot. Please park here for all events in the Music Building and the Arts Complex. TheatreLab and the Wasmer Art Gallery are in the Arts Complex. The U. Tobe Recital Hall is in the Music Building on the right once you enter through the sliding glass doors.

The Music Building is #31 on the map

The Arts Complex is #15

Please park in either Parking Lot 7 or Parking Garage 2

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