Bower School of Music & the Arts

Praised by The New York Times for her “thoughtful musicality” and “fleet-fingered panache,” Liza Stepanova has performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully, Merkin, David Geffen, and Steinway halls in New York City and at the Kennedy Center. Stepanova has performed extensively in Europe, most recently as soloist with the Southwest-German Philharmonic. She holds degrees from the “Hanns Eisler” Academy in Berlin, Germany (BM) and The Juilliard School (MM, DMA). Stepanova is currently an associate professor of piano at the University of Georgia.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

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Artist Talk in U. Tobe Recital Hall: Saturday January 14, 10:30 – 11:30am

Opening Reception with the Artist: Saturday January 14, 11:30am-12:30pm

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 17 - March 2, 2023

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 17 - March 2, 2023

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 17 - March 2, 2023

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 17 - March 2, 2023

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 17 - March 2, 2023

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 17 - March 2, 2023

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 17 - March 2, 2023

For Carmelo Blandino, art exists as a conduit to confront humanity’s uncertainty. Incapsulating the beauty of nature and historical painting in the context of experimental contemporary street styles, the artist, Carmelo Blandino examines universal truths experienced through his personal journey of healing and “rebirth” through decades of his painting practice.

The paintings in this empowering exhibition range from large-scale explorations of abstracted florals and notions of Nature’s heroism, to playfully concealed iconography in an attempt to strengthen and empower the motivation away from the mundane of the everyday, in an effort to thwart the dark fringe of human uncertainty. 

Blandino is a creative superpower, his weapon a brush… through his paintings, a metaphor of the joys of life are accessed, catapulting the viewer beyond the limitations of constructed reality into an exciting and invigorating world where good prevails! 

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image: Carmelo Blandino, CR-ASH, 2022, Multi-media, acrylic on canvas, digital overlay, 52 x 72 in.

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

January 14, 2023 – December 15, 2023

Everything is Nothing explores the experience of traveling through a lifetime of imagery, absorbing the visual information we encounter along the way, and reconstructing the fragments of and into our collective memory. Consisting of hundreds of feet of material stretched over the Arts Complex courtyard, the overhead installation results in a visual mix of imagery cut from billboards and banners, colors and textures from lawn webbing and pennants, all woven together producing a cacophony of visual noise. As a functioning canopy, Everything is Nothing protects visitors from the sun under its vibrating shadow. 

AMLgMATD, a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014, experiments in works of art, design objects and environmental installations that reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s modus operandi consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings while redefining their surroundings. AMLgMATD’s works are collected by private and corporate clients in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles, and their WEBSTR stools are available throughout the US in both boutique and museum stores. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: AMLgMATD, Proposal for Everything is Nothing, 2023

Site specific installation in the FGCU Arts Complex courtyard, Mixed media

This concert is free and open to the public

Michael Bakan, percussion

Zach Bartholomew, piano

Lew Del Gatto, saxophone

Miguel Azcuy, percussion

Synia Carroll, vocalist

Brandon Robertson, bass

Tom Cimarusti, accordion

Jazz, in the words of jazz icon Jack DeJohnette, “has always been a world music.” That is the premise of this pathbreaking concert, in which the internationally renowned ethnomusicologist and drummer Michael Bakan will be joined by pianist Zach Bartholomew, saxophonist Lew Del Gatto, percussionist Miguel Azcuy, vocalist Synia Carroll, and FGCU’s own Brandon Robertson on bass and Thomas Cimarusti on accordion for a diverse program of world-inspired jazz and jazz-inspired world music. Highlighting the music of Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Carla Bley, Tito Puente, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Marian McPartland, Dave Brubeck, and Astor Piazzolla, Bakan and company will take you on a musical journey spanning from India, Turkey, and Tunisia to Brazil, Cuba, and Argentina. Don’t miss this one!

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

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James Houlik is the leading performer on his instrument in the world. His pioneering efforts on behalf of the tenor saxophone have resulted in the composition of more than one hundred new concert works for the instrument, and important performances around the world. From the East Room of the White House to solo appearances with orchestras in London, Prague, Istanbul, Berlin, Chicago, Phoenix and New York, to recitals in the music capitals of the world, James Houlik has redefined the role of the tenor saxophone. Audiences and critics alike have celebrated the remarkable artistic achievements of this unique artist. He will be accompanied by his frequent piano partner, Michael Baron.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

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This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

Tenor Alex Richardson presents a dazzling concert of opera arias and art songs, with Dr. Michael Baron at the piano. Mr. Richardson’s career highlights include engagements at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Washington National Opera, Santa Fe Opera, the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, and Chicago Symphony.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

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This concert is free and open to the public

By Henrik Ibsen 

Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

Directed by Dan Bacalzo 

A stubborn doctor wants to save lives by bringing attention to a public health crisis, but his efforts are stymied by politicians and citizens concerned with economic repercussions. Branded an “enemy of the people” by those seeking to silence him, he stands to lose everything dear to him – his job, his reputation, his family, and their future well-being – if he continues to speak out.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following the 2p performance on 11/19

By Henrik Ibsen 

Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

Directed by Dan Bacalzo 

A stubborn doctor wants to save lives by bringing attention to a public health crisis, but his efforts are stymied by politicians and citizens concerned with economic repercussions. Branded an “enemy of the people” by those seeking to silence him, he stands to lose everything dear to him – his job, his reputation, his family, and their future well-being – if he continues to speak out.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following the 2p performance on 11/19

By Henrik Ibsen 

Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

Directed by Dan Bacalzo 

A stubborn doctor wants to save lives by bringing attention to a public health crisis, but his efforts are stymied by politicians and citizens concerned with economic repercussions. Branded an “enemy of the people” by those seeking to silence him, he stands to lose everything dear to him – his job, his reputation, his family, and their future well-being – if he continues to speak out.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following the 2p performance on 11/19

By Henrik Ibsen 

Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

Directed by Dan Bacalzo 

A stubborn doctor wants to save lives by bringing attention to a public health crisis, but his efforts are stymied by politicians and citizens concerned with economic repercussions. Branded an “enemy of the people” by those seeking to silence him, he stands to lose everything dear to him – his job, his reputation, his family, and their future well-being – if he continues to speak out.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following the 2p performance on 11/19

By Henrik Ibsen 

Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

Directed by Dan Bacalzo 

A stubborn doctor wants to save lives by bringing attention to a public health crisis, but his efforts are stymied by politicians and citizens concerned with economic repercussions. Branded an “enemy of the people” by those seeking to silence him, he stands to lose everything dear to him – his job, his reputation, his family, and their future well-being – if he continues to speak out.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following the 2p performance on 11/19

By Henrik Ibsen 

Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

Directed by Dan Bacalzo 

A stubborn doctor wants to save lives by bringing attention to a public health crisis, but his efforts are stymied by politicians and citizens concerned with economic repercussions. Branded an “enemy of the people” by those seeking to silence him, he stands to lose everything dear to him – his job, his reputation, his family, and their future well-being – if he continues to speak out.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following the 2p performance on 11/19

By Henrik Ibsen 

Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp

Directed by Dan Bacalzo 

A stubborn doctor wants to save lives by bringing attention to a public health crisis, but his efforts are stymied by politicians and citizens concerned with economic repercussions. Branded an “enemy of the people” by those seeking to silence him, he stands to lose everything dear to him – his job, his reputation, his family, and their future well-being – if he continues to speak out.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following the 2p performance on 11/19

This concert is free and open to the public

Thursday, February 23, 2023 6:00pm

Light reception to follow in the Arts Complex Lobby

At the heart of the Material Memories project is the question of what role photography plays in remembering history, both personal and public. What are the moments of our collective history that we keep, and which parts do we forget? What role do institutional archives play in the construction of collective memory? A single black and white photograph, found at the Museum of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, provoked a discovery into post WWII history of socialist Yugoslavia. With a series of photographs and photographic installations I present a psychological portrait of the era of the cold war, burdened with photographic representations of socialist propaganda. I turn my camera to the archives and years of accumulation of historical materials. Material Memories is dependent on the unfolding of memory and history, and their inevitable opposition. Like the image itself, the history appears fragile and slightly distorted. Photographs remind us that memory is a constructed phenomenon.  

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul

Image Credit:

Vesna Pavlović, Protocol, 2019, From Sites of Memory, Archival pigment print

More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artevents/

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

Assisted by Si-Cheng Liu, cello

Recently appointed Instructor of Violin at the Bower School of Music, Ming Gao is currently Associate Concertmaster of the Naples Philharmonic. During the summer months, Ming is a first violinist in the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in New York, and he has also served as the acting Associate Concertmaster/Concertmaster during the 2018, 2019 and 2021 seasons. This brilliant concert will feature Ming Gao in works for solo violin, violin and piano, and piano, violin, and cello by composers such as Yasye, Prokofieff, Smetana, and others.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

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Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony, March 23, 2023, 5-7pm

March 24 – April 6, 2023

Students working in sculpture, drawing, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; and the State of Florida; Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information is at fgcu.edu/artgalleries

Image: Ash Cohen, Eyes of Mars, 2022, Soft pastel on paper, 20 x 24 in.

March 24 – April 6, 2023

Students working in sculpture, drawing, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; and the State of Florida; Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information is at fgcu.edu/artgalleries

Image: Ash Cohen, Eyes of Mars, 2022, Soft pastel on paper, 20 x 24 in.

March 24 – April 6, 2023

Students working in sculpture, drawing, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; and the State of Florida; Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information is at fgcu.edu/artgalleries

Image: Ash Cohen, Eyes of Mars, 2022, Soft pastel on paper, 20 x 24 in.

March 24 – April 6, 2023

Students working in sculpture, drawing, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; and the State of Florida; Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

More information is at fgcu.edu/artgalleries

Image: Ash Cohen, Eyes of Mars, 2022, Soft pastel on paper, 20 x 24 in.

This free performance is directed by Julie Bearden Carver

Please note that there has been a change in this program. 

Come enjoy the splendor of two nine-foot Steinway Concert Grand Pianos in the acoustically perfect U. Tobe Recital Hall. Masterworks of Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Arensky, Saint-Saëns, Chabrier and Lutosławski will be performed by Cesar Perez & Juan Baquero and the nationally awarded two-piano team of Arturo Fernandez and Jair Zacarias. Enjoy an afternoon of brilliant piano music followed by a reception in the lobby.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

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More information can be found at sanibelmusicfestival.org

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This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Barry Cavin

April 14-23, 2023

April 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm

April 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00pm

A comedy with tragic consequences. A tragedy with hilarious antics. An actor caught between acting and not acting. An antic disposition. A delay in justice. A rotten state. A just end. Advice to the players: Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. The rest is silence. That undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Barry Cavin

April 14-23, 2023

April 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm

April 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00pm

A comedy with tragic consequences. A tragedy with hilarious antics. An actor caught between acting and not acting. An antic disposition. A delay in justice. A rotten state. A just end. Advice to the players: Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. The rest is silence. That undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Barry Cavin

April 14-23, 2023

April 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm

April 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00pm

A comedy with tragic consequences. A tragedy with hilarious antics. An actor caught between acting and not acting. An antic disposition. A delay in justice. A rotten state. A just end. Advice to the players: Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. The rest is silence. That undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Barry Cavin

April 14-23, 2023

April 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm

April 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00pm

A comedy with tragic consequences. A tragedy with hilarious antics. An actor caught between acting and not acting. An antic disposition. A delay in justice. A rotten state. A just end. Advice to the players: Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. The rest is silence. That undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Barry Cavin

April 14-23, 2023

April 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm

April 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00pm

A comedy with tragic consequences. A tragedy with hilarious antics. An actor caught between acting and not acting. An antic disposition. A delay in justice. A rotten state. A just end. Advice to the players: Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. The rest is silence. That undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Barry Cavin

April 14-23, 2023

April 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm

April 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00pm

A comedy with tragic consequences. A tragedy with hilarious antics. An actor caught between acting and not acting. An antic disposition. A delay in justice. A rotten state. A just end. Advice to the players: Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. The rest is silence. That undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Barry Cavin

April 14-23, 2023

April 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30pm

April 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00pm

A comedy with tragic consequences. A tragedy with hilarious antics. An actor caught between acting and not acting. An antic disposition. A delay in justice. A rotten state. A just end. Advice to the players: Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. The rest is silence. That undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

*There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

**Please note the updated time

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

Faculty Mentor, Patricia Fay

Opening Reception and Artists’ Presentations, April 20, 2023, 5-7pm

At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Image: Opening reception photo of Marcela Pulgarin, The Time I Inhabit, 2022, Ceramics and mixed media installation, 15 x 8 x 8 ft.

Faculty Mentor, Patricia Fay

April 21-May 5, 2023

At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

The Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Image: Opening reception photo of Marcela Pulgarin, The Time I Inhabit, 2022, Ceramics and mixed media installation, 15 x 8 x 8 ft.

Faculty Mentor, Patricia Fay

April 21-May 5, 2023

At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

The Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Image: Opening reception photo of Marcela Pulgarin, The Time I Inhabit, 2022, Ceramics and mixed media installation, 15 x 8 x 8 ft.

Faculty Mentor, Patricia Fay

April 21-May 5, 2023

At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; WGCU Public Media; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture

The Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Image: Opening reception photo of Marcela Pulgarin, The Time I Inhabit, 2022, Ceramics and mixed media installation, 15 x 8 x 8 ft.

This concert is free and open to the public

Saxophonist J. Michael Weiss-Holmes and pianist Casey Dierlam Tse bring an exciting and unique program to U. Tobe Recital Hall. The program will feature all queer composers (including works by Jennifer Higdon, John Corigliano, Lowell Liebermann, and others) as these renown musicians explore the six stages of queer identify development thru music. Please join us for what will be an exciting and emotional performance. 

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

239-745-4268

This concert is free and open to the public

**Please note the updated time

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public

Faculty Mentor, Morgan T. Paine

Opening Reception and Artists’ Presentations, December 8, 2022, 5-7pm

December 9 – 16, 2022

At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation and The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Image: Al Payne, Conscious (Where We Meet) (Senior Project installation detail), 2022, Mixed media installation, 88 x 150 in.

This concert is free and open to the public

Faculty Mentor, Morgan T. Paine

December 9 – 16, 2022

At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation and The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Image: Al Payne, Conscious (Where We Meet) (Senior Project installation detail), 2022, Mixed media installation, 88 x 150 in.

Faculty Mentor, Morgan T. Paine

December 9 – 16, 2022

At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation and The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Image: Al Payne, Conscious (Where We Meet) (Senior Project installation detail), 2022, Mixed media installation, 88 x 150 in.