August 28-September 28, 2023

Employing different mediums and methods, the work of five Florida artists drifts between the natural and the surreal to conjure distinctive environments, lifeforms, and habitats. The colors, textures, and narrative mysteries on display create an immersive space--wild and lush. If these works are alluring, even playful, they also hint at darker visions, grappling with questions of control, cultivation, and social responsibility. The natural world has a history much longer than human culture; in Florida, we are bearing witness to the changes we have wrought. These artists do not shy from away from troubling questions about the future even as they revel in human possibility and natural (or supernatural) wonder. Jen Clay (Miami, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Luca Molnar (Deland, FL), Grace Ramsey (Fort Myers, FL), and Anastasia Samoylova (Miami, FL) will be present at the opening for an artist talk event. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

Image Credit: Luca Molnar, Baker-Miller Pink, 2022, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

August 28-September 28, 2023

Employing different mediums and methods, the work of five Florida artists drifts between the natural and the surreal to conjure distinctive environments, lifeforms, and habitats. The colors, textures, and narrative mysteries on display create an immersive space--wild and lush. If these works are alluring, even playful, they also hint at darker visions, grappling with questions of control, cultivation, and social responsibility. The natural world has a history much longer than human culture; in Florida, we are bearing witness to the changes we have wrought. These artists do not shy from away from troubling questions about the future even as they revel in human possibility and natural (or supernatural) wonder. Jen Clay (Miami, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Luca Molnar (Deland, FL), Grace Ramsey (Fort Myers, FL), and Anastasia Samoylova (Miami, FL) will be present at the opening for an artist talk event. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

Image Credit: Luca Molnar, Baker-Miller Pink, 2022, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

August 28-September 28, 2023

Employing different mediums and methods, the work of five Florida artists drifts between the natural and the surreal to conjure distinctive environments, lifeforms, and habitats. The colors, textures, and narrative mysteries on display create an immersive space--wild and lush. If these works are alluring, even playful, they also hint at darker visions, grappling with questions of control, cultivation, and social responsibility. The natural world has a history much longer than human culture; in Florida, we are bearing witness to the changes we have wrought. These artists do not shy from away from troubling questions about the future even as they revel in human possibility and natural (or supernatural) wonder. Jen Clay (Miami, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Luca Molnar (Deland, FL), Grace Ramsey (Fort Myers, FL), and Anastasia Samoylova (Miami, FL) will be present at the opening for an artist talk event. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

Image Credit: Luca Molnar, Baker-Miller Pink, 2022, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

August 28-September 28, 2023

Employing different mediums and methods, the work of five Florida artists drifts between the natural and the surreal to conjure distinctive environments, lifeforms, and habitats. The colors, textures, and narrative mysteries on display create an immersive space--wild and lush. If these works are alluring, even playful, they also hint at darker visions, grappling with questions of control, cultivation, and social responsibility. The natural world has a history much longer than human culture; in Florida, we are bearing witness to the changes we have wrought. These artists do not shy from away from troubling questions about the future even as they revel in human possibility and natural (or supernatural) wonder. Jen Clay (Miami, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Luca Molnar (Deland, FL), Grace Ramsey (Fort Myers, FL), and Anastasia Samoylova (Miami, FL) will be present at the opening for an artist talk event. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

Image Credit: Luca Molnar, Baker-Miller Pink, 2022, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

August 28-September 28, 2023

Employing different mediums and methods, the work of five Florida artists drifts between the natural and the surreal to conjure distinctive environments, lifeforms, and habitats. The colors, textures, and narrative mysteries on display create an immersive space--wild and lush. If these works are alluring, even playful, they also hint at darker visions, grappling with questions of control, cultivation, and social responsibility. The natural world has a history much longer than human culture; in Florida, we are bearing witness to the changes we have wrought. These artists do not shy from away from troubling questions about the future even as they revel in human possibility and natural (or supernatural) wonder. Jen Clay (Miami, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Luca Molnar (Deland, FL), Grace Ramsey (Fort Myers, FL), and Anastasia Samoylova (Miami, FL) will be present at the opening for an artist talk event. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

Image Credit: Luca Molnar, Baker-Miller Pink, 2022, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

August 28-September 28, 2023

Employing different mediums and methods, the work of five Florida artists drifts between the natural and the surreal to conjure distinctive environments, lifeforms, and habitats. The colors, textures, and narrative mysteries on display create an immersive space--wild and lush. If these works are alluring, even playful, they also hint at darker visions, grappling with questions of control, cultivation, and social responsibility. The natural world has a history much longer than human culture; in Florida, we are bearing witness to the changes we have wrought. These artists do not shy from away from troubling questions about the future even as they revel in human possibility and natural (or supernatural) wonder. Jen Clay (Miami, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Luca Molnar (Deland, FL), Grace Ramsey (Fort Myers, FL), and Anastasia Samoylova (Miami, FL) will be present at the opening for an artist talk event. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

Image Credit: Luca Molnar, Baker-Miller Pink, 2022, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

Artists' Talk and Reception with the Artists: Thursday, August 31, 5:00-7:00pm

Employing different mediums and methods, the work of five Florida artists drifts between the natural and the surreal to conjure distinctive environments, lifeforms, and habitats. The colors, textures, and narrative mysteries on display create an immersive space--wild and lush. If these works are alluring, even playful, they also hint at darker visions, grappling with questions of control, cultivation, and social responsibility. The natural world has a history much longer than human culture; in Florida, we are bearing witness to the changes we have wrought. These artists do not shy from away from troubling questions about the future even as they revel in human possibility and natural (or supernatural) wonder. Jen Clay (Miami, FL), Cynthia Mason (St. Petersburg, FL), Luca Molnar (Deland, FL), Grace Ramsey (Fort Myers, FL), and Anastasia Samoylova (Miami, FL) will be present at the opening for an artist talk event. 

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

Image Credit: Luca Molnar, Baker-Miller Pink, 2022, Oil on linen, 36 x 36 in.

This concert is free and open to the public

Nathalie Avila, soprano

Lydia Howery, mezzo-soprano

Helen Tintes-Schuermann, mezzo-soprano

Raymond Diaz, baritone

Isabelle Aubin, piano

Robin Shuford Frank, piano

The talented applied voice and diction faculty of the Bower School of Music will delight you with an evening of vocal music selections, solos and ensembles, from art song and opera classics, and musical theater repertoire. Soprano Nathalie Avila, mezzo-sopranos Lydia Howery and Helen Tintes-Schuermann, baritone Raymond Diaz and pianists Isabelle Aubin and Robin Shuford Frank will be featured, with a short appearance by Jeanie Darnell, soprano. Join us for this much anticipated concert from last season.

Tickets are $15 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

This concert is free and open to the public

Suzanne Kirton, flute

Judy Christy, oboe

Paul Votapek, clarinet

Spencer Bay, horn

Kristen Sonneborn, bassoon

with Michael Baron, piano

The Bower School of Music Woodwind Quintet provides a captivating musical experience that showcases the beauty and versatility of woodwind instruments. Each instrument brings its  unique tonal qualities, blending together to create a rich and diverse sound palette. Each member of the quintet is also a member of the Naples Philharmonic.  The repertoire of the woodwind quintet is diverse, ranging from classical compositions like Mozart and Beethoven to contemporary pieces ensuring there is something for everyone to enjoy. They will be joined by pianist Michael Baron for a performance of the ever popular Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.

Tickets are $15 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

This concert is free and open to the public

10/12/23, 5:00-7:00 p.m., opening reception and artist talk

10/13/23 – 11/16/23

FGCU Art Galleries has long had a practice of bringing Art Program alumni back to exhibit their work as artists. This year, we are bringing back to campus three artists who have each recently completed their MFA: Lauren Ashley S. Baker (’10, Art; MFA 2018 Florida State University), Jessica Dehen (’14, Art; MFA 2022 University of Miami), and Karri Leamon (’18, art; MFA 2022 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis).

Together, these artists span the gamut of materials from traditional paintings on canvas to sculpture, to video projection and installation art. All are currently teaching and creating in their institutions. They come to us to share their questions and answers that allow us to better understand how to make art, study art, and teach art.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association, Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image Credit: Design by Anica Sturdivant

Outdoor Mural Project

10/12/23 Opening reception in conjunction with the Citrus Flux exhibition

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Book, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy

Based on the film by written by Daniel Waters

Directed by Mark Danni

October 12-15, 2023
October 12, 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14 & 15 at 2:00 p.m.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is based on the classic 1989 film. The setting is Westerberg High, ruled by the shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. Misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under. Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man), HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time.

Tickets are $40 & $45 for the general public and $10 for students and are available at theatre.zone

888-966-3352, ext. 1

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL was originally directed Off-Broadway by Andy Fickman and choreographed by Margeurite Derricks.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Book, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy

Based on the film by written by Daniel Waters

Directed by Mark Danni

October 12-15, 2023
October 12, 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14 & 15 at 2:00 p.m.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is based on the classic 1989 film. The setting is Westerberg High, ruled by the shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. Misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under. Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man), HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time.

Tickets are $40 & $45 for the general public and $10 for students and are available at theatre.zone

888-966-3352, ext. 1

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL was originally directed Off-Broadway by Andy Fickman and choreographed by Margeurite Derricks.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Book, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy

Based on the film by written by Daniel Waters

Directed by Mark Danni

October 12-15, 2023
October 12, 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14 & 15 at 2:00 p.m.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is based on the classic 1989 film. The setting is Westerberg High, ruled by the shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. Misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under. Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man), HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time.

Tickets are $40 & $45 for the general public and $10 for students and are available at theatre.zone

888-966-3352, ext. 1

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL was originally directed Off-Broadway by Andy Fickman and choreographed by Margeurite Derricks.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Book, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy

Based on the film by written by Daniel Waters

Directed by Mark Danni

October 12-15, 2023
October 12, 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14 & 15 at 2:00 p.m.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is based on the classic 1989 film. The setting is Westerberg High, ruled by the shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. Misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under. Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man), HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time.

Tickets are $40 & $45 for the general public and $10 for students and are available at theatre.zone

888-966-3352, ext. 1

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL was originally directed Off-Broadway by Andy Fickman and choreographed by Margeurite Derricks.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Book, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy

Based on the film by written by Daniel Waters

Directed by Mark Danni

October 12-15, 2023
October 12, 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m.
October 14 & 15 at 2:00 p.m.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is based on the classic 1989 film. The setting is Westerberg High, ruled by the shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. Misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under. Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O’Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She’s the Man), HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time.

Tickets are $40 & $45 for the general public and $10 for students and are available at theatre.zone

888-966-3352, ext. 1

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL was originally directed Off-Broadway by Andy Fickman and choreographed by Margeurite Derricks.

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

10/13/23 – 11/16/23

FGCU Art Galleries has long had a practice of bringing Art Program alumni back to exhibit their work as artists. This year, we are bringing back to campus three artists who have each recently completed their MFA: Lauren Ashley S. Baker (’10, Art; MFA 2018 Florida State University), Jessica Dehen (’14, Art; MFA 2022 University of Miami), and Karri Leamon (’18, art; MFA 2022 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis).

Together, these artists span the gamut of materials from traditional paintings on canvas to sculpture, to video projection and installation art. All are currently teaching and creating in their institutions. They come to us to share their questions and answers that allow us to better understand how to make art, study art, and teach art.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association, Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image Credit: Design by Anica Sturdivant

10/13/23 – 11/16/23

FGCU Art Galleries has long had a practice of bringing Art Program alumni back to exhibit their work as artists. This year, we are bringing back to campus three artists who have each recently completed their MFA: Lauren Ashley S. Baker (’10, Art; MFA 2018 Florida State University), Jessica Dehen (’14, Art; MFA 2022 University of Miami), and Karri Leamon (’18, art; MFA 2022 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis).

Together, these artists span the gamut of materials from traditional paintings on canvas to sculpture, to video projection and installation art. All are currently teaching and creating in their institutions. They come to us to share their questions and answers that allow us to better understand how to make art, study art, and teach art.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association, Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image Credit: Design by Anica Sturdivant

10/13/23 – 11/16/23

FGCU Art Galleries has long had a practice of bringing Art Program alumni back to exhibit their work as artists. This year, we are bringing back to campus three artists who have each recently completed their MFA: Lauren Ashley S. Baker (’10, Art; MFA 2018 Florida State University), Jessica Dehen (’14, Art; MFA 2022 University of Miami), and Karri Leamon (’18, art; MFA 2022 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis).

Together, these artists span the gamut of materials from traditional paintings on canvas to sculpture, to video projection and installation art. All are currently teaching and creating in their institutions. They come to us to share their questions and answers that allow us to better understand how to make art, study art, and teach art.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association, Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image Credit: Design by Anica Sturdivant

10/13/23 – 11/16/23

FGCU Art Galleries has long had a practice of bringing Art Program alumni back to exhibit their work as artists. This year, we are bringing back to campus three artists who have each recently completed their MFA: Lauren Ashley S. Baker (’10, Art; MFA 2018 Florida State University), Jessica Dehen (’14, Art; MFA 2022 University of Miami), and Karri Leamon (’18, art; MFA 2022 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis).

Together, these artists span the gamut of materials from traditional paintings on canvas to sculpture, to video projection and installation art. All are currently teaching and creating in their institutions. They come to us to share their questions and answers that allow us to better understand how to make art, study art, and teach art.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association, Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image Credit: Design by Anica Sturdivant

10/13/23 – 11/16/23

FGCU Art Galleries has long had a practice of bringing Art Program alumni back to exhibit their work as artists. This year, we are bringing back to campus three artists who have each recently completed their MFA: Lauren Ashley S. Baker (’10, Art; MFA 2018 Florida State University), Jessica Dehen (’14, Art; MFA 2022 University of Miami), and Karri Leamon (’18, art; MFA 2022 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis).

Together, these artists span the gamut of materials from traditional paintings on canvas to sculpture, to video projection and installation art. All are currently teaching and creating in their institutions. They come to us to share their questions and answers that allow us to better understand how to make art, study art, and teach art.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association, Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image Credit: Design by Anica Sturdivant

10/13/23 – 11/16/23

FGCU Art Galleries has long had a practice of bringing Art Program alumni back to exhibit their work as artists. This year, we are bringing back to campus three artists who have each recently completed their MFA: Lauren Ashley S. Baker (’10, Art; MFA 2018 Florida State University), Jessica Dehen (’14, Art; MFA 2022 University of Miami), and Karri Leamon (’18, art; MFA 2022 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis).

Together, these artists span the gamut of materials from traditional paintings on canvas to sculpture, to video projection and installation art. All are currently teaching and creating in their institutions. They come to us to share their questions and answers that allow us to better understand how to make art, study art, and teach art.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association, Gene and Lee Seidler, The Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image Credit: Design by Anica Sturdivant

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

Outdoor Mural Project

10/13/23 – 9/1/24

As part of the FGCU Art Galleries’ continuation of site-specific projects, FGCU Art Alumni Ehren Gerhard (’09, Art) and Michael Santacroce (’20, Art) are collaborating on two mural style paintings to be installed on at the end of the Arts Complex Courtyard. The murals explore how the “Psychology of Sustainability” is incorporated into everyday life and the challenge to understand the full impact those choices have in relation to the environment.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Image credit: Ehren Fritz Gerhard and Michael V. Santacroce, Psychology of Sustainability, 2023, Digital mockup

This event is free and open to the public, more information and updates at fgcustorytelling.com

Cristina Molina is a visual artist who hails from the subtropics of Miami and currently lives and works in New Orleans—two environmentally precarious sites that have influenced her research on identity, loss, and disappearing landscapes. Spanning performance, video installation, photography, and textile design, Molina’s artwork is set amongst vulnerable terrains both real and imagined. Using the language of magical realism, her works reshape and centralize little-known narratives to upend dominant histories. Molina’s projects are typically collaborative and often include the participation of The Crystal Efemmes—a collective that produces immersive installations and performances with feminist agendas and mythical proposals. 

Recent accolades include a fellowship at the Artist in Residence in Everglades program (2019), the Joan Mitchell Center (2021), and project support from the National Association for Latino Arts and Culture, The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2020 Molina was one of 61 artists selected for the national exhibition State of the Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Previously, her work has been featured at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, The Polk Museum, New Orleans Film Festival, and Syros International Film Festival among others.

Cristina Molina is an Associate Professor and Gallery Director at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Image credit: Cristina Molina, Matrilineal Portrait, 2016, Archival Pigment Print

Michael Baron, piano
Priscila Navarro, piano

Back by popular demand, the Baron & Navarro Piano Duo performs a wide range of music for piano duo with electric energy and melting lyricism to critical acclaim. Formed in 2013, they have been praised for their technical brilliance and innovative programming. Their debut at Carnegie Hall and the release of their first international CD, “French Music for Piano Duo,” have garnered spectacular reviews. Dr. Baron is Distinguished Professor of Music and Head of Keyboard Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University and Dr. Navarro is Assistant Professor of Piano and Director of Keyboard Studies of at Whitworth University of Spokane, Washington. This concert features masterpieces of Schubert, Bizet, Liszt, and Gershwin’s ever-popular “Rhapsody in Blue”. This is a concert guaranteed to please!

Tickets can be purchased online at fgcu.edu/concerts and are $15 for the general public or $7 for students.

Come join Andrus Madsen for an evening of music that will transport listeners to the 17^th and 18^th centuries. An early music specialist and graduate of the Eastman School of Music in harpsichord performance, Dr. Madsen currently acts as Minister of Music at Second Church in Newton, MA where he also directs the Newton Baroque Ensemble. Susanna Ogata enjoys an active performance schedule in greater New England and beyond. Dedicated to exploring music on historical instruments, Susanna has participated and soloed with the Handel and Haydn Society, where she serves as Assistant Concertmaster. She is an active chamber musician and founding member of the Boston Classical Trio. 

This program will feature both solo works for harpsichord and chamber music that promises to dazzle and delight its audience.

Tickets can be purchased online at fgcu.edu/concerts and are $15 for the general public or $7 for students.

This concert is free and open to the public

This free concert is free and open to the public

Daniel Lochrie is clarinetist and bass clarinetist in the Nashville Symphony and is a professor of clarinet at Belmont University. In addition to playing clarinet and bass clarinet recitals throughout the U.S., Dr. Lochrie has been associated with summer festivals in Crested Butte, Colorado, Lancaster, Ohio, Urbino, Italy, and Szeged, Hungary. He is an active chamber and recording studio musician in Nashville, where he has frequently performed as soloist and chamber musician on WPLN’s Live in Studio C, Belmont’s Camerata chamber series, and Lipscomb’s Faculty and Friends. He is joined by pianist Michael Baron and violist Kyle Szabo from the Bower School of Music for a delightful evening of exquisite music.

Tickets can be purchased online at fgcu.edu/concerts and are $15 for the general public or $7 for students.

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

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

In December 2023 we welcome you to join us for the 22nd edition of the FGCU Pottery Sale, made possible through our ongoing collaboration with the United Arts Council of Collier County. Beautiful, functional ceramic works from our talented Art Program 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.!

Friday, December 1, 2023 with intended start time 11:30 a.m.
FGCU ARTS COMPLEX COURTYARD

Now in its 17^th 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!

For more info closer to the event, stay tuned on www.facebook.com/FgcuEmptyBowls

This concert is free and open to the public

Jeffrey Williams has been hailed by Baltimore Sun, as “very likable, a winning performance sung with much confidence, phrasing everything stylishly,” by Miami Herald as possessing a “commanding, sizeable, effortless, manly baritone” and by Opera News as a “versatile, fearless performer.” The November/December 2021 issue of the Journal of Singing declared, “Jeffrey Williams is a superb singer in every respect. His voice is opulent and beautifully balanced, and he sings with flawless musical polish and insightful expressiveness.” He is joined by pianist Michael Baron in a wide-ranging program chosen from the rich repertoire for baritone voice. 

Tickets are $15 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts

Tickets are $30 for general admission and $10 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/joyful

Faculty Mentor: Mary Voytek

Opening Reception and Artists' Presentation
Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 5-7pm
Music by The Freecoasters, 6-7pm (Reggae and Soul Music from South Florida)

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.

The students in the Fall 2023 exhibition are:
Lisa Absher
Brielle Anuario
Paul Firmin
Chloe Grabow
Sofia Guagenti
Julio Julio
Michael Roesler

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

This event is free and open to the public; 239-590-7199 or fgcu.edu/artgalleries

Image Credit: Senior Project student Kea Suiko Kamiya poses with supporter in front of her exhibition Consider the Ravens, 2023. Photo by Darron Silva

This concert is free and open to the public

Faculty Mentor: Mary Voytek

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.

The students in the Fall 2023 exhibition are:
Lisa Absher
Brielle Anuario
Paul Firmin
Chloe Grabow
Sofia Guagenti
Julio Julio
Michael Roesler

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

This exhibition is free and open to the public; 239-590-7199 or fgcu.edu/artgalleries

Image Credit: Senior Project student Kea Suiko Kamiya poses with supporter in front of her exhibition Consider the Ravens, 2023. Photo by Darron Silva

Faculty Mentor: Mary Voytek

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.

The students in the Fall 2023 exhibition are:
Lisa Absher
Brielle Anuario
Paul Firmin
Chloe Grabow
Sofia Guagenti
Julio Julio
Michael Roesler

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, WGCU Public Media and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts

This exhibition is free and open to the public; 239-590-7199 or fgcu.edu/artgalleries

Image Credit: Senior Project student Kea Suiko Kamiya poses with supporter in front of her exhibition Consider the Ravens, 2023. Photo by Darron Silva