Bower School of Music & the Arts

August 19-September 5, 2019

This exhibition contains works from students from the 2019 Global Sustainable Design course study abroad. Students travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, Malmo, Sweden and London, UK to experience firsthand practical approaches to sustainable design. The students were asked to explore current practices in sustainable design and then create works that could translate to the US culturally. The focus is on challenging and changing existing  attitudes, products, spaces, communications, and communities as a positive step towards a greener, more ecologically balanced future.

Image credit: (left to right) Environmental Design Vinyl by Aimee Farmer, Raquel Holness, and Haley Levy. Photo courtesy of Mike Salmond

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

August 19-September 5, 2019

Reception – Thursday, August 22, 5-7pm

This exhibition contains works from students from the 2019 Global Sustainable Design course study abroad. Students travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, Malmo, Sweden and London, UK to experience firsthand practical approaches to sustainable design. The students were asked to explore current practices in sustainable design and then create works that could translate to the US culturally. The focus is on challenging and changing existing  attitudes, products, spaces, communications, and communities as a positive step towards a greener, more ecologically balanced future.

Image credit: (left to right) Environmental Design Vinyl by Aimee Farmer, Raquel Holness, and Haley Levy. Photo courtesy of Mike Salmond

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

August 19-September 5, 2019 

This exhibition contains works from students from the 2019 Global Sustainable Design course study abroad. Students travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, Malmo, Sweden and London, UK to experience firsthand practical approaches to sustainable design. The students were asked to explore current practices in sustainable design and then create works that could translate to the US culturally. The focus is on challenging and changing existing  attitudes, products, spaces, communications, and communities as a positive step towards a greener, more ecologically balanced future.

Image credit: (left to right) Environmental Design Vinyl by Aimee Farmer, Raquel Holness, and Haley Levy. Photo courtesy of Mike Salmond

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Opening Reception and Curators’ Talk – Thursday, August 29, 5-7pm

In celebration of new donations to the FGCU Art Galleries, guest curators are invited to activate the FGCU Permanent Collection through their own lens. As part of the Seidler Fellowship, FGCU student Farrah Alkhadra (junior, Art) will research and curate an exhibition alongside a display of recent gifts and other works never displayed before, including sculptures, paintings and prints.

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

Image Credit: Anne Lindberg, Twilight Garden Blue, 1988, Fabric and ink, 44 x 48 in, Gift of ASG Technologies, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

August 30-October 3, 2019

In celebration of new donations to the FGCU Art Galleries, guest curators are invited to activate the FGCU Permanent Collection through their own lens. As part of the Seidler Fellowship, FGCU student Farrah Alkhadra (junior, Art) will research and curate an exhibition alongside a display of recent gifts and other works never displayed before, including sculptures, paintings and prints.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Anne Lindberg, Twilight Garden Blue, 1988, Fabric and ink, 44 x 48 in, Gift of ASG Technologies, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

August 30-October 3, 2019

In celebration of new donations to the FGCU Art Galleries, guest curators are invited to activate the FGCU Permanent Collection through their own lens. As part of the Seidler Fellowship, FGCU student Farrah Alkhadra (junior, Art) will research and curate an exhibition alongside a display of recent gifts and other works never displayed before, including sculptures, paintings and prints.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Anne Lindberg, Twilight Garden Blue, 1988, Fabric and ink, 44 x 48 in, Gift of ASG Technologies, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

August 19-September 5, 2019 

This exhibition contains works from students from the 2019 Global Sustainable Design course study abroad. Students travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, Malmo, Sweden and London, UK to experience firsthand practical approaches to sustainable design. The students were asked to explore current practices in sustainable design and then create works that could translate to the US culturally. The focus is on challenging and changing existing  attitudes, products, spaces, communications, and communities as a positive step towards a greener, more ecologically balanced future.

Image credit: (left to right) Environmental Design Vinyl by Aimee Farmer, Raquel Holness, and Haley Levy. Photo courtesy of Mike Salmond

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

August 30-October 3, 2019

In celebration of new donations to the FGCU Art Galleries, guest curators are invited to activate the FGCU Permanent Collection through their own lens. As part of the Seidler Fellowship, FGCU student Farrah Alkhadra (junior, Art) will research and curate an exhibition alongside a display of recent gifts and other works never displayed before, including sculptures, paintings and prints.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Anne Lindberg, Twilight Garden Blue, 1988, Fabric and ink, 44 x 48 in, Gift of ASG Technologies, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

August 30-October 3, 2019

In celebration of new donations to the FGCU Art Galleries, guest curators are invited to activate the FGCU Permanent Collection through their own lens. As part of the Seidler Fellowship, FGCU student Farrah Alkhadra (junior, Art) will research and curate an exhibition alongside a display of recent gifts and other works never displayed before, including sculptures, paintings and prints.

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

Wamer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Anne Lindberg, Twilight Garden Blue, 1988, Fabric and ink, 44 x 48 in, Gift of ASG Technologies, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

This concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary.

August 30-October 3, 2019

In celebration of new donations to the FGCU Art Galleries, guest curators are invited to activate the FGCU Permanent Collection through their own lens. As part of the Seidler Fellowship, FGCU student Farrah Alkhadra (junior, Art) will research and curate an exhibition alongside a display of recent gifts and other works never displayed before, including sculptures, paintings and prints.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Anne Lindberg, Twilight Garden Blue, 1988, Fabric and ink, 44 x 48 in, Gift of ASG Technologies, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

Percussionist Jason Baker has committed the last three years to commissioning and premiering new works for solo marimba by composers from the state of Mississippi, where he has lived with his wife and two children since 2004. This concert, titled New Music Mississippi: Volume 1, will feature a premiere performance of a new work by Shandy Phillips, as well as music by Warren Ertle, Clifton Taylor, and FGCU faculty member Jason Bahr. The FGCU Percussion Ensemble will join Baker for the performance of Taylor’s Concertpiece for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Opening Reception and Artist Talk– Thursday, September 26, 5-7pm

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

September 27-November 7, 2019

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

The Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers is the premiere choral ensemble in Southwest Florida. The mission of the Mastersingers is to perform significant choral masterworks from the standard repertoire as well as innovative new compositions. For nearly 20 years, the Mastersingers has performed celebrated pieces in self-produced concerts and in conjunction with other ensembles throughout Southwest Florida. The Mastersingers Chamber Chorus is a subset of the large group and performs diverse repertoire from the Renaissance to the music of today.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

August 30-October 3, 2019

In celebration of new donations to the FGCU Art Galleries, guest curators are invited to activate the FGCU Permanent Collection through their own lens. As part of the Seidler Fellowship, FGCU student Farrah Alkhadra (junior, Art) will research and curate an exhibition alongside a display of recent gifts and other works never displayed before, including sculptures, paintings and prints.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Anne Lindberg, Twilight Garden Blue, 1988, Fabric and ink, 44 x 48 in, Gift of ASG Technologies, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

September 27-November 7, 2019

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

September 27-November 7, 2019

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

Dr. Jeanie Darnell is the Head of Vocal Studies at the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University. As a concert artist, Darnell has been hailed by critics throughout the United States and in Europe for her "wonderfully bell-like tones" (Wertheimer Zeitung). She is in demand as a soprano soloist of major concert and oratorio repertoire. For her recital at FGCU, Darnell will be joined by pianist Michael Baron in presenting outstanding vocal compositions by Strauss, Poulenc, and Galindo, as well as spirituals and arias.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

September 27-November 7, 2019

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

Opening Reception and Artist Talk– Thursday, October 17, 5-7pm

The first survey exhibition of Enrique Chagoya’s work in Florida covers his political and social activism through his innovative prints and paintings. Using pop culture icons, current events and historical images, Chagoya creates layered narratives dealing with immigration and cultural identity as a basis for social reflection. Born in Mexico City, Chagoya immigrated to the United States in 1977, where he worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and became an American citizen in 2000. He currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at Stanford University.

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

Image credit: Enrique Chagoya, Everyone is an Alienígeno, 2018, Color lithograph with collage, Ed. 30, 22 x 30 in. ©Enrique Chagoya 2018, Photo credit: Bud Shark

October 17-November 14, 2019

The first survey exhibition of Enrique Chagoya’s work in Florida covers his political and social activism through his innovative prints and paintings. Using pop culture icons, current events and historical images, Chagoya creates layered narratives dealing with immigration and cultural identity as a basis for social reflection. Born in Mexico City, Chagoya immigrated to the United States in 1977, where he worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and became an American citizen in 2000. He currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at Stanford University.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image credit: Enrique Chagoya, Everyone is an Alienígeno, 2018, Color lithograph with collage, Ed. 30, 22 x 30 in. ©Enrique Chagoya 2018, Photo credit: Bud Shark

October 17-November 14, 2019

The first survey exhibition of Enrique Chagoya’s work in Florida covers his political and social activism through his innovative prints and paintings. Using pop culture icons, current events and historical images, Chagoya creates layered narratives dealing with immigration and cultural identity as a basis for social reflection. Born in Mexico City, Chagoya immigrated to the United States in 1977, where he worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and became an American citizen in 2000. He currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at Stanford University.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image credit: Enrique Chagoya, Everyone is an Alienígeno, 2018, Color lithograph with collage, Ed. 30, 22 x 30 in. ©Enrique Chagoya 2018, Photo credit: Bud Shark

September 27-November 7, 2019

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

This recital is free and open to the public

Zach Bartholomew, jazz piano
David Fernandez, tenor and soprano saxophone
Ilya DaCosta, bass
Rodolfo Zuniga, drums

Dr. Zach Bartholomew is an award-winning jazz pianist, composer, and music educator. He has been featured as a performer, composer, and bandleader at national and international jazz festivals, including the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Jalisco Jazz Festival, and Festival Miami. In addition to headlining at some of the top jazz venues across the country with his group, Zach has performed with artists such as Victor Goines, Brian Lynch, Dafnis Prieto, Dave Holland, David Liebman, and Ira Sullivan. His original music and unique arrangements are inspired by the jazz tradition, but also draw heavily from Afro-Cuban rhythms and modern influences.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Adapted and directed by Barry Cavin
October 25-November 3, 2019

October 25, 26, November 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 27, November 2* & 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

After having banned theater from much of Europe for centuries, the Christian church brought it back during the Middle Ages in the form of popular street entertainment. Actors, working with local trade guilds, produced bible stories on wagons and presented them to an audience desperate for a distraction from the various threats of living in a newly forming urban society. Some of the plays were funny, some frightening, but all were fully secular and very much a part of the human condition.  Barry Cavin adapts and directs a contemporary retelling of three ancient cycle plays for our 2019/20 season in a production that promises to capture the spirit and fun of the original work while making the event relevant and interesting to today’s audiences.

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

Adapted and directed by Barry Cavin
October 25-November 3, 2019

October 25, 26, November 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 27, November 2* & 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

After having banned theater from much of Europe for centuries, the Christian church brought it back during the Middle Ages in the form of popular street entertainment. Actors, working with local trade guilds, produced bible stories on wagons and presented them to an audience desperate for a distraction from the various threats of living in a newly forming urban society. Some of the plays were funny, some frightening, but all were fully secular and very much a part of the human condition.  Barry Cavin adapts and directs a contemporary retelling of three ancient cycle plays for our 2019/20 season in a production that promises to capture the spirit and fun of the original work while making the event relevant and interesting to today’s audiences.

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

Adapted and directed by Barry Cavin
October 25-November 3, 2019

October 25, 26, November 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 27, November 2* & 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

After having banned theater from much of Europe for centuries, the Christian church brought it back during the Middle Ages in the form of popular street entertainment. Actors, working with local trade guilds, produced bible stories on wagons and presented them to an audience desperate for a distraction from the various threats of living in a newly forming urban society. Some of the plays were funny, some frightening, but all were fully secular and very much a part of the human condition.  Barry Cavin adapts and directs a contemporary retelling of three ancient cycle plays for our 2019/20 season in a production that promises to capture the spirit and fun of the original work while making the event relevant and interesting to today’s audiences.

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

October 17-November 14, 2019

The first survey exhibition of Enrique Chagoya’s work in Florida covers his political and social activism through his innovative prints and paintings. Using pop culture icons, current events and historical images, Chagoya creates layered narratives dealing with immigration and cultural identity as a basis for social reflection. Born in Mexico City, Chagoya immigrated to the United States in 1977, where he worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and became an American citizen in 2000. He currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at Stanford University.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image credit: Enrique Chagoya, Everyone is an Alienígeno, 2018, Color lithograph with collage, Ed. 30, 22 x 30 in. ©Enrique Chagoya 2018, Photo credit: Bud Shark

September 27-November 7, 2019

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

Adapted and directed by Barry Cavin
October 25-November 3, 2019

October 25, 26, November 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 27, November 2* & 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

After having banned theater from much of Europe for centuries, the Christian church brought it back during the Middle Ages in the form of popular street entertainment. Actors, working with local trade guilds, produced bible stories on wagons and presented them to an audience desperate for a distraction from the various threats of living in a newly forming urban society. Some of the plays were funny, some frightening, but all were fully secular and very much a part of the human condition.  Barry Cavin adapts and directs a contemporary retelling of three ancient cycle plays for our 2019/20 season in a production that promises to capture the spirit and fun of the original work while making the event relevant and interesting to today’s audiences.

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

Adapted and directed by Barry Cavin
October 25-November 3, 2019

October 25, 26, November 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 27, November 2* & 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

After having banned theater from much of Europe for centuries, the Christian church brought it back during the Middle Ages in the form of popular street entertainment. Actors, working with local trade guilds, produced bible stories on wagons and presented them to an audience desperate for a distraction from the various threats of living in a newly forming urban society. Some of the plays were funny, some frightening, but all were fully secular and very much a part of the human condition.  Barry Cavin adapts and directs a contemporary retelling of three ancient cycle plays for our 2019/20 season in a production that promises to capture the spirit and fun of the original work while making the event relevant and interesting to today’s audiences.

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

Adapted and directed by Barry Cavin
October 25-November 3, 2019

October 25, 26, November 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 27, November 2* & 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

After having banned theater from much of Europe for centuries, the Christian church brought it back during the Middle Ages in the form of popular street entertainment. Actors, working with local trade guilds, produced bible stories on wagons and presented them to an audience desperate for a distraction from the various threats of living in a newly forming urban society. Some of the plays were funny, some frightening, but all were fully secular and very much a part of the human condition.  Barry Cavin adapts and directs a contemporary retelling of three ancient cycle plays for our 2019/20 season in a production that promises to capture the spirit and fun of the original work while making the event relevant and interesting to today’s audiences.

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

This recital is free and open to the public

This recital is free and open to the public

Adapted and directed by Barry Cavin
October 25-November 3, 2019

October 25, 26, November 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.
October 27, November 2* & 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

After having banned theater from much of Europe for centuries, the Christian church brought it back during the Middle Ages in the form of popular street entertainment. Actors, working with local trade guilds, produced bible stories on wagons and presented them to an audience desperate for a distraction from the various threats of living in a newly forming urban society. Some of the plays were funny, some frightening, but all were fully secular and very much a part of the human condition.  Barry Cavin adapts and directs a contemporary retelling of three ancient cycle plays for our 2019/20 season in a production that promises to capture the spirit and fun of the original work while making the event relevant and interesting to today’s audiences.

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

This recital is free and open to the public

October 17-November 14, 2019

The first survey exhibition of Enrique Chagoya’s work in Florida covers his political and social activism through his innovative prints and paintings. Using pop culture icons, current events and historical images, Chagoya creates layered narratives dealing with immigration and cultural identity as a basis for social reflection. Born in Mexico City, Chagoya immigrated to the United States in 1977, where he worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and became an American citizen in 2000. He currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at Stanford University.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image credit: Enrique Chagoya, Everyone is an Alienígeno, 2018, Color lithograph with collage, Ed. 30, 22 x 30 in. ©Enrique Chagoya 2018, Photo credit: Bud Shark

September 27-November 7, 2019

“We are the embodiment of the aspirations, the dreams of our parents and our abuelitos.” Gil Rocha-Rochelli

This year’s Reunion Series presents FGCU Alumni Artists Adriana Flores (Class of 2017) and Felipe Maldonado (Class of 2016). The two American artists of Latino descent explore their heritage in Nosotros and express an appreciation for one’s origins, character, values and personal accomplishments. These culturally-diverse artists celebrate their lives as US citizens while acknowledging the histories and traditions of their familial roots.

Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: (left to right)

Felipe Maldonado, Surface Patterns, 2019, Ceramic transfer; Adriana Flores, Stand Still My Child, Don’t Move My Child, Stand Still My Child, 2018, Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. Images courtesy of the artists

A native of Miami, Florida, Anthony Offerle’s credits include performances with the OperaEstate in Rome, Cincinnati Opera, International Chamber Orchestra, Dayton Opera, Wyoming Opera, Charleston Symphony, Savannah Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. He has sung over 30 leading operatic roles. An active concert performer, he served as guest soloist in London’s Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and St. Giles Cathedral in Scotland.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Lecture at 5:00pm in the U. Tobe Recital Hall with a light reception to follow in the Arts Complex Lobby
This lecture is free and open to the public

Our sense of what makes artists special has Renaissance roots in the work of Jan van Eyck. Celebrated as a brilliant pioneer of realistic painting, he was equally innovative as a craftsman of his own reputation. Without the letters, printed publicity, and exhibitions that would fuel the fame of later artists, he argued for his unique mastery in paint alone—and only partly as a display of skill. More original and intriguing are his layers of subtle effort to absorb and challenge an observer.

Dr. Alfred Acres taught at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Oregon, and Princeton University before joining the faculty at Georgetown University. He is currently the Chair of the Department of Art and Art History and the Wright Family Term Associate Professor in Art History. His research is focused on northern European art of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, and his teaching also addresses the history of prints and conceptual topics ranging further afield in the western tradition since the Renaissance.  Among his many publications he is the author of Renaissance Invention and the Haunted Infancy (2013) and a forthcoming book on Jan van Eyck.

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul

October 17-November 14, 2019

The first survey exhibition of Enrique Chagoya’s work in Florida covers his political and social activism through his innovative prints and paintings. Using pop culture icons, current events and historical images, Chagoya creates layered narratives dealing with immigration and cultural identity as a basis for social reflection. Born in Mexico City, Chagoya immigrated to the United States in 1977, where he worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and became an American citizen in 2000. He currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at Stanford University.

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

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image credit: Enrique Chagoya, Everyone is an Alienígeno, 2018, Color lithograph with collage, Ed. 30, 22 x 30 in. ©Enrique Chagoya 2018, Photo credit: Bud Shark

Pianists Michael Baron and Prisicla Navarro (’14, Music) are perennial favorites as a piano duo. Together they explore the rich heritage of repertoire for two pianos, and for two pianists at one piano. Baron is a world-class pianist and Head of Keyboard Studies at the Bower School of Music at FGCU. Navarro, his former student, has distinguished herself with spectacular concerts and competition achievements throughout the world. Together they bring great drama, virtuosity and beauty to their performances.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

This recital is free and open to the public

This recital is free and open to the public

This recital is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary.

This recital is free and open to the public

Please consider an RSVP to this event by registering at fgcu.edu/joyful2019

Please consider an RSVP to this event by registering at fgcu.edu/joyful2019

Mary Voytek, Faculty Mentor

Opening Reception – Thursday, December 5, 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. Every 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, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Image Credit: Allana Nagy, Beneath the Flowers (installation detail), Senior Projects, Spring 2019, Ceramic. Photo by James Greco

December 6-13, 2019

Mary Voytek, Faculty Mentor

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. Every 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, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media 

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Allana Nagy, Beneath the Flowers (installation detail), Senior Projects, Spring 2019, Ceramic. Photo by James Greco

19^th Annual Pottery Sale

Arts Complex Courtyard

10:00am – 4:00pm

Beginning at 10:00 am, there will be free coffee and an artist meet & greet.

13^th Annual Empty Bowls Soup Lunch

Begins at 11:30am, and continues until the soup or bowls run out.

$15.00 suggested donation per person; all proceeds support the food pantry at Interfaith Charities of South Lee

Written by the Creating New Theatre class

Directed by Gerritt VanderMeer

December 6-8, 2019

December 6 & 7 at 7:30 p.m.

December 7* & 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Water Stories is a collection of short theatrical pieces exploring humankind’s fascination, fear, dependence and love for water, from our earliest origins as a species up to the present day. It features timeless stories inspired by myths, folklore and fairy tales drawn from multiple cultures and traditions, including those with their roots in Southwest Florida. The show was written and created by students in the “Creating New Theatre” class in collaboration with student members of the FGCU Composers Guild.

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

Written by the Creating New Theatre class

Directed by Gerritt VanderMeer

December 6-8, 2019

December 6 & 7 at 7:30 p.m.

December 7* & 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Water Stories is a collection of short theatrical pieces exploring humankind’s fascination, fear, dependence and love for water, from our earliest origins as a species up to the present day. It features timeless stories inspired by myths, folklore and fairy tales drawn from multiple cultures and traditions, including those with their roots in Southwest Florida. The show was written and created by students in the “Creating New Theatre” class in collaboration with student members of the FGCU Composers Guild.

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

Written by the Creating New Theatre class

Directed by Gerritt VanderMeer

December 6-8, 2019

December 6 & 7 at 7:30 p.m.

December 7* & 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Water Stories is a collection of short theatrical pieces exploring humankind’s fascination, fear, dependence and love for water, from our earliest origins as a species up to the present day. It features timeless stories inspired by myths, folklore and fairy tales drawn from multiple cultures and traditions, including those with their roots in Southwest Florida. The show was written and created by students in the “Creating New Theatre” class in collaboration with student members of the FGCU Composers Guild.

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

Written by the Creating New Theatre class

Directed by Gerritt VanderMeer

December 6-8, 2019

December 6 & 7 at 7:30 p.m.

December 7* & 8 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Water Stories is a collection of short theatrical pieces exploring humankind’s fascination, fear, dependence and love for water, from our earliest origins as a species up to the present day. It features timeless stories inspired by myths, folklore and fairy tales drawn from multiple cultures and traditions, including those with their roots in Southwest Florida. The show was written and created by students in the “Creating New Theatre” class in collaboration with student members of the FGCU Composers Guild.

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

A recognized international master at his instrument, Dimitri Ashkenazy performs widely as both a soloist and chamber musician. He has appeared with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at London’s Royal Festival Hall; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin at the Hollywood Bowl; SBS Youth Orchestra at Sydney Opera House; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico; and Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland and Mito Chamber orchestras in Japan.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

December 6-13, 2019

Mary Voytek, Faculty Mentor

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. Every 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, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media 

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Allana Nagy, Beneath the Flowers (installation detail), Senior Projects, Spring 2019, Ceramic. Photo by James Greco

Opening Reception – Thursday, January 16, 5-7pm

This exhibition showcases student work from the Digital Media Design Workshop course. Students in this class are exploring potential pathways towards their senior project. Experimentation, innovation and creativity are at the heart of the course as students seek out design solutions to unique challenges based upon their research and personal discoveries.

Sponsored by WGCU Public Media

Image Credit: Audrey Mobley, Untitled, 2018, 108 x 36 in., Digital Media Design Vinyl Banner Project

January 17-February 13, 2020

This exhibition showcases student work from the Digital Media Design Workshop course. Students in this class are exploring potential pathways towards their senior project. Experimentation, innovation and creativity are at the heart of the course as students seek out design solutions to unique challenges based upon their research and personal discoveries.

Sponsored by WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Audrey Mobley, Untitled, 2018, 108 x 36 in., Digital Media Design Vinyl Banner Project

January 17-February 13, 2020

This exhibition showcases student work from the Digital Media Design Workshop course. Students in this class are exploring potential pathways towards their senior project. Experimentation, innovation and creativity are at the heart of the course as students seek out design solutions to unique challenges based upon their research and personal discoveries.

Sponsored by WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Audrey Mobley, Untitled, 2018, 108 x 36 in., Digital Media Design Vinyl Banner Project

Steven Scheschareg has made a name for himself with his striking stage presence, strong voice, and wide-ranging artistic capabilities. He is the winner of the prestigious George London Prize from the Vienna State Opera. Educated at the Eastman and Juilliard Schools, he now resides in Vienna and performs regularly in the great the great theaters of Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, and China, as well as at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center. At FGCU, he is presenting an extraordinary program titled From Vienna to the USA, featuring music of exiled Viennese opera and operetta composers.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

January 17-February 13, 2020

This exhibition showcases student work from the Digital Media Design Workshop course. Students in this class are exploring potential pathways towards their senior project. Experimentation, innovation and creativity are at the heart of the course as students seek out design solutions to unique challenges based upon their research and personal discoveries.

Sponsored by WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Audrey Mobley, Untitled, 2018, 108 x 36 in., Digital Media Design Vinyl Banner Project

Opening Reception, Artist Talk and Performance by the Jazz Combo – Thursday, January 30, 5-7pm

Drawn to Nature’s roughness, randomness and disorder, Ran Adler takes a meditative approach to life and his art. His gathering of organic materials (while wandering such places as along the banks of the Mississippi River) is the inspirational first step. Ran’s rhythmic, repetitive process of sorting, cutting, weaving, threading, burning and inscribing induces a prayer-like state and clarifies his intention...to share the harmonious transformation of chaos into order. The exhibition will feature new large-scale installation pieces that encompass the viewer within these concepts.

Sponsored by The Wasmer Family, Judith Liegeois Designs, Alice and Dean Fjelstul, Gene and Lee Seidler, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and WGCU Public Media

Title: (left to right) Artist Ran Adler in his studio. Photo courtesy of Owen Collective; Ran Adler, Art of Assemblage, 2015-16, Wire, mahogany pods, and driftwood, Dimensions variable. Photo credit: Steve Scott

January 31-February 27, 2020

Drawn to Nature’s roughness, randomness and disorder, Ran Adler takes a meditative approach to life and his art. His gathering of organic materials (while wandering such places as along the banks of the Mississippi River) is the inspirational first step. Ran’s rhythmic, repetitive process of sorting, cutting, weaving, threading, burning and inscribing induces a prayer-like state and clarifies his intention...to share the harmonious transformation of chaos into order. The exhibition will feature new large-scale installation pieces that encompass the viewer within these concepts.

Sponsored by The Wasmer Family, Judith Liegeois Designs, Alice and Dean Fjelstul, Gene and Lee Seidler, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Title: (left to right) Artist Ran Adler in his studio. Photo courtesy of Owen Collective; Ran Adler, Art of Assemblage, 2015-16, Wire, mahogany pods, and driftwood, Dimensions variable. Photo credit: Steve Scott

January 31-February 27, 2020

Drawn to Nature’s roughness, randomness and disorder, Ran Adler takes a meditative approach to life and his art. His gathering of organic materials (while wandering such places as along the banks of the Mississippi River) is the inspirational first step. Ran’s rhythmic, repetitive process of sorting, cutting, weaving, threading, burning and inscribing induces a prayer-like state and clarifies his intention...to share the harmonious transformation of chaos into order. The exhibition will feature new large-scale installation pieces that encompass the viewer within these concepts.

Sponsored by The Wasmer Family, Judith Liegeois Designs, Alice and Dean Fjelstul, Gene and Lee Seidler, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Title: (left to right) Artist Ran Adler in his studio. Photo courtesy of Owen Collective; Ran Adler, Art of Assemblage, 2015-16, Wire, mahogany pods, and driftwood, Dimensions variable. Photo credit: Steve Scott

January 17-February 13, 2020

This exhibition showcases student work from the Digital Media Design Workshop course. Students in this class are exploring potential pathways towards their senior project. Experimentation, innovation and creativity are at the heart of the course as students seek out design solutions to unique challenges based upon their research and personal discoveries.

Sponsored by WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Audrey Mobley, Untitled, 2018, 108 x 36 in., Digital Media Design Vinyl Banner Project

This concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary.

January 31-February 27, 2020

Drawn to Nature’s roughness, randomness and disorder, Ran Adler takes a meditative approach to life and his art. His gathering of organic materials (while wandering such places as along the banks of the Mississippi River) is the inspirational first step. Ran’s rhythmic, repetitive process of sorting, cutting, weaving, threading, burning and inscribing induces a prayer-like state and clarifies his intention...to share the harmonious transformation of chaos into order. The exhibition will feature new large-scale installation pieces that encompass the viewer within these concepts.

Sponsored by The Wasmer Family, Judith Liegeois Designs, Alice and Dean Fjelstul, Gene and Lee Seidler, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Title: (left to right) Artist Ran Adler in his studio. Photo courtesy of Owen Collective; Ran Adler, Art of Assemblage, 2015-16, Wire, mahogany pods, and driftwood, Dimensions variable. Photo credit: Steve Scott

January 17-February 13, 2020

This exhibition showcases student work from the Digital Media Design Workshop course. Students in this class are exploring potential pathways towards their senior project. Experimentation, innovation and creativity are at the heart of the course as students seek out design solutions to unique challenges based upon their research and personal discoveries.

Sponsored by WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Audrey Mobley, Untitled, 2018, 108 x 36 in., Digital Media Design Vinyl Banner Project

Acknowledging the strength and utility of the Americans for the Arts/PAN Advisory Council green paper, art advocate and City of Fort Myers Public Art Consultant Tom Hall will present a pictorial survey of the ways in which Southwest Florida residents, visitors, vacationers and cultural tourists connect and interact with the public artworks interspersed throughout the region, demonstrating in the process why public art improves overall quality of life and attracts creative class entrepreneurs, workers and new residents, including retirees, to the region. The presentation will conclude with an analysis of the role that individual citizens can play in supporting public art in both outdoor and indoor environments and providing the images and messages that dominate our public spaces and shape our visual landscape. 

To read Tom's article on public art, visit his Art SWFL website

Join us as Dr. Camille Ortiz and Carolann M. Sanita, sopranos perform An Evening of Opera and Musical Theatre in the U. Tobe Recital Hall. Both are adjunct vocal faculty members at the Bower School of Music. Native Puerto Rican soprano Camille Ortiz is quickly establishing herself as a leading operatic artist, and Ms. Sanita has toured as Marian in the first national tour of The Music Man and internationally as Maria in the European and Asian tours of West Side Story. Bower School of Music adjunct faculty member Robin Shuford Frank will accompany both sopranos during this evening of theatrical music.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Dan Bacalzo

February 14-23, 2020

February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

February 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic, which debuted in London in 1895, follows a young man bent on marrying the woman he loves. However, he must first acquire some parents, get rid of a brother, and withstand the scrutiny of his soon-to-be mother-in-law. As he seeks to carve out a future with his intended bride, must he let go of everything that has made him who he is? Social and gender roles are explored and exploded as this production of Wilde’s witty comedy grapples with what it truly means to be “Earnest.”

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

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Dan Bacalzo

February 14-23, 2020

February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

February 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic, which debuted in London in 1895, follows a young man bent on marrying the woman he loves. However, he must first acquire some parents, get rid of a brother, and withstand the scrutiny of his soon-to-be mother-in-law. As he seeks to carve out a future with his intended bride, must he let go of everything that has made him who he is? Social and gender roles are explored and exploded as this production of Wilde’s witty comedy grapples with what it truly means to be “Earnest.”

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

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Dan Bacalzo

February 14-23, 2020

February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

February 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic, which debuted in London in 1895, follows a young man bent on marrying the woman he loves. However, he must first acquire some parents, get rid of a brother, and withstand the scrutiny of his soon-to-be mother-in-law. As he seeks to carve out a future with his intended bride, must he let go of everything that has made him who he is? Social and gender roles are explored and exploded as this production of Wilde’s witty comedy grapples with what it truly means to be “Earnest.”

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

January 31-February 27, 2020

Drawn to Nature’s roughness, randomness and disorder, Ran Adler takes a meditative approach to life and his art. His gathering of organic materials (while wandering such places as along the banks of the Mississippi River) is the inspirational first step. Ran’s rhythmic, repetitive process of sorting, cutting, weaving, threading, burning and inscribing induces a prayer-like state and clarifies his intention...to share the harmonious transformation of chaos into order. The exhibition will feature new large-scale installation pieces that encompass the viewer within these concepts.

Sponsored by The Wasmer Family, Judith Liegeois Designs, Alice and Dean Fjelstul, Gene and Lee Seidler, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Title: (left to right) Artist Ran Adler in his studio. Photo courtesy of Owen Collective; Ran Adler, Art of Assemblage, 2015-16, Wire, mahogany pods, and driftwood, Dimensions variable. Photo credit: Steve Scott

Nathan Olson, violin
Aaron Requiro, violin
John T Posadas, viola
David Requiro, cello

with Michael Baron, piano

Acknowledged as one of the finest young quartets in the country, the Baumer String Quartet was founded in 2003 by a group of musicians at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The members of the quartet pursue parallel careers as international soloists, leaders and principal players of world-class orchestras, as members of eminent chamber groups, and as tutors and professors of music. Their concert at FGCU will highlight Beethoven in celebration of the 250^th anniversary of his birth and will be joined by pianist Michael Baron for the spectacular Dvorak Piano Quintet.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Dan Bacalzo

February 14-23, 2020

February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

February 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic, which debuted in London in 1895, follows a young man bent on marrying the woman he loves. However, he must first acquire some parents, get rid of a brother, and withstand the scrutiny of his soon-to-be mother-in-law. As he seeks to carve out a future with his intended bride, must he let go of everything that has made him who he is? Social and gender roles are explored and exploded as this production of Wilde’s witty comedy grapples with what it truly means to be “Earnest.”

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

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Dan Bacalzo

February 14-23, 2020

February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

February 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic, which debuted in London in 1895, follows a young man bent on marrying the woman he loves. However, he must first acquire some parents, get rid of a brother, and withstand the scrutiny of his soon-to-be mother-in-law. As he seeks to carve out a future with his intended bride, must he let go of everything that has made him who he is? Social and gender roles are explored and exploded as this production of Wilde’s witty comedy grapples with what it truly means to be “Earnest.”

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

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Dan Bacalzo

February 14-23, 2020

February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

February 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic, which debuted in London in 1895, follows a young man bent on marrying the woman he loves. However, he must first acquire some parents, get rid of a brother, and withstand the scrutiny of his soon-to-be mother-in-law. As he seeks to carve out a future with his intended bride, must he let go of everything that has made him who he is? Social and gender roles are explored and exploded as this production of Wilde’s witty comedy grapples with what it truly means to be “Earnest.”

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

By Oscar Wilde

Directed by Dan Bacalzo

February 14-23, 2020

February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

February 16, 22* & 23 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic, which debuted in London in 1895, follows a young man bent on marrying the woman he loves. However, he must first acquire some parents, get rid of a brother, and withstand the scrutiny of his soon-to-be mother-in-law. As he seeks to carve out a future with his intended bride, must he let go of everything that has made him who he is? Social and gender roles are explored and exploded as this production of Wilde’s witty comedy grapples with what it truly means to be “Earnest.”

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

January 31-February 27, 2020

Drawn to Nature’s roughness, randomness and disorder, Ran Adler takes a meditative approach to life and his art. His gathering of organic materials (while wandering such places as along the banks of the Mississippi River) is the inspirational first step. Ran’s rhythmic, repetitive process of sorting, cutting, weaving, threading, burning and inscribing induces a prayer-like state and clarifies his intention...to share the harmonious transformation of chaos into order. The exhibition will feature new large-scale installation pieces that encompass the viewer within these concepts.

Sponsored by The Wasmer Family, Judith Liegeois Designs, Alice and Dean Fjelstul, Gene and Lee Seidler, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Title: (left to right) Artist Ran Adler in his studio. Photo courtesy of Owen Collective; Ran Adler, Art of Assemblage, 2015-16, Wire, mahogany pods, and driftwood, Dimensions variable. Photo credit: Steve Scott

Opening Reception and Artist Talk – Thursday, February 27, 5-7pm

Hevelyn Villar (b. Brazil, 1986) is an architect, photographer and sculptor who incorporates different construction materials in her work such as concrete, wood, drywall, metal and clay. Through juxtaposition, conversion, inversion, interception and approximation she explores and reveals stillness and movement, light and darkness, and order and disorder. Form understood as a relational system among different parts is the theme of this exhibition.

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 and WGCU Public Media

Image Credit: Hevelyn Villar, Uma Casa de Material (detail), 2018, Concrete, wood and clay, 72 x 24 x 12.5 in. Courtesy of the artist

February 28-March 26, 2020

Hevelyn Villar (b. Brazil, 1986) is an architect, photographer and sculptor who incorporates different construction materials in her work such as concrete, wood, drywall, metal and clay. Through juxtaposition, conversion, inversion, interception and approximation she explores and reveals stillness and movement, light and darkness, and order and disorder. Form understood as a relational system among different parts is the theme of this exhibition.

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 and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Hevelyn Villar, Uma Casa de Material (detail), 2018, Concrete, wood and clay, 72 x 24 x 12.5 in. Courtesy of the artist

February 28-March 26, 2020

Hevelyn Villar (b. Brazil, 1986) is an architect, photographer and sculptor who incorporates different construction materials in her work such as concrete, wood, drywall, metal and clay. Through juxtaposition, conversion, inversion, interception and approximation she explores and reveals stillness and movement, light and darkness, and order and disorder. Form understood as a relational system among different parts is the theme of this exhibition.

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 and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Hevelyn Villar, Uma Casa de Material (detail), 2018, Concrete, wood and clay, 72 x 24 x 12.5 in. Courtesy of the artist

Kevin Chance, professor at the University of Alabama, and Eun-Hee Park professor at the University of Montevallo, Alabama present an exciting program of works for two pianos.  Both brilliant soloists, together they share the passion and beauty in the masterpieces for two pianos that they perform.  This concert presents a special opportunity to hear two brilliant pianists performing on matching 9-foot grand Steinway concert pianos.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

February 28-March 26, 2020

Hevelyn Villar (b. Brazil, 1986) is an architect, photographer and sculptor who incorporates different construction materials in her work such as concrete, wood, drywall, metal and clay. Through juxtaposition, conversion, inversion, interception and approximation she explores and reveals stillness and movement, light and darkness, and order and disorder. Form understood as a relational system among different parts is the theme of this exhibition.

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 and WGCU Public Media

ArtLab is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Hevelyn Villar, Uma Casa de Material (detail), 2018, Concrete, wood and clay, 72 x 24 x 12.5 in. Courtesy of the artist

Opening Reception - Thursday, March 19, 5 -7pm with Award Presentations at 6pm

Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, 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 The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, Method & Concept and WGCU Public Media

Image Credit: Rae Williams-Simmons, Hannibal, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. Photo courtesy of James Greco

March 20-April 2, 2020

Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, 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 The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, Method & Concept and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Rae Williams-Simmons, Hannibal, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. Photo courtesy of James Greco

Arun Ramamurthy, violin
Jay Gandhi, flute
Nitin Mitta, tabla

Two ancient styles of Indian classical music, Hindustani and Carnatic, are explored together with contemporary and personal influence. Arun Ramamurthy is among the leading classical and crossover violinists from India, performing in both Carnatic and Hindustani traditions, as well as cross genre creative projects. Jay Gandhi is a prominent solo performer and teacher of Hindustani classical flute.  As a multifaceted artist, he a founding member of the Brooklyn Raga Massive, a musicians collective. Nitin Mitta is one of the most sought after tabla players of his generation who has performed worldwide with some of India’s most celebrated Indian classical musicians.

Partially sponsored by RAAGA

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

March 20-April 2, 2020

Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, 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 The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, Method & Concept and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Rae Williams-Simmons, Hannibal, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. Photo courtesy of James Greco

The year 1990 was a milestone for pianist Kevin Kenner whose artistry was recognized throughout the world by three prestigious awards: the top prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the International Terrence Judd Award in London, and third prize at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow. Kevin Kenner’s achievements have won him critical acclaim throughout the world. He has been praised as "one of the finest American pianists to come along in years" (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune).  Adrian Jack of the Independent described one of Kenner's recitals as "...the best performance I have ever heard in the concert hall of all four of Chopin's Ballades".

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

March 20-April 2, 2020

Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, 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 The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, Method & Concept and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Rae Williams-Simmons, Hannibal, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. Photo courtesy of James Greco

Violinist and conductor Kyle Szabo performs with Michael Baron, piano in a recital of Classical and Romantic repertoire sure to please. Szabo currently serves as Director of Orchestral Studies and Head of Strings at the Bower School of Music. He has appeared as a recitalist and chamber musician in venues across the country, and frequently gives presentations and clinics as a string pedagogue. Featured will be masterpieces of the violin repertoire as well as showpieces.

Tickets for this concert are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor

Opening Reception – Thursday, April 16, 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 The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Image Credit: Alexa Pavone, Feel it in My Bones (detail), Senior Projects, Fall 2014, Mixed media installation. Photo by James Greco

April 17-May 1, 2020

Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor

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, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Alexa Pavone, Feel it in My Bones (detail), Senior Projects, Fall 2014, Mixed media installation. Photo by James Greco

Adapted by Joseph Robinette, Based on the book by E.B.White

Directed by Anne Carncross

April 17-26, 2020

April 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 25* & 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. Determined to save Wilbur the pig, Charlotte, his “true friend and a good writer,” begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

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

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

Adapted by Joseph Robinette, Based on the book by E.B.White

Directed by Anne Carncross

April 17-26, 2020

April 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 25* & 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. Determined to save Wilbur the pig, Charlotte, his “true friend and a good writer,” begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

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

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

Adapted by Joseph Robinette, Based on the book by E.B.White

Directed by Anne Carncross

April 17-26, 2020

April 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 25* & 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. Determined to save Wilbur the pig, Charlotte, his “true friend and a good writer,” begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

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

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

April 17-May 1, 2020

Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor

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, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Alexa Pavone, Feel it in My Bones (detail), Senior Projects, Fall 2014, Mixed media installation. Photo by James Greco

This concert is free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary.

Adapted by Joseph Robinette, Based on the book by E.B.White

Directed by Anne Carncross

April 17-26, 2020

April 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 25* & 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. Determined to save Wilbur the pig, Charlotte, his “true friend and a good writer,” begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

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

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

Adapted by Joseph Robinette, Based on the book by E.B.White

Directed by Anne Carncross

April 17-26, 2020

April 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 25* & 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. Determined to save Wilbur the pig, Charlotte, his “true friend and a good writer,” begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

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

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

Adapted by Joseph Robinette, Based on the book by E.B.White

Directed by Anne Carncross

April 17-26, 2020

April 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 25* & 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. Determined to save Wilbur the pig, Charlotte, his “true friend and a good writer,” begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

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

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

Adapted by Joseph Robinette, Based on the book by E.B.White

Directed by Anne Carncross

April 17-26, 2020

April 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 25* & 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for this performance are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available here.

The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation. Determined to save Wilbur the pig, Charlotte, his “true friend and a good writer,” begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.

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

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

April 17-May 1, 2020

Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor

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, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

Wasmer Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10a-4p and is closed on FGCU holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Image Credit: Alexa Pavone, Feel it in My Bones (detail), Senior Projects, Fall 2014, Mixed media installation. Photo by James Greco

Opening reception 5pm

Works on display Friday, May 1, 10am-4pm and Saturday, May 2, 10am-2pm

The FGCU Art Program hosts the first annual showcase of innovative and creative work from graduating students in Digital Media Design. This exhibition will demonstrate the fierce talent and fresh thinking of these new designers working across many design disciplines and applications. The 2020 DMD Showcase is open to the public and industry professionals as a celebration of ambition, concept, execution, and design thinking.

Haley Levy & Hadassa Romero, Buddy Buddy (App prototype), Adobe XD.  Digital Media Design 1, Fall 2017

Works on display Friday, May 1, 10am-4pm and Saturday, May 2, 10am-2pm

The FGCU Art Program hosts the first annual showcase of innovative and creative work from graduating students in Digital Media Design. This exhibition will demonstrate the fierce talent and fresh thinking of these new designers working across many design disciplines and applications. The 2020 DMD Showcase is open to the public and industry professionals as a celebration of ambition, concept, execution, and design thinking.

Haley Levy & Hadassa Romero, Buddy Buddy (App prototype), Adobe XD.  Digital Media Design 1, Fall 2017