FGCU Art & Design Events

Art & Design Special Events

In the FGCU Art & Design Program, we believe in building a strong campus community of faculty, staff and students committed to the arts, while serving our regional communities of art lovers and supporters. Partnerships with local businesses and arts organizations offer opportunities for the display and sale of student and alumni works in art and design. Signature annual events hosted by the Art & Design Program include the Pottery Sale and Empty Bowls Soup Lunch, which raises over $5000.00 each year to address food insecurity in our neighborhood through collaboration with Interfaith Charities of South Lee; and the Fjelstul Artist Lecture Series brings extraordinary artists, art historians, and designers to campus for public talks, artist workshops and in-depth classroom engagement with students. FGCU's new major is Digital Media Design (DMD) will also hold an annual exhibition of the graduating seniors' work.

Important Information About 2021/22 Season Art & Design Special Events

The Bower School of Music & the Arts would like to welcome you to the Art & Design Special Events page. We are excited to welcome the public back on campus for events throughout the 2021/22 Season, and ask that you check the website often for any possible updates.

FGCU expects all students, employees, visitors and vendors to wear face masks at all times while indoors and when attending large, outdoor gatherings, even if you are vaccinated. (Updated: Aug. 11, 2021).

Watch a selection of events from the 2020/21 Season here

The Bower School of Music & the Arts would like to thank our streaming partner, WGCU Public Media

As always, we want to thank you for your continued support of the Bower School of Music & the Arts at FGCU, and look forward to providing you with the highest quality events in the future, and appreciate your patience and understanding as this situation unfolds.

Thank you for your time, and please do not hesitate to contact Joanna Hoch, Events Coordinator, at jhoch@fgcu.edu with any questions you might have concerning upcoming events.

2021-22 Art & Design Special Events

name	image	day	month	year	time	duration	color	location	description	image_alt
FJELSTUL ART LECTURE	/artevents/images/fancys_bower_325x225.jpg	3	11	2021	6:00pm	1	3	U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus	Patrick Dougherty Primitive Ways in an Accelerated World Lecture will begin at 6p in the U. Tobe Recital Hall, with a light reception to follow in the Arts Complex Lobby Over the past thirty years internationally acclaimed environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty has produced a body of work that includes more than 310 large-scale “Stickwork” sculptures, assembled onsite from Scotland to Japan to Australia, and all over the United States. In November 2021 he will be creating a site-specific sculptural installation at the Naples Botanical Garden, and this lecture offers the opportunity to hear the artist discuss his journey from a childhood affinity for sticks to decades spent creating larger-than-life woven structures that enchant and beguile visitors. Born in Oklahoma in 1945, Patrick Dougherty grew up in North Carolina, where he roamed the woods as a child. He began grade school dressed in coat and tie and aspired to follow his dad into the medical field. However, at thirty years of age, he heard the call of the wild and enrolled in the art department at the University of North Carolina. In the early 1980’s, he combined his carpentry skill with a love of nature and began to build sculptures using tree saplings as construction material. His work quickly evolved from single pieces on conventional pedestals to monumental-scale environmental works. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul In partnership with the Naples Botanical Garden This lecture is free and open to the public; Image Credit: Fancy’s Bower, 2017, Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal, QB, Canada Photo: Pierre Charbonneau	Patrick Dougherty image
20th (Almost) Annual Pottery Sale	/artevents/images/pottery_sale_325x225.jpg	03	12	2021	10:00 am	1	3	Arts Complex Courtyard, FGCU Campus	After a necessary pause last year, in 2021 we are happy to celebrate the 20th edition of the FGCU Pottery Sale featuring the work of area potters and FGCU faculty, students and alumni, made possible through twenty years of partnership with the United Arts Council of Collier County. Free coffee with the artists at 10am	Pottery Sale image
15th FGCU Empty Bowls Fundraiser	/artevents/images/newemptybowls337x261.jpg	03	12	2021	11:30 am	1	3	Arts Complex Courtyard, FGCU Campus	In these challenging times, helping our neighbors in need with food insecurity has never been more important. Now in its 15th year, the FGCU Empty Bowls Fundraiser is committed to the ongoing adaptation of our fundraising formula to make sure we all come together to support the food pantry at our partner organization, Interfaith Charities of South Lee. In one form or another, there will be bowls and soup, potters and students, and the friends, colleagues and community participants that make it happen. For more info and timing, stay tuned on www.facebook.com/FgcuEmptyBowls This event is free and open to the public	Empty Bowls image
Digital Media Design Senior Projects, Spring 2022 Opening Reception and Artist Talk	/artevents/images/dmd_sr_projects_325x225.jpg	18	04	2022	5:00 pm	1	3	Cohen Student Union Room 214, FGCU	Monday, April 18, 2022 Opening reception 5pm Works on display Tuesday, April 19 through Thursday, April 21 from 11am-7pm DMD Senior Projects, Spring 2022 is an exhibition of graduating students from the Digital Media Design major. Senior Projects is a showcase of innovative and creative student work and is a platform for the emerging talent and fresh thinking of these young designers. The students are working across multiple media including interactive design, video production, animation, video game design, graphic design, photography and illustration. The works in this exhibition are a celebration of their talent and the exhibition is an important step towards careers in the design industry. Image credit: Ana Quintana, Monsters don’t have to be scary (character designs), 2021; Digital Illustration, 18 x 24 in.	DMD Senior Projects
Digital Media Design Senior Projects, Spring 2022	/artevents/images/dmd_sr_projects_325x225.jpg	19	04	2022	11:00 am	1	3	Cohen Student Union Room 214, FGCU	Works on display Tuesday, April 19 through Thursday, April 21 from 11am-7pm DMD Senior Projects, Spring 2022 is an exhibition of graduating students from the Digital Media Design major. Senior Projects is a showcase of innovative and creative student work and is a platform for the emerging talent and fresh thinking of these young designers. The students are working across multiple media including interactive design, video production, animation, video game design, graphic design, photography and illustration. The works in this exhibition are a celebration of their talent and the exhibition is an important step towards careers in the design industry. Image credit: Ana Quintana, Monsters don’t have to be scary (character designs), 2021; Digital Illustration, 18 x 24 in.	DMD Senior Projects

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

The Music Building is #31 on the map

The Arts Complex is #15

Please park in either Parking Lot 7 or Parking Garage 2

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