January 14 – February 17, 2022

In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. 

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

January 14 – February 17, 2022

In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. 

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

January 14 – February 17, 2022

In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. 

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

January 28 – March 3, 2022

Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary

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

239-745-4268

January 28 – March 3, 2022

Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary

January 14 – February 17, 2022

In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. 

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

This concert is free and open to the public

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

239-745-4268

January 28 – March 3, 2022

Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary

January 14 – February 17, 2022

In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. 

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

The brilliant Peruvian pianist Priscila Navarro (’15, Music) will perform an exciting solo piano recital containing works by Bach/Busoni, Haydn, Brahms, Albeniz and Gershwin. A scintillating performer, Dr. Navarro is the recipient of important competition prizes from all over the world. A proud alumna of Florida Gulf Coast University, we are proud to present this popular artist back to our stage. Please note that this concert will be replacing Santiago Rodriguez, piano.

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

239-745-4268

January 28 – March 3, 2022

Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary

January 14 – February 17, 2022

In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. 

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

This concert is free and open to the public

January 28 – March 3, 2022

Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary

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

239-745-4268

January 28 – March 3, 2022

Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary

This concert is free and open to the public

March 4 – April 7, 2022

Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

March 4 – April 7, 2022

Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

Jodi DeSalvo, piano
Thomas Cimarusti, accordion/bandoneon

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

239-745-4268

March 4 – April 7, 2022

Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

March 25 – April 7, 2022

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Ariel Collins, Orange Durag #1 (detail), 2020; Acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 in. designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

March 25 – April 7, 2022

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Ariel Collins, Orange Durag #1 (detail), 2020; Acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 in. designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

March 4 – April 7, 2022

Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

Sanibel Music Festival’s 2^nd Annual Emerging Artist Series will once again feature the strings of the Bower School of Music. Last season, Dr. Kyle Szabo brought three string student ensembles to perform outdoors on Sanibel, and will continue the new tradition in 2022! Be sure to check the Festival’s website or ours for updates and ticketing information.

Information and tickets can be found at sanibelmusicfestival.org

This concert is free and open to the public

Michael Baron, piano
Glenn Basham, violin
Adam Satinsky, cello
Paul Votapek, clarinet

In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250^th birthday, the Myra & Van Williams Distinguished Professor in Music, Pianist Michael Baron joins musicians from the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Glenn Basham, Concertmaster; Adam Satinsky, Principal Cello and Paul Votapek, Principal Clarinet to explore chamber music works of the immortal Beethoven in deeply moving performances.

Works to be performed are:
Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring”
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 5, No. 2
Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1

The concert is at 3:00 pm and will be followed by a champagne reception.

RSVPs are required for this concert, and contributions are encouraged. All proceeds benefit the Bower School of Music. This concert is sponsored by Richard S. Prescott & DJ Arnold and Monaise MacDonald.

Information and reservations can be found online at: fgcu.edu/concerts/champagne

March 25 – April 7, 2022

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Ariel Collins, Orange Durag #1 (detail), 2020; Acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 in. designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

March 4 – April 7, 2022

Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images.

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

Sanibel Music Festival’s 2^nd Annual Emerging Artist Series will once again feature the strings of the Bower School of Music. Last season, Dr. Kyle Szabo brought three string student ensembles to perform outdoors on Sanibel, and will continue the new tradition in 2022! Be sure to check the Festival’s website or ours for updates and ticketing information.

Information and tickets can be found at sanibelmusicfestival.org

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

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.

This concert is free and open to the public

This concert is free and open to the public

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

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art)

April 22-May 6, 2022

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

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art)

Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian

April 22-May 1, 2022

April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm
April 24 & 30* and May 1 at 2:00pm

Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology.  

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

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

This concert is free and open to the public

In support of Ukrainian sovereignty, the Myra & Van Williams Distinguished Professor of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University, pianist Michael Baron, Ukrainian cellist Tetyana Pyatovolenko, Turkmenian clarinetist Ismail Akmuradov, and Director of the Bower School of Music & the Arts and Polish baritone Krzysztof Biernacki come together to perform a benefit concert for humanitarian relief in Ukraine. Admission is free to the public and donations can be made during the concert. The proceeds benefit the Kyiv Rotary Refugee Initiative through the US-Ukraine Foundation (usukraine.org).
Program: Ukrainian Anthem; Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 Ludig Van Beethoven; La Tristesse Elegie N. Lissenko; Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40, mv I & II Dmitri Shostakovich.
This concert is free and open to the public, with donations requested

This concert is free and open to the public

Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian

April 22-May 1, 2022

April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm
April 24 & 30* and May 1 at 2:00pm

Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology.  

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

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

This concert is free and open to the public

April 22-May 6, 2022

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

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art)

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.

This concert is free and open to the public

Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian

April 22-May 1, 2022

April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm
April 24 & 30* and May 1 at 2:00pm

Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology.  

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

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

Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian

April 22-May 1, 2022

April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm
April 24 & 30* and May 1 at 2:00pm

Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology.  

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

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

Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian

April 22-May 1, 2022

April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm
April 24 & 30* and May 1 at 2:00pm

Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology.  

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

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

18-year-old American pianist Maxim Lando makes his third bi-annual appearance on the Nisita Series where he has consistently sold out and wowed his audiences with his brilliant performances. Recent accomplishments include winning the 2020 Young Artist Award and the Young Artists International Auditions. Mr. Lando has performed with major orchestras of the world including symphonies of Pittsburgh, Toronto, Vancouver and Hawaii, Russia’s Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony, Russian National Orchestra, Bolshoi Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, Kazakh State Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, and China’s NCPA Orchestra.

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

239-745-4268

April 22-May 6, 2022

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

The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow

Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art)