COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES

Pinwheels @ the Pier Event – in partnership with the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collier County

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Place and Time: On the Beach at the Naples Pier, 12 Avenue South
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Free participation, but will include promotional marketing, social media, and posters.

About:
The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) with support from the City of Naples, the CVB, and eBella magazine will be attempting a Guinness World Record with the world’s largest display of toy pinwheels. The shimmering blue and silver public art installation will be in the form of a giant flower pot with a hug daisy-like flower made up of 4,000 pinwheels.

In addition, the gifted sand sculptor, Dan Duling, is flying in from South Dakota to make one of his massive works of art.  To enhance the artfulness of the day, the CAC is hoping to have a few local artists with their easels on site, painting the pier, pinwheels, people, birds, seashells, or whatever fits the beach/children/pinwheels blue sky theme.  There’s no charge for the artist’s participation, and of course, artists may hand out postcards or cards if they like.  Artists may donate the piece they are painting, or not.  The CAC will supply a donation bucket for anyone who wants to support the cause.

Your chance to participate!

We invite you to take advantage of the gallery to display and sell your artwork. COCO Art Gallery at Coconut Point Mall in Estero is operated by the Art Council of Southwest Florida and is a year-round venue.

This is another great opportunity for all of the 21 ACSWF member organizations (if you are a member of the Naples Art Association, you’re eligible!) to take advantage of the 7,000 square-foot gallery.

Artists are invited to visit the gallery to see the incredible art and pick up an informational flyer which has the gallery website’s password protected members page and everything you need to begin exhibiting.

United Arts Council

The United Arts Council of Collier County presents exhibitions and offers links to other exhibition opportunities.

3rd Edition of the Fair in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Art Fort Lauderdale is a 4-day curated art fair that transports attendees on a journey along the famed Intracoastal waterways via water taxi and private yacht with stops at vacant multi million dollar waterfront properties that feature artists and galleries exhibiting various styles and methods of art that reflect the past, the present and the future.

Accepted genres: Painting, Pen & Ink, Photography, Ceramics & Pottery, Glass, Art Installation, Mixed Media, Performance Art, Sculpture, Video/Lights, Woodwork.