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Malenda Trick is featured artist in Artist Appreciation Series
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Local art aficionados gathered at Marco Island’s Orion Bank on Wednesday night to mingle and be inspired by local talent Malenda Trick. Trick displayed many of her paintings, examples of her licensed products and even created an original painting during “An Evening with Malenda Trick,” which is part of the Artist Appreciation Series. Full story »
Island Arts: Artistic changes
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Time for a change? Living here in southwest Florida we don’t get the chance to experience the change of seasons. We don’t really go from spring weather to the summer weather in the traditional ways. After just spending a week in Michigan, I was reminded about how nature takes on changes. Full story »
Artist appreciation: An evening with Malenda Trick
Monday, May 12, 2008
Artist appreciation series continues Wednesday night. Be ready to be inspired by the extraordinary artistic talents of Marco’s own Malenda Trick, one of the United State’s most prominent artists who paints with a touch of the old word masters and 19th century impressionists. Full story »
Reel kids — a summer movie-making workshop
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Art League Marco Island’s Center for The Arts and the City of Marco Island Parks and Recreation Department have announced the return of Artists Visiting Kids! Program, designed to encourage students to “learn by doing”, by interpreting their environment in different ways and creating a work of art in the style of the selected visiting artist. Full story »
Teen painter draws attention on Marco
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Many of history’s great artists — Edgar Degas, Leonardo da Vinci, and Mary Cassatt, to name a few — found their passion for painting in their teenage years. For Camielle Aylwin, a 15-year-old tenth grader at Lely High School, art was never something she considered seriously — not until a year ago when she fell in love with the idea of painting. Full story »
Island Arts: Arts is everywhere
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
I am thinking about what to write about this week because there is so much planned for the off season here, and what is really on my mind is... vacation! Yes, I said it! I am writing this in the midst of all the challenges of putting together the new schedule of next season, the finishing touches on this summer season and thinking about my so-called vacation! I realized that my vacation is really planned around the arts. Full story »
Art Schedule: April 30
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Island Arts: Art is energy in motion
Thursday, April 17, 2008
While attending many of the arts events that take place on our island, I am excited about the people I get to see. This past week was a pretty busy week for us at the Center for the Arts (known to many as the Art League), but also at other locations as well. I always enjoy the time that I can share reconnecting with friends and meeting new people. There is always something that comes up or is said that just sticks in my mind. Full story »
Art schedule: April 17
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Art series spotlights local talent
Monday, April 14, 2008
Marco art aficionados are in for a treat this off season. The Marco Island Orion Bank is hosting its first ever Artist Appreciation Series. The series will run once a month with each event spotlighting one local artist at the Orion Bank rotunda. Full story »
Artist unveils mystical umbrella collection
Monday, April 7, 2008
Tara O’Neill promised creativity at her 5th annual one-woman art exhibition – and she delivered. Decked out in a rose trimmed umbrella hat and sunglasses, O’Neill greeted guests Saturday and Sunday afternoon at Little Bar restaurant in Goodland. Full story »
Island Arts: It’s not over till ...
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Many think of this time of year as the end of season. Now that Easter has come and gone most think the doings on the island start to wind down. What with the end of another great exhibit Art Interprets History closed and the pARTy behind us one might think that this is also true for the Center for the Arts (known to many as the Art League), however I am here to tell you it is quite the contrary. Full story »
Swashbuckling Soiree a success for Marco Island Center for the Arts
Monday, March 31, 2008
The Marco Island’s Center for the Arts should be commended for one of the more colorful and thought through events on Marco Island’s social calendar this year — the pARTy, a Swashbuckling Soiree, was a success. Full story »
Art fest celebrates local talent
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day for the Marco Island Foundation for the Arts to hold its first ever Left Bank Art Fest. That’s fortunate because for a while, the organizers and artists were worried about rain. Full story »
Art in Public Places: Claudia Jane Klein
Sunday, March 23, 2008
The artist says, “‘Stretch,’ is part of a group of figurative abstract sculptures emulating human striving for a different plane of existence as achieved through the disciplines of yoga, meditation, dance and sports.” Full story »
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