Arts
Cape Coral
Harbour View Gallery
Cheryl Fausel, a watercolor artist, and Vic Baisley, a woodturner, are the featured visiting artists during January at the Harbour View Gallery at Cape Harbour Marina S., Unit 104. For information, contact the gallery at 540-5789 or visit the gallery Web site at: www.harbourviewgallery.com.
Rising Stars Art Gallery
Dana Rudolph is currently showing her exquisite jewelry creations at Rising Stars Art Gallery. Rudolph has been designing and making jewelry for more than 30 years, in addition to pursuing her artistic vision in sculpture and drawing. She has recently moved to Port Charlotte from Troy, N.Y., where she owned an award-winning jewelry and bead business. She was professor of art at the Sage Colleges in Albany, N.Y.
Cape Coral Arts Studio
The Cape Coral Arts Studio presents the following events.
– Today-Jan 30: “The Surreal World of Greg Deckler” exhibit. Free and open to the public.
– The Stone Age Emporium presents a bead show Jan. 24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. One-day event provides an opportunity to choose from a large selection of supplies for anyone working in jewelry, glass beading, precious metal clay, gold and silversmithing. There will be more than 200 varieties of gemstones and glass beads available.
– Fine Craft Bash: Jan. 25 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. A day of hands-on fine craft workshops that include silver jewelry, glass fusing, enameling, past paper boxes, intro to beadmaking, painted gourds, stained glass, raku firing and wire wrapping. Workshops from 9 a.m.-noon and from 1-4 p.m. Cost is $35 for one workshop or $60 for two workshops. Special rates for members and students. Winter class session runs today-March 2. Register early for classes in the fine arts and fine crafts for adults and youth classes at the studio. Call 574-0802 for information. The Cape Coral Arts Studio is located at 4533 Coronado Parkway.
Cape Coral Art League
The Cape Coral Art League announces its 2009 classes schedule. Classes are held in four-week sessions, unless otherwise stated.
– Painting in Pastels. Monday from 1-4 p.m.
– All Mediums. Monday from 1-4 p.m.
– Jewelry Design. Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon.
– Acrylic Painting. Tuesday from 1-4 p.m.
– Expressive Experimentation in Creative Watercolor. Tuesday from 1-4 p.m.
– All Mediums. Wednesday from 9 a.m.-noon.
– Drawing ProcessStart to Finish. Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon.
– Member’s Open Painting. Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. Non-instruction.
– Combining Realism with Abstract Design/Acr Erma Jean Wood. Wednesday from 12:30-3:30 p.m
– Beginning Photography. Wednesday from 6-9 p.m.
– En Plein Air Painting. Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon.
– Hooked on Watercolor II. Thursday from 1-4 p.m.
– Hooked on Watercolor I. Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
– Basket Weaving. Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
Specialty classes
– Jan. 23 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Big Brush, Painterly Style Acrylics/Oil.
– Feb. 20 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Creative Art of CollageWatercolor.
More classes may be added. Call Gail Dale at 543-5333 to reserve a spot. Use Visa/MC to pay for class or mail check to CCAL, 516 Cultural Park Blvd., P.O. Box 100707, Cape Coral, FL 33910.
Fort Myers
National League of American Pen Women
The Southwest Florida branch of the National League of American Pen Women presents an exhibit of their work at Arts For Act, 2265 First St., Fort Myers. The exhibit will run through Feb. 3. The National League of American Pen Women began in 1897. For information, contact Peg Cullen at 283-6498.
FGCU Art Gallery
Florida Gulf Coast University Art Gallery invites the public to the “Man Made” exhibition featuring the environmental art of Mary Ellen Croteau. The exhibition runs through Feb. 7 and is free and open to the public. For information, contact Anica Sturdivant at 590-7199 or visit: artgallery.fgcu.edu. The art gallery is located inside the Arts Complex on FGCU’s main campus.
North Fort Myers
‘Art Talk’
An invitation to the public, artists, students and members from Portrait and Figure Painters Society of Southwest Florida Inc. to “Art Talk” and Doug MacGregor of the Sunshine Galleries, 1105 Business Highway 41, North Fort Myers, on Friday from 1:30-3 p.m. and 3-4 p.m. For details, call 997-3301 or 481-2081. There is a $5 donation for non-members attending the event. Students are free.