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Fort Myers Beach Art Association shines again
By NATHAN MAYBERG
nmayberg@breezenewspapers.com
The Fort Myers Beach Art Association lost their home of more than 50 years off Donora Boulevard and Shell Mound Boulevard to Hurricane Ian but they have found a temporary home at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers.
The Alliance for the Arts, off McGregor Boulevard,hasbeenshowcasingtheartworkofthe Fort Myers Beach Art Association as part of a show that runs through Monday, Nov. 28.
The show features mostly art completed before Hurricane Ian and features a large amount of plein art taken of familiar places on Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Matlacha.
Many Fort Myers Beach Art Association members lost works of art in their homes and inside the gallery.
Association members have been working insidestudioplaceprovidedbytheAllianceforthe Arts.
The association is raising funds for a new space to call home. Proceeds from the sale of art at the show will go to that endeavor.
On Dec. 3, the Fort Myers Beach Art Association will have mini masters for sale outside the Alliance for the Arts and other larger artworks. The Alliance for the Arts will also be hosting an arts and crafts show under tents. There will be about 20 local artists and craftsmen, Alliance for the Arts Gallery Manager Emily Radomski.
Radomski said the Alliance for the Arts "kind ofadopted"theFortMyersBeachArtAssociation. "We're trying to help how we can because were lucky, " Radomski said.
NATHAN MAYBERG
Fort Myers Beach Art Association member Julie Nusbaum working on watercolors on yupo paper at the Art Alliance studio in Fort Myers.
"Matlacha" acrylic painting by Dana Enders.
"Matlacha Community Boat Ramp" pastels by Tamara Culp.
"Remembering Times Square" watercolor by Lois Ostrov.
"Twilight" acrylic art by Mina Bobel. "Shimmering Sunset" by Mina Bobel.
"Wading Egret" oil on linen, by Julia Tamblyn.
"Sanibel Sandcastle" oil on canvas by Christine Woodring. "The Sanibel Stoop" acrylic art by Dana Enders.
"Moon" water media by Julia Tamblyn.
"Gifts from Fort Myers Beach" shell collage by Beverly Silvia.
