Alliance for the Arts

The Alliance for the Arts will commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Ian with an exhibition called "Storm Stories." It will include a book that documents contributors' experiences during and following the storm as well as artworks made of post-Ian debris as well as artist's reactions to what they and the rest of us went through as a result of the storm.

The Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers is hosting a retrospective exhibition of works by artist Joan Sonnenberg. At the age of 92, Sonnenberg continues creating her large-scale vibrant pieces blending abstraction and realism. We listen back to our earlier conversation with Sonnenberg as the exhibition runs through July 29.

In lieu of our weekly airing of Gulf Coast Life Arts Edition, we listen back to one of the very first episodes of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories featuring co-owner of Winged Foot Title and former Executive Director of the Alliance for the Arts Lydia Black.

The Alliance for the Arts has retrofitted its performing arts theater into a cinema and will begin offering independent films and documentaries later this month. Here's WGCU's Tom Hall with the details about the Alliance's new Art House Cinema.

The Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers opens a retrospective exhibition of works by artist Joan Sonnenberg. At the age of 92, Sonnenberg continues creating her large-scale vibrant pieces blending abstraction and realism. We speak with Sonnenberg in studio ahead of the exhibition’s June 16th opening reception.

Florida's new anti-drag statute was intended to prevent children from seeing sexual content at drag shows, but the State's "Protection of Children" law applies to any adult live performance, including musicals and plays. That has Southwest Florida's 19 local theaters re-evaluating the shows they choose to produce and who they'll admit into performances.

The Alliance for the Arts in Lee County is hosting a solo exhibition of works by Florida-based abstract painter Margaret Schnebly Hodge. We listen back to our previous conversation with the artist to explore paintings in the exhibit, her inspirations and insights into her creative process.

The Alliance for the Arts in Lee County is hosting a solo exhibition of works by Florida-based abstract painter Margaret Schnebly Hodge. Ahead of an opening reception, Friday May 5, we sit down with the artist to explore paintings in the exhibit, her inspirations and insights into her creative process.

Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers is performing August Wilson’s Pulitzer-prize winning drama “the Piano Lesson,” marking the company’s fifth production of plays from Wilson’s American Century Cycle, which is a series of 10 plays thatexamine the Black experience in the U.S. throughout the 20th century.

Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts is mounting a production of August Wilson’s play “The Piano Lesson.” Ahead of opening night, we explore the play in a conversation with director Sonya McCarter and actor Renee Freeman.