Arts & Culture

Florida Repertory Theatre is mounting a production of playwright John Patrick Shanely’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winning drama “Doubt, A Parable.” We take a deeper dive into the show in a conversation with cast members Matt Lytle, Taylor Reister, and Alia Shakira.

This year would have marked the 100th anniversary of legendary artists Bob Rauschenberg. His foray into different mediums made him one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century.

College student Ava Williams united the community forces of Moorings Presbyterian Church and Gulf Coast High School to craft stuffed animals for Youth Haven, a children’s shelter in Naples. Williams taught both young and old to crochet and eventually donated over fifteen stuffed animals to the foster home.

Each year, the Naples Art Institute holds three outdoor art fairs, the Naples New Year’s Art Fair in January, Naples National in mid-February and the Naples Downtown Art Fair in mid-March. The Naples Art Institute Director, Frank Verpoorten, says that art fairs are the best way for people to see a lot of art in a short amount of time.

Izzy Baquerizo and Chloe Lewis are FGCU graduates and artists who collaborated on an exhibit at FGCU's Wasmer Gallery.

The 17th annual Naples International Film Festival will feature 60 films, filmmaker panel discussions, and a special performance by the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. We get a preview of the festival with producers David Filner and Shannon Franklin. We also talk with Mark Craig about his documentary film “Apollo 1,” which will have its Florida premiere at the festival.

In 1984, Robert Rauschenberg was at the height of his fame. The artist decided to use his celebrity to take art to places where artistic expression had been suppressed.

Hot Works ushers in the 2025-2026 outdoor art festival season with the Naples Fine Art Show October 25 & 26. This annual show features everything from paintings, drawings and mixed media to fine art jewelry, glass, sculpture and more.

Players Circle Theater is preparing a robust seventh season, which kicks off next month. The season includes a fast-paced farce, a holiday musical revue, a musical adaptation of the classic novel “Little Women,” a family comedy, a romantic comedy, a dramedy and a one-woman show that includes a three-course meal prepared and served to a few lucky patrons. We’ll listen back to our season-preview conversation with Players Circle Theater co-founder and Artistic Director Bob Cacioppo.

The Trump administration’s tariff war is hurting textile and fiber artists as well as their overseas suppliers. Many of the specialty items these artists use are not available domestically.