Naples Art

April is a month in flux for Southwest Florida's museums, with four exhibitions opening, seven closing and 14 others continuing their runs.

Two outdoor art festivals take place in Southwest Florida March 22 and 23: the 37th Annual Downtown Naples Art Fair and the Art League of Marco Island Craft Show.

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of March, visitors will find 18 visual art exhibitions in museums from Sarasota to Naples.

A selection of Henri Matisse's cut-outs along with illustrations and prints are on display at Naples Art Institute in an exhibition titled “Art in Balance: Matisse and His Illustrated Works.”

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of February, visitors will find the following shows in museums from Sarasota to Naples.

This weekend, five outdoor art festivals take place in Southwest Florida.

Southwest Florida will be the site of three outdoor art festivals January 11 & 12: the Naples Artcrafters Fine Art & Craft Show; Bonita Springs National Art Festival; and the 40th Annual Cape Coral Art Festival and Market Place.

Each year, Southwest Florida residents and visitors enjoy more than sixty outdoor art fairs and festivals. Among them is the Naples New Year’s Art Fair. It’s consistently ranked among the nation’s top fine art fairs by Sunshine Artist Magazine. It takes place in Cambier Park on Saturday and Sunday, January 4th and 5th.

“An Adventure In The Arts: The Guild Hall Collection” opens November 9 at the Naples Art Institute. The exhibition features 72 works by 59 artists, including George Bellows, Lynda Benglis, Chuck Close, Jane Freilicher, Adolph Gottlieb, Jasper Johns, Thomas Moran, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock and Robert Rauschenberg.

The Naples Art Institute’s current exhibition includes a number of important works from its permanent collection. At the pinnacle of this long list are seven James Rosenquist serigraphs. This is the inside story on how Naples Art obtained these important works of art.