Discover A Sanctuary Within The Arts At The Centers For The Arts Bonita Springs
From the Material Pulses exhibition. Denise L. Roberts, Mitote #7 (detail), 2015; 85 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches, hand-dyed cottons, cotton batting, cotton thread; Courtesy of the artist, Photo: J. Kevin Fitzsimons.
The Center for the Arts Bonita Springs invites you to escape the everyday and enjoy the arts. With their two locations, Visual Arts and Performing Arts campuses, The Centers has a full schedule of programing going on now and coming soon.
The Center for Performing Arts presents a lineup of live performances that any theater buff or music connoisseur would love, including:
Staged Reading Series: Southwest Florida Playwrights Meet The World, Friday, September 11, features seven playwright’s newest works, six comedies and one drama, performed by actors in the staged reading format – scripts in hand.
GO Divas, Saturday, October 3, showcases six classically trained opera singers performing an exceptional repertoire spanning Bach and Handel to a capella Swingle Singers arrangements of Beatles songs.
STAGE IT! 10-Minute Play Festival, October 9-11, evening and matinee performances, feature some of the best short plays from around the world.
James & The Giant Peach JR., October 16-18, evening and matinee performances, highlight the talents of The Centers’ youth theater program, as they perform this popular children's novel by Roald Dahl.
Patchouli & Terra Guitarra, Friday, October 23, enjoy fiery Spanish guitar pieces, animated visual imagery and gorgeous vocal harmonies performed by Julie Patchouli and Bruce Hecksel.
Tab Benoit performs Friday, November 6. Benoit, a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist, is back to rock audiences with his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues.
Plus, visitors can watch some of the best independent and foreign films from around the world with the Films for Film Lovers series, held every Monday night at 7:00pm. For tickets and to learn more about upcoming films, visit artcenterbonita.org/films and for live performances, visit artcenterbonita.org/performances.
The Center for Visual Arts features extraordinary art exhibitions; all free to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Exhibitions include:
Town & Country, September 4-24 in the Main Gallery, explores local artists’ vision of travel, leisure and all things wanderlust.
Organic Geometric, October 2-29 in the Main Gallery, focuses on shapes, a key element of design, and how they hold the attention in both abstract and realistic forms.
Layered Imagery: Works by Marjorie Pesek, October 2-29 in the Tranovich Gallery, highlights the brilliant layered image works of Pesek. Having commissioned art for Disney and Warner Brothers Studio, Pesek’s original artworks uniquely capture the essence of a portrait.
Material Pulses: Seven Viewpoints, on display November 20 - January 7, focuses on the art of quilt-making and presents 17 works by seven award-winning fiber artists from US, Canada & UK.
To learn more about these exhibitions and all upcoming programs, courses and events at The Centers, visit artcenterbonita.org or call 239-495-8989.
Visit the Center for Visual Arts at 26100 Old 41 Road and The Center for Performing Arts at 10150 Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs.
