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The variety of the cultural scene in the Marco Island area entices both residents and visitors year round.
The Marco Island Film Festival is a regular stop on the American independent film festival circuit, showcasing films by national and international filmmakers. Now in its sixth year, the week-long festival has an inviting tropical flair and has recently expanded to include events and screenings in Naples.
In addition to film screenings throughout the week, other highlights of the October festival include special celebrity events, student filmmaking workshops, and panel discussions with film directors, screenwriters, actors, film distributors and other film industry experts. Phone: 239-642-3378
Additionally, there are several wonderful art centers and organizations on Marco. The Art League of Marco Island is very active in the community and sponsors an assortment of events, field trips, classes and gallery exhibits throughout the year.
The Art League also brings outstanding artists to Marco for workshops, classes, lectures, demonstrations and gallery shows. Gallery exhibits offering visual art in all media change monthly, and a reception honoring the exhibiting artist is held at the opening of each new gallery show.
The Art League also sponsors an annual outdoor fine arts show known as "Marco Art," a juried event that attracts over 100 artists from around the country. Phone: 239-394-4221
Additionally, there are several wonderful art centers and organizations on Marco. The Art League of Marco Island is very active in the community and sponsors an assortment of events, field trips, classes and gallery exhibits throughout the year.
The Art League also brings outstanding artists to Marco for workshops, classes, lectures, demonstrations and gallery shows. Gallery exhibits offering visual art in all media change monthly, and a reception honoring the exhibiting artist is held at the opening of each new gallery show.
The Art League also sponsors an annual outdoor fine arts show known as "Marco Art," a juried event that attracts over 100 artists from around the country. Phone: 239-394-4221
A short drive away in Naples, The Philharmonic Center for the Arts is the preeminent performing arts venue in Southwest Florida. Popularly known as The Phil, this superb, 90,000-square-foot facility hosts more than 400 events each year, including world-class theater and dance, as well as classical and popular music performances. With 1,221-seat Hayes Hall and a 2,956-square-foot stage, The Phil is also home to the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and the splendid 30,000-square-foot Naples Museum of Art, featuring a world-class permanent collection, traveling exhibitions and shows organized by the museum. Phone: 239-597-1900
Another highlight of the Collier arts scene is the exquisite von Liebig Art Center in Naples, where you can immerse yourself in a captivating visual arts experience.
Under the direction of the Naples Art Association, the two-story, 16,000-square-foot center features six studios, a lobby gallery, a spacious main exhibition gallery, four galleries-in-the-round, a library resource center and a popular gift shop.
The center offers touring exhibitions of contemporary American art, with a focus on Florida art, and houses a fascinating permanent collection designed to preserve and showcase the work of American artists who have a presence in Naples.
Phone: 239-262-6517
Both Marco Island and Collier County are home to fascinating cultural heritage centers and museums that reflect the area's unique history and flavor. These include Collier County Museums and the Museum at Olde Marco. For more information on the Collier Museum, please call 239-774-8476; for the Museum at Olde Marco, please call 239-394-6917.
Wilderness, to me, is a spiritual necessity." This statement by renowned nature photographer Clyde Butcher embodies the essence of his stunning work. Described by some as the Ansel Adams of the new millennium, Butcher captures the environmental drama that defines Florida.
His Big Cypress Gallery is located in the heart of the Everglades, surrounded by more than one million acres of the incredible wilderness that comprises Everglades National Park.
Phone: 239-695-2428
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