Leoma Lovegrove’s artwork will be on display at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre through November 15. The exhibition is a collaboration between the theater and the Collaboratory to honor the artist and extend her impact and legacy.
The popular Matlacha artist died on April 10.
Lovegrove held a number of events at Broadway Palm, including My Studio performances and Painting Out Loud shows during which she would complete a largescale composition to music in front of an audience.
Broadway Palm will feature about 20 pieces of Lovegrove’s work at $95 to $800. Lovegrove’s family will donate 10 percent of all sales to the Leoma Lovegrove Foundation. The fund was established by her family at the Collaboratory to support the arts.
“I think it’s a win-win for everyone,” said Maureen Green-Prather, president of Broadway Palm. “People can buy her artwork, and a portion of the proceeds goes to her foundation. Her art bursts with happiness and that’s what we need right now.”
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Lovegrove expressed her art and lived her life in full color. Her pieces often drew inspiration from the lush landscape and wildlife of Florida, where she established her artistic base on Matlacha Island.
“We want people to support a legacy for her – to keep that spirit of her work alive any way we can,” said Dawn Belamarich, Collaboratory president and CEO.
Lovegrove’s artwork was featured in galleries and exhibitions worldwide. Her work attracted a devoted following of collectors and art enthusiasts who were drawn to her dynamic use of color and texture. She also collaborated with major brands, bringing her artistry to products in home decor, fashion and more.
Lovegrove left a vibrant mark on the art world, celebrated by her unmistakable spirit and indelible body of work.
For more on Leoma Lovegrove, please read “Popular local artist Leoma Lovegrove dies at age 72” on WGCU.org.
Broadway Palm has been entertaining over 170,000 guests annually for 30 years. The Fort Myers venue boasts a 382-seat dinner theatre, an 86-seat black box theatre, meeting rooms, a gift shop, lobby bar and art gallery.
Each year, Broadway Palm produces eight main stage Broadway musicals, five smaller-scale musical revues and comedies, four children’s productions, a concert series and more than 200 community functions, including business meetings, seminars, fundraisers and special events. For more information or to purchase tickets to an upcoming show visit www.BroadwayPalm.com.
Collaboratory is a regional community foundation with an evolved mission committed to coordinating the solving of Southwest Florida’s major social problems by 2040. Not alone, but with everyone—the entire community working together across all five counties: Lee, Hendry, Glades, Charlotte and Collier.
Collaboratory provides community leadership, raises and coordinates funding, and disburses funds to organizations that are helping solve the problems our donors and the community have identified as priorities. Collaboratory also provides capacity building with training and resources for regional partners. Given the complexities of the social challenges in our region, Collaboratory ensures we are all working together and that every generous donor achieves the biggest impact with their funds. By using and sharing data to track progress, it ensures that donor dollars are best invested to move the needle on improving social issues.
Connection and collaboration are at the heart of its mission. Since 1976, it has made over $130 million in grants to individuals and organizations across the region to enhance the quality of life for current and future generations. It is upon that legacy of a commitment to community we will collectively achieve our 2040 goal. To learn more and get involved, call 239-274-5900 or visit www.collaboratory.org.
Support for WGCU’s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.