Murals

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During April, five exhibitions open, four close and 26 others continue their runs. Headlining the list is "Something Borrowed, Something New" at the Sarasota Art Museum.

The featured artists chosen to create four new large-scale public murals in downtown Fort Myers through the fourth annual Southwest Florida Mural Festival were announced this week. We’ll talk with artists, festival organizers, and co-founders of Artsemble Underground Cesar Aguilera and Brian Weaver to learn more about the festival and their broader mission of making art more accessible and transforming Fort Myers into a vibrant arts district.

Muralist Juan Diaz's "The Growth of Our Beloved Neighborhood" in the Heights Foundation Education Building lobby encapsulates Harlem Heights' past, present and future.

February 20th is the most important date in the history of Fort Myers.

The Gulf Coast Jazz Trio returns to the Music & Arts Community Center on Feb. 19 for a special performance that pays tribute to two of jazz music’s icons.

Over the holidays, the Fort Myers Mural Society installed murals on the obelisks flanking Edwards Avenue outside the Luminary Hotel. One recognizes Manuel A. Gonzalez; the other, Harvie Heitman.

Alliance's "Emphasis" mural project features a varied display of representational, abstract, and non-objective works created by 13 artists from all over the country

Over the holidays, the Fort Myers Mural Society installed murals on the obelisks flanking Edwards Avenue that recognize Tootie McGregor Terry and Dr. Ella Mae Piper.

Erik Schlake paints hyper-realistic murals. His latest is on the side of Bad Ass Coffee on Fort Myers Beach. It was a collaboration with three other artists. “Believe it or not, we were able to paint this mural with me more or less being legally blind,” Schlake said.Schlake injured both eyes in a fall while painting a mural at a church.

Director of Operations Jason Thomas says Bad Ass Coffee on Fort Myers Beach aspires to be more than just another grab-and-go coffeehouse. So they commissioned local artist Erik Schlake to paint a mural that includes a local landmark.