Current Exhibitions
Join Arts
for ACT Gallery, located at 2265 First Street in downtown Fort Myers on Friday, March 7, 2020 from 6 to 10 pm for the opening reception for Art Quilters Unlimited in
the main gallery and in the White Gallery, a group exhibit with Emerging Artists.
Main Gallery – Art Quilters Unlimited
“Fifteen!” & “Resist: Interpretations and Techniques”
Art Quilters
Unlimited members will
exhibit fiber art responses to two creative challenges at Arts for ACT Gallery
March 6-30, 2020. The “Fifteen!” challenge
celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the first meeting of AQU in 2004 at
Arts for ACT. The works are all 15”
square and each is a unique expression of subject matter, approach to
composition, media, color, stitching, and embellishment.
“Resist: Interpretations and
Techniques” is a separate
challenge that asked the artist to interpret the idea of “resist” -
politically, socially, personally or from a fiber art perspective. In fiber art terms, resist techniques (such
as shibori and batik) involve any of several methods of creating patterns on
cloth by binding, clamping or stitching. These art works are diverse in concept
and execution and illustrate the freedom of creative expression that Art
Quilters Unlimited encourages in our fiber art community.
For more
information about Art Quilters Unlimited, go to the website: http://www.artquiltersunlimited.com
Further questions can be addressed to Pam
Richardson at pjrichfiberart@comcast.net
or by cell: 360.739.3651
In the White Gallery – Emerging Artists, Anna Fischler and Logan
Goodmanson
Logan Goodmanson
was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in the year 2000. He was inspired by his
brother's drawings of comic book panels and covers and wanted to do the same
thing. After moving to Florida, he became a lot more interested in drawing,
especially during middle school. He graduated from the Lehigh Senior High
School's Center for the Arts in 2019 and has worked with several graphic
designers, musicians, and even illustrated a book.
Art Statement: “I want my art to be something you look at and get something new from every time you see it. I love packing my pieces with small details, and other things you wouldn't see on the first glance. I don't normally plan out my pieces, I like it when they're spontaneous, and it allows me a lot more freedom.” ~ Logan Goodmanson
Art Statement: “I want my art to be something you look at and get something new from every time you see it. I love packing my pieces with small details, and other things you wouldn't see on the first glance. I don't normally plan out my pieces, I like it when they're spontaneous, and it allows me a lot more freedom.” ~ Logan Goodmanson
Anna Fischler, a
junior at Fort Myers High School, has been a local resident for 13 years. Growing up in this coastal town, she has
developed a love for the area’s waters and natural beauty, but also its genuine
and interesting inhabitants. Those
connections, she hopes to convey through the work in this exhibit. Still just 17, Anna considers herself a
novice but she has been creating all of her life. She has been drawing, painting, and
experimenting since she could hold a crayon. About five years ago, she bound
her first sketchbook and embarked on a disciplined and rewarding journey, one focused
on striving daily to improve. Near the close of 2017, she came across an online
challenge to draw something new every day for the last 100 days of the year.
After meeting that goal, she decided to keep going… through the entire next
year. Her challenge turned into a habit which, to date, has yielded seven
handmade sketchbooks filled with individual drawings, paintings, notes and
scribbles – all documenting a massive progression in technique and confidence.
With this new-found technical ability, she eagerly took on larger pieces and
explored different media, her current favorite being oil painting. One of the paintings in this exhibit recently
earned “Best in Show” at the ArtFest Fort Myers “Art Under 20” competition. She
also recently learned that two of her pieces received Silver Key and Honorable
Mention from the Southeast Art Region-at-Large of the Scholastic Art &
Writing Awards. In addition, an oil painting of her twin brother that she
entered in the Congressional Art Competition won first place for our
congressional district and is currently hanging in the Cannon Tunnel of the
U.S. Capitol building.
This exhibit continues to Monday, March
30th.
Come view these creative artworks from our guest artists and
support ACT Gallery.