Ft Myers Beach Art Association

Specialties

This is a working artist gallery with a continuously changing display of local art for show and sale. You may find artists painting during your visit or see a workshop in progress. Famous artists Libit Jones, Lynn Ferris, and Neil Walling give workshops this coming season. Members teach oil, watercolor, acrylic, and other mediums for short classes.

Juried or judged shows with demos by visiting artists.

History

Established in 1951.

The Fort Myers Beach Art Association was officially begun in 1951. Evalina Green was the first President. Meetings, art shows and fund raising events were held in a chickee hut built by the members. The Art Association had two more temporary homes, and then land was purchased on Donora Street in 1965. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on February 22, 1968, and President Mira Sackrison used her «golden spade» to symbolize the beginning of the first cultural center on the Beach. The skylights and storage room were added in 1978. In 1984, the building was further enhanced by providing a ramp and an altered restroom to make an art experience available to people in walkers and wheelchairs. This project also provided a second gallery. Just recently a new remodeling project has spruced up the building and the garden is in full bloom. Today the Fort Myers Beach Art Association is still a voluntary, non-​profit organization.