Cape Coral

Harbour View Gallery

Barbara Leger, oil painter, and Tania Begg, beaded wire sculpture artist, are the February 2009 featured visiting artists at the Harbour View Gallery located at 5789 Cape Harbour Drive, Unit 104, at the Marina at Cape Harbour in Cape Coral.

An opening exhibition wine and cheese reception will be held at the gallery today, Feb. 3, from 6-8 p.m. The reception is open to the general public.

For more information, contact the Harbour View Gallery at 540-5789, or visit the gallery Web site at www.harbourviewgal-lery.com

Cape Art League

The Cape Coral Art League 2009 classes schedule has been announced. Classes are held in four-week sessions unless otherwise stated.

A new class of drawing for painters, entitled The Drawing Process, Start to Finish,” will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4-Feb. 25; March 4-March 25, 9 a.m.-noon The cost is $60 for members; $80 for non-members for a four-week session. Call Gale Dale at 239-543-5333 to register.

Specialty Classes

– Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Creative Art of Collage Watercolor, with Pat Johnson. Fee: $60/$70.

More classes may be added. Call Gail Dale at 239-543-5333 to reserve a spot. Inquiries can be made at the CCAL office. Call 239-772-5657 for information.

Cape Arts Studio

The Southwest Florida Craft Guild Exhibit Reception for “The Annual” exhibit will be held Friday, Feb. 13, 5-7 p.m.

“The Annual,” sponsored by the Southwest Florida Craft Guild, will be held through February at the Cape Coral Arts Studio, 4533 Coronado Parkway. It is a juried exhibit showcasing the guild members’ diverse talent and superior craftsmanship. More than two dozen fine craft artists will be exhibiting their work in clay, glass, wood, mixed media, sculpture and fiber. The reception is free and open to the public.

For further information call 574-0802. To contact the SW FL Craft Guild, call 297-3566.

Cape artist featured at county office

This month, Ann Shuey, or Anshu as she signs her work, will be exhibiting her Italy-inspired original artwork at the downtown District No. 4 Commission office of Tammy Hall’ through April 4. Call 239-533-2226.

Fort Myers

FGCU

FGCU Art Gallery exhibit “Man Made,” featuring the environmental art of Mary Ellen Croteau, runs through Feb. 7, and is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Anica Sturdivant at 239-590-7199 or visit: artgalleryl,fgcuedu The art gallery is located inside the Arts Complex on FGCU’s main campus.

Alliance of the Arts

The Alliance for the Arts, on Feb. 6, from 5-7 p.m., will hold an opening reception for the second exhibition part of the “Alliance Goes Abstract” series, showing artist Hollis Jeffcoat. The exhibition is titled Variation on Abstraction. The exhibition will be displayed Feb. 6-28.

Call 239-939-2787 for more information; visit the Alliance Web site, www.artinlee.org .

Edison Festival of Light

The Edison Festival of Light is now excepting applications for the Annual Arts and Crafts Show, Crafts on the River to be held Feb. 20, 21 and 22, in Centennial Park. The park will be transformed into a craft lovers dream with exhibitors displaying their handmade crafts and art during the three-day event.

Visit www.edisonfestival.org for an application, or call the festival office at 239-334-2999 for more information.