UAC Exhibitions

Artful Evenings are Back!

Once again, our studios and galleries come alive on the first Wednesday evening of each month as our artists welcome you to view their work and witness their creativity in person. Wander through the studios, watch art take shape and enjoy conversations with artists eager to share the stories behind their work.

Make it an evening to savor — delight in wine tastings, light refreshments, and the lively spirit of community that fills the Naples Art District. Bring a friend, or two, and share the atmosphere where art truly shines after dark.

Join Naples Cinematheque for a one-day screening of White Christmas: A Sing-Along! Celebrate the holidays with this timeless classic and enjoy this musical masterpiece with friends and family🎄.

TICKETS

• December 13th, 2025 | 6:30 PM, at Paragon Theaters, 833 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34108

• Tickets are $16 online

• Parking is available, and you will find plenty of food options around the theater if you want to grab a quick bite before the show. You can also enjoy a scoop of delicious ice cream right outside our doors.

• Want to host your own screening for a special event? Naples Cinematheque can work with you to bring your favorite cinematic experiences to your community.

  Contact us at media@naplescinema.com to learn more about our film programming today!

As human beings, we have repeatedly found Marco Island a paradise. This exhibit explores how we get here, how we move about, and how transportation defines us as Marco Islanders. Hop on your boat, plane, train, car, or bicycle and cruise on in to this exhibit.

Singing and Swinging – The Holiday Songbook with Charlie Blum 

& special guest Kristyn Estes

Arts Center Theatre (Marco Town Center) 1089 N Collier Blvd Marco Island

December 20 & 21, 2025

Performing Holiday Favorites such as Winter Wonderland, White Christmas, The Most Wonderful Time, Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Santa Baby, Favorite Things and Much Much More.

Use discount code JOLLY to get $10 off ticket price

Singin’ and Swinging: The Holiday Songbook

Naples Cinematheque welcomes the New Year with its Leading Ladies series, celebrating a true screen icon: Judy Garland. Experience her extraordinary musical talent on the big screen with our four January features: The Wizard of Oz, Babes in Arms, Meet Me in St. Louis, and I Could Go On Singing. 🌈🎶

The Wizard of Oz | January 5 & 7 – 1:00 PM

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Babes in Arms | January 12 & 14 – 1:00 PM

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Meet Me in St. Louis | January 19 & 21 – 1:00 PM

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I Could Go On Singing | January 26 & 28 – 1:00 PM

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• At Paragon Theaters, 833 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34108

• Tickets are $16 online, $14 for Senior Citizens online.

• Parking is available, and you will find plenty of food options around the theater if you want to grab a quick bite before the show. You can also enjoy a scoop of delicious ice cream right outside our doors.

• Want to host your own screening for a special event? Naples Cinematheque can work with you to bring your favorite cinematic experiences to your community.

  Contact us at media@naplescinema.com to learn more about our film programming today!

A Star Is Born tells a powerful story of love, ambition, and the cost of fame as it evolves across decades. Naples Cinematheque brings each iconic version to the big screen, inviting audiences to rediscover a story that continues to shine.

A Star Is Born (1937) | January 5 & 7 – 6:30 PM

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A Star Is Born (1954) | January 12 & 14 – 6:30 PM

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A Star is Born (1976) | January 19 & 21 – 6:30 PM

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A Star is Born (2018) | January 26 & 28 – 6:30 PM

TICKETS

• At Paragon Theaters, 833 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34108

• Tickets are $16 online, $14 for Senior Citizens online.

• Parking is available, and you will find plenty of food options around the theater if you want to grab a quick bite before the show. You can also enjoy a scoop of delicious ice cream right outside our doors.

• Want to host your own screening for a special event? Naples Cinematheque can work with you to bring your favorite cinematic experiences to your community.

  Contact us at media@naplescinema.com to learn more about our film programming today!

When: First Wednesday of the month, November through April, 5–8 p.m.
Where: Studios and galleries along J&C Blvd, Shirley St., and Yahl St., Naples

Experience Art After Dark in the Naples Art District! Meet talented local artists in their working studios and explore an exciting variety of original artwork available for purchase or commission.

Wander through our studios and enjoy conversations with artists eager to share the stories behind their work.  Enjoy an evening filled with creativity, fun, and connection in a vibrant artistic atmosphere. Light refreshments will be served.

Be sure to scan the Studio Status QR Code to plan your visit.

Free admission. Visit NaplesArtDistrict.com for more information.

Meet the Artists. Explore the Creativity. Take home the Inspiration.

Experience the creative energy of the Naples Art District, where many of our 100+ artists invite you into their working studios and galleries every Thursday and Saturday. Talk with the artists about their creative process and explore a wide variety of work- painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, photography and more. Find Art for every taste and budget, with opportunities to purchase or commission a custom piece made just for you. This immersive experience invites visitors to see, learn and connect in Southwest Florida’s most vibrant creative community. Free community event.

Plan your visit and view the studio map at naplesartdistrict.com. Scan the studio status QR code to see which galleries are open in real time. Pick up a catalog in any of our studios and galleries.

The Naples Art District is home to 100+ artists. Experience the local creative culture.

The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant

January 8-25, 2026 

at Arts Center Theatre on Marco Island 1089 N. Collier Blvd (Marco Town Center)

By Leslie Kimbell

Directed by Christi Lueck-Sadiq

The Four Old Broads are back, with some wacky new friends, in an all-new comedy. Against her better judgement, Lurleen Dupree is throwing the seventh annual Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant. Martha Parcell is certain that it is finally her year to win. But Beatrice, Imogene and Eaddy have other plans. Throw in a tambourine-playing squirrel, dueling Elvises, and an unfortunate spray-tanning incident… and you’re in for a knee-slapping, side-splitting night of live theatre.

“The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant” is presented  by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc

To purchase Tickets visit: https://www.marcoislandart.org/the-miss-magnolia-senior-citizen-beauty-pageant/

From Teotihuacan to the colonial period to the present…we will learn how archaeology has developed in Mexico. In addition, we will explore several of the pre-Hispanic cultures and the most recent archaeological discoveries in the country. This archaeology talk given by Natalie De La Torre Salas, Public Archaeology Coordinator for the Florida Public Archaeology Network.

Our 20th Anniversary comes alive with a kaleidoscope of artistic butterfly creations both inside and outside of our studios. Delight in discovering imaginative installations of large murals and three-dimensional butterfly sculptures throughout the district. Free community event.

Galleries are located along Shirley Street, J&C Blvd and Yahl Street.

Join us as we celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of the historic Naples Depot! After enduring years of closure due to Hurricane Ian, we welcome you back to the railroading boom days of the Roaring Twenties! Explore how generations of Southwest Floridians used technology and transportation to conquer a vast and seemingly impenetrable frontier. The special day will include guide tours every hour, commemorative ticket/postcard for visitors, beverage station throughout, music and mingling, and various areas for photo opportunities. The Naples Depot Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Join us as we celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of the historic Naples Depot! After enduring years of closure due to Hurricane Ian, we welcome you back to the railroading boom days of the Roaring Twenties! Explore how generations of Southwest Floridians used technology and transportation to conquer a vast and seemingly impenetrable frontier. The Naples Depot Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Long before the construction of the Tamiami Trail, avaricious developers and aspiring homesteaders were exploring and encouraging the possibility of draining the vast wetlands that comprised the center of our state from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay.

These schemes and the men who set them in motion—from tycoon Henry Flagler to Governor Napoleon Broward—ultimately shaped the ecology and economy of Florida as a whole and set the stage for many of the challenges we currently face in both arenas.

Join Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear as he explores the impetus for some of these wrong-headed initiatives to transform “worthless swampland” into fertile soil and their parallels to present-day development.

Experience the beauty of Ikebana — the Japanese art of floral design — in an engaging live demonstration by Master Ikebana Sensei, Margy Metzler. Learn how simplicity, asymmetry, and the fleeting beauty of nature inspire this timeless art form. Purchase of a VIP ticket includes “Harmony in Flowers,” and entrance to all three days of Artful Arrangements in the Naples Art District, January 16-18, 1-5 PM.

Pre-registration on our website (naplesartdistrict.com) is requested. Or call 239-249-1977.

The Naples Art District proudly presents Artful Arrangements, our signature event where fine art meets floral artistry. Throughout three captivating days, you can immerse yourself in an extraordinary fusion of creativity as our original artwork is interpreted in exquisite floral arrangements displayed in studio settings. Artful Arrangements highlights the collaborative spirit of the Naples Art District, providing a fresh perspective on the connection between art and nature.

As the Naples adaption of the very popular Art in Bloom museum events, Artful Arrangements continues to captivate guests year after year. Invite your friends and immerse yourself in a world where imagination blossoms and creativity is always in full bloom. Go to naplesartdistrict.com for more information.

Tickets

• General Admission – $20 per person
  Available online in advance or at the door.

• VIP Experience – $50
  Includes exclusive access to our Preview Event, where you’ll enjoy an intimate first look at the floral masterpieces.

Get the year started off on the right, and left, foot! We’ll show you how fitness can be fun! You don’t have to join a gym to get fit, just jump, jog, and jive your way to feelin’ fine! 

All aboard! Please join us as we explore transportation books with museum staff in our 1947 Budd Train Car. Suitable for ages 2-5. Limited seating, RSVP required.

To RSVP, click “Learn More” below.

Join representatives from the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation on a narrated tour of  photographs representing the first forty properties conserved under the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act. Each stunning image captures a waterway, landscape, or inhabitants of nature (including humans!), acting as thing of beauty on its own while also forming the pieces of a bigger picture of the gorgeous natural diversity of our state–much like the properties and the corridor itself.

“Night at the Museum  is a action-adventure-comedy that comes to life by night. Good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), despite being perpetually down on his luck, thinks he’s destined for something big. But even he could never have imagined how “big,” when he accepts what appears to be a menial job as a graveyard-shift security guard at a museum of natural history. Amidst the chaos of exhibits that come to life after dark, the only person Larry can turn to for advice is a wax figure of President Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), who helps our hero harness the bedlam, stop a nefarious plot, and save the museum. Rated PG. © 20th Century Fox.

Limited seating, RSVP required. 

To RSVP, click on the “Learn More” button below.

Event Update:
We regret to inform you that the upcoming event has been canceled.
Thank you for your understanding and stay tuned for future updates.

This will be a 90-minute New Year workshop designed to help people release outdated habits and create more peace in their everyday lives. Drawing from Don Miguel Ruiz’s timeless teachings, this session will explore how the Four Agreements can become practical, everyday tools–not just inspiring ideas–so people can navigate life with greater clarity, compassion, and personal freedom. Workshop will be outdoors in the beautiful garden at Collier Museum at Government Center. Check-in begins at 9:30 am.

Please send RSVP to PJones@MHASWFL.Org Brought to you in partnership with the SWFL Mental Health Association.

Aztec Dancers is a photo exhibition by local photographer Lisette Morales, celebrating Danza Azteca Guadalupana as practiced in Southwest Florida. Documenting a year and a half of devotion, the series centers the Navarro family’s twenty-five year commitment to this sacred, syncretic tradition, presented each year from Día de los Muertos through Three Kings Day. Morales’s images honor the spiritual power, cultural resilience, and collective joy of Indigenous and migrant communities sustaining this vibrant ceremonial practice across generations and geographies.

Join our annual celebration of all things pineapple. Come explore the history of pineapple farming (or pineries) on Marco Island. We will offer games, crafts, recipes, and decorating ideas. Local gardening groups will be on hand with tips on growing pineapples and other tropical plants. Please feel free to dress in your finest pineapple attire. This event is free, fun for all ages, and does not require reservations.

*** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER ***

Join our annual celebration of all things pineapple. Come explore the history of pineapple farming (or pineries) on Marco Island.

We will offer games, crafts, recipes, and decorating ideas. Local gardening groups will be on hand with tips on growing pineapples and other tropical plants. Please feel free to dress in your finest pineapple attire. This event is free, fun for all ages, and does not require reservations.

When: Every Thursday and Saturday 1-5 pm

Where: Galleries and studios located on Shirley St, J&C Blvd, and Yahl Street

Cost: Free

Meet the Artists. Explore the Creativity. Take home the Inspiration.

Experience the creative energy of the Naples Art District, where many of our 100+ artists invite you into their working studios and galleries every Thursday and Saturday. Talk with the artists about their creative process and explore a wide variety of work- painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, photography and more. Find Art for every taste and budget, with opportunities to purchase or commission a custom piece made just for you. This immersive experience invites visitors to see, learn and connect in Southwest Florida’s most vibrant creative community.

Plan your visit and view the studio map at naplesartdistrict.com. Scan the studio status QR code to see which galleries are open in real time. Pick up a catalog in any of our studios and galleries.

The Naples Art District is home to 100+ artists. Experience the local creative culture.

Experience Rookery Bay Research Reserve like never before, this time under the moonlight! Join a Rookery Bay biologist for magical evening walks beneath the full moon, where the wild world comes to life after dark. As the sun sets, explore the trails (Briggs Boardwalk or the ELC Snail Trail) and tune in to the sounds of birds settling down and night creatures waking up. From flying bats to croaking frogs and unusual nocturnal insects, you never know what might be seen under the stars and moonlight. Perfect for nature lovers, night owls and the curious of all ages. This monthly moonlit adventure only happens from October through May, don’t miss out! Register now at rookerybay.org/events

Experience Rookery Bay Research Reserve like never before, this time under the moonlight! Join a Rookery Bay biologist for magical evening walks beneath the full moon, where the wild world comes to life after dark. As the sun sets, explore the trails (Briggs Boardwalk or the ELC Snail Trail) and tune in to the sounds of birds settling down and night creatures waking up. From flying bats to croaking frogs and unusual nocturnal insects, you never know what might be seen under the stars and moonlight. Perfect for nature lovers, night owls and the curious of all ages. This monthly moonlit adventure only happens from October through May, don’t miss out! Register now!

Cost is $20.

UNDER THE LIGHTS
A CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS IN COLLIER

A FineMark Bank & Trust, a division of Commerce Bank
UAC POP-UP EXHIBITION | Featuring Joan Sonnenberg & Wendy Wagner

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 • 5:00-7:00PM
FineMark Bank & Trust, Pelican Bay Office
800 Laurel Oak Dr, Naples, FL 34108

Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres prepared by FineMark’s Naples Executive Chef, Richard Rowland as you view a collection of art curated by United Arts Collier.

To RSVP:  Kindly respond by January 29th to Patty Luppy:
(239) 963-0753 or pluppy@finemarkbank.com

Exhibition available for viewing by appointment from January 27th through March 19th, 2026.

Under the Lights brings together the work of UAC Member Artists, Wendy Wagner and Joan Sonnenberg in a dialogue about presence, perception, and the quiet drama embedded in everyday moments. Like a stage illuminated just before a performance begins, the exhibition invites viewers to slow down and notice what is often overlooked.

Together, Wagner and Sonnenberg explore what it means to be under the lights, not only in performance, but in life. The exhibition considers how attention transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. In this space, the arts converge not as spectacle, but as lived experience: reflective, resonant, and enduring.

JOAN BRECHIN SONNENBERG
www.joanbsonnenberg.com
Born in 1930 Chester, Pennsylvania, Joan Sonnenberg is a contemporary artist that abstracts her everyday life with her passion for printmaking techniques and working on a large-scale. A mother of four grown children, Sonnenberg moved to Florida in 1997 and since 2000 has been based in Naples. Petite, but with robust energy and insatiable curiosity, Sonnenberg maintains her lifelong studio practice working every day with sustained vigor. Her daily 4-mile walks continually inspire new ideas. Joan began her studio practice as a printmaker creating large scale, mural-size etchings
inspired by images from photographs she took as she walked along the streets of the Northeast. Living in Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt for much of her life provided an abundance of industrial references. Evolving from printmaking to painting, much of the same kaleidoscope patterns and shapes remain. Joan strives to convey the harmonious coexistence of abstraction and realism, transcending and encompassing both doctrines.

WENDY WAGNER
www.wendywagnerart.com
I create drawings and paintings that explore the quiet depths of people and objects. My work is introspective- tactile, sensitive and reflective- seeking to capture not just form, but the emotions and stories beneath the surface.
I look for beauty in imperfection, with its subtle asymmetries and the quiet marks of time and experience.

Through texture, tone and composition, I aim to evoke a sense of stillness and
contemplation, inviting viewers to engage with the seen and unseen in a personal, intimate way. I received my B.F.A. in Painting from Moore College of Art and Design. To further my studies, I completed the four-year Advanced Fine Art Program at Studio Incamminatii n Philadelphia. I currently live in Naples, Florida, where I have a studio and gallery.

Join Naples Cinematheque for an action-packed, three-day event filled with cars, speed, and dreams on the big screen, featuring the fastest racers and the most passionate motor enthusiasts. From February 5–7, enjoy all-day film screenings from across the nation at the inaugural Naples Motor Film Festival, sponsored by Gnarly Jerky!

TICKETS

• At Paragon Theaters, 833 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34108

• Don’t miss out on the special guest appearances by directors from select feature films, followed by a Q&A.

• Tickets are $16 online, $14 for Senior Citizens online.

• Parking is available, and you will find plenty of food options around the theater if you want to grab a quick bite before the show. You can also enjoy a scoop of delicious ice cream right outside our doors.

• Want to host your own screening for a special event? Naples Cinematheque can work with you to bring your favorite cinematic experiences to your community.

  Contact us at media@naplescinema.com to learn more about our film programming today!

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Moonlight and Magnolias

February 5-22, 2026

at Arts Center Theatre in Marco Town Center

1089 N. Collier Blvd Marco Island, FL

By Ron Hutchinson

Directed by Marlene Strollo

THE STORY: 1939 Hollywood is abuzz. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind, a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel. The screenplay, you see, just doesn’t work. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, Selznick sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time.

For Tickets or more information: https://www.marcoislandart.org/moonlight-and-magnolias/

When: Every Thursday and Saturday 1-5 pm

Where: Galleries and studios located on Shirley St, J&C Blvd, and Yahl Street

Cost: Free

Meet the Artists. Explore the Creativity. Take home the Inspiration.

Experience the creative energy of the Naples Art District, where many of our 100+ artists invite you into their working studios and galleries every Thursday and Saturday. Talk with the artists about their creative process and explore a wide variety of work- painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, photography and more. Find Art for every taste and budget, with opportunities to purchase or commission a custom piece made just for you. This immersive experience invites visitors to see, learn and connect in Southwest Florida’s most vibrant creative community.

Plan your visit and view the studio map at naplesartdistrict.com. Scan the studio status QR code to see which galleries are open in real time. Pick up a catalog in any of our studios and galleries.

The Naples Art District is home to 100+ artists. Experience the local creative culture.

When: Every Thursday and Saturday 1-5 pm

Where: Galleries and studios located on Shirley St, J&C Blvd, and Yahl Street

Cost: Free

Meet the Artists. Explore the Creativity. Take home the Inspiration.

Experience the creative energy of the Naples Art District, where many of our 100+ artists invite you into their working studios and galleries every Thursday and Saturday. Talk with the artists about their creative process and explore a wide variety of work- painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, photography and more. Find Art for every taste and budget, with opportunities to purchase or commission a custom piece made just for you. This immersive experience invites visitors to see, learn and connect in Southwest Florida’s most vibrant creative community.

Plan your visit and view the studio map at naplesartdistrict.com. Scan the studio status QR code to see which galleries are open in real time. Pick up a catalog in any of our studios and galleries.

The Naples Art District is home to 100+ artists. Experience the local creative culture.

As we prepare to bid a fond farewell to the Key Marco Cat, guests speakers, afficiandos, and the staff at the Marco Island Historical Museum and the Marco Island Historical Society gather to talk about what the Key Marco Cat means to us.