Artist Jola Martusewicz-Shani with one of her paintings. PROVIDED<\/p>\n
Gulf Coast Village and the North Fort Myers Arts Association are set to launch \u201cBotanicals,\u201d the newest installation of the duo\u2019s rotating art gallery, Wednesday, May 13.<\/p>\n
Kicking off with an artist meet-and-greet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on May 13, \u201cBotanicals\u201d will showcase the beauty of nature through the eyes of artists with the North Fort Myers Arts Association, as well as Gulf Coast Village\u2019s own resident artists. From painting and mixed media to textiles and beyond, \u201cBotanicals\u201d will offer a unique interpretation of the natural world, made special by each participating artist.<\/p>\n
The exhibit\u2019s featured artist is Jola Martusewicz-Shani, whose work embodies movement, color and spirit of landscapes and botanicals from around the world. Her work is deeply influenced by her travels abroad and her enduring connection to nature.<\/p>\n
At the May 13 meet-and-greet and exhibit launch, guests can enjoy wine and cheese, meet the artists and engage with the stories behind each piece. Select artwork will be available for purchase. Guests can also place their votes for the People\u2019s Choice Award, with the winner announced at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Gulf Coast Gallery is located in the elevator lobby at Gulf Coast Village, 1333 Santa Barbara Blvd., in Cape Coral. To RSVP for \u201cBotanicals,\u201d please call (239) 510-8712. <\/p>\n
The exhibit will be open to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Thursday, July 9.<\/p>\n
To learn more about Gulf Coast Village, please visit GulfCoastVillage.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Gulf Coast Village<\/p>\n Founded in 1989, Gulf Coast Village is the only life plan community in Cape Coral. Residents enjoy active living in a lifestyle of comfort and convenience with an array of services and amenities that are focused on living well. The community also offers a full continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, specialized memory support, skilled nursing, home health and rehabilitation services. For more information, call (239) 510-8712 or visit\u00a0GulfCoastVillage.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Artist Jola Martusewicz-Shani with one of her paintings. PROVIDED Gulf Coast Village and the North Fort Myers Arts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-267566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}