{"id":417114,"date":"2026-10-02T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417114\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:46:11","slug":"alliance-cape-coral-art-center-host-town-hall-monday-about-the-arts-in-cape-coral-and-impact-of-amendment-3-wgcu-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/417114\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliance, Cape Coral Art Center host town hall Monday about the arts in Cape Coral and impact of Amendment 3 | WGCU News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Alliance for the Arts and the Cape Coral Art Center are hosting a town hall meeting on Monday, Oct. 5 to discuss art and culture issues impacting Southwest Florida.<\/p>\n

The town hall will focus on key priorities shaping the future of arts and culture in Southwest Florida, with an emphasis on the arts in Cape Coral and the Amendment 3 ballot initiative that could impact local funding for arts programming and education. Neil Volz, the executive director of the Alliance for the Arts, will moderate a panel that includes artists David Acevedo, Cesar Aguilera and Brian Weaver, Alliance Board President Carolyn Gora and Sierra Club Development Director Jessica Wisdom.<\/p>\n

The event, which includes an audience Q&A, runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cape Coral Art Center.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n

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Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n

Alliance for the Arts Executive Director Neil Volz will moderate the discussion. <\/p>\n

MORE INFORMATION:<\/p>\n

The Arts & Culture Town Hall is a collaboration between the Alliance for the Arts and the Cape Coral Art Center and builds on the momentum of previous arts and culture town halls organized through the Alliance.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of David Acevedo <\/p>\n

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David Acevedo<\/p>\n

Local artist and gallery owner David Acevedo is one of the town hall’s panelists. <\/p>\n

The panelists include:<\/p>\n

David Acevedo, visual artist, arts writer, owner of DAAS CO-OP Art Gallery & Gifts and The Union Artist Studios, curator & Cape Arts Network treasurer;Cesar Aguilera, artist, curator for Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center, co-founder Artsemble Underground;Caroline Gora, artist, president of the board of directors for the Alliance of the Arts;Jessica Wisdom, Florida chapter development director, Sierra Club; andBrian Weaver, artist, co-founder of Artsemble Underground.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Cesar Aguilera<\/p>\n

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Cesar Aguilera<\/p>\n

Local artist, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center curator and Artsemble Underground co-founder Cesar Aguilera is one of the town hall panelists. <\/p>\n

The panel discussion will explore topics such as:<\/p>\n

Arts funding concerns, opportunities, and resources;Amendment 3;The role of local and government support for the arts;Public art in Cape Coral;Arts advocacy;What it means to advocate for the arts in Cape Coral; andBuilding partnerships between artists, businesses, and the community.<\/p>\n

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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n

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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n

Artist, art instructor, former Fort Myers Public Art Committee chair and Alliance for the Arts board president Carolyn Gora is one of the town hall’s panelists. <\/p>\n

The panel discussion is expected to last approximately 60-90 minutes, followed by a moderated audience Q&A.<\/p>\n

The Cape Coral Art Center is at 4533 Coronado Parkway, Cape Coral.<\/p>\n

Support for WGCU\u2019s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.<\/p>\n

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