{"id":63755,"date":"2025-11-28T19:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/63755\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T19:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:25:08","slug":"one-more-week-of-fort-myers-beach-art-associations-75th-year-celebration-show-fort-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/63755\/","title":{"rendered":"One more week of Fort Myers Beach Art Association\u2019s 75th year \u201cCelebration\u201d show &#8211; FORT MYERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortmyersbeachtalk.com\/news\/community-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n                    \/Fort Myers Beach News                                                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ArtASssociationArt75-1100x818.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Preparing for the Hurricane&#8221; by Paul Mollon is showing at the Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Art7-1100x825.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show runs through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Art75thgalleryphotos-1100x825.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show runs through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide_tall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ArtLaughingcliffsArleneStigum-630x840.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Laughing Cliffs&#8221; by Arlene Stigum is being shown at the Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show  through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ArtMeaningfulMicheleBarronBuelow-1100x825.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Meaningful,&#8221; a work of mixed art by Fort Myers Beach Art Association artiest Michele Buelow is being show at the Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show which runs through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide_tall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/artoakradiancesusiwingenroth-630x840.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oak Radiance&#8221; by Suzi Wingenroth, is being shown at the  Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show, which runs through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ArtAssociation75photos-1100x825.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show runs through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers.  Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 8<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide_tall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artassociation75photoUrbanGatewayJulieNusbaum-630x840.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Urban Gateway&#8221; by Fort Myers Beach Art Association artist Julie Nusbaum is being shown at the Fort Myers Beach Art Association&#8217;s 75th anniversary &#8220;Celebration&#8221; show through Dec. 5 at the association&#8217;s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"prev next_prev_slide\" onclick=\"plusSlides(-1)\"><\/a><br \/>\n            <a class=\"next next_prev_slide\" onclick=\"plusSlides(1)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>            [expand]<\/p>\n<p>        close<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Myers Beach Art Association is celebrating 75 years as an organization with its \u201cCelebration\u201d exhibit at the association\u2019s gallery at Cypress Square Shopping Center in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n<p>The show is entering its last week, running through Dec. 5.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Artassociation75photoUrbanGatewayJulieNusbaum-225x300.jpeg\"  alt=\"article image\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption\">\u201cUrban Gateway\u201d by Fort Myers Beach Art Association artist Julie Nusbaum is being shown at the Fort Myers Beach Art Association\u2019s 75th anniversary \u201cCelebration\u201d show through Dec. 5 at the association\u2019s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe asked our artists to bring their best work from the last three years,\u201d Fort Myers Beach Art Association Communications Coordinator Sue Simoneau said.<\/p>\n<p>The actual 75th anniversary of the organization is in January though the organization is getting a little head start. The organization\u2019s gallery, which had stood since 1968, was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. \u201cWe have been wandering since then,\u201d Simoneau said. The association has moved its gallery to several locations before settling into their new home earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible new chapter for us. We have enrolled 40 new members,\u201d Simoneau said of the group\u2019s move to Cypress Square. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/artoakradiancesusiwingenroth-225x300.jpeg\"  alt=\"article image\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption\">\u201cOak Radiance\u201d by Suzi Wingenroth, is being shown at the  Fort Myers Beach Art Association\u2019s 75th anniversary \u201cCelebration\u201d show, which runs through Dec. 5 at the association\u2019s gallery at Cypress Square, next to the Prawnbroker Restaurant &amp; Fish Market on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. <\/p>\n<p>Photo by Nathan Mayberg<\/p>\n<p>In the early years of the art group, they worked without a standing gallery. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey literally started on the beach. 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