Each year the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs presents a dynamic and wide-ranging selection of exhibitions which both appeal to and enlighten our membership and visitors. While some exhibitions feature member, faculty or student artists from our own community, other shows feature traveling exhibitions from national institutions in the U.S. or artworks from around the world.

Our schedule provides events that focus on a particular theme, medium or concept. The Summer features regional artists, October features two traveling exhibitions, Exquisite Corpse & Robotic Portraiture, and December features our Small Works and Miniatures Exhibition.

Annual Members' Exhibition

● February 3 thru 22, 2012

● Opening Reception: February 3, 6pm-8pm

● This show opens in conjunction with a Campus Wide Open House.

● We are lucky to have such talented artists in our organization. Each year the Annual Members’ Exhibition showcases the very best work of our members. This show is very competitive, with stunning pieces all vying for the “Best of Show” distinction. There will be both 2D and 3D artwork including paintings, photography and sculpture. In conjunction with the Members’ Reception on February 3, a campus-wide Open House will be held. The studios will be open for those wanting to walk through campus, or who want to show it to friends. Artists and instructors will be present selling artwork and giving demonstrations.

ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950

● March 2 thru April 28, 2012

● Opening Reception: March 2, 6pm-8pm

● This show opens in conjunction with a Campus Wide Open House.

● ZAP! POW! BAM! In the midst of the economic and political turmoil of the 1930s and 1940s, comic books offered America champions who shaped the values of an entire generation. Through never-before exhibited art and objects culled from private and institutional collections, ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 explores the genesis of cultural icons such as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and Captain America, and the ways that those figures shaped popular opinion. In conjunction with the Opening Reception on March 2, a campus-wide Open House will be held. The studios will be open for those wanting to walk through campus, or who want to show it to friends. Artists and instructors will be present selling artwork and giving demonstrations.