Visiting Artist Program . . .
Inspiring Students for a Lifetime

The Visiting Artist Program is a wonderful opportunity for ArtFest Fort Myers artists to share their talents, abilities and love of the arts with young people in our community.  Through this program, festival artists work in a Lee County Middle School art classroom for one day, either before or after ArtFest Fort Myers.

Artists are assigned one day with an art teacher and provided with the opportunity to inspire a classroom of budding artists with their talent and success story.  Activities for the day may include a discussion of how the artist makes a living with his talent, a lesson on how the artist actually creates his work or an interactive project with which the students can become involved.

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Thank You Frank Bireley
Frank was a philanthropist in the truest sense. A supporter of art, youth, caner services and so much more. Frank was always there with a smile to help with advice as well as funding.
Frank was the founder of the
Visiting Artist Program.

ArtFest Artists Visiting Our Local Schools and
Teaching Their Extraordinary Talents

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What do the teachers think?
“My students really benefited from meeting and learning from a “real” artist.  Charles Greenholdt gave us a fascinating lesson in fine art techniques and career strategies.
My only wish is that this program will become one of larger and broader scale!”
Margaret Horn,
Trafalgar Middle School
“Carroll Swayze, a printmaker, did a great job.  She discussed art as a career, emphasizing that attending college was a big part of her success.  And her demonstration was fabulous!  When she brought out a bucket of dead fish and explained that the students would be making fish prints on cloth, pandemonium broke out!  Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!”
Theresa West-Taylor,
North Fort Myers
Academy for the Arts

Create a Lifelong Love of the Arts