What we’re about
The Alliance for the Arts (AFTA) is proud to provide unique and plentiful opportunities to create, experience and collaborate on art in all forms of expression. AFTA is committed to breaking down barriers to access the arts and increasing awareness about the role of the arts in stimulating workforce development and helping bridge the digital divide, developing cultural appreciation, and attaining positive mental and physical health, among many other benefits.
At AFTA we believe that the arts serve as a strong foundation for individuals and the community, and our mission reflects that. We know that the arts can be the inspiration for learning, collaborating, creating and understanding. Art is where we can all be unique while being the same: It is cathartic and uniting, and at AFTA, all are welcome to find and pursue their creative path.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Zine: Love Your Rebellion Workshop 1 – Technical DifficultiesAlliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
You must pre-register for this class: click here.
LYR’s Therapeutic Arts Workshops utilize the exercises in our original therapeutic arts workbooks in a group setting with the guidance of an instructor. Each workshop offers opportunities for exploration and self-discovery via writing, visual art, music, and meditation. Course participants will each receive a copy of the workbook used during the workshop.
Workshop 1 utilizes Issue 14: Technical Difficulties, which contains 3 activities and 1 guided meditation all about reconnecting with yourself. The art direction for this issue is retro-futuristic, so all the activities incorporate computer tech from the 1990s.
Welcome to Love Your Rebellion Issue 14: Technical Difficulties. Here is a snapshot of the activities that will be offered during this workshop:
- Activity 1 -Mercury in Vaporwave: reconnect with or redefine your identity using a series of prompts.
- Activity 2 – Inspect the Element: confront and rewrite old scripts from negative thoughts to affirming thoughts.
- Activity 3 – Reformat Your Hard Drive: guided meditation for finding and maintaining inner peace, even in the mindset of chaos.
- Activity 4 – Update Your Software: a checklist to help with commitment to self-care.
- Alcohol Ink ExplorationAlliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
You must pre-register for this class: click here.
Explore the incredible beauty of Alcohol Inks, an intensely vivid and fluid medium that practically paints itself! Come and spend your Tuesday afternoon for the 3-week session; participants will learn to paint using the unique medium of alcohol inks. You will be encouraged to experiment using various techniques and have fun doing loosely guided projects such as florals, skies, water, and waves. The goal is to discover a new medium and mindset focused on creating without needing to produce. No previous experience is required. Each class will include multiple demonstrations, classroom time, and coaching.
All supplies are included.
- 3 Day Batik WorkshopAlliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL
You must pre-register for this class: click here
Have you been interested in trying a new painting process but have felt intimidated? This workshop is about using the batik (Indonesian style wax resist painting) and rozome (Japanese style batik) wax and dye painting processes to create unique artwork on fabric that can be used on everyday household objects, clothing or works of art! Play with tjaps (Indonesian printing blocks), tjanting tools, brushes, and other waxing techniques so that you have a variety of tools to create artwork that is uniquely yours. We will work with environmental friendly soy/beeswax and acid dyes for vivid colors. Good for silk painters, fiber artists and artists who would like to work in fiber so they can add new techniques and ideas to their toolkit.
Please bring a lunch each day as you don’t want to miss out on any fun time!
There is a $60 Supply Fee to be paid directly to the Instructor. Checks should be made out to Martha Clark Gill.
