A December to Remember at the Naples Art Association

Rounding out 2012 with a great variety of fine art (both in gallery exhibition and an outdoor art festival), the Naples Art Association celebrated member artists and engaged creative enthusiasts within the community. December 2012 events included the opening of two  new exhibitions, Art in the Park, educational classes and workshops such as Wine and Dezine as well as community-coordinated activities including the Fifth Avenue South Tree Lighting on Dec. 6, 2012. For the tree lighting, Home Depot generously donated six fraiser fir trees to the Naples Art Association. These trees were decorated by attendees, and the fully decorated trees were delivered to families in need in Collier County. Event attendees to Art in the Park on Dec. 1, 2012 not only had the chance to see great art and build make-and-take art projects, but they were also invited to help glaze ceramic bowls, made by instructor and artist David Hammel. The finished bowls will be donated to the Harry Chapin Food Bank for their 2013 Empty Bowls fundraiser, which helps to feed the hungry in Collier County. Naples Art Association also awarded more than $2,500 in cash prizes to exhibiting artists in the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and the Members’ Gallery All-Media show. Relive the fun in the gallery below!

Instructor Kim Walbert helps with holiday decorations with Alessandra Sanchez, Alan and his sister Phoebe during the Naples Art Association’s annual Art in the Park at The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, Florida, USA, Dec. 1, 2012. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park

Glazing ceramic bowls for Empty Bowls event to feed the hungry in Collier County. Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

Dec. 1, 2012, Art in the Park. Photo by Debi Pittman Wilkey

The NAA staff works together to deck the halls at The von Liebig Art Center.

Our tree includes art supplies such as miniature figure models and paintbrushes….

and a color wheel! Creative decorations courtesy of Jackie Ressa.

Each tree had a different theme.

Home Depot donated six fraiser fir trees to us.

Families helped us create handmade ornaments to decorate each one at the Fifth Avenue South Tree Lighting event.

After the glitter of the evening settled, the trees were donated and delivered to area families in need.

Bob Saltarelli of PNC Wealth Management and the United Arts Council Board visits the NAA Staff meeting to announce that Curator Jack O’Brien has been selected as a 2013 Star of the Arts.

Wine and Dezine workshop students created their own versions of this Paul Cezanne painting, “Apples on a Sheet.”

Instructor Anne Chaddock models the new Wine and Dezine paint smocks.

Joel Shapses, Ethereality, Italian Alabaster: Technical Achievement. Photo credit: Constance Parry

Justin Bedtelyon, Combustion Sunset, Canvas and Shells: Innovation/Experimentation. Photo credit: Constance Parry

Susan Schuchter, Balmy Breezes, oil on canvas: Bold Spontaneity/Expressive Power. Photo credit: Constance Parry

Celeste Borah with her friends and admirers with her Best of Show artwork in the background, “Lee Road Sky.”

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the New Members Champagne Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.

At the National Art Encounter 2012-13 and Members’ Gallery All-Media Exhibition Preview Reception. Photo by Avant Garde Images.