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mother, her brother, and her daughter are all standing with her earlier years, Creative Expressions seemed to give him an anchor
in the von Liebig Art Center: three generations of local artists point to explore and create in new worlds, worlds where he was
and community members. Her daughter attends ARTScool. free from the concern of the shame of not remembering.
Sometimes, when the stars align and she can manage to find a The Naples Art Association and the von Liebig Art Center are
day when her and her friends all have time at the same time, they here to stay, doggedly committed to the tradition of bringing art
gather together for a Dinner with Artists gourmet evening of art to everyone and advocating for the importance of art and artistic
and food, or a Wine and Dezine evening of painting and wine expression in our community – there’s only one condition: they
and being with friends. need your support. The Naples Art Association has reached a
As our original member, who was inspired by Art in the eshold as an organization. In order to guarantee sustainability
thr
Park so long ago, has grown even more mature she has begun into the future, they need your support. Their organizational goal
volunteering her time to service the community through The for the year is to identify investors and volunteers from within
Naples Art Association. Today, in 2014, she has been a member the community who are willing to come together in support of a
for most of her life and has been constantly invigorated by her sustainable future for the visual arts in our community. From $5
participation. She takes classes and workshops to keep her skills to $500,000, every bit of support counts and adds your voice to
tuned and her social life revving. Her husband recently passed. the membership of voices advocating for a more artistic future.
For sixty years, The Naples Art Association has been operating
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The whole family was
delighted to see him come vibrantly alive in those last years, when like a start-up, with tight budgets and no significant endowment.
he became a participant in the Creative Expressions: Alzheimer’s In time, investors and supporters will allow for the creation of
group. Although he had never been particularly artistic in his a significant endowment to cover operating costs and free up
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