Past Exhibitions : 2008

July 10 – August 14, 2008
Arts for A.C.T. Preview Exhibition

Installation view from 2007

Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. preview exhibit for Arts for A.C.T. 2008. View the artworks from our international artists, the late Robert Rauschenberg, Darryl Pottorf, Tony Bennett and more. This year, more than 100 pieces of art will be prominently displayed in the bob Rauschenberg gallery, ranging from oils, watercolors, collage, mixed media, sculpture and jewelry.  There is truly something for every art lover and buyer.     

June 21 - July 3, 2008
"Ruminations" Photographs of Bob's life and his print series

The family and friends of Robert Rauschenberg invite you to a celebration of his life from 5 - 8 p.m. on in the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall and bob Rauschenberg gallery on the Edison College Campus in Fort Myers Florida.
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May 17-June 12, 2008
Art of the Olympians
Prelude to Beijing

It is our pleasure to welcome you to take part in the “Art of the Olympians” exhibition. Artwork from around the world by Olympians in various sports will be on display demonstrating the very real relationship between art and sport.Whether motivated to run, jump, throw or inspired to paint, draw or sculpt the impulse to define the limits of human expression forms a cultural bond among all people.  The “Art of the Olympians” exhibition is more than a display of artwork.  It is a lesson for the youth of the world that dreams can come true for those who dedicate themselves to achieving what they set out to do in life.On behalf of all the Olympians from the various Games, we wish to offer you a challenge; lift your heart to understand others and lift your hand to make the world a better place for all of us.

February 22 – April 5, 2008
New Century New Painting:
Recent Acquisitions from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection 

A Global perspective on contemporary painting as seen through the recent acquisitions of the Margulies Collection, recognized as one of the premier art collections in the world.  Christian Hellmich, Karin Davie, Mamma Andersson, Tal R,  Nikolaus Moser,  Jonathan Meese,  Steve Hurd, Ulf Puder, Oliver Dorfer, Clare Woods, Tam Van Tran and Bram Bogart.

April 17 – May 2, 2008
Annual Student Art Show

This exhibition features the work from Edison College art students and includes painting, drawing, ceramics, design and photography.

January 11 – February 9, 2008
Robert Rauschenberg, Artist-Citizen: Posters for a Better World   

Framed prints produced between 1970 and 1996 that reverberate with Rauschenberg’s commitment to making the world a better place.  The exhibition includes posters created for and often donated to such organizations as the United Nations, UNESCO, and the AFL-CIO as well as work from the Rauschenberg Overseas Cultural Interchange (ROCI), an evolving multi-media traveling exhibition of the artist’s paintings, sculpture, prints, and objects.

More than 3 dozen framed prints produced between 1966 and 2006 that reflect Rauschenberg’s commitment to making the world a better place.  The exhibition includes posters created for and often donated to such organizations as the United Nations and the American Environment Foundation, as well as prints from the Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI).

Robert Rauschenberg Signs 1970 Silkscreen Print, 43” x 34”

Robert Rauschenberg Earth Day April 22, 1970 Offset-lithograph on heavy paper 33 ½” x 25 ½”

Gallery Talk: Donald Saff, a longtime friend of Rauschenberg’s, is an artist, printmaker and educator who has been a major force in the American prints and multiple movement since the 1960s. Saff founded Graphicstudio / The Institute for Research in Art in 1968 on the campus of USF, in Tampa.