ART RECEPTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS

Intersection of Art & the Environment
The Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center Art Gallery hosts several exhibitions each year. A partnership with the United Arts Council of Collier County (UAC) enables annual exhibitions of painting and photography juried by local art experts while other shows feature works by local students, Reserve friends & family, or featured artists. Most of the works are available for purchase.
- The Reserve and UAC work together to promote the arts and the environment. While applied science is the focus of most Reserve activities, we acknowledge that there are many pathways toward greater understanding of the natural world.
- Our Art Gallery creates an opportunity for people to increase their sense of wonder for nature by stimulating and celebrating personal expression through the visual arts.
2022 Natural Selections:
Painting Annual Exhibition
Artists submitted works that reflect Florida’s flora and fauna. Three winners will be selected by a juror of professional stature in the Southwest Florida arts and cultural community and will be announced during the evening’s festivities.
Best in Show: View from the Top by Betsy Barnes
Juror’s Choice: Hideaway Beach by Tammy DeCaro
UAC Merit: Kale Seed Naples Botanical Gardens by Maggie Oland
Exhibition: November 1, 2022 – January 27, 2023
Reception: November 3, 2022 from 5:30pm – 7pm (registration required)


2023 Natural Selections - Photography Annual Exhibition
Join exhibiting photographers and juror for our Annual Photography Art Reception. Photographers submitted works that reflect Florida’s flora and fauna. Three winners selected by a professional photographer will be announced during the evening’s virtual festivities, as well as the first screening of the virtual exhibit.
Exhibition: February 1, 2023 – April 28, 2023
Reception: February 2, 2023 from 5:30pm – 7pm (registration required)
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