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Upcoming Events:
January 6 - Art Walk: Special Performance by Dance Alliance.
Now Showing:
Legends of 68', featuring artwork from four dynamic USA Olympians from the 1968 Olympic Games.
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Art of the Olympians Presents Dance Alliance jan. 6th 2012
On January 6, Art of the Olympians (AOTO) will welcome Dance Alliance for a special performance.
Dance Alliance will perform two pieces: “Inspired” and “Home”. "Inspired” was based on the spark of creativity of choreography by the late Cynthia Arenillas, with whom the founding members of Dance Alliance studied. The dancers have taken a favorite class combination of Ms. Arenillas and morphed it into a series of new and dazzling steps. The piece illustrates how we as artists continue to be inspired by our mentors.
The Olympic Art Gallery will exhibit Legends of ’68, featuring artwork from four dynamic USA Olympians from the 1968 Olympic Games.
The exhibit features artwork from 1968 Olympians: Rink Babka, silver medalist in discus; Bob Beamon, gold medalist in long jump; Peggy Fleming, gold medalist in figure skating and Al Oerter, gold medalist in discus.
In the ancient Olympic Games, athletes were expected to excel in not only athletic pursuits, but also to excel in mind and spirit. From 1912 until 1948 there was an official Olympic Art Competition as part of the Games.
These 1968 Olympic Legends joined AOTO founder, Al Oerter in 2005 to help the organization inspire individuals to discover and explore the power of their creative potential through arts, sports and educational programs based on the Olympic values.
Their artwork and stories will be on display through January 28. Families, friends and community members are invited to attend a special reception, on Friday, January 6 beginning at 6 p.m. to experience Legends of ’68 in the Olympian Art Gallery at the Art of the Olympians Museum and Gallery at the Al Oerter Center for Excellence at 1300 Hendry St., Fort Myers. Admission to the reception is free of charge.
Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Gallery is closed to on Sundays, Mondays and holidays.