17th Estero Fine Art Show

The Estero Fine Art Show takes place twice annually at Miromar Design Center in November and January. This juried art show brings high quality artists from around the globe & top notch local artists to sell their original and personally handmade art work. The art fair's focus is on visual arts and community enrichment. The quality of the art work is judged by art professionals in the industry. Many of the nation's best artists exhibit at this show. Our goal is to create an atmosphere that enhances the artwork and creates a relaxing environment for art lovers. Event hours on Saturday and Sunday are 10-5 daily; the event is free and parking is free. In addition to the great food, there is free live entertainment from world-class favorites. As part of our commitment to include art education in the Estero Fine Art Show and the southwest Florida community as a whole, a youth art competition for grades K-8 or ages 5-12 is implemented into the event. Sponsored by the Institute for the Arts & Education, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization, young artists are invited to apply with their original and personally handmade art as they began to learn the rules of being part of a professional art show and exhibition. This area is provided with prime space within the show to display all the youth art entries. There is $250 in youth art awards: $100 Best of Youth Art and three $50 Youth Art awards of excellence. Art programs are being dramatically cut back and eliminated in schools nationwide, thereby further underscoring the need for such initiatives. The program helps teach these budding, young artists the rules and requirements of being part of a professionally run art show and exhibition. The students are encouraged to speak with the professional artists in the show, and to ask them questions about participating in art shows as a career. The show provides these students with an unmatched learning experience. The program is a huge success. This is a unique event, different, from the setting to the quality and variety of fine art. There is something for everyone! Hot Works also produces the award winning Orchard Lake Fine Art Show north of Detroit voted Top 100 Art Shows in the Country the last six years in a row! The Estero Fine Art Show is a high quality fine art show, with 150 artists from across the country. The artists are juried by art professionals, with judging voted on technique/execution, quality, originality; the event gives $1,500 in artist awards. For more information regarding the jury of art professionals who select the artists for the Orchard Lake Fine Art Show, please log on to HotWorks.org, and go to web page The Jury. This event is artist-friendly and provides many amenities in addition to the $1,500 artist awards. On sight artist parking, RV parking, complimentary coffee in the morning, complimentary water, bathroom breaks, ease of move in and move out are only some of the examples of the amenities; we try to accommodate almost any other reasonable request and encourage your input. Estero, FL is located on the southwest coast of Florida, just south of Ft. Myers. The event is 100% outdoors, taking place at Miromar Design Center, an upscale mall and an area with brand new subdivisions (including mansions) that need to be decorated with gorgeous art. Miromar Design Center has high visibility from I-75, and the event takes place adjacent to its lake to add ambiance to the show. The event site is also near Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club, a residential waterfront resort with over 700 acres of aquamarine freshwater lakes, three miles of private white sandy beach and "signature" championship golf. Recently the International Design Center has been added to the Miromar properties; America's newest and finest resource for interior design. We want to make this event a pleasant experience for all, so please feel free to contact us at any time with any questions or comments.