Arts of the Inland (AOI) announces new membership rates for 2014.   AOI is committed to presenting and promoting the visual, literary and performing arts and with the launching of the 2014 rates, they are presenting artists with many cultural opportunities.  Upcoming events include an “Artful Evening” at Keiser University on July 11, “Perceptions” judged art show on November 10 and gallery shows/sales.

JOIN TODAY AND RECEIVE THE 2014 RATES which begin at $25 for individual artists.

Contact LaVon Koenig, President, Arts of the Inland for more information by e-mail at www.artsinland@gmail.com or call 239-303-5849. Website: www.artsoftheinland.com.

Author Patty Brant’s mystery, Bitter Secrets, has been chosen as a finalist in the Indie 2013 Excellence Book Awards. Published in April 2012, this is Patty’s first book, a tale about a long-ago lost family whose memory won’t quite go away. It’s set in Southwest Florida’s inland area, with the action moving to Georgia, then back to Florida to bring the mystery to its conclusion.

Patty is a member of the Arts of the Inland and editor of the Caloosa Belle, newspaper in LaBelle. Bitter Secrets is available on Amazon in hard cover, soft cover

The Arts of the Inland will hold their member meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at the Firehouse Community Theatre, 241 North Bridge Street, LaBelle, FL  at 6:00 p.m. All visual, literary and performing artists as well as cultural supporters  and the general public are invited to attend. After a short meeting, a variety of literary readings including excerpts from plays will take place on the theatre stage.  For further information contact LaVon Koenig at 239-303-5849 or e-mail at artsinland@gmail.com

The Inspirations Art Show was held Sunday, April 14th at the Majestic Golf Course in Lehigh Acres.  Dana Roes, who performed the judging, holds a Master of Fine Art degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dana Roes

She is a nationally and internationally renowned artist and teaches at Edison State College in Fort Myers.

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The Arts of the Inland is proud to present “Inspirations” Art Show, Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Crown Room, Majestic Golf Course, 350 Homestead Rd., S., Lehigh Acres, Florida. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to exhibit and sell your work.

Arts of the Inland annual meeting, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 6 p.m. in the Majestic Golf Course Crown Room, 350 Homestead Road, Lehigh Acres, FL, members elected their Board of Directors, left to right, front, President LaVon Koenig, Vice President Jere Carrick, Treasurer Richard Georgian, Secretary Freida Miller, Arts Chairperson Joel Hawkins. Back row, left to right, Marketing Chairperson Connie Killebrew, Member-at-large Inke Baker and Grant Chairperson Dick Kennedy. Membership Chairperson Joseph Bedoe was unavailable.  Formed March 2011, Arts of the Inland (AOI) mission is to facilitate and nurture the creation, development, promotion and education of arts and culture in the inland communities of South Florida. The public is invited free to their next Inspirations Art Show, Sunday, April 14, 2013, 3-6 p.m., Majestic Golf Course for a Judged Art Show with money and ribbons awarded. Paintings will be available for purchase. To participate, or for show requirements and information, contact LaVon Koenig, 239-303-5849 or e-mail artsinland@gmail.com