Artis—Naples
W
ith more than 300 concerts,
performances, exhibitions
and education events for
patrons of all ages, Artis—Naples is
Southwest Florida’s premier arts and
cultural destination. Led by CEO and
President Kathleen van Bergen and
Music Director Andrey Boreyko, the
organization’s mission to create and
present world-class visual and per-
forming arts provides for a broad array
of artistic and educational opportuni-
ties for the entire community from
September to July each year on the
Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A.
Simpson Cultural Campus.
NAPLES PHILHARMONIC
The Naples Philharmonic performs
more than 140 orchestral and chamber
music concerts, as well as opera and
ballet, education, community and
special event concerts annually in the
1,477-seat Hayes Hall, the 283-seat
Daniels Pavilion and around the South-
west Florida region. Founded in 1982
as the Naples-Marco Philharmonic, the
orchestra performed four concerts in
its first season. In 1989, the orchestra
moved to its current home in Naples,
and since then the ensemble has grown
in scope, size and artistic impact.
In his fourth season as music
director, Boreyko continues to
expand the repertoire and redouble
the orchestra’s dedication to world-
class performances. In 2009, Jack
Everly was named Principal Pops
Conductor and continues today in that
role bringing pops performances that
celebrate music in its many forms.
THE BAKER MUSEUM
The Baker Museum is one of the
Home of the Baker Museum and the Naples Philharmonic
foremost fine arts museums in South-
west Florida. The museum hosts several
traveling exhibitions annually to comple-
ment installations of works from its
permanent collections. Comprising
more than 4,000 objects, The Baker
Museum’s broad holdings of 20th- and
21st-century art reflect the generosity
and commitment of area collectors. Of
particular strength are the Museum’s
collections of American and Mexican
modern art.
With more than 15 years of col-
lecting and exhibiting, the Museum is
dedicated to stewardship and scholar-
ship from both its growing permanent
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