9TH ANNUAL “ART FLICKS” FILM PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Published on January 19, 2026
Marco Island, FL—January 19, 2026—The Marco Island Center for the Arts has announced the January 2026 launch of the 9th annual “Art Flicks” program, featuring foreign, independent and “art” films.
Relaunched in January of 2025, the program had been interrupted for several years by COVID and hurricane aftermaths. The Art Flicks committee happily brought it back to life last year amid rave reviews.
Shown exclusively at the Art Center itself, at 1010 Winterberry Drive, the series features FREE theme-based films, refreshments, followed by lively discussions for both residents and island visitors who are interested in the art of film.
The theme for 2026 is “Strength and Resilience” and will feature the following movies:
Tuesday, January 27: “Man On Wire”
Tuesday, February 10: “Fanny’s Journey”
Tuesday, February 24: “Pride”
Tuesday March 10: “Saint Ralph”
“Every film in the 2026 program is ‘based on’ or ‘inspired by’ a true story, making this season a truly compelling one,” commented program chair, Joan Gerberding. “We are all very excited about it.”
The line begins to form outside the Art Center at 9:15am, with our doors opening for the start of the program by 9:45am. Seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Each film’s introduction starts at 10am.
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Initially designed to help create an additional appeal for an already robust art and exhibit schedule, the Art Flicks program was first launched in January of 2014 after a group of like-minded friends got together to form an art film committee to raise money for the Art Center.
While the movie and refreshments are free, donations are happily accepted at the end of each film, with 100% of the money presented to the Art Center. Because funding for the arts has been drastically cut in recent years, we encourage patrons to donate as much as they can to keep this vital organization’s doors open to our Marco Island community.
For more information about the Art Flicks program, go to www.marcoislandart.org. For information about classes, exhibit schedules, the Art Center’s “Second Tuesday”, or the Art Center Theater, call 239-394-4221.
This year’s sponsors include Collier Community Foundation, Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), WGCU PBS and NPR, Condee Cooling & Electric Inc., Southmade Marketing, and Coastal Breeze News.
About Marco Island Center for the Arts
Marco Island Center for the Arts brings a wide variety of arts to its community through art exhibitions, engaging educational programs for adults and children and a diverse assortment of events. The Arts Center Theatre offers both produced and presented theater productions as well as other live entertainment. The Art Center and its theater serve as professional and financial drivers for visual and performing artists and educators through exhibition, performance and teaching opportunities while being a catalyst that fuels economic development, an understanding of cultural diversity and community cohesion.
Mission: Marco Island Center for the Arts inspires artistic expression and advances education and appreciation of the arts. The Art Center honors Marco Island and Southwest Florida’s rich, diverse, and creative heritage through active community engagement in the visual and performing arts.