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Reimagining the Cultural Campus

Image of artistic rendering of the possible view enjoyed by patrons after repair and expansion of The Baker Museum and broader Artis—Naples campus
Image of artistic rendering of the possible view enjoyed by patrons after repair and expansion of The Baker Museum
Image of artistic rendering of the possible view enjoyed by patrons after repair and expansion of The Baker Museum and broader Artis—Naples campus
Image of artistic rendering of the possible aerial view of campus after repair and expansion of The Baker Museum and broader Artis—Naples campus

Images courtesy of Weiss/Manfredi


Future—Forward
Campaign for Cultural Excellence

Artis—Naples’ Future—Forward Campaign for Cultural Excellence launched in January 2016, is a multi-year campaign to raise the resources needed to stay vibrant and relevant in the next quarter century. The campaign is focused on four key areas:

  • Reimagining the Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A. Simpson Cultural Campus
  • Embracing artistic and community initiatives
  • Growing the permanent collection for The Baker Museum
  • Substantially increasing endowment

More than $80 million has already been committed toward the effort, $50 million of which came from the Artis—Naples Board of Directors. This remarkable support has enabled the organization’s endowment to surpass $125 million, effectively doubling in size since 2011. The focus of the campaign now shifts to capital projects toward the realization of the Master Plan, although all four areas of the campaign continue to generate interest and gifts.

Interested in becoming a part?

Contact Dianne Sponseller, senior executive assistant to CEO and President, for more information about how you can become part of the Future—Forward Campaign for Cultural Excellence.

  Naming Opportunities

Following the Future—Forward campaign announcement, the Artis—Naples Board of Directors spearheaded a year-long master planning process. In doing so, New York-based Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism was chosen to complete the Master Plan: a comprehensive guide for the physical design of the Cultural Campus. The multi-year Master Plan design by Weiss/Manfredi was announced in January 2018. The design was hailed as a transformative plan which reimagines parts of the 8.5-acre Cultural Campus. It provides new and expanded performance, exhibition and events spaces as well as dramatic new outdoor spaces.

Elements of the master plan include ascending outdoor terraces with welcoming green space, which establish a creative heart of the campus, as well as new interior spaces for social interaction, performance and learning. The design enhances Artis—Naples’ ability to fulfill its multidisciplinary mission in that it creates a connected campus conducive to performance, the visual arts and education.

The initial campus expansion to the south of The Baker Museum provides indoor and outdoor spaces for education and social engagement, such as a flexible-use space, an outdoor garden space and an elevated terrace. The plan also creates an exciting open-air event space with visual connection to the Gulf of Mexico.

Weiss/Manfredi

Weiss/Manfredi are internationally renowned architects, landscape designers and urban development visionaries led by Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi. Noted for clarity of vision, bold and iconic forms, and material innovation, Weiss/Manfredi is at the forefront of architectural design practices that are redefining the relationships between landscape, architecture, infrastructure, and art. The firm won international acclaim for its design of the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, which has been exhibited internationally at venues including the Museum of Modern Art, the Biennial of Landscape Architecture Barcelona, and the National Building Museum.

Other notable projects include: a competition-winning design for Sylvan Theater on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Nelson-Atkins Museum Cultural Arts District Master Plan, the Kent State Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, and the recently completed Marshall Family Performing Arts Center in Addison, Texas.

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Artis—Naples is Southwest Florida’s leading cultural resource, thanks to the generous support of loyal donors like you. Help us continue to provide art and educational opportunities for all ages.

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Whether you’re enjoying our cultural campus during our free Community Days, or making new friends in a Lifelong Learning class, or attending an off-campus music performance, we hope to see you soon.

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