Alliance for the Arts

The Alliance for the Arts is a nonprofit visual and performing arts center in Fort Myers, Florida, founded in 1975 by community leaders to foster the growth of local arts. Its campus includes three art galleries, a 150-seat theatre and an amphitheater, and it offers youth and adult art classes to thousands of students each year. The Alliance also rents space to area artists and businesses and screens films through its Art House Cinema. Its membership includes more than 50 area arts and cultural organizations and over 1,200 artists and individual members. Its mission is to transform lives and improve the community through the arts.