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29th Annual Art Fest Naples supports St. Vincent de Paul Naples Meals on Wheels
On Saturday, January 17 and Sunday, January 18, 2026, more than 120 artists will return to Fleischmann Park in Naples for the 29th Annual Art Fest Naples Invitational. Widely celebrated for its exceptional quality, Art Fest Naples was recently ranked #14 in the nation in Sunshine Artist magazine’s prestigious Top 200 Fine Art & Design Shows, making it the highest-ranked fine art festival in South Florida.
Art Fest Naples is a juried show offering residents and visitors the chance to browse and purchase fine art across a wide range of mediums, including oil and acrylic paintings, watercolor, graphite and pastel drawings, art photography, blown glass, turned wood, sculpture, metal works, printmaking, leather, ceramics and pottery, fiber art, wearable fiber art, handcrafted fine jewelry, and mixed media. Many participating artists return year after year — some since the festival’s founding in 1998 — drawn by the warm Naples audience and the beautiful setting of Fleischmann Park. The open-air ambiance and the opportunity to meet and speak directly with the artists make this show a longstanding community favorite.
Each year, Art Fest Naples designates a local §501(c)(3) organization to receive a portion of the proceeds. For 2026, the festival has once again selected St. Vincent de Paul NAPLES (SVdP) Meals on Wheels (MOW) as its beneficiary.
SVdP NAPLES operates the largest privately funded Meals on Wheels program in Collier County, delivering nearly 50,000 meals annually to homebound, infirm, or nutritionally at-risk seniors and disabled neighbors. The program receives no government or Catholic Church funding, and meal recipients are never charged. Volunteer MOW teams provide far more than nourishment — they offer companionship, conversation, and comfort. For many recipients, the daily visit is their only personal interaction.
Beyond Meals on Wheels, SVdP NAPLES provides financial, food, and furniture assistance, along with life-skills classes focused on budgeting, credit management, and employment readiness. In 2025, SVdP NAPLES delivered targeted assistance valued at $2.4 million, impacting more than 42,500 Collier County seniors, adults, and children.
We hope you will join us at the 29th Annual Art Fest Naples on Saturday, January 17 (10 a.m.–5 p.m.) or Sunday, January 18 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.) at Fleischmann Park, 1600 Fleischmann Boulevard in Naples. The event is sponsored by Naples Daily News/LocaliQ.
Admission is free; a $5 donation benefiting SVdP NAPLES Meals on Wheels is gratefully accepted at the gate. Be sure to stop by the SVdP NAPLES booth for a chance to win one of three prizes.
For more information about Art Fest Naples, contact Taire Malloy, director, at (239) 634-2337, artfestnaples@gmail.com, or visit artfestnaples.com.
For more information about SVdP NAPLES, call (239) 775-2907 or visit www.SVdPNaples.org.
Diane Van Parys is a Board member, St. Vincent de Paul, Naples (SVdP NAPLES).
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