Sanibel artist, couple show support for WGCU
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Sanibel residents Dr. Mark and Gretchen Banks made the winning bid for Myra Roberts’ original acrylic painting, “Tickled Pink,” at an auction held in February at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers to benefit WGCU Public Media. The event also featured a guided tour of the Sanibel-based artist’s “Dream Peace” exhibition. Former Minnesotans, the Banks began visiting Sanibel in the late 1960s and have been residents for a decade. WGCU, in partnership with the Southwest Florida Community Foundation and Women’s Fund of Southwest Florida, chose Roberts as one of five “2016 Makers: Women Who Make Southwest Florida” for her impact in the arts and social justice.