CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Telephone Collection Spotlight
Enjoy highlights from our permanent telephone collection; one of the best collections of telephony in the Southeast.
Maitland Historical Museum
221 W. Packwood Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751 Thursday – Sunday 12p.m. – 4p.m.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
André Smith: Picturing Place
May 31 – August 4, 2013
Opening Reception: May 31, 2013, 6 – 8 PM
This exhibition presents highlights from the museum’s holdings of prints, paintings and drawings reflecting the travels of J. André Smith in the United States and Europe. Upon his return from the war, Smith settled in Stony Creek, CT, and wintered in Maitland, FL. But he continued to travel to France, where some of his most memorable etchings were completed.
Maitland Art Center Galleries
231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751
Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm
Right: J. André Smith (American, 1880-1959)
Poorhouse Road- Branford, CT, c.1910-1920
Ink and gouache, 9.5 x 7 inches
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Angell
Selections from the Permanent Collection:
Andre Smith Sketch Books
May 31- Aug. 4
Opening Reception: May 31, 2013, 6 – 8 PM
Andre Smith’s sketchbooks present an intimate glimpse into his creative process. A selection of his sketchbooks dating from 1927 will be on display illustrating Smith’s creative inspirations and processes.
Maitland Art Center Galleries, Gallery 1
231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751
Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm
Recent Acquisitions
May 31 – August 4
Opening Reception: May 31, 2013, 6 – 8 PM
Celebrating the ongoing addition of important works of art to the A&H collection, many of which have not been exhibited before.
Maitland Art Center Galleries, Gallery 4
231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751
Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm
Right: J. André Smith (American, 1880-1959)
Untitled (Abstract Floral)
Watercolor and ink on paper, 16 15/16 x 20 7/8 inch
2012.28
Gift of Jim Sander
Images of Eatonville: Then and Now
August 16 – Sept. 29, 2013
Opening reception August 16, 6 – 8 PM
In partnership with the Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts
This exhibition features paintings by Research Center founder Andre Smith, depicting Eatonville in the 1930s and ‘40s in contrast with images of Eatonville today- as photographed by students enrolled in photography at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. The works offer a glimpse of the multi-faceted community of Eatonville.
Maitland Art Center Galleries, Galleries 3 & 4
231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751
Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm
Images: Top
J. Andre Smith (American, 1880-1959)
(Untitled)Rural Home
Oil on paper mounted on board
Collection of the Maitland Art and History Association
CM 72.2.12
Right: by Kimberly Gussard
Founding of Eatonville
August 16 – Oct. 6, 2013
Eatonville is celebrating its 125th anniversary as the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States. The Art & History Museums – Maitland is proud to be a part of this celebration through the Founding of Eatonville exhibition at Maitland Historical Museum and the Eatonville: Then and Now exhibition at Maitland Art Center. Maitland and Eatonville have a history of strong ties between the two communities from the early formation of Eatonville to the friendship between Maitland Art Center founder Andre Smith and celebrated writer Zora Neale Hurston.
Maitland Historical Museum
221 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751
Thursday – Sunday, 12 pm - 4 pm
