January 2019
Maitland and African American Experiences
J. André Smith, Churchgoers, Eatonville, oil on Masonite, ca. 1940, 35 ¼ x 29 ¼, Collection of Art & History Museums–Maitland, CM72.02.09 The Art & History Museums–Maitland opens two exhibitions highlighting resident African American experiences and the intertwined histories of Maitland and Eatonville: Maitland and African American Experiences Then & Now: J. André Smith and Jane Turner at the Maitland Art Center, and Maitland and African American Experiences: Marked, Unmarked, Remembered at the Maitland Historical Museum. J. André Smith and Jane…
Find out more »June 2019
Pressed Editions: Experimental Contemporary Prints
Pressed Editions: Experimental Contemporary Prints presents the rich complexity of, and technical and material innovations in contemporary printmaking. It showcases works by innovative individual printmakers based in Central Florida and by UCF’s Flying Horse Editions, a nationally acclaimed printmaking-publishing research studio that has collaborated with internationally renowned artists. This exhibition comprises mixed media works, 3D multiples, and prints made with experimental processes of such traditional printmaking techniques as intaglios and photogravures, as well as with a use of digital technologies…
Find out more »Etched in Time
Left: J. André Smith, Santa Maria Della Salute, etching on paper, ca. 1914 | Right: etching plate used to make the print. Explore the history of nineteenth and twentieth century etchings used in print as a way to share images long before the age of Instagram. The exhibition features J. Andre Smith's printing press used to create prints from etched metal plates, which include images of Smith's experiences in WWI and several trips throughout Europe. The exhibit also contains several…
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