Make & Take @ A&H
Florida 231 W Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, United StatesMake & Take Fridays: Select Fridays, 6pm-8pm Enjoy this family friendly event exploring our museums and grounds. Create your own artwork or craft inspired by works in our permanent collection and special exhibitions. In December, create a modern wreath for your holiday season inspired by the flora and fauna surrounding our campus. You'll also…
Culture Pop! Maitland and African American Experiences
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesJoin us for celebrating cultural diversity and inclusion at Culture Pop! Guests are invited to connect with the artists and the art itself. You'll enjoy: Preview new Maitland Art Center and Historical Museum exhibitions Pop-up exhibition by, and Q&A with, A&H’s 2018-19 Artists-in-Action Open Art School classrooms & demonstrations Live Music Cash bar with wine &…
Studio Conversation with Carole d’Inverno, Artist-in-Residence
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesA&H's Artist-in-Residence, Carole d'Inverno, in her Brooklyn studio Join us for an evening with our Artist-in-Residence, Carole d'Iverno. The Italian-born, Brooklyn-based abstract artist describes her work as being rooted in history. Hear from Carole herself about how our historic 1930s campus and surrounding Maitland area is informing her latest work on Florida's rich natural and…
Coffee with the Curator – Afternoon Gallery Tour
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesJoin A&H Curator, Dr. Rangsook Yoon, on a guided afternoon tour of our newest exhibition: Maitland and African American Experiences. Uncover the history of Maitland's African-American community with an inside look at the creation of this meaningful exhibition. Coffee will be provided.
Date Night at Maitland Art Center
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesTired of the same old date night? Come to the romantic Maitland Art Center and get creative! Each night features a different project designed for fun, laughter and getting to know each other, plus time for drinks and to enjoy the scenery. Guidance provided, as well as room to experiment and play! Each attendee takes…
History Lecture – Maitland’s African American History: Marked, Unmarked, Remembered
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesDr. Scot French In the lecture, Dr. Scot French, guest curator of the Maitland History Museum's Spring 2019 exhibition, will discuss his efforts to document Maitland's African American History -- from the arrival of homesteaders and grove workers in the mid-1870s through the Jim Crow Era of exclusion, marginalization, and erasure to the desegregated civic and…
Curator’s Happy Hour Tour
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesJoin A&H's Curator, Rangsook Yoon, on a fun guided tour of the newest exhibitions! This is a great way to engage with the Curator and gain new insights into the collection. Beer and wine selections will be available for purchase.
Gallery Conversation with Artist Jane Turner
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesThe Maitland Art Center's spring exhibition proudly features both an insider's and outsider's perspective of the African-American community in Maitland and Eatonville during the 20th century. The outsider is the Maitland Art Center's own founder, J. André Smith, and the insider perspective is brought by local artist Jane Turner, who still lives and works in…
Coffee with the Curator – Maitland History Museum
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesDr. Scot French Join Dr. Scot French, guest curator and a professor of history at UCF, on a tour of the Maitland History Museum's spring exhibition - Maitland's African-American History: Marked, Unmarked, Remembered. Coffee will be provided!
Immensities: Studio Conversation with Katrina Bello, Artist-in-Residence
Art & History Museums – Maitland 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, United StatesA&H is pleased to welcome artist Katrina Bello as our second Artist-in-Residence of 2019. Meet Katrina and hear about her inspiration and process. This event is free and open to the public. From the artist: A vast wilderness is a source of wonder and beauty. Deserts, marshes, oceans, forests, mountain ranges, glaciers - some of…