A&H - Art & History Museums Maitland

Sunday Jewelry Workshops: Wire Wrapping Pendants
2022-02-20 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, February 20 | 10am-1pm
Instructor: Anastacia Santspree
Location: Studio 5 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $50 + $35 materials fee
Learn to wire wrap marbles, gemstones, and crystals! Anyone can learn these techniques to create beautifully, wire-wrapped pendants. In this workshop, you will learn basic wire wrapping for retro childhood marbles, gemstone pendants, or crystals. Techniques taught in the workshop and the tools you take home will be applicable for your future jewelry projects.
Workshop is for ages 15 and over. Registration is $50. Please note that a material fee of $35 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Sunday Jewelry Workshops: Intro to Jewelry
2022-03-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday , March 6 | 10 am – 2 pm
Instructor: Anastacia Santspree
Location: Maitland Art Center Studio 5
Cost: $50 + $35 materials fee
Learn the basics of jewelry making! This is a great introduction to the art of creating beautiful jewelry. In this workshop you will complete one metal project without soldering. You will learn to use a jeweler’s saw, cut jump rings, cut metal sheet, and various polishing techniques to create a beautiful pendant. Techniques taught in workshop and the tools you take home will be applicable for your future jewelry projects.
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Creative Sculpture & Castings
2022-03-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, March 6 | 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Kent Arblaster
Location: Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $55 (materials and tools are included). Pewter will be available for purchase during the workshop at $5 per piece.
Create your own custom 2D miniature. Choose from over 20 design molds-all inspired by J. Andre Smith’s Maitland Art Center reliefs. Pour and cast your miniature, then embellish it with paints, dyes, and other decorative materials. Use your finished art piece as decor or jewelry!
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Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $55 (materials and tools are included). Pewter will be available for purchase during the workshop at $5 per piece.
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Gallery Tour with the Chief Curator: Highwaymen exhibition
2022-03-10 10:30 - 11:15 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join A&H Chief Curator Dan L. Hess on a guided tour of the Maitland Art Center’s current exhibition, The Recollections of Doretha Hair Truesdell: Alfred Hair and the Florida Highwaymen, before the gallery opens for the day! Gallery Art Tours offer a deep dive of the exhibition, with each month focusing on a different aspect of the works.
Tour is included in regular gallery admission. Free for members!
(General Admission $6; Maitland Residents, Seniors (65+) & Children (5-17) $5; Military Personnel & Maitland Seniors $4)
After the tour, enjoy the gardens, visit the other museums on our campus (included with your ticket purchase), or head to brunch!
Learn more about the exhibition here >>

Metal Clay Jewelry Workshop: Tide Pool Pendant
2022-03-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, March 12 | 10am-3pm
Instructor: Marion Fague-Bass
Location: Studios at Lake Lily
Cost: $65 + $55 materials fee
This is a fun way to take summer with you year-round. For this pendant, receive 15 grams of fine silver metal clay. With it you will create your own charms of tiny shells and sea creatures using your own items to create mold with silicone molding compound, or use pre-made molds. Then you will design and create a backing and attach the charms. Included in the materials fee is a sterling silver chain. Pieces will be fired after the workshop and will be available for pick up the following week.
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Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $65. Please note that a material fee of $65 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Sunday Jewelry Workshop: Bangle Bracelet Set
2022-03-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, March 13 | 10 am-1pm
Instructor: Jim Hosner
Location: Studio 5 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $50 + $30 materials fee
Design and create your own set of metal bangle bracelets! Learn to measure and cut round, patterned silver wire. Then solder and polish your work.
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Creative Sculpture & Castings: 2D Miniature Workshop
2022-03-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, Mar 19- Sunday, Mar 20 | 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Kent Arblaster
Location: Maitland Art Center Studio 10
Cost: $75 ( materials and tools included, pewter available for pruchase at $5 per piece)
In this 2-day workshop, learn how to design and create your own 2D artwork inspired by J. Andre Smith’s Maitland Art Center reliefs. On day one, you will tour the Maitland Art Center and select one of Smith’s reliefs to replicate. Then you will create a miniature version of the relief in wax sculpture and make a silicone rubber mold. On day two, you will mix and pour acrylic into your mold for curing. Finally, you will decorate and take home your finished artwork.
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Historical Architectural Tour
2022-03-24 10:30 - 11:15 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
The Maitland Art Center is the only National Historic Landmark in the greater Orlando area, recognized as one of the last remaining examples of Fantasy Architecture in the United States.

Join our Exhibitions team on an architectural tour of the Maitland Art Center, Jules André Smith’s 1930s artists’ retreat. Adorned with hundreds of cement carvings and murals by Smith and other artists, the Center holds nearly 90 years of history within its walls. Uncover some of these stories in this free, guided, outdoor walking tour.
This tour is complimentary with paid admission to the Museums. Walk-up space is limited.
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Walk-ups are welcome, but registering ahead of time helps us accommodate as many visitors as possible while maintaining safe distancing and adequate staffing.

The Art Party 2022
2022-03-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
A&H: The Art Party
Saturday, March 26, 2022
6-7pm VIP only | 7-10pm all
Tickets: general $65, VIP $150, VIP Table (8) $1,000
This first-annual celebration & fundraiser on the beautiful A&H campus is not to be missed.
See: live painting & printmaking
Listen: DJ & artist interviews
Play: bring friends & talk with artists
Imbibe: creative light bites & cocktails
Acquire: merch with event-exclusive art & auction of live painted works
Be seen: creative cocktail attire & VIP tent
Be there: For more information & tickets click here >>

Pearl & Bead Stringing
2022-04-03 10:00 - 13:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, April 3 | 10am-1pm
Instructor: Anastacia Santspree
Location: Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $50 + $35 materials fee
Have you ever wanted to learn to string pearls? Do you want to restring your heirloom Grandmother’s pearls? Join us and learn how! During this workshop you will learn to knot pearls. If you have a strand you want to restring, bring it in! Class fees provide you with your own bead board, strand of freshwater pearls, beading awl & thread, clasp, cutters, and informational sheets to take home. Techniques taught in class will be applicable for your future pearl or bead stringing projects.
*Please bring eyeglasses or readers if you use them for your vision.
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Saturday Painting Workshop: April Showers Bring May Flowers
2022-04-09 13:00 - 16:00 | A&H’s Lake Lily Campus, 820 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, April 9 | 1 pm – 4 pm
Instructor: PJ Svejda
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $50 + $20 materials fee
These workshops are a blend of painting and mixed media techniques, exploring a looser style of painting and greater expression. Complete a project in each unique workshop! Workshops are appropriate for all learners.
This acrylic painting workshop will allow you to play with paint! Experiment with drips, stains, and adding texture with a gel medium. In this workshop we will be painting a beautiful springtime meadow right after a rainstorm. We will learn how lighting can affect the mood of the painting.
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Stackable Ring Set
2022-04-10 10:00 - 13:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, April 10 | 10 am – 1 pm
Instructor: Jim Hosner
Location: Studio 5 at Maitland Art Center
Cost: $50 + $5 materials fee
If you have little or no experience in metal work, this workshop is for you! You will learn the three steps of cut, weld, and polish to create a set of three rings in your size and style.
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Artist Talk: Leo Cordovi
2022-04-13 18:30 - 20:00 | A&H’s Germaine Marvel Building, 210 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
A&H artist talks and interviews, Q&As, and studio visits give the public a chance to learn the hows and whys behind the creative process of the artists in our Artists in Action program.
Leo Cordovi is a contemporary painter born in Havana, Cuba. At the age of fifteen years old he immigrated to the United States, later graduating with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art from the University of Central Florida in 2019. With a focus in acrylic painting, his work offers expressive mark making and an underlaying and over-layering of colors that aim to blur the line between naturalism and abstraction. Learn more about Leo and view his portfolio prior to his artist talk at LeoCordovi.com.

Gallery Tour with the Chief Curator: Highwaymen exhibition
2022-04-14 10:30 - 11:15 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join A&H Chief Curator Dan L. Hess on a guided tour of the Maitland Art Center’s current exhibition, The Recollections of Doretha Hair Truesdell: Alfred Hair and the Florida Highwaymen, before the gallery opens for the day! Gallery Art Tours offer a deep dive of the exhibition, with each month focusing on a different aspect of the works.
Tour is included in regular gallery admission. Free for members!
(General Admission $6; Maitland Residents, Seniors (65+) & Children (5-17) $5; Military Personnel & Maitland Seniors $4)
After the tour, enjoy the gardens, visit the other museums on our campus (included with your ticket purchase!), or head to brunch!
Learn more about the exhibition here >>

Metal Clay Jewelry Workshops: Botanical Beauties
2022-04-16 10:00 - 14:00 | A&H’s Lake Lily Campus, 820 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, April 16 | 10 am – 2 pm
Instructor: Marion Fague-Bass
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $65 + $55 materials fee
In this class you will learn how to use two-part silicone molding compound to make reusable molds from natural plant materials. You may bring items from your own yard, or forage the Art Center grounds for little lovelies. Small leaves and tiny flowers work best – don’t forget weeds, they have amazing shapes and textures! (Don’t worry if you’re feeling clueless, the instructor will have plenty available for you to choose from!) After making the mold, you will receive 10 grams of fine silver metal clay and learn how to create charms for bracelets, earrings or pendants. Your pieces will be fired after class and available for pick up the following week. Included in the materials fee is your choice of one (1) sterling silver chain, one (1) leather cord with SS clasp, one (1) pair SS earwires, OR one (1) SS lobster claw spring clasp. Additional chains, earwires, CZs, etc. will be available for purchase at a modest price. Additional metal clay will also be available to purchase at a substantial discount during the workshop only.
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Creative Sculpture and Casting Workshop
2022-04-17 13:00 - 16:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, April 17 | 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Kent Arblaster
Location: Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $55 (materials and tools included, pewter available for purchase at $5 per piece)
Create your own custom 2D miniature. Choose from over 20 design molds-all inspired by J. Andre Smith’s Maitland Art Center reliefs. Pour and cast your miniature, then embellish it with paints, dyes, and other decorative materials. Use your finished art piece as decor or jewelry!
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Little Creatives & Me at the A&H
2022-04-20 10:00 - 23:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join us “en plein air” (in the open air) in the main garden on the historic grounds of the Art & History Museum. We’ll have a themed circle and story time plus an art activity especially for littles! A snack will be provided too! Recommend ages 0 – 3 and their very special person (parent, grandparent, caregiver) Older siblings are always welcome too.
Space is limited and online registration is required 2 days before. Please register here.
Some details:
Please arrive about 10 minutes to give yourself time to park and walk over to the main garden. We will begin promptly at 10 am. If you’d like, please bring a picnic blanket for your family.
This program is brought to you free of charge by the Art & History Museums of Maitland.

Florida Highwaymen Pop Up Printmaking Party
2022-04-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Free admission to all museum and gallery exhibitions!

Meet Doretha Hair Truesdell, widow of Alfred Hair, founding member of the legendary African American painting collective The Florida Highwaymen. She will have her original artwork as well as 20 or more Highwaymen works with her for exhibit and sale.

Meet Florida Highwayman Curtis Arnett, who will also bring his work for exhibit and sale.

Meet Kandi Ingram, daughter of the only Florida Highway-WOMAN, MaryAnn Carroll! She will be exhibiting and offering her mother’s work for sale.

Learn more about The Florida Highwaymen and our exhibition from this feature on Fox35: artandhistory.org/press

Plus: Bring the whole family from 10am-1pm for a fun printmaking party where you can make a poster or t-shirt of one of A&H founder J. André’ Smith’s designs–or create your very own!

Wire Wrapping Retro Marbles, Gemstones, Crystals & More
2022-04-24 10:00 - 13:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, April 24 | 10 am – 1 pm

Instructor: Anastacia Santspree
Location: Studio 5 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $50 + $35 materials fee
Learn to wire wrap marbles, gemstone pendants, and crystals. Learn these techniques to create beautiful wire wrapped pendants. In this workshop you will learn basic wire wrapping for those cool retro childhood marbles, gemstone pendants, & crystals. Techniques taught in class will be applicable for your future jewelry projects.
*Please bring eyeglasses or readers if you use them for your vision.
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Last Wednesdays at A&H
2022-04-27 17:30 - 20:00 | FL
Grab a drink, mingle, and discuss the art in our gallery every Last Wednesday of the month! Enjoy free gallery admission and a cash bar after-hours. Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available in the beautiful Annie Russell Courtyard behind the gallery.

Historical Architecture Tour
2022-04-28 10:30 - 11:15 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States

Metal Clay Jewelry Workshop: Embellished Stack Rings
2022-05-07 10:00 - 15:00 | A&H’s Lake Lily Campus, 820 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, May 7 | 10am-3pm
Instructor: Marion Fague-Bass
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $75 + $65 materials fee
In this workshop you will make a set of 3 stacking rings using a combination of fine silver metal clay and sterling silver wire. First you will make 3 dainty bands using sterling silver wire. Then you will learn how to make decorative elements from silver clay using a variety of molds and textures. Then you will solder your decorative pieces onto your ring bands. Finally you will finish and polish your rings.
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Spinner Ring
2022-05-08 10:00 - 13:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, May 8 | 10 am – 1 pm
Instructor: Jim Hosner

Location: Studio 5 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $50 + $5 materials fee
Learn to create a ring with a unique form! In this workshop, you will make an anticlastic ring which flares out at the ends, allowing a second ring to spin freely around the outside.
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Haunted Waterhouse: A Ghost Tour
2022-05-13 18:30 - 22:00 | A&H’s Waterhouse Residence Museum, 820 Lake Lily Drive, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
This Friday the 13th, is your family brave enough to enter Central Florida’s “most haunted home”?

For years, people have shared stories of moving furniture, flickering lights, and disembodied voices at the Victorian Waterhouse Residence on Lake Lily. To explore these mysteries, Art & History Museums of Maitland has partnered with American Ghost Adventures – and they’re bringing you along to help with the investigation! During your visit, you will have a chance to try out some ghost investigation equipment, learn about the different types of haunts, and discover more about the people who lived and sometimes died at the Waterhouse Residence.

Tours: 6:30pm – 7:30pm, 8:00pm – 9:00pm, and 9:30pm – 10:30pm

Price: $40 for general public, $35 for members (members, please email jvanpelt@artandhistory.org for your $5-off promo code)
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Encaustic Exploration
2022-05-14 10:00 - 18:00 | A&H’s Lake Lily Campus, 820 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday May 14 | 10 am – 4 pm
Instructor: Shelley Jean
Location: Studios at Lake Lily
Cost: $145 + 25 materials fee
Encaustic is an artistic medium consisting of hot, pigmented beeswax. Encaustic painting is an ancient technique, but it has become increasingly popular with contemporary artists. Come delve into the versatility of this fascinating process that encourages experimentation!
In this comprehensive 1-day workshop, students will learn about encaustic history, safety, surfaces, and fusing. A variety of techniques will be explored, such as incising, layering, pigment sticks, mark-making, mixed media collage, mono-printing, and incorporating photos. Students will make multiple pieces of art by utilizing the learned techniques. All materials will be supplied. All skill levels are welcome!
This workshop will be led by expert artist/educator Shelley Jean. Visit her website to learn more about her and the art of encaustics!
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $145. $25 supply fee payable to instructor. All materials supplied.
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Little Creatives & Me
2022-05-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Songs, stories, and art time, especially for babies and toddlers and their very special person! Join us in the main garden on the historic grounds of the Art & History Museums. We’ll have a themed circle and storytime plus an art activity especially for littles! A snack will be provided too! Recommend ages 0 – 3 and their very special person (parent, grandparent, caregiver). Older siblings are always welcome.
Space is limited and online registration is required 2 days before. Please register here.
Some details:
Please arrive about 10 minutes to give yourself time to park and walk over to the main garden. We will begin promptly at 10 am. If you’d like, please bring a picnic blanket for your family.
This program is brought to you free of charge by the Art & History Museums of Maitland.

Opening Reception for CORPUS DELICTI
2022-05-20 18:30 - 21:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Hear from and meet featured artist Jessica Caldas, and enjoy the A&H’s beautifully lit campus at night as you explore the new exhibition! The party will feature beats by DJ Nigel John, food for purchase by Boca Fresca, and a cash bar.
Tickets: $10 advance general ($15/door)
FREE for current A&H members
Members: If you didn’t receive your member promo code on April 19, email jvanpelt@artandhistory.org
Note to members: One free ticket is available for Individual memberships — your guests will need to register for a paid ticket separately. [Individual members who register for more than one free ticket will be asked to pay at the door for the extra ticket(s).] For all other memberships, you may register for tickets for each attending member of household (same address).
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR TICKETS >>
Click here to learn about the CORPUS DELICTI exhibition in the Maitland Art Center galleries >>

CORPUS DELICTI
2022-05-21 11:00 - 2022-09-25 16:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
CORPUS DELICTI, a solo exhibition by Jessica Caldas, runs May 21 – September 25, 2022 in the Maitland Art Center galleries (Extended by one week!)
This exhibition features the work of Jessica Caldas, a Florida-based Puerto Rican artist and advocate. Visitors navigate the space in an immersive experience that mirrors the complexities of the stories and issues being explored, focusing on the generational struggles and triumphs of women. Caldas’ first solo museum exhibition incorporates paintings, drawings, collage, performance, and enormous soft sculpture installations — including a new sculpture, Milk Bath (Graces), created specifically for the space. The exhibition is complemented by writings by women from the artist’s life – family, members, mentors, and fellow artists who made an impact on the body of work, as well as artifacts from her artistic process.
The exhibition title translates from Latin as the “body of the crime”. Legally the term means that requisite elements of a crime, such as a body, must be provided before an individual can be convicted. This title was chosen because the art of Jessica Caldas seeks to provide evidence of injustices that often go unspoken. The exhibition becomes a healing space for both artist and viewer — embracing joy, resilience, tenderness, and community care.

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Creative Sculpture and Casting Workshop
2022-05-21 13:00 - 16:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, May 21 | 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Kent Arblaster
Location: Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $55 (materials and tools included, pewter available for purchase at $5 per piece)
Create your own custom 2D miniature. Choose from over 20 design molds-all inspired by J. Andre Smith’s Maitland Art Center reliefs. Pour and cast your miniature, then embellish it with paints, dyes, and other decorative materials. Use your finished art piece as decor or jewelry!
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Last Wednesday: After Hours at the A&H
2022-05-25 17:30 - 20:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Grab a drink, mingle, and discuss the art in our gallery every Last Wednesday of the month! Enjoy free entry to the Maitland Art Center’s current gallery exhibition and a cash bar.
Become part of the cultured community that gathers in the evenings at A&H for drinks and conversation as the sun sets over our beautiful gardens.
To reserve your spot for this free event, register here >>
