A&H - Art & History Museums Maitland

A&H Book Club
2022-12-11 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | A&H’s Lake Lily Campus, 820 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Make new friends at the A&H Members-Only Book Club! Join A&H Director of Advancement Jessi VanPelt every other month in our scenic Cottage at Lake Lily to share your opinions on fascinating topics in the realms of art and history. At the end of each meeting, we’ll vote on what book to read together next.
At our third meeting, we’ll discuss The Secrets of Art: Uncovering the mysteries and messages of great works of art, by Debra N. Mancoff. A book full of surprises, discoveries, forgotten treasures and lost tales, The Secrets of Art takes us on a journey through the art world’s mysteries to reveal that works of art are not always what they seem. Drawing upon the findings of advanced technology, new research, scientific analysis and old-fashioned curiosity, The Secrets of Art unveils the layers of meaning beneath the surfaces of great works of art in a collection of tales that are fully based in fact but are as fascinating as fiction.
You can find this title on Amazon as well as many online used bookstores. Choose us as your Amazon Smile charity and we’ll receive 0.5% of all your Amazon purchases as a donation: https://smile.amazon.com/Secrets-Art-Messages-Meanings-Mysteries/dp/0711248745
Book Club meetings are just $5 (which includes snacks and sodas). Space is limited so you must register in advance. If you’re not a current A&H member, you must join or renew before Book Club date. Membership payments cannot be accepted at the event.
If you have any questions or need to verify your membership status, contact Jessi at jvanpelt@artandhistory.org. (Send your recommendations for what book to read next here too!)
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Free Family Day: Winter Wonderland
2022-12-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Winter Wonderland Family Day Art Workshop at A&H
Saturday December 10, 2022
10:00 am – 1 pm
Your family is invited to celebrate the arrival of a new season at our Winter Wonderland Art Workshop! Children will create wintery snowflake art mobiles in our main garden of our beautiful and historic campus, using the colors of winter, treasures from nature and handprinted monoprint snowflakes!
Our monoprint snowflakes are inspired by A & H’s founder, Jules Andre’ Smith – a master printmaker who loved experimenting with art. Children will learn that monoprints are the simplest form of printmaking. And just like there are never two snowflakes that are exactly alike, the same can be said with monoprints! Each hand-printed snowflake used in the mobiles will be unique and a one-of-a-kind piece of art! Mobiles will be ready to take home at the end of the workshop to display at your holiday celebrations. So, take a break from shoveling sunshine, and get a little creative and wintery with us! Space is limited.
Family Day is free of charge and brought to you by the Art & History Museums, Maitland.
(Registration link coming soon)

Holiday Studio Show
2022-12-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Enter through the newly restored Main Garden gate to enjoy this FREE event featuring holiday music and jazz standards by Steamin’ Jazz. We’ll have a bar with beer, wine and sodas;. You’re welcome to bring your own picnic foods and blankets to relax amongst the beautiful new garden landscaping. Bring friends or a date!
Most of the Artist in Action studios will be open for visitors, along with some of our Art School classrooms. Chat with artists and art instructors while you enjoy a stroll around campus, drink in hand!
Plus, we’ll have a table with museum store merch, so you can even do a little holiday shopping.
This event is a gift to our community from the A&H, and generously sponsored by Stewardship Matters.
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National Historic Landmark Tour
2022-12-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Step out of time into the fantasy architecture and lush gardens of Greater Orlando’s only National Historic Landmark, the Maitland Art Center. Now home to the Art & History Museums of Maitland, the Maitland Art Center was founded in the 1930s by visionary artist J. André Smith as an artists’ retreat. On this guided walking tour, you’ll pass thousands of sculptures, carvings, and murals while hearing fascinating stories about the history they represent. This tour is appropriate for all ages but recommended for ages 13 and up.
This tour is offered 1st & 3rd Saturdays + 2nd & 4th Thursdays of every month, except holidays.

If you are an A&H member, this event is free! Just enter the code from your membership card at checkout. If you’d like to become a member of A&H and enjoy all the exciting free and discounted programming offered to our members, visit here
Los tours en español se ofrecen el último sábado de cada mes: obtener entradas

Space is limited. Advance registration is required, and includes admission to the 3 main campus museums >>

History Talk: Black Self-emancipators of Florida
2022-11-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
This Fall’s Maitland History Museum exhibition, Fumecheliga: A History of the First Peoples of Florida, was co-curated by Exhibitions Manager Katie Benson and Dr. Neil Vaz. Dr. Vaz is a professor of Humanities/History at Seminole State College and specializes in the history of Maroon communities and the African Diaspora. This talk by Dr. Vaz is in conjunction with the exhibition. The History Museum and Art Center gallery will be open 5:30-8:00pm on this day, as part of our monthly Last Wednesdays.

About the speaker:

Neil Vaz was born on November 3, 1983, in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jamaican father and Grenadian mother. He is the third child of four boys. His family moved to Casselberry, Florida, just shy of his second birthday. Neil and his brothers, attended Seminole County Public Schools, including Casselberry Elementary, South Seminole Middle, and Lyman High School. For College Neil attended Seminole Community College, between 2002 and 2005, where he met great professors such as Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright, Trent Tomengo, and Raphael Jackson. All three of these professors in college, who were Neil’s first experiences with African American males instructing him in academia, inspired him to take his schooling seriously and pursue a degree in the area of social sciences focusing on the history of his ancestors.

After graduating from Seminole in 2005, Neil attended Florida State University. He majored in political science and minored in history. His passion for history continued to increase, and after graduating with a bachelor’s in 2007, and working as a substitute teacher and a JV boy’s basketball coach at his former high school between 2008 and 2009, Neil’s passion for teaching also developed.

In 2009, Neil was accepted to Howard University’s Master’s program in history, in Washington, D.C., where he majored in African History. After graduating in 2011, he stayed at Howard for the Doctoral program in African diaspora history, focusing on eighteenth century African resistance to enslavement in the Caribbean. In 2016, Neil defended his dissertation entitled Dominica’s Neg Mawon: Maroonage, Diaspora, and Transatlantic Networks, 1763-1814. After graduating, Neil moved back to Florida to raise his children and secured a job at his alma mater, Seminole State College. Neil’s passion is to continue to uncover and tell the stories of those communities of African descent throughout the diaspora that fought for their freedom from slavery in spite of all the odds stacked against them, many of which are still with us today.

Last Wednesday: After Hours at the A&H
2022-11-30 17:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-26 17:30 - 20:00, 2022-09-28 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 >>
A tour with Chief Curator Dan L. Hess will take place during each Last Wednesday, from 5:30-6:15pm. Learn more here >>

Tour de Monumento Histórico Nacional (Tour in Spanish)
2022-11-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Salte fuera de tiempo y entra a la arquitectura de fantasía y los exuberantes jardines del único Monumento Histórico Nacional en la gran ciudad de Orlando – el Maitland Art Center. Ahora hogar de los Art & History Museums of Maitland, el Maitland Art Center fue fundado en 1939 por el artista y visionario J. André Smith como un retiro de artistas. En este tour guiada a pie, pasarás por miles de esculturas, tallas y murales mientras escuchas los cuentos fascinantes sobre la historia que representan. Este tour es apropiado para todas edades pero se recomienda para mayores de 13 años.

Si eres miembro de A&H, ¡este evento es gratuito! Simplemente ingrese el código de su tarjeta de membresía al momento de pagar. Si desea convertirse en miembro de A&H y disfrutar de toda la emocionante programación gratuita y con descuento que se ofrece a nuestros miembros, visite aquí
Este tour se ofrece en inglés cada primer y tercer sábado y segundo y cuarto jueves, encuentre boletos aquí

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Free portrait of you for "Portrait of US"
2022-11-19 - 2023-01-10 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
The Nomadic Photo Ark is a converted cargo trailer that is equipped with a photo darkroom and small office space, piloted by Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher. Since July of 2021, they have been traveling throughout the US collecting 8×10 film portraits and audio stories from folks for their ongoing project Portrait of US. While in residence at the Art & History Museums of Maitland, the Ark will be photographing and gathering stories from people living in and around the Eatonville and Maitland communities. Sign up today to be a part of this ongoing project!
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Interviews and portraits take 45-90 minutes – please do not hesitate to email us with any questions or if you do not see a time that works for you at nomadicphotoark@gmail.com

Examples of work from Savannah, GA
The ARK website
ARK Instagram

Sweet, Fresh, Juicy: Florida Citrus in Art and History
2022-11-16 11:00 - 2023-03-16 17:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
The citrus industry had an enormous impact on Central Florida and Maitland in particular during the mid-20th century. This exhibition, which spans the Maitland Art Center Gallery and the Maitland Historical Museum, celebrates the region’s finest export.
In the Maitland Historical Museum, examine the rise and fall of the Central Florida citrus industry through a collection of historic citrus labels from some of Central Florida’s growers and packers, many on loan from the Orange County Regional History Center’s vast archives.
In the Maitland Art Center Gallery, we embrace Florida’s premier citrus while honoring the farmworker through a collection of citrus-themed artwork from local and national artists, as well as Maitland Art Center founder J. André Smith’s interpretations of the orange groves that once surrounded his studio.
Sweet, Fresh, Juicy is sponsored by:

Intro to Sashiko - Japanese Embroidery Workshop
2022-11-13 13:30 - 17:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, November 13| 1:30pm – 5:00pm
Instructor: Candace Stern
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $60 + $25 materials fee
In this workshop you will learn a little about the history of Sashiko, a decorative reinforcement stitching from Japan. Create your own small fabric collage using the basic running stitch for this form of embroidery. The 4 x 4” embroidered “patch” you make can be used to embellish a jacket, jeans, a shirt, etc. Join Candace to get started with this meditative and fun method of hand stitching!
All tools, fabric, and thread to create will be provided by instructor, but feel free to bring your own scissors/thimbles if you have favorites.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $60. Please note that a materials fee of $25 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Sunday Jewelry Workshops with Jim: Bangle Bracelet Set
2022-11-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, November 13 | 10am-1pm
Instructor: Jim Hosner
Location: Studio 5 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $60 + $30 materials fee
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop! Join us this month to create a bangle bracelet set. Beginners welcome!
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.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $60. Please note that a materials fee of $30 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Metal Clay Jewelry Workshop: Hand-Carved Silver Pendant
2022-10-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, October 29 | 10am-4pm
Instructor: Marion Fague-Bass
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $75 + $60 materials fee
Create your own silver pendant or earrings by carving your own texture plate. You will receive a piece of lino to carve your texture with your own design or choose from a selection of pre-printed ones. Then you will receive 10 grams of fine silver metal clay to press into your texture plate to create your pendant or earrings. Your jewelry will be fired by the instructor after the workshop and will be available for you to pick up the following week at your convenience at the Art Center.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $75. Please note that a material fee of $60 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Haunted Waterhouse: A Ghost Tour
2022-10-28 18:30 - 22:30, 2022-10-21 18:30 - 22:30 | A&H’s Waterhouse Residence Museum, 820 Lake Lily Drive, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
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 ghost investigation equipment, learn about the different types of spirits, and discover more about the people who lived and sometimes died at the Waterhouse Residence.
Tours: 6:30 – 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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Creative Sculpture & Castings: 2D Miniature Workshop
2022-10-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday & Sunday, October 22 – 23 | 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Kent Arblaster
Location: Studio 10
Cost: $75
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. Afterward, 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 and finish your art with paints, dyes, and other decorative materials.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $75 (materials and tools included, pewter available for purchase at $5 per piece).
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Family Day: Free Victorian Crafts at the Waterhouse Residence
2022-10-22 10:00 - 13:00 | A&H’s Waterhouse Residence Museum, 820 Lake Lily Drive, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Learn about the Victorian period when William H. Waterhouse built the Waterhouse Residence for his family on the shores of Lake Lily. Go on a scavenger hunt to discover some of the architectural details Mr. Waterhouse used when building his home. Then take a seat right on the lawn and try designing your own Victorian period home just like an architect in the 1880s!
When you’re done, stop by William Waterhouse’s Carpentry Shop. Here you’ll see some of the tools he used to build the Waterhouse Residence as well as other homes and buildings in the City of Maitland.
You’ll round-out your day by creating some popular hand-made toys that Charles and Stella Waterhouse may have played with during the 1880s at our Victorian-themed craft stations!
Space is limited, so reserve a spot for your family today! (Note: crafts and activities recommended for Elementary aged children).
This family day is free and brought to you by Art & History Museums of Maitland.
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Traditional Ebru Marbling on Paper
2022-10-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, October 16 | 10am-4pm
Instructor: Peggy Wertheim
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $145 + $35 materials fee
Unlike many art forms which take years to master, marbling will inspire you with instant gratification and successes! Peggy teaches the traditional ebru marbling techniques using carrageenen (powdered seaweed) mixed into water to create “the size.” Then acrylic paints are placed onto the size to create mesmerizing patterns and designs such as: Feather, Bird Wing, Chevron, Peacock, Stone Marble etc. You will create 10-15 marbled papers which can be incorporated into greeting cards, scrapbooking, collages, framed art, journal covers and so much more. We will also experiment at the end of day with pieces of cotton & silk! The last 30 minutes of the workshop will be finishing up our projects and cleaning up. Reference books & handout packet provided.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $145. Please note that a materials fee of $35 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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A&H's Annual Meeting 2022
2022-10-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
A&H Members:
Join us for Art & History Museums of Maitland’s
Annual Meeting
on Wednesday, October 12 from 6:00-7:00pm
in the Germaine Marvel Building at 210 W. Packwood Ave.
(rescheduled from September 28 due to hurricane)

Get a peek at the upcoming season of art & history
Check out a recap of the past year’s highlights
Be introduced to the new 2022-223 Artists-in-Action
Vote on A&H’s Board of Directors and its Officers
Enjoy light refreshments

As a member of the A&H, your participation in this meeting is valued and important. RSVP to Jessi at jvanpelt@artandhistory.org or call 407.539.2181 x260.
A Zoom option for attending online will also be available.
Download the Board of Directors slate here >>

A&H Book Club
2022-10-09 16:00 - 18:00 | The Cottage, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, 32751, United States
Make new friends at the A&H Members-Only Book Club! Join A&H Director of Advancement Jessi VanPelt every other month in our scenic Cottage at Lake Lily to share your opinions on fascinating topics in the realms of art and history. At the end of each meeting, we’ll vote on what book to read together next.
At our second meeting, we’ll discuss Old In Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Painter. Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school–in her sixties–to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. We’ll dive into questions like: How are women and artists seen and judged by their age, looks, and race?, and more.
We will have a couple copies of this book in our Museum Store, or you can find this title on Amazon, as well as many online used bookstores, and at public libraries. Choose us as your Amazon Smile charity and we’ll receive 0.5% of all your Amazon purchases as a donation.
Book Club meetings are just $5 (which includes snacks and sodas). Space is limited so you must register in advance. If you’re not a current A&H member, you must join or renew before Book Club date. Membership payments cannot be accepted at the event.
If you have any questions or need to verify your membership status, contact Jessi at jvanpelt@artandhistory.org. (Send your recommendations for what book to read next here too!)
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Sunday Jewelry Workshops with Jim: Spinner Ring
2022-10-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, October 9 | 10am-1pm
Instructor: Jim Hosner
Location: Studio 5 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $60 + $20 materials fee
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop! Join us this month to learn to create a spinner ring. Beginners welcome!
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.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $60. Please note that a material fee of $20 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Up Close and Personal: Animals Acrylic Painting
2022-10-08 13:00 - 16:00 | The Cottage, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, 32751, United States
Saturday, October 8 | 1pm-4pm
Instructor: PJ Svejda
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $55 + $20 materials fee
This workshop focuses on composition when painting an up close animal portrait. We will be painting a 10 X 20 canvas and focus on detail and texture to create an intriguing and unique painting.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $55. Please note that a materials fee of $20 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop OR you can bring your own supplies, including your own 10 X 20 canvas (see required supply list at www.artandhistory.org/classes).
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In Between: Painting the Post Immigrant Experience
2022-10-08 11:00 - 2023-01-22 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
In Between: Painting the Post Immigrant Experience
runs October 8, 2022 – January 22, 2023 in the Maitland Art Center gallery
This exhibition features the work of three extraordinary painters, Cuban-born Leo Cordovi, Filipino-born MJ Torrecampo, and Syrian American Mär Martinez. The resulting three visual narratives of the post immigration experience all unite to form a picture of modern American identity. Through explorations of memory, resilience, family, and sanctuary, these artists are redefining themselves in a space between seemingly opposing cultural forces. This sense of evolving identity, like the brushstrokes of their paintings, is layered and reworked by time.
Opening reception is October 7, 6:30-9:00pm. Tickets available here >>

Opening Reception for In Between Exhibition
2022-10-07 18:30 - 21:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Be among the first to have an art experience like no other in Central Florida! Meet the artists and celebrate the opening with us Friday, October 7, from 6:30-9:00pm. You can explore the beautifully lit grounds of A&H’s National Historic Landmark campus while you enjoy Latin beats by DJ Nigel John, food by The Gnarly Cuban, and a bar.

This exhibition features the work of three extraordinary painters, Cuban-born Leo Cordovi, Filipino-born MJ Torrecampo, and Syrian American Mär Martinez. The resulting three visual narratives of the post immigration experience all unite to form a picture of modern American identity. Through explorations of memory, resilience, family, and sanctuary, these artists are redefining themselves in a space between seemingly opposing cultural forces. This sense of evolving identity, like the brushstrokes of their paintings, is layered and reworked by time.

Landmark Society-level members also join us for: VIP hour & champagne toast in the gallery with the artists from 5:30-6:30.

TICKETS: Openings are always FREE for A&H members! Tickets are otherwise $10 in advance or $15 at the door.
Get your tickets here >>
A promo code for current members to claim free ticket(s) has been emailed. Please email jvanpelt@artandhistory.org if you did not receive your promo code. Become a member or renew your membership here >>

Metal Clay Jewelry Workshops: Silver Tiny Trinket Box
2022-09-24 10:30 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, September 24 | 10am-4pm
Instructor: Marion Fague-Bass
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $75 + $60 materials fee
Create your own unique tiny trinket box out of silver! You will receive 20 grams of fine silver metal clay, and have a variety of mold shapes to choose from with plenty of embellishment possibilities. This is meant to be a small, approximately 1” cubed, whimsical trinket box, maybe something to keep a child’s tooth, a lock of hair, a coin from your honeymoon to Italy, the button from your mother’s favorite dress… a darling little treasure. And you will have fun creating it! You will complete your box to the dried clay stage. Pieces will be fired by the instructor after class and available for pick-up the following week.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $75. Please note that a materials fee of $60 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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Fumecheliga: A History of the First Peoples of Florida
2022-09-23 11:00 - 2023-02-05 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Fumecheliga: A History of the First Peoples of Florida
September 23, 2022 – February 5, 2023
in the Maitland History Museum
Florida has been home to thriving indigenous populations well before it received statehood in 1845. In September, A&H will examine these important histories in the Maitland History Museum’s exhibition, Fumecheliga: A History of the First Peoples of Florida. Fumecheliga is Muscogee (or Creek), which is one of the languages spoken by the Seminoles, and translates to “muskmelon place”. In this exhibition, guests will experience Florida’s beginnings through the indigenous cultures that inhabited it.
From the indigenous Timucua, who lived among the tropical landscape well before it was known as “La Florida”, to the unconquered Seminole and Miccosukee who endured through the Seminole War era, this exhibition aims to examine the histories of these indigenous peoples and discuss the truths that history hasn’t always acknowledged. The artwork of Black Seminole descendant Johnny Montgomery will also be featured.
This exhibition is co-curated by Seminole State College professor Dr. Neil Vaz and A&H’s Exhibitions Manager Katie Benson. Our thanks to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum for their guidance and review of exhibition text.

The Personal is Still Political: A History of Women’s Art and Activism
2022-09-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Inspired by the gallery at A&H, Dr. Steinhaus will discuss the ways women have blended art and activism throughout the centuries.
This presentation will discuss the history of women in the arts. Centuries of controversy surround their participation, media, subject matter, and messages. Twentieth-century artists especially defied earlier limitations. Women confronted gender and the body in new and radical ways. They also looked at intersecting identities based on race, class, sexuality, and nationality. The presentation will examine how these legacies from the past provide context for the extraordinary exhibition by Jessica Caldas on display in A&H’s Maitland Art Center Gallery.
Dr. Kathryn Steinhaus is a professor of History & Humanities at Seminole State College in Sanford/ Lake Mary. She earned her doctorate in History at McGill University after completing a Master’s degree there and her Bachelor’s at Gonzaga University. Her research focuses on the interaction of gender, politics, and culture. She is dedicated to providing accessible education to students.

Creative Sculpture & Castings Workshop
2022-09-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, September 18 | 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Kent Arblaster
Location: Studio 10
Cost: $55
Create your own custom 2D miniature sculpture from over 20 design molds – all inspired by artist J. Andre Smith’s Maitland Art Center reliefs. This includes pouring and casting your miniature and then finishing it with paints, dyes, and other decorative materials. This is a fun and creative workshop for all skill levels. You can wear your finished art piece as jewelry or use it as decor for your home.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. $55 (materials and tools included, pewter available for purchase at $5 per piece).
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Sunday Jewelry Workshops with Jim: Stackable Ring Set
2022-09-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Sunday, September 11 | 10am-1pm
Instructor: Jim Hosner
Location: Studio 5 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $60 + $15 materials fee
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop! Join us this month to create a stackable ring set. Beginners welcome!
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.
Workshop is for adults 18 and over. Registration is $60. Please note that a materials fee of $15 (in cash) is due to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
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