A&H - Art & History Museums Maitland

Bookbinding: Japanese Stitching
2024-04-21 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $105 + $25 material fees.
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Participants will learn how to make a Japanese-style book. They will learn how to organize the materials needed for the book by sizing the paper and making the cover. The instructor will also be demonstrating how to thread the needle and stitch the pattern on an example book. After the demonstration, participants will practice their own stitching on computer paper before proceeding to work on their own books.
Learn about Japanese stitching for bookbinding, and leave with your own handmade sketchbook or journal! Open to all levels!
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Last Wednesdays at A&H
2024-04-24 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-05-29 17:30 - 20:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Enjoy free gallery admission, grab a drink from our cash bar, and discover the beauty of our main garden after hours every Last Wednesday of the month. Jumpstart conversations with free tours of our current gallery exhibitions by our Chief Curator or a free lecture by a visiting expert in art or history every month from 6-7pm! Find your creative community every Last Wednesday at the Art & History Museums of Maitland.
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A&H Conversations - From Chic to Nearly Extinct: The History of the Florida Audubon Society and the Fight to Save Florida’s Birds
2024-04-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
A&H Conversations invites lifetime learners like you to discuss fascinating topics anchored in Central Florida history, arts, and culture. New themes are presented monthly by visiting subject matter experts. ✨
Presented in collaboration with the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, this free talk discusses the rich history of the Florida Audubon Center in Maitland, Florida, and sheds light on continued efforts to preserve and protect Florida’s native bird population. 🦆
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Historic Architecture Tour
2024-04-25 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-05-04 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-05-23 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-06-13 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-06-15 10:00 - 10:45 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
An exotic art adventure just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando! See more than 2,000 carvings, sculptures, & murals on a guided tour of the beautiful gardens & architecture of this National Historic Landmark.
$4-6, includes admission to 3 museums and grounds for the day / Free for members
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Opening Reception: The View from Within
2024-04-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Celebrate the opening of this new exhibition with music by DJ Nigel John, delicious food for purchase from My V Spot, and the artists on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus!
Admission, to this event is FREE! However, donations of any size are gratefully accepted with your order or at the event, in order to support our many free community programs! Get your free tickets here>>
About the exhibition: When one speaks of a view, they are speaking about a unique vantage point or perspective. The View from Within provides a rare opportunity to do just that, enabling the viewer to look within the lives of two emerging artists, Trinidadian artist Nneka Jones, and African American artist Shannon Elyse, into the fullness of their thoughts, motivations, and meditations on their artistic practice. This exhibition is a partnership between A&H and the Tampa (FL) Chapter of The Links, Inc., an international service organization established in 1946 that consists of more than 17,000 professional women of African descent. Both the artists and the works for this exhibition were selected by members of Tampa Chapter of The Links, Inc.
Art and photographs by the artists: Twilight by Shannon Elyse

Lego Block Relief Printing
2024-04-27 11:00 - 14:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $70 + $10 material fees.
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Participants will use Legos as bases to create abstract designs that they will then use a brayer to ink up and do a rubbing with a wooden spoon or run it through the press. For multicolor designs, the instructor will also demonstrate how to create a registration for lining up the print in the same area on the paper.
This workshop is designed to teach participants the basic ideas behind relief printmaking. Using the Legos to “build” your design broadens the audience to those who may not have strong drawing skills or background in the arts but are interested in printmaking. Each participant leaves with prints of their own and new knowledge about relief printmaking. Open to all levels!
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The View from Within
2024-04-27 11:00 - 2024-07-14 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
When one speaks of a view, they are speaking about a unique vantage point or perspective. The View from Within provides a rare opportunity to do just that, enabling the viewer to look within the lives of two emerging artists, Trinidadian artist Nneka Jones and African American artist Shannon Elyse Curry, into the fullness of their thoughts, motivations, and meditations on their artistic practice. This exhibition is a unique partnership between A&H and The Links, Incorporated, an international service organization established in 1946 that consists of more than 17,000 professional women of African descent. Both the artists and the works for this engaging exhibition were selected by members of The Tampa (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
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About the artists:
Nneka Jones is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist who enjoys working in mixed media, embroidery, textiles, and paint exploring both large-scale mural work and small-scale, intimate pieces. The Trinidadian born artist produces thought-provoking artwork that comments on social and environmental injustice, and is a graduate of the University of Tampa.
One of her most notable achievements was a commission from TIME magazine to produce the cover artwork for the August 31st/ September 7th issue 2020. Her work has since been acquired by the Tampa Museum of Art, FL, Florida Craft Art Gallery, FL, The Ferman Center for the Arts, University of Florida, and many other private and public collectors. She uses her artwork as a tool to advocate for the protection of women and girls of color, and is most known for her realistic embroidered portraits with lasting impressions, but continues to be open and experimental in her practice.
Shannon Elyse Curry was born in Carmel, California. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Art History as an honors scholar at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. Moving around the globe as the daughter of a career Naval Officer shaped her art and creative sensibilities. Shannon is a jazz musician and vocalist, book cover illustrator, a muralist, painter, educator, and sought-after artist for exhibition and commissioned work. Shannon works in many artistic mediums and experiments with color and its place and influence in art spaces.
She has a passion for education and as a certified teacher in Art K-12 and ESE K-12, Shannon Elyse offers a wide variety of artistic and creative experiences tailored to both children and adults. Shannon has taught art and exceptional education for over ten years and is keenly focused on the benefits of artistic expression for students receiving exceptional education services. She has focused much of her work on intersections between the arts, art as therapy and student achievement. As a working artist, she has earned accolades exhibiting in various arenas throughout the United States, most recently, Reverberations at the James Wildlife Museum in collaboration with the Carter G. Woodson Museum of Florida and the Scarfone Gallery and the Tampa Museum of Art. In addition to exhibiting and work acquired by galleries, her work has been sold to private collectors around the world.

Homeschool Day at the Telephone Museum
2024-05-03 08:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Homeschool Day at the Telephone Museum PLUS Children’s Sculpture Art Workshop
Your homeschool students (grades K – 5) are invited to step back into time as they explore communications technology and the history of the telephone at A&H’s Telephone Museum. In our interactive guided tour, children can try their hand at working the switching station, hands-on displays and discover the story of the Winter Park Telephone Company, founded in Maitland Florida by Carl Galloway.
Afterwards, join our education team as we combine art and technology! We’ll first learn about two important art concepts of lines and space, and then use this information to create 3D art sculptures featuring vintage telephone wires. Sculptures will be ready to take home at the conclusion of the program!
The cost is $10 per child for the guided tour and includes all the art supplies! Sculpture creating is for students only, but adults are welcome to help their student(s)! Chaperones are $5 each.
After the program, you’re invited to have a picnic lunch right next door at Quinn Strong Park.
Space is limited! Please note: Preregistration on Eventbrite is required, and walk-ins / refunds are not available for Homeschool Days.
Sign up today! We can’t wait to ring in a lot of fun, learning and creativity with you!
If you have any questions about our homeschool day, please feel free to contact our education team at education@artandhistory.org.
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Fun with Intro to Silk Painting
2024-05-08 10:00 - 12:30 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Peggy Wertheim
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $75 + $30 materials fee
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
create fine radiant art on silk using the outline design Gutta Serti technique. This is an incredible artform where no mistakes can be made. Delve into resist application, color blending, salt techniques, and paint applications to create a 14” hooped silk painting. A wealth of design ideas and reference books are provided. No experience necessary! Everyone is successful!
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A Taste of Marbling on Paper and Silk Scarves
2024-05-08 13:30 - 16:30 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Peggy Wertheim
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $110 + $30 materials fee
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Marbling will inspire you with instant gratification and success! Peggy Wertheim teaches traditional marbling using acrylic paints floating on carrageenan to create intricate traditional marbled designs. You will create marbled papers that can be incorporated into greeting cards, scrapbooking, collages, framed art, journal covers, etc. and you will also CREATE A SILK SCARF! Bring your love of art, your creativity & your curiosity – everything else is included in the materials/kit fee. You will leave with marbled paper and one silk scarf! Peggy Wertheim is a Surface Design Artist in the art forms of marbling, silk painting, batik, shibori, and complex dyeing spanning 45 years. She has exhibited at hundreds of juried and invitational shows and galleries.
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Historic Architecture Tour
2024-05-09 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-05-18 10:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States

Spring Studio Show 2024
2024-05-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Enjoy live music while picnicking in the Maitland Art Center’s beautiful gardens. Plus, a campus-wide Open House invites you to visit Artists in Action in their studios and Art School classrooms.
We’ll have a bar with beer, wine, and sodas. You’re welcome to bring your own picnic foods, blankets, and camp chairs to relax amongst the beautiful garden landscaping. Feel free to bring your own non-alcoholic drinks too but leave the alcoholic drinks to us. Bring friends or a date! (Or your mom, since Mother’s Day is that weekend! A table with museum merchandise will also be set up for Mother’s Day shopping!)
The Artist in Action studios will be open for visitors, along with Art School classrooms. Chat with artists and art instructors while you enjoy a stroll around campus, drink in hand!
This event was brought to you free of charge and sponsored by Stewardship Matters
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Traditional Materials / Contemporary Practice
2024-05-11 13:00 - 16:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Eric Ondina
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $200 + $30 material fees.
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
This is a consecutive 2-day workshop that takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 11 & 12
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own paints? This dynamic workshop is aimed for all levels of painters. During this immersive 2-day workshop, participants will learn how to craft their own personalized egg tempera blend of paints, skillfully balancing viscous balsam, fossilized resin, egg yolk, and pigments. Delve deep into the confluence of tradition and innovation in painting. Participants will discover how to create these mediums from scratch, harnessing their flexibility, blending, and richness akin to oil with the versatility of aqueous mediums. Through hands-on exercises, explore the advantages of using these modified traditional materials, emphasizing both workflow improvements and cost-effectiveness. By the end of the first session, attendees will be equipped with the skills and inspiration to infuse historical methods into their modern practice, bridging eras and expanding artistic boundaries. With these foundations set in the second day of the workshop attendees will then execute a small painting of their own choosing of subject matter that integrates these methods, thereby underscoring the powerful synergy between the past and present in art.
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Automatic Drawing
2024-05-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Location: Maitland Art Center, Studio 10
Cost: $60 + $10 material fees.
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
No drawing experience is required! Open to all levels. Automatic drawing is a technique named by and was commonly used by the Surrealists, it involves the artist directly and randomly moving the pen or drawing tool with no preconceived image or plan. This technique is similar to what writers termed, “Stream of consciousness” writing, where through a mental shift drawing automatically allows participants let their subconscious flow through their hands.Participants will be encourage to draw their hearts content out, and learn to unshackle themselves from hesitation caused from the anxiety of being confronted by a blank sheet. Students will create many drawings using many different materials to get them out of their head and out of their comfort zones. Students will learn about processes like, automatism, frottage, and responsive drawing. The drawing doesn’t ever have to be quote on quote finished, it can be left as a single deposit of personal memory there is no right or wrong way to practice automatic drawing.
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Little Creatives and Me
2024-05-15 10:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-19 10:00 - 23:00 | 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 story time plus an art activity especially for littles! A snack will be provided too. Recommend age: under 3, and their very special person (parent, grandparent, caregiver). Older siblings are always welcome!
Space is limited and registration will close 2 days before the program date. Register>>
Please arrive about 5 minutes early 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.

Kitchen Lithography Printing
2024-05-18 11:00 - 14:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Cost: $75+ $10 material fees.
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Participants will be using household items to learn how to make lithography prints. Each participant will receive a sheet aluminum foil mounted to wooden board and a Sharpie to draw images on. Once students have finalized their image, they will use Coca-Cola to “etch” the plate, rinse with water, dry, and apply canola oil then buff into the place. They can begin the inking to plate, run it through the press or create a rubbing with a wooden spoon. This workshop will provide participants with an idea of how the process of lithography works with a low-stakes and low-cost approach. Each person leaves with a new skill and prints.
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Paper Stencil Printing
2024-05-25 11:00 - 14:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Cost: $75 + $20 material fees.
Location: Studio 10
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Learning the art of stenciling you will create original prints but also have the ability to mass produce by cutting out shapes and designs to create stencils. Participants will cut cardstock paper, arrange, and plan to create negatives and stencils to create original prints. Participants will also be using squeegee brushes to print the stencils onto paper and create imagery. This workshop gives an understanding of how to use positive and negative imagery when composing and engaging with printmaking.
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A&H Conversations - View from Within: Artist Talk with Kendra Frorup & Shannon Elyse Curry
2024-05-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
A&H Conversations invites lifetime learners like you to discuss fascinating topics anchored in Central Florida history, arts, and culture. New themes are presented monthly by visiting subject matter experts. Click here to reserve your spot>>
Artists Shannon Elyse Curry (featured in our current duo show The View From Within) and Kendra Frorup (featured in solo A&H show (Un)Common Form last year) will share a candid and artful presentation. The artists will share a bit about their artistic journey, their motivations, and processes. This deeply personal and lively discussion will provide a deeper appreciation of the work of these two emerging artists.
Complimentary gallery admission from 5:30-8pm; talk from 6-7pm.

FREE Summer Family Art Workshops - Week 1: Friendship Sculptures
2024-06-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
At the Art & History Museums of Maitland, kids can stay creative and artistically engaged all summer long on our beautiful and historic campus, just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando! During these FREE hands-on arts and crafts workshops, families can drop-in and create a new art project every week at their own pace.
On June 5, we’re kicking off six weeks of summer fun by celebrating friendship! You’re invited to join us as we create “new friends” from 3-dimensional sculpture materials – think wooden blocks, fabrics, beads, pipe cleaners, yarn and so much more! So bring a friend, make a friend, and spend the morning getting creative with us!
After the workshop, you can extend your outing by bringing a bagged lunch and picnicking next door at Quinn Strong Park.
Summer Family Workshops at A&H are brought to you free of charge and sponsored by AdventHealth. Space and supplies are limited (one sculpture per child), so reserve a spot for your family today!
Become a member of A&H to support free programs like Summer Family Art Workshops, and receive free unlimited museum admission and so much more: artandhistory.org/membership
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Accordion Bookmaking
2024-06-08 11:00 - 15:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Cost: $100 + $25 material fees.
Location: The Cottage at Lake Lily
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
A book is simply whatever goes between two covers. In this workshop participants will create books from folding paper in certain arrangements. Instructor will demonstrate the different types of accordion folds, and even demonstrate using one of his own drawings by turning it into a book by cutting and folding it. He will also show the variety of types of accordion books and how they can be displayed as sculptural books.
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FREE Summer Family Art Workshops - Week 2: Nature Wands
2024-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
At the Art & History Museums Maitland, kids can stay creative and artistically engaged all summer long on our beautiful and historic campus, just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando! During these FREE hands-on arts and crafts workshops, families can drop-in and create a new art project every week at their own pace.
On June 12, we’re getting ready to say hello to summer by creating summer solstice pom-pom and nature wands! Join us for this process art workshop featuring twigs and sticks, yarn, glitter, beads, feathers and more to get ready to welcome the Summer Solstice – sunniest day of the year!
After the workshop, you can extend your outing by bringing a bagged lunch and picnicking next door at Quinn Strong Park.
Summer Family Workshops at A&H are brought to you free of charge and sponsored by AdventHealth. Space and supplies are limited (one wand per child), so reserve a spot for your family today!
Become a member of A&H to support free programs like Summer Family Art Workshops, and receive free unlimited museum admission and so much more: artandhistory.org/membership
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Colorful Solutions: How Public Art Shapes Safer Communities
2024-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join us for a Lunch and Learn session with Maitland Police Officer Daniel Holland, Community Services Division, as he shares insights on how public art plays a vital role in crime prevention. Bring your brown bag lunch and join the discussion on how these artistic installations contribute to community safety and engagement. It promises to be an informative and enlightening session!
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