A&H - Art & History Museums Maitland

Learning Illustration Techniques
2025-02-01 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Gisela Romero
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $150 + $25 material fees
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Open to all skill levels. Explore four techniques that breathe life into your creations. From pencil and marker to crayon and acrylic, we delve into the diverse realms of illustration, nurturing your skills and your creativity. Through hands-on exercises, we unlock the secrets of each medium’s unique expression.
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Historic Architecture Tour
2025-02-01 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-23 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-18 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-09 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-01-04 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 museum and grounds for the day / Free for members
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Last Wednesdays at A&H
2025-01-29 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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Music in the Gallery (with Sinuhé Vega Negrin)
2025-01-29 17:30 - 20:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
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Join us for a free evening of art and music on the Last Wednesday of January from 5:30-8:30pm. We’ll kick off the night with a talk from gallery artist Sinuhé Vega Negrin, then enjoy original compositions inspired by his solo gallery exhibition Future Nature. RSVP for your free tickets here >>
Anna Eschbach (soprano), Galen Kaup (violin), and Troy Gifford (guitar) of the Howie Music Series will perform compositions by the Central Florida Composer’s Forum, including:

There Was Always Time (text by Logan Anderson), composed by Erik Branch
Four Haiku (texts by Natsune Sо̄seki, Aida Bunosuke, and Yosa Buson), composed Alex Burtzos
A Cloud of Flowers (texts by Matsuо̄ Bashо̄), composed Nate Chivers
Nothing Gold Can Stay (text by Robert Frost), composed by Troy Gifford
Sinking City (text by Ariel Francisco), composed by Charlie Griffin
Take a Look (text by the composer), composed by Gerald Law II
Nature’s Connection… As One We Are, composed by Paul Austin Sanders
Conversing with Statues (text by the composer), composed by Nick Scout

This evening event is presented during our monthly Last Wednesday hours, when we open our gallery free of charge with a cash bar from 5:30-8pm.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: Future Nature: The Silent Conversations of Sinuhé Vega Negrin showcases paintings and ceramic sculptures that delve into themes of ecological and human fragility. Inspired by the Dutch Vanitas tradition, Negrin’s new works evoke contemplation on mortality and the pursuit of divine wisdom through earthly reflections. His paintings depict balancing sculptural heads and vessels within lush tropical landscapes, symbolizing humanity’s precarious mental constructs and our disconnection from nature. Negrin’s conversation centers on our future relationship with the natural world, calling for greater ecological awareness and a renewed spiritual connection. These pieces invite viewers to reflect on their role in envisioning a future nature, where the need for a harmonious coexistence with nature is paramount, and where human and ecological resilience are intertwined. Learn more here >>
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Art Journaling
2025-01-26 10:30 - 12:30 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Abbey Kish
Location: Maitland Art Center Studio 10
Cost: $40 + $10 material fees
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Art journaling is great for stress relief and healing. It is a way of creatively expressing your emotions on the page with no rules or expectations. In this class, a wide variety of expressive materials will be provided, and you will be guided through a reflective art journaling activity. At the end of the workshop, we will share our creations & discuss them as a group. All levels of experience are encouraged. You may bring your journal/sketchbook if you have one, otherwise paper will be provided.
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Future Nature: The Silent Conversations of Sinuhé Vega Negrin
2025-01-25 11:00 - 2025-04-13 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Future Nature: The Silent Conversations of Sinuhé Vega Negrin showcases paintings and ceramic sculptures that delve into themes of ecological and human fragility. Inspired by the Dutch Vanitas tradition, Negrin’s new works evoke contemplation on mortality and the pursuit of divine wisdom through earthly reflections. His paintings depict balancing sculptural heads and vessels within lush tropical landscapes, symbolizing humanity’s precarious mental constructs and our disconnection from nature. Negrin’s conversation centers on our future relationship with the natural world, calling for greater ecological awareness and a renewed spiritual connection. These pieces invite viewers to reflect on their role in envisioning a future nature, where the need for a harmonious coexistence with nature is paramount, and where human and ecological resilience are intertwined.

Pet Portraiture
2025-01-25 09:30 - 12:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Monica Diaz
Location: Maitland Art Center Studio 10
Cost: $80 + $10 material fees
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Have you ever wanted to capture your pet’s beauty as a work of art? Open to all levels, this fun-filled workshop will unlock your creativity while painting a portrait of your pet. All that is required is for you to bring a printed copy of a favorite photo of your pet and you will leave with a beautiful acrylic portrait painted by you on an 11 X 14 canvas.
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Opening Reception: Future Nature
2025-01-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Celebrate the opening of this new contemporary art exhibition with music, a food truck, a cash bar, and honoring our featured artist on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus! This exhibition features the art of Sinuhé Vega Negrin.
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!
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A&H Book Club
2025-01-19 15:00 - 17:00 | FL
Make new friends at the A&H Members-Only Book Club! Join A&H Director of Development Jessi VanPelt every other month to share your opinions on fascinating topics in the realms of art and history on our beautiful campus. At the end of each meeting, we’ll vote on what book to read together next. We will meet in Studio 10.
January’s Book: With Darkness Came Stars: A Memoir by Audrey Flack
Book Club meetings are just $5 (which includes refreshments). Space is limited so you must register in advance.
This event is for A&H members only. If you’re not a current A&H member, you must join or renew before Book Club date.
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If you have any questions or need to verify your membership status, contact Jessi at jvanpelt@artandhistory.org.

Crafting Your Artist Book
2025-01-18 10:00 - 16:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Gisela Romero
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $150 + $25 material fees
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Open to all skill levels. Our journey begins with an exploration of various book structures and formats. We’ll unravel the possibilities and discuss how each structure can enhance your storytelling. Through hands-on demonstrations and guided experimentation, you’ll learn to select the perfect format to bring your vision to life. This workshop invites exploring the intersection of art and literature, where imagination knows no bounds.
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Little Creatives and Me
2025-01-15 10:00 - 23:00, 2024-12-18 10:00 - 23:00, 2024-11-20 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.

Digital Art for Seniors
2025-01-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ynon Mabat
Location: Maitland Art Center Studio 10
Cost: $120
This is a workshop for adults 55 and older who want to learn about digital art. This workshop is the basic level and will provide a solid foundation for the medium of digital art. This workshop is appropriate for adults with drawing, painting, and collaging experience that would like to add an extra spin to their creations, or for those interested in learning a new encompassing media with limited drawing and painting hand capabilities. No previous experience is required. This workshop will have a limited space for three participants. All the necessary equipment will be provided. We will use a free version of the Sketchbook App in the workshop. Through exercises, participants will learn the basics of digital art, vocabulary, and the use of tools. Students will be exposed to the many possibilities and techniques this medium allows and can be adapted and enjoyed by older adults with limited computer understanding.
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Homeschool Day at the Waterhouse Residence and Carpentry Shop Museums
2025-01-10 10:00 - 12:00 | A&H’s Lake Lily Campus, 820 Lake Lily Dr, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Step back in time and discover the Victorian era of the Waterhouse Family! Learn about architecture in the 1880’s and explore the tools Mr. Waterhouse used to build the Waterhouse Residence in our Carpentry Shop Museum. Students will go on a scavenger hunt as they explore the architecture details outside the Waterhouse Residence and then become an architect by using different drawing tools and sketching their own Victorian era home. Students will round out their day by making a silhouette in a frame, a popular way to capture the image of a person or animal during the Victorian period!
The cost is $10 per child and includes all the art supplies and $5 per chaperone. Afterwards, you’re invited to extend your outing with a picnic lunch and playground fun at Lake Lily Park!
Space is limited for students in grades K – 5 (but middle school students are welcome too). Please note: all children must be accompanied by an adult for the entire duration of the program. Due to the small nature of our homeschool days, refunds are not available and pre-registration on Eventbrite is required.
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If you have any questions about our homeschool days, please feel free to contact our education team at education@artandhistory.org.

Upcycled Collage
2024-12-08 10:00 - 12:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Abbey Kish
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $50 + $10 material fees
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Join Abbey Kish for a creative and eco-friendly workshop where we’ll turn trash, scraps, and other typically discarded materials into unique works of art. Students will learn how to create a pleasing composition, choose surfaces & adhesives, and experiment with additional mixed media techniques to create a completed collage. Students will also need to bring their own scrap papers, recyclables, paper ephemera, etc., scissors, and gluestick.
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Free Winter Family Day
2024-12-07 10:00 - 13:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Bring your whole family to welcome a new season at our Winter Family Day and take home your own tiny winter clayscape creation!
Surrounded by artists’ studios in our main garden, families will use their imaginations to create small world landscapes using clay and natural materials at our Wintery Clayscapes Family Art Workshop. Children will hand-build their very own mini winter wonderlands with clay, twigs, pinecones, seaglass, seashells, and other tiny treasures from our garden. Space and art supplies are limited (one clayscape per child, while supplies last), so sign up today >>
We’ll have other surprises too, like a winter themed scavenger hunt, face painting and free admission to three museums and more!! Our family art workshop is recommended for children ages 4 and over, and under 4 with parental help!

A&H’s Maitland Art Center was originally built in 1937 as an artists’ colony and named the Research Studio. Our founder, artist J. André Smith, had a dream that all artists creating in this space would experiment with art, and we can’t think of a more fun way to celebrate winter then by sculpting our own mini winter wonderlands on our National Historic Landmark Campus!
Our Winter Family Day is free of charge and sponsored by Massey Services.

Holiday Studio Show
2024-12-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Enter our beautiful gardens for an evening of live music, historic architecture, and contemporary art as we open all our artist studios and classrooms. Meet some of our expert art instructors to see demos of their work, and visit our Artists in Action in their studios to talk inspiration and practice as you browse their works in progress. Attending artists include:

Gisela Romero
Sinuhé Vega
Milo Davis
Mauro Wieser

Come picnic on the lawn of our main garden, grab a drink from our cash bar, and make friends with the creative community of Central Florida! This event is FREE thanks to the generous sponsorship of Stewardship Matters.

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We’re trying something new, fun & festive for this event’s music in the garden! Piano bar favorite performer Donovan Peters will join us for an all request sing-along show. Thanks to our sponsor Stewardship Matters for making this possible!

A&H Conversations: Beloved Communities - Telling the Stories of Maitland and Eatonville.
2024-11-27 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. ✨
Join us as we delve into the interconnected history and shared heritage of the Eatonville and Maitland communities. This engaging discussion will illuminate the historical ties that bind the two communities, and explore the pivotal role played by Joseph Clark in the founding of both towns. This lecture is moderated by John Beacham of Eatonville1887, will feature research presented by Dr. Scot French of UCF, and will also include an update by Dr. NY Nathiri of the Association to Preserve Eatonville Community about important topics in the Eatonville community today.

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A&H Book Club
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Make new friends at the A&H Members-Only Book Club! Join A&H Director of Development Jessi VanPelt every other month to share your opinions on fascinating topics in the realms of art and history on our beautiful campus. At the end of each meeting, we’ll vote on what book to read together next. We will meet in Studio 10.
November’s Book: All that Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art, by Orlando Whitfield.
“Just a note to say a big THANK YOU for book club. It is such an oasis for me in the desert of my life!” -Beth, Book Club member
Book Club meetings are just $5 (which includes refreshments). Space is limited so you must register in advance.
This event is for A&H members only. If you’re not a current A&H member, you must join or renew before Book Club date.
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If you have any questions or need to verify your membership status, contact Jessi at jvanpelt@artandhistory.org.

Bookbinding Foundations & Mini
2024-11-01 09:00 - 12:30 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Silvana Martins
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $98 + $15 material fees
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Join Silvana Martins and learn together essential bookbinding skills while making miniature books that fit inside jewelry boxes! You’ll go over tools, materials, and techniques, and take home 4 miniature books, 2 jewelry boxes, and the knowledge to make many more.
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Exhibition Tour with Chief Curator Dan L. Hess
2024-10-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
A&H curator-guided gallery tours offer a deep dive into the history of the art on view, from its conception through creation to the decisions that determine its presentation. Every other Last Wednesday, we’ll begin the evening with a 45-minute tour of the current gallery exhibition by our Chief Curator, providing food for conversation for the rest of the evening! Bring a friend, a date, or come by yourself to make new friends who share your interest in the arts. Admission to the gallery, tour, gardens, and Last Wednesday event are all free. A cash bar with a selection of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks will be open.

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Free Fall Family Day at A&H
2024-10-26 10:00 - 13:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Bring your whole family to say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn at our Fall Family Day!
As the new season unfolds, the fall days, touched by less sunlight, wake up new colors in nature! When the green in leaves begins to fade, new colors like red, yellow, orange and fuchsias are revealed! The warm glow of sunlight and rich palette of colors make for a truly beautiful season!
Surrounded by artists’ studios in our main garden, families will dive deep into the colors of the season at our watercolor paper lantern workshop! We’ll explore blending fall colors on our lantern canvas, and then capture the fading daylight of fall by decorating our lanterns with glittering papers, shiny confetti, golden sequins, wonderful beads and iridescent ribbons!
A&H’s Maitland Art Center was originally built in 1937 as an artists’ colony and named the Research Studio. Our founder, artist J. Andre’ Smith, had a dream that all artists creating in this space would experiment with art, and we can’t think of a more fun way to celebrate fall by playing with the colors and golden light of the season!
We’ll have more surprises too, like a fall themed scavenger hunt, face painting and free admission to all of our museums! The family art workshop is recommended for ages 4 and up, and under 4 with parental help!
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Space and art supplies are limited. One lantern per child while supplies last. 🙂
Our Fall Family Day is free of charge and sponsored by Massey Services.

Learning Illustration Techniques
2024-10-26 10:00 - 13:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Gisela Romero
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $150 + $25 material fees
Saturday, October 26 and November 2 | 2 day workshop
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Open to all skill levels. Explore four techniques that breathe life into your creations. From pencil and marker to crayon and acrylic, we delve into the diverse realms of illustration, nurturing your skills and your creativity. Through hands-on exercises, we unlock the secrets of each medium’s unique expression.
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Inspired: The Art & Science of Creativity
2024-10-26 09:30 - 12:30 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Kim Morrow
Location: Maitland Art Center, Studio 10
Cost: $100 + $10 material fees
Saturday, October 26 and November 2 | 2 day workshop
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Open to all levels—no art skills or knowledge needed! Embrace this opportunity to unlock the full potential of your innate creative superpowers (whether you’re an artist or not). Join us as we explore the science behind thinking and problem-solving, learn ways to boost our brain’s abilities, enjoy and discuss spectacular artwork in the museum, connect with a diverse group of fascinating people, and get those neurons firing with fun, creativity-boosting activities. You’ll be provided with everything you need; just show up, be yourself, and get ready to try something new.
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Silk Painting Galore
2024-10-23 09:00 - 14:30 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Peggy Wertheim
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $125 + $30 material fees
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Discover, create, and explore the exciting techniques of Silk Painting. Everyone is successful! No experience is necessary. Students will learn resist application, color blending and mixing plus paint and salt techniques. You will create a Long Silk Scarf as a wearable or wall hanging. A wealth of designs is provided as well as an extensive handout packet. Fun, easy, creative art form! A $30 materials fee is paid directly to the teaching artist on the day of the workshop. 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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