A&H - Art & History Museums Maitland

A&H Conversations with Dr. Stacy Tanner
2023-06-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Art & History Museums Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, 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.
This A&H Conversation will center on one of Maitland’s great love stories. Learn about nineteenth-century LGBTQ history through the poignant relationship of one-time First Lady of the United States, Rose Cleveland, and her “most precious and adored” lover, Evangeline Whipple. Presented by Dr. Stacy Tanner of Seminole State University. Click here to register>>
To learn more about this amazing story, you can visit our Maitland History Museum — it will be open with free admission from 5:30-8pm for Last Wednesday. You can also read a moving collection of their love letters to one another in Precious and Adored by Lizzie Ehrenhalt and Tilly Laskey (copies available in our museum store).
A&H Conversations occur during our Last Wednesday event hours, which run from 5:30-8pm. Every Last Wednesday we open up after hours, provide a bar, and offer free admission to one of the museums. Learn more about Last Wednesdays here >>

FREE Summer Family Art Workshop - Nature Pinch Pots
2023-07-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, 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 July 7, summer is blooming all around our campus, and with it a confetti of tiny treasures like pressed flowers and leaves, mini stones and even tiny sea shells! Join us as children hand-build their own clay pinch pots, and then embellish it with wonderful tiny treasures from our garden! Our pinch pots are inspired by A & H’s founding artist, J. André Smith, who was a sculpture artist, and they’ll be ready to take home after the workshop!
After creating, 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 by the Art & History Museums, Maitland. Space and supplies are limited, so reserve a spot for your family today! Register your family here>>

Jules André Smith: The Masterworks
2023-07-08 11:00 - 2023-09-03 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Maitland Art Center founder Jules André Smith (1880–1959) created a prolific body of work, beginning with his early years as an etcher, to his later excursions into modernist and surrealist expressions. He constantly shifted from one medium and style to another with great inventiveness, defying easy categorization as an artist. Today the greatest collection of his works is held by the Art & History Museums of Maitland. This retrospective shows the scope of his abilities and vision, and provides a comprehensive introduction to his greatest work.
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FREE Summer Family Art Workshop - Mini Bug Houses
2023-07-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, 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 July 13, we’re having an extra fun art workshop for kids who love all things tiny! We’ll be creating mini bug dioramas right in a mint tin! We’ll have books of insects to inspire the drawing of your own bug, and all kinds of mixed-media collage materials to make your little bug a tiny home!
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 by the Art & History Museums, Maitland. Space and supplies are limited, so reserve a spot for your family today! Register your family here>>

Little Creatives and Me
2023-07-19 10:00 - 23:00, 2023-08-16 10:00 - 23:00, 2023-09-20 10:00 - 23:00, 2023-10-18 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.

Lego Block Relief Printing
2023-07-22 11:00 - 14:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 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.
Participants will use Legos as a 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 participants leaves with prints of their own and new knowledge about relief printmaking.
Open to all levels! Register Here>>

FREE Summer Family Art Workshop - Recycled Bird Mobiles
2023-07-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, 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 July 26, we’re saying “so-long” to summer vacation as we “fly” into a new school year by creating bird mobiles right in our very own garden. We’ll be kind to the earth too by using recyclable materials in this colorful and creative process art activity!
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 by the Art & History Museums, Maitland. Space and supplies are limited, so reserve a spot for your family today! Register your family here>>

Last Wednesday
2023-07-26 17:30 - 20:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Become part of the cultured community that gathers for drinks and conversation in our gallery after-hours from 5:30pm-8:00pm the Last Wednesday of every month. Enjoy FREE admission to the current exhibition of the Maitland Art Center Gallery. Then grab a drink (we offer a broad selection of both nonalcoholic or alcoholic beverages) and watch the sun set over the iconic lily pond in our Main Gardens. A curator tour will take place at 6:00pm.
Register here>>

A Taste Of Marbling on Papers and Silk Scarves
2023-08-05 09:30 - 12:30 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Peggy Wertheim
Cost: $95 + $30 material fee
Marbling will inspire you with instant gratification and success! Peggy teaches Traditional Marbling using acrylic paints on carrageenen on special paper. You will create marbled papers and also create a Long Silk Scarf. A $30 materials fee is paid directly to the teaching artist the day of the workshop. Bring your love of art & your curiosity – everything else is included. Register here>>

National Historic Landmark Tour
2023-08-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-08-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-09-02 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 >>

A Taste Of Marbling on Papers and Silk Scarves
2023-08-05 13:00 - 16:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Peggy Wertheim
Cost: $95 + $30 material fee
Marbling will inspire you with instant gratification and success! Peggy teaches Traditional Marbling using acrylic paints on carrageenen on special paper. You will create marbled papers and also create a Long Silk Scarf. A $30 materials fee is paid directly to the teaching artist the day of the workshop. Bring your love of art & your curiosity – everything else is included. Register here>>

Silk Painting Galore
2023-08-06 10:00 - 16:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Peggy Wertheim
Cost: $120 + $30 materials fee
Discover, create and explore the exciting techniques of Silk Painting. Everyone is successful! No experience 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 design provided as well as an extensive handout packet. Fun, easy, creative artform! A $30 materials fee is paid directly to the teaching artist the day of the workshop. Register here>>

Japanese Stitching/Bookmaking
2023-08-12 11:00 - 15:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Cost: $105 + $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.
Participants will learn about how to make a Japanese style book. They will learn how to organize the materials needed for the sketch book by sizing the paper and making the cover. The instructor will also be demonstrating how to thread the needle and how to 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! Register here>>

Automatic Drawing
2023-08-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, August 19 | 11am-2pm
Instructor: Ryan Price
Location: Studio 10
Cost: $65 + $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 and 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 encouraged to draw their heart’s content out, and learn to unshackle themselves from hesitation. We control the anxiety of being confronted by a blank sheet using a low-stakes process like drawing. Participants will learn how to engage their subconscious as a means of express what lies under the surface of the mind. Students will create many drawings using different materials to get them out of their heads and their comfort zones. You will learn about processes like automatism, frottage, and responsive drawing.
Take your drawing utensil and move with rhythm or erraticism, write your name obsessively until it becomes maddening marks. Twist and turn the pencil or pen with the delicacy and grace of an angel and the brutish wickedness of a demon. Use this low-stakes practice as a way to get more comfortable with a material or tool. The drawing doesn’t ever have to be finished, it can be left as a single deposit of personal memory. There is no right or wrong way to practice automatic drawing.
Register Here>>
*Graphic Art by Ryan Price

A&H Book Club: August Meeting
2023-08-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Make new friends at the A&H Book Club! Join A&H Director of Advancement Jessi VanPelt every other month to share your opinions on fascinating topics in the realms of art and history in our beautiful Mural Room. At the end of each meeting, we’ll vote on what book to read together next. Register to join us here>>
This month we’ll be discussing All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me, by Patrick Bringley. It’s available as a hardcover, paperback, e-book and audio book on Amazon. The book “is a surprising, inspiring portrait of a great museum, its hidden treasures, and the people who make it tick, by one of its most intimate observers.”
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.

Paper Stencil Printing
2023-08-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Cost: $80 + $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.
Participants will cut out images and create negatives and stencils to create original prints from cardstock paper. Participants will arrange the stencils and plan for what they would like to create as a print. Participants will also be using squeegee brushes to print the stencils onto paper and create images.
Open to all levels! Register Here>>

Accordion Bookmaking
2023-09-09 11:00 - 14:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Cost: $105 + $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.
Participants will be able to create original accordion books. You are encouraged to bring your own drawings to create folded books or you can create books that are blank inside. Leave with a new approach to book arts and a new book!
Open to all levels! Register Here>>

Opening Reception: (Un)Common Bond
2023-09-15 18:30 - 21:00 | FL
Celebrate the opening of this new exhibition with live music, delicious food, a cash bar, and our featured artists on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus! This exhibition will feature the photography and audio/visual work of Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher from their time as Artists in Residence here at the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Get your tickets here>>
About the exhibition: Since 2021, photographer Monica Frisell and audio recorder/editor Adam Scher (self-described “collectors of faces and stories”) have been zigzagging across the country in The Ark, amassing an audiovisual archive which they call Portrait Of US. The stories are garnered from people based in both rural and urban communities, each one a snapshot of one ordinary person but which when threaded together, produce a mosaic of community life and what binds us together, collectively, as Americans.
Just some of the topics that have been entrusted to and captured by Frisell and Scher for their now 250-and-counting portrait portfolio include: grappling with health problems or issues of sexual or cultural identity and body image; dealing with grief or the pressures of starting a business or becoming a parent; handling the impact of addiction, sobriety, faith or politics; what binds a person historically to a place; and just recalling important personal memories, such as a first kiss…
As Frisell explains, “Many folks seem to derive relief from the experience – particularly after the isolation of the Pandemic – the project provides a moment for people to feel seen and heard, albeit by two seeming strangers.”

Tour de Monumento Histórico Nacional (Tour in Spanish)
2023-09-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-21 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

registrarse aquí >>

Kitchen Lithography Printmaking
2023-09-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Ryan Price
Cost: $80 + $20 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 plexiglass or mat 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.
Open to all levels! Register Here>>

(Un)Common Bond
2023-09-16 11:00 - 2023-11-05 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
This exhibition will feature the photography and audio/visual work of Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher from their time as Artists in Residence here at the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Plan your visit here>>
About the exhibition: Since 2021, photographer Monica Frisell and audio recorder/editor Adam Scher (self-described “collectors of faces and stories”) have been zigzagging across the country in The Ark, amassing an audiovisual archive which they call Portraits of US. The stories are garnered from people based in both rural and urban communities, each one a snapshot of one ordinary person but which when threaded together, produce a mosaic of community life and what binds us together, collectively, as Americans.
Just some of the topics that have been entrusted to and captured by Frisell and Scher for their now 250-and-counting portrait portfolio include: grappling with health problems or issues of sexual or cultural identity and body image; dealing with grief or the pressures of starting a business or becoming a parent; handling the impact of addiction, sobriety, faith or politics; what binds a person historically to a place; and just recalling important personal memories, such as a first kiss…
As Frisell explains, “Many folks seem to derive relief from the experience – particularly after the isolation of the Pandemic – the project provides a moment for people to feel seen and heard, albeit by two seeming strangers.”

Free Fall Family Day at A&H + Paper Lantern Family Art Workshop
2023-10-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Celebrate the colors of a new season with a family art workshop, face painting, scavenger hunt, and free admission to three museums!
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!
Space and art supplies are limited, so reserve a spot for your family today!
Our Fall Family Day is free of charge and sponsored by Massey Services.
Click here to get tickets>>

Accordion Bookmaking
2023-10-07 11:00 - 15:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday, October 7 | 11 AM – 3 PM
Instructor: Ryan Price
Location: The 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.
A book is simply whatever goes between two covers. In this workshop, participants will create books from folding paper in certain arrangements. Ryan will teach the different types of accordion folds, and even demonstrate using one of his own drawings by turning it into a book with cutting and folding. He will also show the variety of accordion book types and how they can be displayed as sculptural books. Open to all levels!
Register Here>>

Experimental Drawing
2023-10-14 10:00 - 2023-10-21 14:00 | The Cottage at Lake Lily, 701 Lake Lily Dr., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
October 14 & October 21 @ 10 AM – 2 PM
Instructor: Gisela Romero
Location: Cottage at Lake Lily
Cost: $240 + $15 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 2-day workshop that takes place across 2 non-consecutive Saturdays: October 14th and October 21st.
Explore the possibilities of drawing from the observation of what surrounds us. Expand the limits of traditional drawing by using different techniques, materials, surfaces, and formats. Learn to observe what surrounds us. Communicate ideas and emotions through drawing experimentation. Lose fear of the blank sheet, and produce a short series of drawings. Learn about contemporary artists who use drawing as a means of expression.
Open to all levels!
Register Here>>
