Historic Architecture Tour
2024-05-18 10:00 (America/New_York) | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, 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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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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Historic Architecture Tour
2024-05-23 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-06-13 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-06-15 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-06-27 10:00 - 10:45 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States

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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Last Wednesdays at A&H
2024-05-29 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-06-26 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 - 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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Little Creatives and Me
2024-06-19 10:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-17 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.

FREE Summer Family Art Workshops - Week 3: Soft Sculpture Bugs
2024-06-26 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 June 26, we’ll be in our garden! It’s is in full bloom – filled with flowers and all kinds of tiny creatures! Join us as we celebrate our creepy crawly friends by making a soft sculpture bugs! We’ll have all the materials you’ll need to bring home a bug sculpture of your very own!
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 soft sculpture per child), so reserve a spot for your family today!
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A&H Conversations - View from Within: Poetry Workshop and Gallery Performance
2024-06-26 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. ✨
Let’s discover the poem in the painting. Attendees will create poetry based on the visual art in the exhibit. Participants will be guided through the writing process and share their work in a gallery performance giving voice to visual art and revealing their own personal “views from within”. The workshop is facilitated by author Casey Curry, and presented in conjunction with the Arts Committee of the Tampa (FL) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated and the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Pierians, Inc. 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.
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Ancestor Studies/Creative Painting
2024-07-12 11:00 - 15:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Milo Davis
Location: Maitland Art Center, Studio 10
Cost: $80 + $35 material fees.
Friday, July 12 and July 19 | 2 day workshop
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.

This is a two-part workshop where we will explore memory as a group and offer space for re-imagination or recollection of the past and remembering places and ancestors. Class participants are encouraged to attend with a family photo album, or a collection of photographs (digital or otherwise) they would like to reference during the duration of the workshop. This workshop requires beginning to intermediate experience in drawing and intermediate experience with acrylic paints, such as mixing, seeing, and understanding values. Tracing paper will be provided to participants to accommodate all levels of drawing experience.
In the first workshop, we will be sketching an image, referencing multiple points of reference (for example, a location of significance, a childhood photo of the artist, and a photo of an ancestor) or referencing a single photo/image and transferring it onto a 9×12” canvas or paper. In the following workshop, participants will use provided materials of their choice to study their selected image. Materials that will be provided:
Canvas/Paper
Colored pencil
Charcoal pencil
Matte medium
Charcoal
Winsor & Newton/Gamblin oil paint
Liquitex Acrylic paint
Liquin/Linseed oil
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Unlocking Creativity: An Illustration Techniques
2024-07-13 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, July 13 and July 20 | 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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Bookbinding: Japanese Stitching
2024-07-13 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: $100 + $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 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!
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Upcycled Collage
2024-07-14 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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A&H Book Club: July Meeting
2024-07-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, 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 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.
July’s Book: What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art, by Will Gompertz. We will meet in Studio 10.
“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. If you’re not a current A&H member, you must join or renew before Book Club date.
If you have any questions or need to verify your membership status, contact Jessi at jvanpelt@artandhistory.org.
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Opening Reception for A Bright Light from the Embers
2024-07-26 18:30 - 21:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Celebrate the opening of this new contemporary art exhibition with music by Alberto Irausquin, food for purchase from The Gnarly Cuban, a cash bar, and honoring our featured artists on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus! Featuring the art of the late Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse.
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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Accordion Bookmaking
2024-07-27 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: $100 + $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 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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A Bright Light from the Embers: A Story of Love, Art, and Place
2024-07-27 11:00 - 2024-09-29 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
This exhibition will showcase the works of late artists Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse, who had key roles in growing the Central Florida arts community. This exhibition will be a window into the life and love they shared, and the deep affection they each had for the Maitland Art Center. Through their art, letters, personal artifacts, and the recorded memories of those who knew them best, this exhibition will serve as a remembrance for those who had the pleasure to call them friend, as well as an open invitation to those yet to experience their rich and layered story.
Celebrate the opening of this new contemporary art exhibition with music by Alberto Irausquin, food for purchase from The Bruja’s Table, a cash bar, and honoring our featured artists on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus! Featuring the art of the late Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse. Reserve your free tickets here >>
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A&H Conversations: Unveiling Perspectives - The Art of Seeing Beyond the Frame:
2024-07-31 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. ✨
A&H Exhibitions Manager Katie Benson will dive into a supportive exploration of techniques and approaches that will empower individuals to confidently engage with art. This enlightening session aims to unravel the mysteries of artistic interpretation, and foster a space where attendees can forge personal connections with art without fear or hesitation.
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Unfolding Creativity: Crafting Your Artist Book
2024-08-03 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, August 3 and August 10 | 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. 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 is an invitation to explore the intersection of art and literature, where imagination knows no bounds.
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Bookbinding: Cork Cover-Long Stitch Handbound Book
2024-08-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Maitland Art Center Studio 10, 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Instructor: Silvana Martins
Location: Maitland Art Center, Studio 10
Cost: $100 + $20 material fees.
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Let’s make a book together! In this workshop you’ll learn how to bind a book using a long stitch. We’ll use cork fabric for the cover, and fill it with beautiful Stonehenge Paper, ideal for watercolor, pencil, markers, oil pastels and more. All Materials included. Open to all levels.
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Automatic Drawing
2024-08-11 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: $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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