A&H - Art & History Museums Maitland

Historic Architecture Tour
2024-06-15 10:00 - 10:45, 2024-06-27 10:00 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | 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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Little Creatives and Me
2024-06-19 10:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-17 10:00 - 23:00, 2024-08-21 10:00 - 23:00, 2024-09-18 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.

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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Last Wednesdays at A&H
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: 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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Kitchen Lithography Printing
2024-08-17 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: $75 + $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 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. Open to all levels!
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Bookbinding: Buttonhole Stitch Handbound Book
2024-08-18 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.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to bind a book by hand with a buttonhole stitch. Students will also learn to create decorative edges, measure, fold paper, punch holes, sew pages, glue, fold and cut the cover, The pages will have decorative edges, pockets inside the front and back covers, and the option of a ribbon closure. Open to all levels who are interested in learning how to make a hardbound book.
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Lego Block Relief Printing
2024-08-24 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 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!
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Exhibition Tour with Chief Curator Dan L. Hess
2024-08-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join Chief Curator Dan Hess on a guided tour of the exhibition as he delves into the moving narrative behind in the artwork of the late Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse.
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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Traditional Materials / Contemporary Practice
2024-09-07 10:00 - 13:00 | 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 materials fee.
Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8 | 2 day workshop
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 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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Metaphorical Self Portrait: A Zine Workshop
2024-09-07 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: $70 + $10 material fees.
Materials fees must be paid in cash directly to the instructor, and are due on the day of the workshop.
Make a series of one of kind zines using collage from found images, text, drawing, accordion fold techniques, stapling, and pagination, and various printing methods! Students will be prompted to think about who they are, where they come from, and where they are going, when creating their autobiographical zine! Open to all levels.
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A&H Book Club
2024-09-15 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.
September’s Book: The da Vinci Legacy: How an Elusive 16th-Century Artist Became a Global Pop Icon, by Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts and Dr. Christopher Heath Brown.
“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.
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If you have any questions or need to verify your membership status, contact Jessi at jvanpelt@artandhistory.org.

A&H Conversations: Balancing Brushes - The Complex Dynamics of Famous Artist Couples and Their Impact on Expression.
2024-09-25 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. ✨
This lively conversation will tackle famous, not-so-famous, and infamous artist couples in history. This talk complements A Bright Light from the Embers: A Story of Love, Art and Place, which features the work of the late Central Florida artist duo Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse. Presented by Trent Tomengo and Kathryn Steinhaus.
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About our Speakers
Dr. Kathryn Steinhaus is a professor of History & Humanities at Seminole State College in Sanford/ Lake Mary. She earned her doctorate in History at McGill University after completing a Master’s degree there and her Bachelor’s at Gonzaga University. Her research focuses on the interaction of gender, politics, and culture. She is dedicated to providing accessible education to students.
Trent Tomengo is the President of the Board here at the Art & History Museums of Maitland. He is a Professor of Humanities at Seminole State College of Florida, and professionally exhibits his paintings in museums and galleries. He was an Artist-in-Action at the A&H from 2013-15. Tomengo earned a B.A. in Fine Art from Stetson University, and an M.F.A. in Painting and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from the University of South Florida. Upon graduating, he served in dual roles as the assistant curator and program coordinator at the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts. It was, however, his teaching a semester at Stetson University and at Seminole Community College that prompted Tomengo to pursue a full-time teaching career. He is now also a sought-after public speaker and writer on spirituality and the human condition in art.

Art Journaling
2024-10-05 10:00 - 12:00 | 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
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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