A&H - Art & History Museums Maitland

Friday the 13th Paranormal Investigation at the Waterhouse
2020-03-13 18:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | FL
Maitland’s most popular Halloween event is back for a special Friday the 13th edition! Join one of the investigators from American Ghost Adventures to check in on the activity at the Waterhouse Residence Museum. This one-night-only event is likely to sell out, so get your tickets today!
The Waterhouse Residence was built in 1884 by pioneer and carpenter William H. Waterhouse, as a home for his family. The Waterhouse family was a critical part of the development of Maitland: William’s son Charles was the architect behind the Maitland Public Library, where his mother Sarah (and later his sister, Stella) was the head librarian. The home remained in the family for generations until the 1980s, when it was donated to the City of Maitland. Today, it operates as a museum dedicated to showcasing life in the earliest days of Maitland.
Now restored to peak Victorian charm, the home has had reports of unusual occurrences that some visitors believe are proof of paranormal activity in the home. Using real paranormal investigation equipment, decide for yourself on this 75 minute exclusive tour.

Open Raku Firing
2020-03-15 11:00 - 14:00 | FL
Sunday, March 15 | 11am-2pm
Instructors: Cindy McDowell & Jim Patterson
Location: Studio 4 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $40 + $10 materials fee
For those needing a place to raku, this is for you! We are holding monthly raku firings on the third Sunday of each month. Bring your bisqueware, we will provide the glazes. You may bring up to five pieces, each no taller than 10″ and no wider than 6″.
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Basic Lifecasting/Bodycasting
2020-03-28 10:30 - 14:00 | FL
Saturday, March 28 | 10:30am-2pm
Instructor: Michael Moffett
Location: Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center
Cost: $120 + $20 model fee
This is a basic lifecasting/bodycasting demonstration, covering the use of silicone and alginate mold-making on hands and faces, as well as casting into a positive hydrostone and other materials. Learn basic mold-making techniques for the beginner to advanced student using a live model. Build upon your skills next semester with a more advanced workshop!
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Welding Sculpture Workshop
2020-03-29 10:00 - 14:00 | FL
Venture into the Maitland Art Center’s Foundry Yard to create your own steel sculpture using welding techniques. Beginners welcome!

Students learn the basics of welding to create steel sculptures using arc welding, cutting and finishing techniques. Design concepts and safety procedures are covered during construction of piece. This workshop is led by Jim Hosner and Michael Moffett in the Foundry Yard at the Maitland Art Center.
Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $30, which can be paid in cash at the beginning of the workshop. This is in addition to the workshop registration fee.
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Sunday Macramé Series: Macramé Jewelry Workshop with Macramé Momma
2020-05-10 12:00 - 15:30 | FL
Join Macramé Momma to create three hand knotted heirloom jewelry pieces.

Macrame three different pieces of jewelry to keep or share! During this workshop you’ll learn to hand knot an adorable set of earrings. French-knit a chunky necklace and macra-make a knotty bracelet! All materials are provided along with light snacks and a guided tour of Macrame Momma’s studio and the historic Maitland Art Center. The workshop is recommended for adults and teens ages 14 and up.
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This workshop has a $10 materials fee, which is paid in cash to the instructor at the start of the workshop.
Located in Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center

Afternoon Art Tours - June Edition
2020-06-11 13:00 - 14:00 | FL
In 1937 the visionary architect, artist, and author, Jules André Smith opened the Research Studio, an artist village where artists could live and work. Smith designed the campus to be a place of work and contemplation, surrounding it with walls adorned with ornate reliefs and adjoining artist studios with lush gardens and private courtyards. Today the campus is home to the Art and History Museums – Maitland, where Smith’s dream of fostering a place for artistic creativity still thrives. Join us for our Afternoon Art Tour on June 11th from 1-2 pm to explore this beautiful campus and delve into the architectural design of one of Smith’s greatest artistic achievements.
Afternoon Art Tours – June Edition
Thursday, June 11 | 1pm
This tour is included with gallery admission, but pre-registration is recommended. You can register for the tour and purchase your gallery admission using the Eventbrite link below.
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Sunday Jewelry Workshops: Stackable Ring Set
2020-06-21 13:00 - 16:00 | FL
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop!

If you have little or no experience in metal work this class is for you. You learn the three steps of cut, weld, polish to create a set of three rings in your size and style. This workshop is taught by longtime Maitland Art Center instructor and artist Jim Hosner in Studio 4.
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Cost: $50; + Materials fee $10. Please bring cash materials fee to workshop.

100th Year Celebration of Artist Dorothy Gillespie
2020-06-25 11:00 - 2020-07-05 16:00 | FL
Dorothy Gillespie
In honor of Dorothy Gillespie’s 100th birthday on June 29th, 2020, Art and History Museums – Maitland, in connection with the greater Central Florida celebration, will host a special exhibition featuring four of her sculptural works from the permanent collection. From June 25th through July 5th, the colorful metal sculptures will be on view in the Mayan Courtyard and at the Germaine Marvel Building.

Afternoon Art Tours: The Exotic Realms of J. André Smith
2020-07-09 13:00 - 14:00 | FL
Afternoon Art Tours offer a deeper dive into our exhibitions! The first Thursday of each month, join us at 1pm for a lunchtime look at a different aspect of the exhibitions. These tours are included with your gallery admission!
Photo by Roberto Gonzalez
Upcoming Afternoon Art Tours
Inside The Exotic Realms
July 9 | 1-2pm
Join Director of Experiences Randall Webster on this guided tour inside the mind of Maitland Art Center founder, J. André Smith, highlighting some of his most brilliant works.

Saturday Painting Workshops: Horses
2020-07-11 13:00 - 16:00 | FL
Saturday Painting Workshops are a great way to expand your painting skills, whatever your skill level! Join us in July to paint horses!

These workshops are a blend of painting and mixed media techniques, exploring a looser style of painting and greater expression. Complete a project in each unique workshop. Workshops are appropriate for all learners. Anatomy, light and shadow will be the skills learned as we paint beautiful horses. Saturday Painting Workshops are led by local artist and instructor PJ Svejda in Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center.
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Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $20 (due in cash at the beginning of the workshop), or you can bring your own supplies (see supply list at www.artandhistory.org/classes)

Beginning Silk Screen Workshop
2020-07-11 13:00 - 16:00, 2020-08-08 13:00 - 16:00 | FL
A&H Artist-in-Action Jacoub Reyes leads this beginners’ silk screening workshop!

Learn how to create your own screen print and take home an edition of 5 prints! This course will go over the basics of how to transfer and image onto your screen and how to print duplicates. Please bring hand drawn images that can be painted. If you would rather silk screen a shirt, please bring your own shirt and you may do so instead of the edition of prints.
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This workshop has a $25 materials fee, which can be paid in cash at the beginning of the workshop. This is in addition to the workshop registration fee.
This workshop takes place in the Studios at Lake Lily, not the Maitland Art Center main campus. Please note the location on your ticket.
About Jacoub
Jacoub Reyes is a multi-disciplinary artist living and working in Orlando, Florida. He has been featured in several publications such as The American Institute of Graphic Arts, Centric, and Artborne Magazine. A recipient of the Southern Graphics International grant award, J.R. Hopes scholarship, Master Scrounge Printer award by Ke Francis and other accolades.
Learn more about Jacoub on his website.

Sunday Jewelry Workshops: Spinner Ring
2020-07-12 13:00 - 16:00 | FL
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop! Beginners welcome!

Learn to create a ring with an anticlastic shape which flares out on each side like a trumpet. This allows a second ring to spin freely around the outside of the first. This workshop is taught by longtime Maitland Art Center instructor and artist Jim Hosner.
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Cost: $50; + Materials fee $10. Please bring cash to pay the instructor directly for materials.

Metal Clay Workshop
2020-07-25 13:00 - 16:00 | FL
This workshop is open to teens and adults aged 15 and above. This is the perfect place to create together with friends or loved ones! Join us for this sampler of precious metal clay where students will create one or more pieces of jewelry of their own design. This will include an introduction to rolling, texturing, cutting, shaping, refining, and finishing. Pieces will be fired during class time, so students can bring them home the day of! Perfect for gifts! This workshop is taught by Marion Fague-Bass in Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center.
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Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $20, in addition to the workshop fee. Please bring cash to pay the instructor directly for materials.

Saturday Painting Workshops: Beach Landscape
2020-08-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday Painting Workshops are a great way to expand your painting skills, whatever your skill level! Join us in August to paint a beach!

These workshops are a blend of painting and mixed media techniques, exploring a looser style of painting and greater expression. Complete a project in each unique workshop. Workshops are appropriate for all learners.
Just in time for summer! Come relax and paint a beautiful beach landscape. Lean about painting textures such as sand, rocks and water! Saturday Painting Workshops are led by local artist and instructor PJ Svejda in Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center.
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Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $20 (due in cash at the beginning of the workshop), or you can bring your own supplies (see supply list at www.artandhistory.org/classes)

Cicero Greathouse: An Artist's Journey
2020-08-14 - 2020-09-20 | FL
Cicero Greathouse: An Artist’s Journey | August 14- September 20

Cicero once said “I am inspired by the colors, shapes and textures that surround me. These three elements can be found in landscape, architecture, a ritual or a journey. So in this case my paintings come from my interpretation of living.” This exhibition is a look at the journey of one artist from his early projects in the 1970’s through his large scale abstract paintings and his recent experimental works.

Virtual Handmade Happy Hour
2020-08-14 18:00 - 19:00 | FL
Join our team from the Art & History Museums-Maitland to create watercolor paintings of our beautiful historic campus Main Garden!

Join our team from the Art & History Museums-Maitland to create watercolor paintings of our beautiful historic campus like our Main Garden! Bring a piece of our campus into your home. Start your Friday night off with a glass of wine and learn watercolor basics from your living room. Learn how to paint one of our beloved areas of our National Historic Landmark, the Maitland Art Center’s Main Garden.
Registration is $15 for not-yet members, $10 for members
Supplies kits are available for pick up for $5, or have watercolor paper, brushes, basic watercolor paints, paper towels, pencil

For more information about the Art & History Museums – Maitland check out our website.

*Now Virtual!* Handmade Happy Hour
2020-08-14 18:00 - 21:00 | FL
Join our team from the Art & History Museums-Maitland to create watercolor paintings of our beautiful historic campus Main Garden – from the comfort of your own home!

Our Handmade Happy Hour series is the perfect night out for friends, couples, and anyone looking to get crafty – and this virtual edition means you don’t even have to leave the house.
Join our team from the Art & History Museums-Maitland to create watercolor paintings of our beautiful historic campus like our Main Garden! Bring a piece of
our campus into your home. Start your Friday night off with a glass of wine and learn watercolor basics from your living room. Learn how to paint one of our beloved areas of our National Historic Landmark, the Maitland Art Center’s Main Garden.
Registration is $15 for not-yet members, $10 for members
Supplies kits are available for pick up for $5, or have watercolor paper, brushes, basic watercolor paints, paper towels, pencil.
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Small Art/Big Ideas: An Online Art Auction
2020-08-21 00:00 - 2020-08-23 18:00 | 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, 32751, United States
Small Art, Big Ideas is a three-day online art auction featuring a selection of work from artists who support the vision of A&H, many of whom have been awarded studios or residencies, taught in our classrooms, or exhibited in our galleries. The pieces encompass a wide range of disciplines and mediums, many of which are studies for larger pieces, providing collectors with a glimpse into the working methods and practices of the artists.
Bidding for the three-day online auction will begin at 12am on Friday, August 21st, and close at 6pm on Sunday, August 23rd. All work has been generously donated by the artists, and proceeds will support our programming and operations.
Register to bid by midnight on Thursday, August 20th, to be entered into a drawing for a gift bag from the A&H museum store (approximately $40 value).
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Growing Up Maitland
2020-08-28 11:00 - 2021-02-14 16:00 | A&H’s Maitland Historical Museum, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Photos by Roberto Gonzalez
Discover over 100 years of school, sports and play, and how it changed through the years for the kids that were Growing Up Maitland.
Maitland residents: what are your memories of Growing Up in Maitland? Has your family lived in Maitland for Generations, or did you just move here and are raising a family? We want to see your family photographs! Send us your digital scans of photographs of your family experiences in Maitland, and we will print and add them to the community exhibition wall! Send photos to marketing@artandhistory.org.

Saturday Painting Workshops: Still-life
2020-09-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday Painting Workshops are a great way to expand your painting skills, whatever your skill level!

These workshops are a blend of painting and mixed media techniques, exploring a looser style of painting and greater expression. Complete a project in each unique workshop. Workshops are appropriate for all learners.
Learn the classical approach to acrylic painting while creating a beautiful still life painting. This workshop is all about juxtaposing color and texture with a focus on light and form to create the most dynamic outcome. Saturday Painting Workshops are led by local artist and instructor PJ Svejda in Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center.
Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $20 (due in cash at the beginning of the workshop), or you can bring your own supplies (see supply list at www.artandhistory.org/classes)

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Afternoon Art Tour: Cicero Greathouse
2020-09-10 13:00 - 14:00 | FL
Photo by Roberto Gonzalez
Follow the journey of artist Cicero Greathouse, from his early projects in the 1970’s through his large scale abstract paintings and his recent experimental works. Co-Executive Director Randall Webster leads this exploration through Cicero Greathouse: An Artist’s Journey on Thursday, September 10th at 1pm.
Afternoon Art Tours are included with your gallery admission!

Please note: masks are required to be worn at all times during your visit. Thanks for your cooperation!

Sunday Jewelry Workshops: Stackable Ring Set
2020-09-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop!

If you have little or no experience in metal work this class is for you. You learn the three steps of cut, weld, polish to create a set of three rings in your size and style.
Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $10-$50, depending on the project you would like to create. This materials fee is in addition to the workshop fee. Please bring cash to pay the instructor directly for materials.
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Saturday Painting Workshops: Foliage
2020-10-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday Painting Workshops are a great way to expand your painting skills, whatever your skill level! Join us in November for water & sky!

These workshops are a blend of painting and mixed media techniques, exploring a looser style of painting and greater expression. Complete a project in each unique workshop. Workshops are appropriate for all learners.
If you have ever walked through nature and admired the various shades of green or the way the light passes through the bushes this class is for you! We will focus on creating atmosphere using warm and cool colors and explore techniques for creating fullness, movement and depth. Saturday Painting Workshops are led by local artist and instructor PJ Svejda in Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center.
Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $20 (due in cash at the beginning of the workshop), or you can bring your own supplies (see supply list at www.artandhistory.org/classes)

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New Works: An Artist-in-Action Group Exhibition
2020-10-09 - 2021-01-17 | FL
Originally founded in the 1930s as an artists’ colony, the Maitland Art Center proudly continues that legacy through our Artists-in-Action program, which grants on-campus studio space to Central Florida-based artists each year. The 2019-2021 group will exhibit the work they’ve created in their residency in this collaborative show: Nicholas Kalemba, Matthew Mosher, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, Jacoub Reyes, Ericka Sobrack, and Victoria Walsh. Much of the work is a response to the Coronavirus pandemic and social unrest of 2020.
Learn more about the Artists-in-Action program here.

Sunday Jewelry Workshops: Spinner Ring
2020-10-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop! Join us in July to fabricate your own spinner ring. Beginners welcome!

Learn to create a ring with an anticlastic shape which flares out on each side like a trumpet. This allows a second ring to spin freely around the outside of the first. This workshop is taught by longtime Maitland Art Center instructor and artist Jim Hosner in Studio 5.
Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $10-$50, depending on the project you would like to create. This materials fee is in addition to the workshop fee. Please bring cash to pay the instructor directly for materials.
Register >>

Beginning Silk Screen Workshop
2020-10-17 10:00 - 15:00 | FL
A&H Artist-in-Action Jacoub Reyes leads this beginners’ silk screening workshop!

Learn how to create your own screen print and take home an edition of 5 prints! This course will go over the basics of how to transfer and image onto your screen and how to print duplicates. Please bring hand drawn images that can be painted. If you would rather silk screen a shirt, please bring your own shirt and you may do so instead of the edition of prints.
This workshop has a $25 materials fee, which can be paid in cash at the beginning of the workshop. This is in addition to the workshop registration fee.
This workshop takes place in the Studios at Lake Lily, not the Maitland Art Center main campus. Please note the location on your ticket.
About Jacoub
Jacoub Reyes is a multi-disciplinary artist living and working in Orlando, Florida. He has been featured in several publications such as The American Institute of Graphic Arts, Centric, and Artborne Magazine. A recipient of the Southern Graphics International grant award, J.R. Hopes scholarship, Master Scrounge Printer award by Ke Francis and other accolades.
Learn more about Jacoub on his website.
Register >>

Saturday Painting Workshops: Water & Sky
2020-11-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Saturday Painting Workshops are a great way to expand your painting skills, whatever your skill level! Join us in December for dog portrait!

These workshops are a blend of painting and mixed media techniques, exploring a looser style of painting and greater expression. Complete a project in each unique workshop. Workshops are appropriate for all learners.
This is the perfect class for Florida nature painters! The focus of this class will be on creating softness in the sky and movement in the water. Florida is known for it’s beautiful sky’s especially during sunset and sunrise. Learn how to softly blend colors for that perfect gradation. Saturday Painting Workshops are led by local artist and instructor PJ Svejda in Studio 10 at the Maitland Art Center.
Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $20 (due in cash at the beginning of the workshop), or you can bring your own supplies (see supply list at www.artandhistory.org/classes)
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Sunday Jewelry Workshops: Pendant with Bezel set Stone
2020-11-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Complete a different project in each Sunday Jewelry Workshop! Join us in July to fabricate your own spinner ring. Beginners welcome!

Students will design their own pendant and bezel a stone on it.This workshop is taught by longtime Maitland Art Center instructor and artist Jim Hosner in Studio 5.
Please note this workshop has a materials fee of $10-$50, depending on the project you would like to create. This materials fee is in addition to the workshop fee. Please bring cash to pay the instructor directly for materials.

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Afternoon Art Tour
2020-11-12 13:00 - 14:00 | FL
Afternoon Art Tours are a great way to get a closer look at our exhibitions! This month, join some of our Artists-in-Action in the gallery as they share more about their work on display in New Works: An Artist-in-Action Group Exhibition. Afternoon Art Tours are free with your gallery admission!
