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Two toddler girls holding hands with crowns on their heads. Both smiling, one looking at the camera in the Main Garden.

Little Creatives & Me

By Hannah Miller | January 7, 2025

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…

A young child holding their recycled bird sculpture made of cardboard, feathers, stickers, and a flower.

Summer Family Art Workshops – Week 6: Recycled Bird Sculptures

By Hannah Miller | January 7, 2025

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…

A close up image of a yarn tapestry with a smiling face in the center surrounded by other random objects in colorful yarn.

Summer Family Art Workshops – Week 5: Mini Yarn Tapestries

By Hannah Miller | January 7, 2025

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…

A wooden print with a center lady bug, a ring of snakes, and an outer rings of leaves.

Summer Family Art Workshops – Week 4: Printmaking Party

By Hannah Miller | January 7, 2025

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…

"Settlement" oil painting by Isobel Francisco

Pangarap: Espero Reimagined

By Andre Smith | September 30, 2024

October 18, 2025 – January 4, 2026 —
Pangarap: Espero Reimagined transforms The Maitland Art Center gallery into a canvas of speculative storytelling under Filipino artist Isobel Francisco’s guidance.

A Return to Espero

By Andre Smith | September 30, 2024

July 26 – October 5, 2025
A Return to Espero unveils the profound metamorphosis of our founder, J. André Smith, whose near-death experience served as a catalyst for artistic reinvention. This exhibition chronicles the profound personal journey underlying the creation of the avant-garde haven of the Research Studio, known today as the Maitland Art Center.

LOSS

By Andre Smith | September 30, 2024

April 26 – July 13
Mike Massaro’s LOSS is an abstract representation exploring nuanced themes of change, loss and rebirth. As the viewer navigates the physical objects and lighting, they will be provided with a contemplative space in which they can process their own personal experiences of the subjects.

A large yellow replica of a lapel button that says It happened in Maitland 1885-1985 hangs on a wall of Maitland maps and memorabilia

Maitland’s Attic: A Journey Through A Small City’s Past

By Andre Smith | December 14, 2022

March 3, 2023 – Ongoing
In the Maitland History Museum