Pangarap: Espero Reimagined

Join us for the opening reception on October 17, 2025 from 6:30-9pm: Meet the artist and curator, enjoy music, food, and a cash bar all just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus. GET YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE >>

Pangarap: Espero Reimagined transforms The Maitland Art Center gallery into a canvas of speculative storytelling under Filipino artist Isobel Francisco’s guidance. Drawing inspiration from Jules André Smith’s pivotal decision to establish an artist colony in Florida, Francisco envisions an alternate reality where Smith’s path leads instead to 1937 Philippines. Through a collection of fictional artifacts, iconographies, and artworks, the exhibition invites viewers to ponder the intriguing parallels and contrasts between this imagined scenario and the museum’s own rich history. Pangarap, which means dream or vision in Filipino, will offer a compelling alternate reality, inviting audiences to ponder the impact of one artist’s decision on the cultural landscape of 1937 Philippines and beyond. Plan your visit >>