The Healthy West Orange Arts and Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland is hosting a new art exhibition titled “Land, Water, Air” which is on view now through August 2022. Located right off the West Orange trail in Central Florida, this hidden gem won’t stay that way for long! The open house and “meet […]
Read more "“Land, Water, Air” at the Arts & Heritage Center"One of my favorite things about Central Florida is all the wonderful pockets of creativity and art scattered throughout area and the town of Winter Garden, specifically its historic downtown district, is one such special place. Winter Garden is home to the Winter Garden Art Association and its SOBO Gallery hosts art exhibitions and demonstrations […]
Read more "“About Face” at SOBO Gallery"As someone who has lived in the Sunshine State for the majority of her life, I can boldly and assuredly say that summers in Florida are no joke. Summers here are hot, they are humid, they are unrelenting and they last until November. Mosquitos are vicious and ever-present and a heavy duty summertime storm can […]
Read more "Art History Fun to Keep You Outta’ the Sun!"The 31st Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival has come to a close and big feelings abound. While I am “Fringe Fried” after two weeks of way more fun than any one human should legally be allowed to have, I am also sad that the spell has been broken and that it’s back to the […]
Read more "Fringe Wrap-Up"The Orlando International FRINGE Theatre Festival, now in its 31st year with no signs of slowing down, is happening right now in the heart of central Florida! If anything, the FRINGE is definitely ramping things up with all sorts of new and exciting activities, shows, performances and events that are sure to keep you joyfully […]
Read more "The Visual Fringe Gallery & HQ"My current Zoom course for the month of May is titled From Muse to Master: Celebrating Women Artists vol. 1 and one of the topics we discuss is how women artists were strategically and deliberately “erased” from art history. On the surface, that statement may sound bold and a little extreme, but it couldn’t be […]
Read more "Judith Leyster Goes to Auction"I am THRILLED to finally share with you this very exciting news! You all know that I have not given an in-person lecture or taught an in-person class since March 2020, but all that is about to change… I hope you will join me this year at the 31st Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival! […]
Read more "Dirty Art History at the Orlando FRINGE"As I resume my art adventures through the creative wilds of Central Florida, I want to share with you a gem of an art exhibition I discovered in Leesburg, Florida. Don’t worry – you still have two weeks to see this show before it closes on May 18th! Caren Akers – An Abstract Journey: Color […]
Read more "Caren Akers at the Leesburg Center for the Arts"The Met Gala returns to the first Monday in May next week and the art world is abuzz with who might be in attendance and what everyone will be wearing. While there was no gala in 2020 due to COVID-19, a truncated version of the gala took place in September of 2021. This year’s event, […]
Read more "The Met Gala Returns"You all know that I am a huge fan of murals and public art and that I feature them frequently here on the blog. Last week I visited an exceptional example of what public art can do for a drab space and for a community and seeing it in person left me breathless! The next […]
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