2023 is proving to be a big year in art for the city of Apopka, FL. This Central Florida city is embracing the community revitalization power of large-scale public artwork and is now home to a set of stunning murals that must be seen to be believed. Down a narrow converted alleyway off of Orange […]
Read more "Apopka Murals"I’m embarrassed to admit that it took me entirely too long to visit Studio ArtFarm in Mount Dora, FL. If you’re one of the very few who don’t know about this creative wonderland, Studio ArtFarm is what happens when two powerhouses – PJ Svejda and German Lemus – of the Central Florida art scene get […]
Read more "Studio ArtFarm"Don’t sleep on this show! Change your plans, reschedule your appointments and get yourself to the Mount Dora Center for the Arts ASAP! I am strongly encouraging a sense of urgency because the Diaspora exhibition at the MDCA closes Sunday, October 8th and if you miss it, well, let’s just say… you do not want […]
Read more "“Diaspora” at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts"The Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando, FL knocks it out of the park once again with their current exhibition, Anila Quayyum Agha: Flourishing Patterns. Long time followers of this blog know how much I rave about the art institutions in Central Florida, and especially the Mennello. This institution is consistently expanding the definition […]
Read more "Anila Quayyum Agha: Flourishing Patterns at the Mennello"Anyone who lives in Central Florida will tell you that Clermont is a town that is booming, if not bursting at the seams. For better or for worse, this town has changed dramatically since I moved here 11 years ago. However, the biggest and best improvements to our no-longer-sleepy Florida town can be seen in […]
Read more "New Mural in Historic Downtown Clermont, FL"You may recall a January 2023 post oddly similar to this one. I am revisiting the Murals on the Trail project discussed in that post because all the murals are now complete! The result is a whopping 20 murals created by local artists celebrating the history, wildlife and community spirit of South Lake County and […]
Read more "Murals on the Trail – Minneola, FL – Part 2"Why would an art historian dedicate a blog post to an airport terminal? Seems ridiculous, no? What creative and artistic contributions to our Central Florida community could a massive airport terminal have? Well, $2.8 billion worth, apparently! I recently returned to air travel and flew out of OIA’s epic, brand-spanking new Terminal C. I was […]
Read more "Orlando International Airport – Terminal C"There’s an old joke from my long-ago museum education days that has always stuck with me. It goes something like, “If you want people to come to your museum, you have to have one of three things – dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt or Impressionism.” *insert laugh track here* It was with this bit of museum humor […]
Read more "“Impression & Reality” at the Mennello"By now I am sure that all my blog followers know that I am a huge fan of the Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland, FL. One of the many reasons why I appreciate the Arts & Heritage Center so much is that they routinely host art exhibitions that […]
Read more "“A Portrait of Grace” at the Arts & Heritage Center"As a huge fan of public art, I am excited to share with you some wonderful murals I discovered in Minneola, FL! For context, my husband and I frequently ride our scooters on the beautiful trails throughout the Central Florida area because we love nature and because we are big dorks who ride scooters. Needless […]
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