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Oracle and Bone

Opening Reception: Friday, January 22, 2026 | 7–9 PM

Jan. 22, 2027 — Apr. 16, 2027

For more than 25 years, internationally acclaimed artist Swoon (Caledonia Curry) has been a pioneering force in contemporary art and one of the most influential voices in the traditionally male-dominated worlds of street art and muralism. Born in Florida, Swoon has achieved global recognition through exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Tate Modern in London, and the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, and has been featured by PBS and other major cultural platforms.

This exhibition features prints from Swoon’s recently released divination deck, drawing upon archetypes, symbols, and characters from the richly imagined fairytale world she has spent years building. Rooted in storytelling and transformation, these works blend myth, memory, and personal narrative while reflecting the artist’s longstanding engagement with social and environmental issues that inspire meaningful conversation and reflection.

For Central Florida audiences, Oracle and Bone celebrates a Florida-born artist whose international success stands as an inspiration to generations of artists. By bringing the work of one of today’s most significant contemporary artists to Crealdé School of Art, this exhibition connects our community to the broader art world while affirming the creative potential flourishing here at home.

Oracle and Bone is curated by Kyle Eagle.

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The Shape of Her Story

Opening Reception: Friday, January 8, 2026 | 7–9 PM

Jan. 8, 2027 — Apr. 16, 2027

Presented in celebration of International Women’s Month, The Shape of Her Story features the work of the Women Artists Group, a collective of accomplished Central Florida artists founded in 2015 to foster artistic growth, collaboration, and creative exchange.

Composed of professional women artists with extensive exhibition records, including several who are faculty members, studio artists, and former students of Crealdé School of Art, the group brings together diverse artistic perspectives shaped by experience, curiosity, and a shared commitment to creative excellence.

Through painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media, and other visual forms, the artists explore personal narratives, cultural influences, and contemporary issues through distinctly individual perspectives. Reflecting the strength, resilience, insight, and imagination of women artists, the exhibition celebrates the many ways women interpret and shape the world around them.

The Shape of Her Story offers audiences an opportunity to engage with a dynamic collection of artwork that highlights the richness of women’s creative voices and the enduring contributions they make to Central Florida’s cultural landscape.

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Beneath A Clear Blue Sky: Photographs of September 11

Opening Reception: Friday, August 21, 2026 | 5:30–7:30 PM

Aug. 21, 2026 — Sep. 26, 2026

Beneath A Clear Blue Sky: Photographs of September 11 is a poignant 25th-anniversary memorial exhibition featuring firsthand photographs taken by artist David Forrest in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Captured from Brooklyn as the attacks unfolded, these powerful black and white images document not only the tragedy that transformed a nation, but also the resilience, compassion, and quiet humanity that emerged in its wake. Through museum-quality prints, thoughtful interpretation, and opportunities for reflection, the exhibition offers an intimate and deeply personal perspective on a day that continues to shape our collective memory.

More than a historical record, Beneath A Clear Blue Sky serves as a moving tribute to those affected by the events of September 11 and invites audiences to consider the enduring strength of the human spirit beneath even the darkest of skies.

You are invited to the opening reception of Beneath A Clear Blue Sky on Friday, August 21 from 5:30–7:30 PM. The exhibition will remain on view in the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery through September 26, 2026.

A memorial gathering is planned for Friday, September 11, 2026, at 10 AM.

Please join us in remembrance while we honor the many lives of those impacted by the events of 9/11.

Beneath A Clear Blue Sky: Photographs of September 11 is curated by Kyle Eagle.

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Panoramic Light: The Art of Hansen Mulford

Opening Reception: Friday, October 16, 2026 | 7–9 PM

October 16–December 11, 2026

This solo exhibition features the studio work of Hansen Mulford, offering a rare look into the personal artistic vision of one of Central Florida’s most respected arts professionals. Known for his contemplative compositions and evocative use of space and light, Mulford creates paintings that invite viewers into quiet moments of reflection, often drawing from themes of nature, memory, and mood.

Widely recognized for his 40-year tenure as Chief Curator at the Orlando Museum of Art, Mulford played a pivotal role in shaping and elevating Central Florida’s visual arts community.

This exhibition, his first solo show at Crealdé School of Art, turns the spotlight toward his own creative journey—presenting a body of work that complements his curatorial legacy with quiet resonance and artistic depth.

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Emerge: New Works by 3D & Photography Fellowship and Studio Artists

Opening Reception: Friday, October 2, 2026 | 7–9 PM

October 2–December 12, 2027

This biennial exhibition showcases new work by artists in Crealdé’s Fellowship and Studio Artist Programs—residency-style opportunities that provide teaching experience, mentorship, and studio access. Participants are selected through a competitive process and work in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and photography.

The 2026 edition highlights the diverse practices and conceptual directions developed over the course of each artist’s time on campus. In addition to advancing their studio work, many artists contribute to Crealdé’s educational mission, creating a reciprocal environment that fosters both individual and community growth.

Learn more about the Fellowship and Studio Artist programs.

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Tasanee Durrett: Sacred Vessels: Healing and Memory in the Black Diaspora

Opening Reception: Friday, September 4, 2026 | 7–9 PM

September 4–December 13, 2026

Orlando-based multidisciplinary artist Tasanee Durrett presents this exhibition examining the intersection of healing and identity within the Black Diaspora. Drawing from her architectural background, Durrett creates abstract figurative works that blend human forms with botanical elements, crafting a visual language that connects ancestral wisdom with psychological restoration.

Her mixed-media works investigate how environmental knowledge intertwines with mental wellness and cultural identity, focusing on the neck and head as sacred vessels of memory.

Through techniques of pointillism and one-line painting, vibrant flora and architectural elements serve as symbols of resilience, while intricate linework bridges the built environment, natural world, and human consciousness. Each piece advocates for a return to ancestral knowledge as a pathway to contemporary healing.

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44th Annual Summer ArtCamp Exhibition

This vibrant exhibition showcases over 200 young artists, ages 4–17, who participate in Crealdé’s Summer ArtCamp.

Individual and collaborative works in ceramics, sculpture, painting, photography, and mixed media reflect the energy of Crealdé’s creative studios and lakeside campus. ArtCamp has nurtured young talent since 1982 and invites the community to celebrate imagination, joy, and discovery.

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 5–7 PM

Showalter Hughes Community Gallery

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45th Annual Juried Student Exhibition

45th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
June 5–July 25, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, June 5 | 7–9 PM
This exhibition will remain on view in the Showalter Hughes Community Gallery on Saturdays from 9 am–1 pm and in the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery Monday–Thursday from 10 am–4 pm and Friday–Saturday from 9 am–1 pm through July 25, 2026.

Join us for special evening hours on July 8 and July 22 from 4–7 PM.

Celebrating its 45th year, the Juried Student Exhibition features over 100 of the year’s strongest student works across the ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, and photography programs.

Student works are selected by program managers in ceramics, sculpture, photography, and painting & drawing. Accepted pieces will be curated by senior faculty member and former ceramics program manager, Vince Sansone. Once on display, the works will be awarded prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category, as well as the overall Best in Show, by guest juror, Flynn Dobbs.

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The Sage Project Phase III: Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories

The Sage Project Phase III Opens September 19 at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center!

Powerful Portraits and Living Legacies from Winter Park’s Historic African American Community

Join us for the opening reception of The Sage Project Phase III: Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories Friday, September 19, 2025, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center.
Free and open to the public, this compelling exhibition marks the latest chapter in a 13-year project honoring the long-standing residents of Winter Park’s historic African American west side.

Now in its third installment, the exhibition adds newly created portraits to a collection of 42 powerful environmental photographs captured between 2012 and 2025. Each portrait preserves the face and story of a community pillar, building a living archive of the people who helped shape Hannibal Square across generations.

This year’s milestone includes the first-ever portraits of Chief Historian Fairolyn H. Livingston and Docent Historian Mary R. Daniels. These two women have spent decades documenting the stories of others. Their inclusion marks a poignant moment in the project’s arc—recognizing not only those who have shaped the neighborhood but also those who have tirelessly preserved its history.

Award-winning documentary photographer Peter Schreyer created the portraits using vintage film cameras and traditional darkroom techniques. Each image is taken with natural light and printed by hand using archival processes, making every portrait a lasting and deeply personal tribute.

Launched in 2007 and first exhibited in 2012, the Sage Project is a collaborative effort of the Hannibal Square Heritage Center team—Livingston, Daniels, and Schreyer—whose decades of oral history collection, community leadership, and storytelling continue to bring to life the cultural fabric of Winter Park’s African American heritage.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments and light bites will be served.

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Peter Schreyer: Small Stories From a Big Country

September 26, 2025–January 24, 2026

Opening Reception: Fri. Sept. 26, 2025 7–9pm
Alice & William Jenkins Gallery & Showalter Hughes Community Gallery

Covering four decades, the Swiss American documentary photographer shares black and white images from his favorite Central Florida communities, his Swiss home town, beloved News Mexico and recent travels across America. All photographs were created with vintage film cameras; all are archival, silver gelatin prints, hand-made in his wet darkroom at Crealdé School of Art.

Peter Schreyer is an internationally exhibited photographer who has documented America’s cultural landscape for over four decades. He has received a wide range of public art commissions, research grants and recognition awards, including a Visual Arts Fellowship from the State of Florida, for his black-and-white photography on Florida, which often pays tribute to its marginalized communities.

In 2005-2006, Schreyer was honored with a major retrospective exhibition titled Small Stories From A Big Country at the Swiss Camera Museum in Vevey, Switzerland. In 2015, following his solo exhibition Returning Home at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, Winter Park, a collection of his Central Florida works was purchased for the museum’s prestigious Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art. His photographs are on permanent display in several local public art collections, including the cities of Winter Park, Orlando, Winter Garden, as well as Volusia and Orange counties.

Peter Schreyer served as Crealdé’s long-time Executive Director from 1995-2024 and led the founding of the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park in 2007. He continues to serve as the Photography Program Manager and as a Senior Faculty Member, leading master class documentary photography projects, including The Las Vegas Project: Contemporary Life on the Historic Santa Fe Trail, which is currently traveling in New Mexico. He is committed to the traditional film process, both in his own photography and in teaching all levels of silver-based photographic and darkroom techniques.