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STORYTELLERS 18: See Through Our Eyes

An Exhibition Dedicated to BLACK LIVES MATTER
Virtual Opening Reception & Gallery Talk

Local Teens Document their historic African American community in DeLand through photography & oral history. When the camera is put in their hands, and intergenerational connections are made, the results are powerful and lasting.

STORYTELLERS 18 was originally unveiled in the Fall of 2019 at the African American Museum of the Arts in DeLand — as all STORYTELLERS projects are first shown in their home town. Now on display at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park, this opening event includes a gallery talk by project creator and instructor Peter Schreyer, and an opportunity to meet some of the Storytellers, project partners, and supporting Fellowship Artists at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center.

Since 1996, the CREALDÉ STORYTELLERS TEEN DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM has given photography instruction to students ages 13–17, providing the opportunity for self-expression while exploring the heritage of their community. From Orlando’s downtown urban Parramore neighborhood to suburban Sanford and Apopka to rural Geneva and coastal New Smyrna, teens from around Central Florida have completed 18 photographic documentary exhibitions to date, all of which are available to travel.

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EMERGE: New Works By Ceramics, Sculpture and Photography Fellowship and Studio Artists

Virtual Opening Reception: Friday, May 1, 7pm
Watch It Here

Tune into the virtual opening reception of our current exhibition! Although we weren’t able to have a public opening reception in the gallery, you’re still be able to see the program managers and a few select artists discuss the exhibition and their pieces. You can view it on our YouTube channel

Emerging artists from Crealdé’s Photography, Ceramic and Sculpture Programs share their talent in work produced during their fellowships. The Crealdé Fellowship Program, since 1978, and the Studio Artist Program, since 1996, have mentored an average of 25 students per year through this work-study exchange.

Artists Include –

Ceramics:
Miriam Levy, Fellows Manager
Lynn Warnicke, Studio Artist
Jaime Ferguson, Fellow
Eun Cho, Fellow
Rachel Kinbar, Fellow

Sculpture:
Jason Gillespie, Cheryl Bogdanowitsch Recipient, 2019
Ken Lichtenberger, Studio Artist, 2019
Devyn Going, Studio Artist, 2020
Lynn Brenner-Katz, Fellows Manager
Shaun Cook, Fellow
Gladiola Sotomayor, Cheryl Bogdanowitsch Recipient, 2020
Mila Belle, Fellow

Photography:
Laura McBryde, Fellow
Laurie Hasan, Fellow
Kristen Gillan, Fellows Manager
Natalie Colon, Studio Artist, 2020
Cynthia Slaughter, Studio Artist, 2019

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40th Annual Juried Student Exhibition

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, June 25, 7–9:00pm

This favorite annual exhibition features some of the year’s best student work in painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, and fiber arts. Works are selected by Crealdé’s program managers and awarded by guest juror, Austin Reeves, collections and exhibitions manager, Cornell Museum of Fine Art at Rollins College.

*For the safety of all
, our galleries will be carefully monitored by Crealdé staff and allow a capacity of 15 people for 10 minutes. We expect visitors to be responsible by wearing masks and practicing social distancing. Refreshments will be served outdoors.

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Director’s Choice VIII: Works of Select Crealdé Faculty

View the Virtual Tour of the Exhibition.

This exhibition, organized by Crealdé Curator of Exhibitions, Barbara Tiffany, features the recent work of artists from Crealdé’s diverse faculty, including artists long associated with the school as well as some new additions. Media include painting, photography, ceramics and sculpture. For more than four decades, Crealdé’s faculty of more than 50 artists has represented some of Central Florida’s most influential arts educators and accomplished artists.

 

FEATURED ARTISTS

Stefan Alexandres

David Cumbie

Vince Sansone

Belinda Glennon

Jesus Minguez

Tom Sadler

Noreen Coup

Barbara Tiffany

Sherri Bunye

Chris Casler

John Baker

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Power, Myth, and Memory in Africana Art: Select Pieces from the CJ Williams Collection

On View: January 31–May 16
Panel Discussion: Sunday, February 23, 2-4pm
2pm Gallery Walk at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center
3pm Panel Discussion at the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery

It will include Collector CJ Williams, Curator Kristin Congdon, and Curatorial Advisor and Haitian artist Patrick Noze, and will be moderated by artist, educator and influencer Andrew Browne.

Power, Myth, and Memory in Africana Art is a partnership exhibition with other Orange County arts organizations that aim to commemorate the one hundred year anniversary of the 1920 Ocoee Massacre. The works displayed will demonstrate how artists of African descent have found power and resilience in a racially unjust world.

Charley Williams’ Winter Park-based collection spans the twentieth century and moves into the twenty-first. Because it focuses on African, Haitian, and African American art, it provides audiences with the opportunity to explore pan-African ideas that manifest themselves into the lives of three different places. Focusing on power, myth, and memory, we have that ability to see the importance of ritualistic ideas such as the “dream-soul,” animals as mediators, religious rituals, burial practices, and the importance of ancestors.

Included are works by Sister Gertrude Morgan, Clementine Hunter, David Butler, Ransom McCormick, Roi David Annisey, and Nellie Mae Rowe, as well as historic African masks, chairs, and fertility objects. These artists lift themselves up through faith, pride, and traditional practices thereby establishing diverse ways of transcending subjugation and finding strength. This artwork has extraordinary technical, historical, and symbolic weight that deserves the same respect given to traditional, western art.

The panel discussion will include Collector Charley Williams, Curator Kristin Congdon, and Curatorial Advisor and Haitian artist Patrick Noze.

Click here to view the Power, Myth, & Memory exhibition catalog.

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Power, Myth, and Memory in Africana Art: Select Pieces from the CJ Williams Collection

On View: January 31–May 16
Panel Discussion: Sunday, February 23, 2-4pm
2pm Gallery Walk at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center
3pm Panel Discussion at the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery

It will include Collector CJ Williams, Curator Kristin Congdon, and Curatorial Advisor and Haitian artist Patrick Noze, and will be moderated by artist, educator and influencer Andrew Browne.

Power, Myth, and Memory in Africana Art is a partnership exhibition with other Orange County arts organizations that aim to commemorate the one hundred year anniversary of the 1920 Ocoee Massacre. The works displayed will demonstrate how artists of African descent have found power and resilience in a racially unjust world.

Charley Williams’ Winter Park-based collection spans the twentieth century and moves into the twenty-first. Because it focuses on African, Haitian, and African American art, it provides audiences with the opportunity to explore pan-African ideas that manifest themselves into the lives of three different places. Focusing on power, myth, and memory, we have that ability to see the importance of ritualistic ideas such as the “dream-soul,” animals as mediators, religious rituals, burial practices, and the importance of ancestors.

Included are works by Sister Gertrude Morgan, Clementine Hunter, David Butler, Ransom McCormick, Roi David Annisey, and Nellie Mae Rowe, as well as historic African masks, chairs, and fertility objects. These artists lift themselves up through faith, pride, and traditional practices thereby establishing diverse ways of transcending subjugation and finding strength. This artwork has extraordinary technical, historical, and symbolic weight that deserves the same respect given to traditional, western art.

The panel discussion will include Collector Charley Williams, Curator Kristin Congdon, and Curatorial Advisor and Haitian artist Patrick Noze.

Click here to view the Power, Myth, & Memory exhibition catalog.

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It’s Only Human: The Figure in Art

Free Opening Reception
Friday, October 4, 7–9pm
Crealdé Main Campus
Showalter Hughes Community Gallery

This first-time, juried exhibition curated by Barbara Tiffany will showcase the human figure depicted in any medium, including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics and sculpture, representational or abstract and is open to all Crealdé’s faculty, students and members.

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Soul Utterings: Creative Works by Kianga Jinaki and John Mascoll

Free Opening Reception
Friday, September 20, 8–10pm
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
Upstairs Visiting Artists Gallery

Two prominent African American artists and members of Florida CraftArt: Kianga Jinaki creates African inspired fiber art that share the stories and cultural experiences of her ancestors and her life as a child of the diaspora; and John Mascoll, originally from Barbados, creates stunning turned wooden vessels imbued with intimate feelings that share the voice of Mother Nature.

Please join us for the opening reception and gallery talk by the Visiting Artists.

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Collecting for Half a Century: Fine Craft from the Florida CraftArt Permanent Collection

Free Opening Reception
Friday, September 20, 7–8:30pm
Crealdé School of Art Main Campus
Alice and William Jenkins Gallery 

Organized 70 years ago by Stetson College art professors Elsa and Louis Freund, Florida CraftArt is a statewide organization celebrating fine craft. Being showcased for the first time outside its St. Petersburg, Florida home, over 70 pieces from the collection will be showcased in this exhibition, consisting of works in ceramic, wood, fiber, metals, jewelry, glass and mixed media. 

Please join us for the opening reception and gallery talk by Katie Deits, Executive Director, Florida CraftArt.