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Storytellers XVII: West of the East Coast Tracks

Storytellers 17 takes place in the historic African-American West Side of New Smyrna Beach. The project represents a partnership between Crealdé School of Art, a nonprofit community arts organization established in 1975 in Winter Park, and the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum, housed in the former St. Rita Colored Catholic Mission Church, built in 1899 in New Smyrna Beach. Until schools were integrated in the 1960s, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando served the West Side with a church, one of the first school for black children in Volusia County and a health clinic.
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St. Augustine at 450

Ten photographers captured the oldest city in the nation on the occasion of its 450th anniversary, exploring St. Augustine’s history, preservation efforts and place as a tourist destination, college town and home to a diverse population. Led by documentary photographers Peter Schreyer and Sherri Bunye, a master class produced the project from January to April 2015. Originally exhibited in the fall of 2015 as an official partner of “St. Augustine Celebrates 450” in the Rotunda Gallery of the St. Johns County Administration Building. St. Augustine, Florida.

 

Opening reception at the Art in Public Spaces Gallery at Winter Garden City Hall on Thursday, December 8, 5-7 p.m.

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The Lake: A Documentary Exploring the Land and People of Lake Apopka

In collaboration with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Crealdé School of Art offers a contemporary and historic window into the culture and landscape of Central Florida’s Lake Apopka. A team of professional documentary photographers and Plein air painters produced for exhibition 45 black-and-white archival photographs, oral histories of places and people, and a series of 10 Plein air paintings.

The Lake: A Documentary Exploring the Land and People of Lake Apopka Catalog is available for purchase and will accompany this traveling exhibition.

This show premiered at the Alice and William Jenkins Gallery Crealdé School of Art and the Hannibal Square Heritage Center. It then traveled to Winter Garden for a three-venue exhibition at Winter Garden City Hall Art in Public Spaces Gallery, Heller Hall at the Winter Garden History Research and Education Center, and Orange County Library–Winter Garden Branch.

Interested in having The Lake: A Documentary Exploring the Land and People of Lake Apopka at your museum or gallery? Please contact Peter Schreyer, 407-671-1886 for details.

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Director’s Choice VII

This exhibition, organized by Crealdé Curator of Exhibitions Barbara Tiffany, features the recent work of artists from the Crealdé diverse faculty. This year’s list: Peter Schreyer – Photography, Milton Heiberg – Photography, Marie Orban –   Drawing, Stacy Barter   – Painting, Robert Ross – Painting, Don Sondag – Painting, Doug Bringle- Ceramics, and Barbara Bailey – Ceramics.   Continue reading “Director’s Choice VII”

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The Lake

Crealdé School of Art in partnership with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation presents the Lake Apopka documentary exhibition in our two Winter Park galleries. After more than a year of planning, two artist teams set out to capture a contemporary view of the land and people of the diverse and distinctive Lake Apopka community. Continue reading “The Lake”

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Emerge

Emerging artists from the Crealdé Painting & Drawing program 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. Continue reading “Emerge”