The Open Vault of Vince Sansone
April 26–May 25, 2024
Showalter Hughes Community Gallery
Opening Reception
Friday, April 26 | 7–9pm
Don’t miss this special event as this master ceramicist opens his personal vault and curates his functional and sculptural works for sale. This will be a wonderful opportunity for admirers and collectors alike to explore Vince’s impressive collection of works. Come and find a one-of-a-kind treasure to take home!
Crealdé School of Art is proud to present our newest exhibition entitled
Hannibal Square in the mid-1990s: New Additions to the Permanent Collection.
On View:
January 15—June 1, 2024
Opening Reception & Gallery Talk:
Monday, January 15 | 4–6pm
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
642 West New England Ave.
Winter Park, Florida 32789
In conjunction with
22nd Unity Heritage Festival in Hannibal Square & Open House
Sunday, January 14 | 1–5pm & Monday, January 15 | 10am–5pm
Shady Park across from Hannibal Square Heritage Center
The Hannibal Square Heritage Center is a focal point in the Hannibal Square neighborhood, founded in 2007 to create a permanent home for the award-winning Heritage Collection: Photographs and Oral Histories of West Winter Park. In 2012 and 2018, The Sage Project: Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories, 35 portraits and oral histories of west Winter Park residents, was added to the permanent collection.
During this exhibition that utilizes the full Heritage Center, viewers will be able to engage with pieces that are normally not on display. Included will be newly unveiled images and oral histories from Peter Schreyer’s 1994-95 Winter Park Library historic research grant project, depicting life in Hannibal Square in the mid-1990s—a project that became the inspiration for the Heritage Collection.
The permanent collection of over 200 archival framed photographs and oral histories that depict family and community life spanning 100 years of history has received international recognition as an exhibition that tells the history of a community from the perspective of those who have lived it. The permanent collection has helped to ensure that the contributions of historic Hannibal Square are remembered, acknowledged, and preserved for the future.
22nd Unity Heritage Festival in Hannibal Square & Open House
This annual City of Winter Park festival celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and promotes community and family heritage. The two-day festival takes place in Shady Park across from the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park. Sunday entertainment features music by local gospel bands and Monday includes a special program honoring Dr. King with ongoing musical artists.
Special activities include children’s games, career booths, as well as retail and local food vendors. The Hannibal Square Heritage Center offers extended hours during the festival for visitors to learn about the history of Hannibal Square.
THE CREATIVE CONCEPT OF VINCENT SANSONE
February 16–May 25, 2024
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk: Friday, February 16 | 7-10 pm
Alice and William Jenkins Gallery
This exhibition is a retrospective of a ceramic master who contributed a lifetime of excellence to the ceramics and exhibition programs at Crealdé School of Art. A revered artist and educator with 50 years of experience as a professional potter, Vincent Sansone joined the Crealdé faculty in the mid-1970s, shortly after the school opened and served as the longstanding Ceramics Studio and Program Manager from 2002 to 2022. Sansone also taught at Valencia College, where he was an Assistant Professor of Ceramics Art. Sansone was awarded his MFA in Ceramics and his BFA in Painting at Southern Illinois University, and he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Sansone’s creations have been exhibited throughout the United States, including New Orleans, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Ashville, Chattanooga and Los Angeles. Internationally his work was included in a cultural exchange exhibition in 2001, organized by the Florida CraftArt and exhibited in San Jose, Costa Rica. In 2004, he was part of the first Taiwan Ceramics Biennale Exhibitions in Taipei. In Florida, his work is held in numerous private and public collections, including the Pine Castle Folk Art Center, SunTrust Bank, Orange County Public Library, Maitland Art & History, the City of Orlando and the Sculpture Garden at Crealdé School of Art.
He is a recipient of multiple United Arts of Central Florida Individual Artist Recognition Awards as well as Individual Artist Fellowship Awards from the State of Florida. Sansone has conducted workshops throughout the Southeast and regularly exhibited in galleries and art festivals where he received many top awards and recognitions. He has also served as a judge at local and regional art exhibitions. Sansone established the popular Cup-A-Thon fundraising sale at Crealdé School of Art, which is now a nearly 40-year-old tradition at the school, held in August.
“Many local and regional artist were influenced by Vince directly either at Crealdé, Valencia College, regional workshops or through the community he helped develop. His beautifully functional work would be enough of an accomplishment, but many recognize Vince for his 2- and 3-dimensional cartoon characters. The sense of humor one sees in this work spurs many of us to keep that sense of play alive in our own work.” -Michael Galletta, Professor of Art, Valencia College.
THE OPEN VAULT OF VINCENT SANSONE
April 26–May 25, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, April 26| 7-9 pm
Showalter Hughes Community Gallery
During the last month of the exhibition, the lifelong master ceramicist will open his personal vault and curate his functional and sculptural works for sale.
