2011 HERITAGE CENTER VISITING EXHIBITIONS
CONNECTING ANDRE SMITH & ZORA NEALE HURTSON
Maitland & Eatonville as Joining Communities
January 21 through April 9, 2011
Adapted for the Heritage Center by Richard D. Colvin, Curator at Maitland Art and History Association The powerful, recently restored paintings of Andre Smith, a contemporary of Zora Neale Hurston, will be on loan from the Maitland Art and History Association to coincide with the Zora! Festival. The exhibition features 20 paintings by the Maitland Art Center’s founder, visionary artist and architect Andre Smith (1880-1959) depicting Eatonville, home of author Zora Neale Hurston, in the 1930s and 40s, accompanied by text panels of Eatonville folklore and photographs. |
The exhibition explores the relationship between these two artists, their creative endeavors, and their respective communities. The vibrant colors and narrative style reflect the trend in painting during the 1930s, when the Italian Renaissance fresco style painting was revisited, as reflected in the work of Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera and in the W.P.A. (Workman’s Progress Administration) murals, which are in public buildings throughout Washington D.C. and present an inspirational image of the hard work and contributions of common people. Filled with beautiful landscapes and moments in community life, this exhibition, originally curated by the late cultural historian Dr. Beverly Robinson of U.C.L.A., will be adapted for the Heritage Center by Richard D. Colvin, Curator at Maitland Art and History Association.
THE ART OF UNCLE MONDAY & OTHER FLORIDA TALES
April 15 to August 27, 2011
See framed prints of work by the late Kitty Kitson Petterson which illustrate Dr. Kristin G. Congdon’s book: Uncle Monday and Other Florida Tales. The tales go back over 100 years. Large illustrations vividly express the humor, fright, and other emotions in the stories.
See framed prints of work by the late Kitty Kitson Petterson which illustrate Dr. Kristin G. Congdon’s book: Uncle Monday and Other Florida Tales. The tales go back over 100 years. Large illustrations vividly express the humor, fright, and other emotions in the stories.
MID-CENTURY
A Photographic View of Three
African-American Communities in Florida.
September 9 to December 30, 2011
A two venue exhibition at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center and the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery featuring Ellie Weems, Gordon Parks, and selections from residents’ family photographs of the Hannibal Square community in West Winter Park. Curated by Peter Schreyer, in partnership with La Villa Museum in Jacksonville, and The Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach. |