2012 HERITAGE CENTER VISITING EXHIBITIONS
THE ART OF MISSIONARY MARY PROCTOR
January 20 – April 21
Prior to becoming an artist, Mary ran a junk and odds and ends store in rural north Florida. Told by God that “the door is the way,” she began to paint on an old door lying in her yard, and thereafter her focus turned to art making. Using found objects from her junkyard, (now her American Folk Art Museum & Gallery), Missionary Mary crafts three dimensional assembled works from buttons, mirrors, jewelry and other trinkets. Some works are inspired by bible scripture and others by memories of her grandmother or her childhood and most include written messages of spiritual truths or life lessons.
Mary has exhibited her work nationally through galleries, festivals and in visiting and permanent collections in museums including the Museum of African American Art in Tampa, the Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando, the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee, the AmericanVisionaryArt Museum in Baltimore, and at the House of Blues in Orlando, Chicago and New Orleans. She has won numerous Best in Show awards, and has been featured in the New York Times, and the Smithsonian Magazine, Raw Vision Magazine, and Modern Maturity Magazine.
Prior to becoming an artist, Mary ran a junk and odds and ends store in rural north Florida. Told by God that “the door is the way,” she began to paint on an old door lying in her yard, and thereafter her focus turned to art making. Using found objects from her junkyard, (now her American Folk Art Museum & Gallery), Missionary Mary crafts three dimensional assembled works from buttons, mirrors, jewelry and other trinkets. Some works are inspired by bible scripture and others by memories of her grandmother or her childhood and most include written messages of spiritual truths or life lessons.
Mary has exhibited her work nationally through galleries, festivals and in visiting and permanent collections in museums including the Museum of African American Art in Tampa, the Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando, the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee, the AmericanVisionaryArt Museum in Baltimore, and at the House of Blues in Orlando, Chicago and New Orleans. She has won numerous Best in Show awards, and has been featured in the New York Times, and the Smithsonian Magazine, Raw Vision Magazine, and Modern Maturity Magazine.
THIRD ANNUAL
Folk Art & Craft Festival
April 21
The Festival features work for sale by Florida folk and traditional craft artists, including the original Florida Highwaymen painters, and Crealdé ceramicists, as well as live folk music, local soul food, displays by vendors and a free, hands-on “Kid Folk” Storybook Workshop that combines art and poetry for ages 5 and up. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on April 21.
The Festival features work for sale by Florida folk and traditional craft artists, including the original Florida Highwaymen painters, and Crealdé ceramicists, as well as live folk music, local soul food, displays by vendors and a free, hands-on “Kid Folk” Storybook Workshop that combines art and poetry for ages 5 and up. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on April 21.
THE SAGE PROJECT
Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories
May 11, 2012– January 31, 2013
A photographic documentation of Winter Park’s historic yet marginalized African-American community and the corresponding exhibition “The Sage Project: Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories.” Established in 1882 and incorporated in 1887, west Winter Park, also known as Hannibal Square, will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012. Through the art of documentary photography by Heritage Center founder Peter Schreyer, and oral histories collected by Center historian Fairolyn Livingston, the memories and stories of elders from one of the nation’s oldest African-American townships will become an exhibition at Crealdé’s Hannibal Square Heritage Center. It will also be added to the permanent collection of the Center, reaching local residents and visitors of all ages and backgrounds.
A photographic documentation of Winter Park’s historic yet marginalized African-American community and the corresponding exhibition “The Sage Project: Hannibal Square Elders Tell Their Stories.” Established in 1882 and incorporated in 1887, west Winter Park, also known as Hannibal Square, will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012. Through the art of documentary photography by Heritage Center founder Peter Schreyer, and oral histories collected by Center historian Fairolyn Livingston, the memories and stories of elders from one of the nation’s oldest African-American townships will become an exhibition at Crealdé’s Hannibal Square Heritage Center. It will also be added to the permanent collection of the Center, reaching local residents and visitors of all ages and backgrounds.
KEEPING HAITI IN OUR HEARTS
Interpreting Heritage in the Diaspora
September 14 – December 29
Heritage Center and Alice & William Jenkins Galleries–Keeping Haiti in Our Hearts. An exploration of Haitian art, culture and history will be presented through paintings, photography, sculptures and folk art from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the collection of Butler H. Smith, Jr. and Betty Ford-Smith in Sebring, Florida. Curators Natalia da Silva and Henry Sinn will be aided by Haitian native cultural experts, anthropologist Dr. Gerald Murray and folklorist Dr. Kristin Congdon. Sponsored by the Consulate of Haiti in Orlando and the Greater Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Orlando.
A two-location opening reception is scheduled to start from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, September 14, at the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery located at 600 St. Andrews Blvd., and will be followed by a reception from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, featuring a live Haitian musical performance and located at 642 W. New England Avenue in Winter Park. All events are free.
Heritage Center and Alice & William Jenkins Galleries–Keeping Haiti in Our Hearts. An exploration of Haitian art, culture and history will be presented through paintings, photography, sculptures and folk art from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the collection of Butler H. Smith, Jr. and Betty Ford-Smith in Sebring, Florida. Curators Natalia da Silva and Henry Sinn will be aided by Haitian native cultural experts, anthropologist Dr. Gerald Murray and folklorist Dr. Kristin Congdon. Sponsored by the Consulate of Haiti in Orlando and the Greater Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Orlando.
A two-location opening reception is scheduled to start from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, September 14, at the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery located at 600 St. Andrews Blvd., and will be followed by a reception from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, featuring a live Haitian musical performance and located at 642 W. New England Avenue in Winter Park. All events are free.
