Name: Opening Reception: The Situated Body
Start: 2026-01-23T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-23T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Art & History Museums of Maitland

Opening Reception: The Situated Body

The Art & History Museums of Maitland (A&H) is a premier cultural destination and community gathering place in Central Florida, about 15 minutes from downtown Orlando. A&H is a group of sophisticated attractions that includes a contemporary art museum, 3 interactive history museums, and a stunning campus recognized as Central Florida's only National Historic Landmark. A&H also features a community art school nestled among its beautiful gardens and unique architecture.Founded in 1937 as an artists’ retreat, our space still fulfills this mission today with multiple artist residencies serving both local and international artists. A&H provides the Central Florida community with many  activities every month, including free family programming, affordable site tours, and free presentations on art and history from visiting experts. Learn more and plan your visit at: artandhistory.orgMaitland residents, be sure to sign up for your free A&H membership at artandhistory.org/membership!

Art & History Museums of Maitland

Celebrate the opening of this new exhibition with music and a taco truck on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus!

Celebrate the opening of this new contemporary art exhibition with music by DJ Spreadsheets, enjoy food from La Patrona Tacos &amp; Birria House food truck, a cash bar, and honoring our featured artist Jacobo Alonso.Admission to this event is FREE! However, donations of any size are gratefully accepted with your order or at the event, in order to support our many free community programs.--From soot on paper to felt, The Situated Body, an exhibition of the work of Mexican sculptor Jacobo Alonso, redefines the classical depictions of the human form through contemporary materials. Alonso transforms traditional drawing and sculptural practices into expressive and tactile abstractions, all referencing the configuration and movement of the human form. Inspired by both pre-Columbian traditions and the Art Center’s Mayan Revival architecture, his work, some created during his 2025 residency at A&amp;H, challenges assumptions about form, identity, and materiality.Alonso stated, “Each body possesses its own geography and undergoes numerous inevitable mutations that reveal the genealogy of its image and form. It is a territory inherent to the individual, tracing the constellation of their identity yet always appealing to an inherent instability”.This exhibition is the first time that Alonso’s “fumage” works of soot on paper will be shown alongside his vibrant sculptural works of reconfigured felt.--All 2025-26 free programs at A&amp;H are supported by a grant from <a href="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" title="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Duke Energy </a><a href="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" title="https://foundation.duke-energy.com/success-in-action" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Foundation</a>. Art below courtesy of the artist

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