Opening Reception: (Un)Common Thread

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!

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

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Celebrate the opening of this new exhibition with music by DJ Nigel John, Ceylon Hut food truck, a cash bar, and our featured artists on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus! This exhibition will feature Eugene Ofori Agyei, Alisha McCurdy Holzman, and Jacob Z. Wan. Plus, our current Artist in Residence (through Nov 19), Soude Dadras, will have an Open Studio in the Main Garden from 1-9pm. A dmission 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!About the exhibition: (Un)Common Thread showcases the works of three significant and culturally diverse emerging and mid-career artists working in the medium of fiber art.<ul><li>Ofori Agyei is a ceramic sculptural artist and an educator originally from Ghana, now living in Gainesville, and a recent winner of The Pathways 2022: The Carlos Malamud prize from the Rollins Museum. He describes his work as, “memories, without voice yet want to be heard. I reveal these unspoken stories of beauty, migration, and my cultural history through my sculpture”.</li><li>The next artist is Alisha McCurdy Holzman. Primarily embodying sculptural and installation forms, McCurdy’s art borrows craft-based techniques that are familiar to Appalachia and the coal fields of Western Pennsylvania, where she grew up.</li><li>Jacob Z. Wan is the third artist. He defines himself as a contemporary book artist, crafting conceptual books and poetic fiber art to explore his identity, sexuality, and relationships as a Chinese-American gay man.</li></ul>The artists' unique personal stories and histories play a major role in the exhibition. The resulting conversations between their works will examine the overlap between environmental and social issues as well as the wide-ranging possibilities and applications of their overlapping mediums.

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