Crealde School of Art

MOUNT DORA — When artist and teacher David Hunter finds himself without an idea, he begins an etching of a coastal marsh scene. "Once I get going on a marsh scene, I always get inspired," Hunter said. "So much of what I do is Floridian. Being a...

Downtown Orlando's big monthly art night is next week.  The Third Thursday art crawl, 6-9 p.m., brings crowds to the city's urban core to see new art in galleries, bars and on the sidewalk.. CityArts Factory (29 S. Orange Ave.) remains the hub, having...

As I promised last week, here's some information about summer camps. There are hundreds of arts-related programs and some probably are near where you live or work. Check with your local parks and recreation departments, religious institutions, and art...

For more than 30 years, Crealde School of Art in Winter Park has invited children and teenagers to explore their creativity during its summer ArtCamp. The school is currently enrolling students for the program, which runs June 10 through Aug. 2. "It's a...

United Arts of Central Florida this morning unveiled its new power2give donation program that allows donors to support specific projects run by arts, science and history organizations. The program is website-based, at power2give.org, so donors can...

What our museums lack in size, they make up for in creativity, moxie and searching the world for excellent exhibitions that may be just a little too small for some of the behemoths in larger cities. The Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando and...

EVENTS BEACH N’ BOARDS FEST: surfing tournaments, films and activites: today-Sunday; Shepard Park Beach, State Road 520 at the Atlantic Ocean, Cocoa Beach; free; 321-799-8820. BIKE WEEK: city-wide motorcycle festival: daily through March 17;...

Get ready, art-aholics, it's almost time for downtown Orlando's monthly 3rd Thursday Gallery Hop (March 21, 6-9 p.m.). Explore the old Church Street Exchange, at the corner of Pine Street and Garland Avenue, where several art venues have set up shop....

There's so much to do this weekend. The good news: There's bound to be something near you at a time you can go. Every day in March there will be two different artists working and showing their work at Sam Flax Orlando (1800 E. Colonial Drive; 407-898-...

Central Florida artists are as creative and innovative as any artists anywhere. So, it should be no surprise that Orlando's Chris "Tobar" Rodriguez has twisted the concept of "art exhibit" into a whole new adventure. On his website (http://www....

I know it's still only January, but I want to nominate the name of Valencia College's latest exhibit for my just created "The Artsiest Exhibition Title of the Year" award. (This should not be confused with long titles, such as the one for a Hannibal...

Why not start your new art year with fire? A live bronze sculpture pour is the star of the show at Crealde School of Art's Winter Open House on Saturday. The event, 5-8 p.m., includes live music, demos, kiln firings, hands-on art projects and...