Mennello Museum of American Art

The Downtown Arts District's annual signature fundraiser will feature guest artist Terry Hummel. It will be the district's fourth annual "In the Artist's Studio" program, in which guests can learn more about an artist's background and art career. WKMG...

Area schools will be out for the summer this week. Keeping the kids occupied 24-7 for two months can be at best daunting and at worst insanity-inducing. If summer camp is out of the question, here are some options. •Keep an "art box" with scissors,...

The Mennello Museum of American Art (900 E. Princeton St., 407-246-4278) is opening three exhibitions Friday, May 17: "Southern Folk Art," with works selected from the permanent collection by Mennello's director Frank Holt; "Never No More: Storter's...

More than 100 ticketed shows? Additional venues outside Loch Haven Park? An expansion of Visual Fringe? Yes, it's a huge year for the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, known affectionately as "The Fringe." Its 22nd edition is the biggest...

Self-taught and nationally recognized African-American folk artist O.L. Samuels will open an exhibition of his elaborately carved wood sculptures on April 19 at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park. "Preaching to the Trees and the Animals:...

Ever since the unfortunate demise of the weekend roots-music radio show "Sunday Morning Coming Down" in 2010, host Joseph Martens has been considering a way to take the concept into the concert realm. The notion becomes reality on Sunday, April 7,...

As a young man, Orlando native James Maury Hurt ditched a promising career as a graphic artist to pursue life as a painter. Over the next 50 years, Hurt would become a dean of the Central Florida arts community, earning loyal devotees, praise from...

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...

Ever since 104.1 FM (WTKS) canceled his roots-music weekend radio show "Sunday Morning Coming Down" in 2010, Orlando singer-songwriter Joseph Martens has been considering the possibility of taking the concept into the concert realm. On April 7, the idea...

To honor artist Maury Hurt, who died Sunday, the Art & History Museums — Maitland will open a tribute exhibition on Wednesday, March 27. "Remembering Maury Hurt" will open at the Maitland Art Center and run through April 9. It will feature Hurt...

You may not recognize the name, but you probably have seen Doug Rhodehamel's paper-bag mushrooms installed on lawns all over Orlando. But his art is much more than mushrooms. The 44-year-old Orlando resident, who works mostly in recycled/found...

It started as a fleeting thought brought on by cooler temperatures and sunny skies. "It's interesting how all these museums are so close together," I muse aloud, flipping through a Calendar section. My editor's head swivels toward me. Her eyes light...