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 Square exhibit mentioned below.)
"A History of Things I Will Remember but Never See" features images painted from photos of "our recent historic memory." Artist Selena Kimbal says she "wanted to bring into focus the shadowy faces at the edges of these iconic photos, this almost abstract record of witnesses to major historical events." I'm intrigued. It opens Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Valencia's Anita S. Wooten Gallery and is one of two exhibitions there by this New York artist. The other is "Split Doubles," which was inspired by a pictorial genealogy of a wealthy New England family. Both shows hang until March 8 at the gallery on the school's east campus, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando.
Fine craft
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656 North Park Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789, USA
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150 West University Boulevard, Florida Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
I'm always comfortable suggesting that you visit Florida Craftsmen Gallery in downtown St. Petersburg. I know you'll love what you see and it has the best examples to illustrate the microscopic/nonexistent line between "fine craft" and "fine art." Friday's opening of "Collections: Celebrating the Art of Craft" highlights pieces sold by the gallery during the last 60 years and borrowed from more than 15 collectors. The exhibit shows the evolution of the works of many important artists such as Duncan McClellan and Grady Kimsey. Go today to meet some of the artists, 5:30-8:30 p.m., or make a day trip and visit the many excellent galleries and museums in downtown St. Petersburg. Florida Craftsmen is at 501 Central Ave.; call 727-821-7391 for details.
Art in Winter Park
The seventh annual "Art at the Casa" opens Wednesday at Casa Feliz with the photo-documentary work of Peter Schreyer, an internationally known photographer who has been the executive director of the Crealde School of Art since 1995. The exhibit at the restored Spanish farmhouse near downtown Winter Park is a 30-year retrospective of Schreyer's photographs of Florida, his adopted home. Schreyer also founded the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, which will open "Sewn Together: Photographic Quilts Reflecting the Historic Family Ties of Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park" Friday, 6-8 p.m. Quilts have been used for centuries to convey family/community history from one generation to the next. These quilts were created especially for this exhibition. The Heritage Center is a 642 New England Ave.; call 407-539-2680. Casa Feliz is at 656 Park Ave. North; call 407-628-8196.
Fashion sculptures
Another textile-centered exhibition begins this weekend. "ReDress: Upcycled Style," featuring Nancy Judd's "couture fashion sculptures," opens at noon Saturday at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts at the Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne. Call 321-674-8313 for details.
