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Currently On Exhibit
Paradoxes Portrayed: Mixed Media Works by Ummarid "Tony" Eitharong
December 11, 2009 - February 28, 2010 (All Galleries)
Opening Reception: December 11, 5pm - 7pm
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For well over 25 years Ummarid "Tony" Eitharong has been an artist of distinction and recognized across the state for his bold and courageous body of work. His early drawings and print making efforts explored photo realism with an exceptionally strong graphic nature. This quality permeates all of Eitharong's work. The theme of war and conflict has become a dominant theme over the years with particular emphasis placed on military iconography. When this subject is infused with compelling graphic overtones, obscure found objects, text and old photographic references, a gripping exhibition results. No individual work is without a high degree of impact and some reach a truly monumental presence.
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Ongoing Exhibits
Legendary Florida: The Florida History Paintings
Ongoing Exhibit - 8am - 5pm. Monday-Friday (free admission)
Volusia County Historic Courthouse, 120 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand, Fl.
In this collection, Jackson Walker weaves a visual tapestry of Florida's long and eventful past. Through the traditional usage of oil colors, executed in a carefully studied realistic treatment, incidents and personalities of over four hundred years of history are brought back to life. The result is the most dynamic exhibition of Florida history in art ever to be assembled. This visual and informative experience has proven to intrigue and delight a broad cross section of the public wherever it is viewed. Viewers of all ages will find this collection to be a most memorable and enriching experience. For more information or to download the accompanying educational resources, please visit the Legendary Florida website below:
· Website
Featured: "Warriors from Bondage" by Jackson Walker, on extended loan from the Museum of Florida Art permanent collection
Yearnings: Photographic Portraits by Betty Press
Ongoing Exhibit - 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, Spring Hill Community and Resource Center, 910 South Adelle Ave., DeLand, FL 32720
From 1996 - 1998 internationally known photographer Betty Press documented many cultural activities within the African American and Hispanic communities in and around the DeLand, Florida area. These photographs originally accompanied a feature article for the Daytona Beach News Journal newspaper that her husband wrote. These photographs helped Betty learn about the new community she had moved to after many years of working in Africa. Before the current ongoing exhibit, these photographs were exhibited at Stetson University.
Featured: "Untitled" by Betty Press, Black and White Photography
Upcoming Exhibitions
Volusia Students Create: Art work by Volusia County Public School Students
March 12 - March 28, 2010 (Lower Galleries)
Opening Reception March 12 from 5-7PM
The Museum of Florida Art has always been supportive of the local arts community. One of the most important ways of doing this is by regularly hosting an authentic museum exhibit for local school students. This partnership allows students to see and share their work in a way that no other venue can convey. Many times students will receive extra encouragement simply by having their work displayed at the Museum. Parents and teachers alike may also take a closer look at these young artists in the context of this museum endorsement.
· Opening Reception
Picturing Peace
March 12 - March 28, 2010 (Upper Galleries)
Opening Reception March 12 from 5-7PM
Picturing Peace Postcard Exhibition: Student artists/writers throughout Volusia, Seminole and Lake Counties in grades K-8 will be invited to creatively express their vision of peace incorporating both images and words in the form of postcards. Selected postcards will be displayed in the Picturing Peace Exhibition March 12 - 28, 2010. The objective is to send all of the postcards to President Obama and his family and/or other organizations such as the UN, Veterans' Hospitals, etc., to share our community's vision and voice for peace.
Picturing Peace High School Art Exhibition: High school art students in Volusia, Seminole and Lake Counties will be invited to create original works of art depicting their vision of peace. Selected student works will be will be displayed in the Picturing Peace Exhibition at the Museum March 12 - 28, 2010
Past Exhibitions
Knickerbocker Exhibition
· Knickerbocker exhibit at Museum of Florida Art
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