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| | | | Summer Highlights | | Dont forget gifts for Father's Day! Join us for mOMArt* June 18/ 1:30pm. Moms and kids, come make fabulous Father's Day gifts so your special man can be "King of the Castle". Or visit the OMA Museum Shop for a unique and memorable present.
Summer Camp* June 13- August 19. Paint, sculpt or assemble your masterpiece this summer! Sign up for a wonderful summer camp experience at the OMA. Camps for kids in grades 1 - 9 are happening each week with a different theme. Multiple week or multiple child discounts available.
*Please pre-register or learn more by calling 407 896 4231 x262. The Arts Matter is a program to support Central Florida's flourishing arts and culture. Help the OMA win $5,000 by casting your vote for the OMA at www.TheArtsMatter.com |
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Click here to join the OMA! or call the Membership Office to join or renew by phone 407 896 4231 x235. 
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| | | Two New Exhibitions in June |  Contemporary American Graphics Collection View one of the most comprehensive print collections in Florida for two weeks only at the OMA, June 18 through July 3. The exhibition will feature more than 100 original lithographs, etchings, silk-screen prints and woodcuts by America's foremost artists. Prints in this exhibition are part of the OMA's Council of 101 Corporate Lease Program, which was initiated in 1974 to lease fine art prints to Central Florida businesses on an biennial basis. The lease fees are used to purchase new prints each year, helping to build the OMA's Contemporary American Graphics Collection. For more information on leasing please contact the Council of 101 at 407-896-4231 x254.  Expressions in Glass: American Brilliant Cut Glass 1876-1914 This exhibition will present some of the finest examples of glass from this period in private collections. On view June 25 through August 21, the exhibition has been organized for the Orlando Museum of Art by William Meek and the Sunburst Chapter of the American Cut Glass Association. |
| The Original Art Party |  OMA Members' Visions Orlando Museum of Art members show their talent. Any idea, theme, or media goes. 06 02 11 6- 9pm Listen: The Dave Capp Project Interact: Funtastic Facepainting by Lori Jessup - Become a Human Canvas Eat: Café Tu Tu Tango The Yum Yum Cupcake Truck Learn: Florida Artists Registry and Red Chair Project
Admission is $10 and always free for OMA members. Join the OMA today! For more information, call 407 896 4231 x260.
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| Fun Spring Youth and Family Programs | A Book and A Look June 1- August 31. New free program! A Book and A Look bags examine the OMA's art treasures by artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, and engage your family with activities and discussion starters. The bags are recommended for pre-school through elementary age children. This project is funded in part by Bright House Networks.  Storytelling June 26 / 2:00pm. Central Florida's most sought-after storyteller, Bill Cordell, will spark your imagination with his animated and fun delivery. Come hear favorite American folktales and tall tales! Free with admission. Art Adventures June 28 / 9:30am. Join us for a fun play date with Mrs. Cross that uses all your senses to explore the OMA! Specially designed gallery hunts and stories make art come alive! This month's theme is "A Neighborhood is a Friendly Place". Create a neighbor as you explore shapes and textures. Pre-registration is required, call 407 896 4231 x262 |
| Adult Programs | Gallery Talks June 1 / 1:30. Examine the OMA's collections with associate curator of adult programs, Jan Clanton. Tours are free with gallery admission. Art's the Spark @ OMA* June 11 / 10:30-11:30am. For those with memory impairment and their caregivers. This fun experience includes interactive guided tours and studio activities that offer an expressive outlet and a forum for adult dialogue. This free program was funded in part by a grant from the Funds of the Community Foundation of Central Florida, Inc., one of more than 300 charitable funds established since 1994. Additional support has been provided by the Winter Park Health Foundation. Video Series: French Impressionism June 22 / Noon-1:00pm. Rosamond Bernier, famous Metropolitan Museum of Art lecturer, discusses the artists that she met and grew to know in Paris. The series, "French Impressionism: A School for Happiness" will introduce you to Manet, Monet, Degas, Renior, Pissarro, Cezanne and others. Bring your own bag lunch; we will supply the coffee and cookies. *For more information, or to register for these programs, call 407 896 4231 x262. |
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Orlando Museum of Art
2416 North Mills Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803
Phone 407 896 4231
www.omart.org
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Orlando Museum of Art is supported by earned income, the Council of 101, donations from individuals, corporations and foundations, and sponsored in part by United Arts of Central Florida with funds from the United Arts campaign, State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, and by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.
Images: (top to bottom)Dale Chihuly, Citron and Cobalt Tower, 2004, glass on steel armature, 246 in. x 78 in. x 78 in., Shared with the community by the law firm of Lowndes Drosdick Doster Kantor & Reed in commemoration of its 35th anniversary. Kushner, Fire Opal, 2009, color lithograph, 30 x 30 1/8 in., Purchased with funds provided by the Council of 101. Libbey, engraved vase, ca. 1916, 12 x 10 in. |
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