Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL

	Welcome to Crealdé
	Crealdé School of Art is a community based non-profit arts organization established in 1975. It features a year-round curriculum of over 100 visual arts classes for students of all ages, taught by a faculty of over 40 working artists; a renowned Summer Art Camp for children and teens; a Visiting Artist Workshop series, three galleries, the Contemporary Sculpture Garden, and award-winning outreach programs. Crealdé’s second campus, the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, opened in 2007 in partnership with the City of Winter Park as an extension of Crealdé’s community programs. Crealdé School of Art, located in Winter Park, FL, is supported in part by a membership of over 1200 individuals, families and businesses; United Arts of Central Florida; the City of Winter Park; Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program; the State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; The Florida Arts Council; The National Endowment for the Arts; and various private foundations.

David Cumbie creating a sculpture
Classes

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Winter Session is Jan. 16-March 10.

Spring Session is March 26-May 19.

Crealde offers over 100 art classes and work-shops in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, stained glass and jewelry design. Classes are held at our scenic main campus in Winter Park; at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center; and at the Jessie Brock Community Center in Winter Garden, with something for all ages. Call 407-671-1886 or see all classes under Classes & Workshops tab above.

WEATHER NOTE: If classes are cancelled due to bad weather it will be announced on the Calendar pages; see link in yellow bar at top of this page.

Galleries

January 20 to April 21
Heritage Center Gallery
The Art of Missionary Mary Proctor.
Tallahassee-based Missionary Mary Proctor is a self-taught African-American artist and has exhibited her highly distinctive work nationally. Her artwork incorporates found objects into paintings and three dimensional works, largely inspired by Bible scripture and other life lessons. Curated by executive director Peter Schreyer, the exhibition includes work from Mary’s personal collection as well as from that of the Mennello Museum of American Art. Gallery talk at 7 p.m. at adjacent Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church; Opening reception 8 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, January 20 at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center.

January 13 to March 10
Alice & William Jenkins Gallery―Beyond the Vessel: Figures and Urns by Helaine Schneider. Painting & Drawing Director Henry Sinn curates a narrative exhibition of ceramic figures and urns by Orlando-based artist Helaine Schneider, which provide a vehicle for examining feelings about loss and mortality, and the tenuous relationship between the tangible and the intangible.

January 7 to April 28
Showalter Hughes Community Gallery
Director’s Choice II.
Be inspired by the recent work of eight Crealdé faculty members representing photography, painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpture, selected and curated by Crealdé’s executive director Peter Schreyer and artistic directors Vince Sansone, Rick Lang and Henry Sinn.

Highlight

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To celebrate United Arts ArtsFest 2012, Crealde will offer four free workshops on Saturday, February 18. Please click on News & Events at top to register.

Gallery talk at 7 p.m. at adjacent Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church; Opening reception 8 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, January 20 at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center.