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About Crealdé School of Art
Founded in 1975, Crealdé was the brainchild of late
Winter Park businessman William S. Jenkins. In addition to
owning a successful construction company, Jenkins was a talented
artist. He established Crealdé to promote community artists by
creating affordable studio rental space and a gallery.
Today this successful not-for-profit community arts
center offers a year-round curriculum of more than 80 affordable
classes in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and
ceramics for adults and children. Its faculty is comprised of
more than 40 professional working artists who teach beginning,
intermediate and advanced classes. Facilities include a
professional dark room, ceramics studio, foundry, two galleries
and sculpture garden.
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Since 1995, membership has increased more than 400
percent, with class enrollment growing 79 percent over the same
period. Crealdé’s future is bright and its role as a leader of
Central Florida's cultural community is more important today
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Each year,
Crealdé offers the public the opportunity to view an array of
fine art, bringing noted artists from throughout the United
States and the world to the Alice & William Jenkins Gallery.
These exhibitions are always free. In addition, the artists
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The core of
Crealdé's belief and mission is that the arts are for everyone.
Each individual has a story worth telling and something creative
to contribute, making a positive impact on their peers, family
and the entire community. Crealdé School of Art remains
committed to offering stimulating, educational hands-on arts
experiences and gallery exhibitions to Central Florida’s diverse
population.
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Mission Statement for Crealdé School
of Art
Crealdé's mission is to stimulate the
creative process inherent in each individual through
hands-on education in the visual arts and to cultivate a
lifelong aesthetic appreciation. This mission is realized
through comprehensive studio art instruction and interaction
with professional working artists; presentation of gallery
exhibitions and lectures; related art activities that
stimulate art exploration and specialization including an
extensive outreach program that services at-risk minority
youth, individuals with disabilities and seniors; and
fostering cultural diversity and understanding of pluralism
and preservation of our cultural heritage.
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