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Art Activities for Teens: How to Keep Creativity Alive During Adolescence

Many kids who had a love for art during their elementary school years stop making art by high school. It’s usually not because the interest is gone. High school years...

Nathalie Alfonso's winning installation from The Florida Prize in Contemporary Art

A Look Back at Florida Prize 2025: The Significance of Each Installation

Each year, the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art brings together artists working across Florida, inviting 10 artists or collectives to participate; an invited juror then selects one to receive the...

A woman painting during an art class at the Orlando Museum of Art

The Benefits of Art Classes for Adults (And How to Find the Right One)

Many adults love the idea of art classes until they imagine themselves in one. Perhaps they haven’t made anything since school. Perhaps they think art classes are for kids or...

a group of children participating in summer art camp at the orlando museum of art

Summer Camp vs. Art Camp: What’s the Difference and Which Is Right for Your Child?

Choosing the right summer camp involves comparing existing options against what matters most. Your child’s personality, your schedule, and your budget all play into the type of summer camp you...

A view of Dennis Scholl's "A Day of Four Sunsets" exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art

COLLECTING MEMORIES: Memorabilia and Collective Memory in Dennis Scholl’s “A Day of Four Sunets”

By Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon, The Dr. James Cottrell & Mr. Joseph Lovett Chief Curator, Orlando Museum of Art, March 2026 “The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons,” observed...

Dennis Scholl, Installation view from A Day of Four Sunsets exhibition at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center, 2025. ©Marco Bellochio, courtesy of the artist.

How NASA Imagery and Space Art Inspires Artists

There’s a physical reaction that just about all of us experience when we see a photograph of Earth from space. Maybe you’ve felt it when you first saw the classic...

Kelly Joy Ladd in her installation for the 11th Annual Florida Prize in Contemporary Art, 2025, Orlando Museum of Art. ©Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo

Supporting Local Artists: Why It Matters and How to Start

When you walk into your first museum exhibition, you’re expecting to stay for maybe ten minutes. You’re not sure what you’re supposed to do, or if you’re even allowed to...

a woman hanging upside-down in a pink dress, mouth open. The scene behind her crashes as it tilts.

Building the Picture: Sets, Sculpture, and the Theater of Photography

A large-scale photograph is more than just an image; it’s an immersive experience utilizing surface, sheen, backdrop, or gesture. In constructed photography, images are deliberately crafted through planning, fabrication, lighting,...

Doja Cat: Gone with the Wind by David LaChapelle Doja Cat in an orange sculpted gown bends forward beside a dark horse sculpture on wheels; left hand raised to her forehead; glossy gold floor; orange and yellow arches with a flowing yellow fabric ribbon; poised, mid-gesture mood.

Photograph or Performance? When Images Become Events

The recognizable shape of Doja Cat in a striking orange dress, frozen in mid-gesture, one hand on her forehead, next to a dark wheeled horse sculpture. Dramatic arches glowing with...

David LaChapelle Archangel Uriel 1985

The World According to LaChapelle

By: Coralie Claeysen-GleyzonThe Dr. James Cottrell & Mr. Joseph Lovett Chief Curator, Orlando Museum of Art David LaChapelle’s images breathe, pulse, and exult with an unexplainable élan; an infusion of...

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