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Street artist Boy Kong joins forces with tattoo gurus, The East 407, in...
The East 407 (Facebook | Website) is an appointment-only tattoo studio in Ivanhoe Village, directly across Orange Avenue from Gaston Edwards Park at 1223 North Orange Avenue [GMap]. The current...
View ArticleLove Project comes to Orlando
PHOTO VIA DOWNTOWN SOUTH Michael Owen, the artist behind the Baltimore Love Project (Website) has come to town to install a mural on the side of Einstein Bros Bagels in Downtown South, directly across...
View ArticleCentral Floridians for Smart Growth host “Bikes vs. Cars” screening
Hosted by the people behind the Facebook group Central Floridans for Smart Growth, “Bikes vs. Cars” is a documentary on Urban Transportation. The film looks at how Cities should be providing...
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Mr. Brainwash Pulse Memorial event attracts huge turnout
We received a press release a day ago that stated the following: “Natalia (Nats) Getty, founder and designer of Strike Oil, is partnering with LA-based street artist, Mr. Brainwash and The Girls’...
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Complete Art in Odd Places: Orlando 2016 artist and installation list
Art in Odd Places (Website) has returned to Orlando for a second year of its public visual and performance art festival this month along Magnolia Avenue, from November 11-13. This year’s theme is...
View ArticleTimucua Arts Foundation launches free music composition classes
The Timucua Arts Foundation, the umbrella organization which runs the free, living-room concert series at the Timucua White House in Downtown South, has launched a new series of workshops to teach...
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Call for Artists: Holiday Wreath Display and Silent Auction at Leu Gardens
WREATHS PICTURED WERE CREATED BY DAWN SCHREINER SPONSORED: Leu Gardens hosts a Holiday Wreath Auction every year featuring work by some of Florida’s top artists, interior designers, and...
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City Hall gallery exhibits work by Joe Korte
“No Trespassing” by Joe Korte, 2010 The current exhibit at the Terrace Gallery in Orlando City Hall is a solo show by Joe Korte (Website) called Right Place, Wrong Time. The gallery is located just...
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PaintMix a Create-Your-Own Art Studio now open in Thornton Park
SPONSORED: PaintMix (Facebook | Website) is an Orlando-based local art studio that offers art workshops for all levels of experience where guests are guided through a step-by-step creative process led...
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Curb Alert: Free pirate ship display
A family in Kissimmee is looking to give away their Halloween pirate ship display. Hopeful plunderers must disassemble and cart it away themselves. The display consists of a pirate ship and boardwalk...
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Holiday Market roundup
The holidays are approaching fast, and so is holiday market season. We’ve gone ahead and assembled a fairly comprehensive list of all of the upcoming markets where you can shop local, and get really...
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City of Orlando to purchase Pulse nightclub for memorial
MEMORIAL PHOTO VIA ORLANDO HEALTH The City of Orlando has reached a deal with the owners of Pulse nightclub to purchase the property for $2.25M. City staff is hoping to transform the nightclub into a...
View ArticleTwo Orlando holiday symbols turn on this weekend
Both the historic OUC Building Holiday sign and the Jack Kazanzas star will be turned on this weekend, marking the beginning of the holiday season in Orlando. The “Happy Holidays” sign atop the...
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Oaxacan street artists adorn Hunger Street Tacos with their work
Mexican art collective Lapiztola (Facebook | Website) has made an international name for themselves in the art and social justice world by creating consistently powerful work that deals with a wide...
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Local nonprofit to open art studios in Parramore
Local nonprofit, ArtReach Orlando (Facebook | Website), has recently purchased a warehouse in Parramore in the hopes of transforming it into studios for Orlando visual artists. ArtReach is a non-profit...
View ArticleParliament House hosts Naked Boys Singing, again
Parliament House will be presenting an encore production of Naked Boys Singing after its sell out series of performances last year in their Footlight Theater. The musical revue features 16 songs with...
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Sam Flax accepting applications for 2017 Wall Project
SAM FLAX MURAL BY ANDREW SPEAR Sam Flax is currently accepting applications for their 2017 mural event, where artists will re-paint the exterior of the art shop’s building in Colonialtown North [GMap]....
View ArticleThe District: Orlando Pottery Festival
Central Florida’s largest annual showcase of pottery and ceramic art will feature the unique work of over 50 artists from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on December 10 at the Loch Haven Community Center, 610 N. Lake...
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More than 1,500 quilts from around the world donated to Orlando Modern Quilt...
The Orlando Modern Quilt Guild (Website) put out a call for quilts after the Pulse tragedy this summer. The response, resulted in over 1,500 quilts being donated from across the world. The guild will...
View ArticleCall to Artists: Artists needed for Sustainability Symposium mural
MURAL BY NEMOS The City of Orlando is looking for four artists to design and create a mural during the upcoming Sustainability Symposium (Website) on Monday, January 9 at the Dr. Phillips Performing...
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