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May 07, 2020

History of Mayfaire

May 07, 2020/ Matt Belcher
History of Mayfaire

We brought you a little Mayfaire throwback for Mayfaire weekend! Take a look through the history of Mayfaire and how it grew into the fine art festival it is today!

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Miscellaneous
April 28, 2020

An Eye for Art: African and Oceanic Masks

April 28, 2020/ Matt Belcher
An Eye for Art: African and Oceanic Masks

Enjoy this “An Eye on Art” inspired by our African and Oceanic masks in our permanent collection, complete with a chocolate cookie recipe to make your own at home!

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April 28, 2020/ Matt Belcher/
An Eye on Art
April 23, 2020

An Eye on Art: Liset Castillo

April 23, 2020/ Matt Belcher
An Eye on Art: Liset Castillo

Take a look into our permanent collection as we dive deeper into Liset Castillo’s work and check out an at-home inspired art activity!

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April 23, 2020/ Matt Belcher/
An Eye on Art
April 21, 2020

Staff's Choice: "Signs" by Robert Rauschenberg

April 21, 2020/ Guest User
Staff's Choice: "Signs" by Robert Rauschenberg

“I was born 30 days before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, and everything and everyone in this screen-print by Robert Rauschenberg either lived or occurred before my time. “

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April 21, 2020/ Guest User/
Staff's Choice
April 16, 2020

At-Home Art: Styrofoam Relief Prints

April 16, 2020/ Guest User
At-Home Art: Styrofoam Relief Prints

Create your very own relief print with items you can find in your home!

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April 16, 2020/ Guest User/
At-Home Art
April 14, 2020

Working From Home: A Day in the Life

April 14, 2020/ Guest User
Working From Home: A Day in the Life

While we miss the Museum more and more each day, our team is making the best of it by working hard at home to bring you creative content, online resources, and planning for the future of the Museum. Let’s see what the Museum staff has been up to lately!

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April 14, 2020/ Guest User/
Miscellaneous
April 09, 2020

Staff's Choice: "Olivia" by Alice Neel

April 09, 2020/ Guest User
Staff's Choice: "Olivia" by Alice Neel

“I realize, looking back now, why I always go back to Neel and that show: I love those artists, in particular, whose styles are inimitably and unmistakably theirs. You KNOW a Neel when you see one.”

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April 09, 2020/ Guest User/
Staff's Choice
April 03, 2020

Polk-Pourri: The Museum's Cookbook

April 03, 2020/ Guest User
Polk-Pourri: The Museum's Cookbook

Did you know the Museum created a cookbook as a fundraising project in 1979? Yes, a cookbook! 

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Miscellaneous
March 31, 2020

At-Home Art: No-Mess Painting for Toddlers

March 31, 2020/ Matt Belcher
At-Home Art: No-Mess Painting for Toddlers

Looking for a no mess way to explore your child’s creativity? Take a look at this perfect, quarantine-friendly art activity and see what your little artist can create!

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At-Home Art
March 26, 2020

Quilted in Community

March 26, 2020/ Matt Belcher
Quilted in Community

Faith Ringgold is an American artist who was born in 1930. She is known for working across media and for her beautiful but scathing social observations. The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles is a lithograph that is loaded with metaphor and social critiques..

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The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida

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