Orlando Museum of Art

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Orlando Museum of Art
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Location within Florida
Established1924;101 years ago (1924) [1]
Location2416 North Mills Avenue
Orlando, Florida
Coordinates 28°34′22″N81°21′52″W / 28.57271°N 81.36444°W / 28.57271; -81.36444
Type Art museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums
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Nearest parkingOn site (no charge)
Website www.omart.org
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Orlando Museum of Art building and grounds

The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization directly serving greater Orlando, Orange County and Central Florida. The museum was founded in 1924 by a group of art enthusiasts.

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General

OMA presents a rotating series of temporary exhibitions originated by the museum matched by traveling shows that are complemented by permanent collection exhibitions and continuous education programs for people of all ages. OMA hosts year-round workshops, art appreciation classes, lectures, seminars, films and guided tours for children and adults.

In 2014, the museum launched the exhibition initiative titled The Florida Prize in Contemporary Art which features work produced by the most progressive and thought-provoking emerging and mid-career artists living and working in the State of Florida today.

OMA is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program. [2]

History

The history of the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) is one of growth guided by community leadership. OMA was founded in 1924 as Orlando Art Association. Its name was changed to the Loch Haven Art Center in 1960, and again to the Orlando Museum of Art in 1986.

The organization began as a small art center with a group of artists who met informally in the early 1920s, displaying and critiquing their work. In the late 1950s, the community raised funds to build a new facility designed by James Gamble Rogers III, which was completed in 1960.

OMA began to collect art in 1960 when it accepted the donations of important American paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe and Charles Sheeler. OMA continued its expansion, working with architects Nils Schweizer and Duane Stark, both students of Frank Lloyd Wright. By 1969 OMA had added new galleries, a 250-seat auditorium, three studio classrooms, a library, vault and offices.

During the 1970s, OMA was given a major collection of Art of the Ancient Americas, and additional works of African Art, and also formed the nucleus of its acclaimed Contemporary American Graphics Collection.

In 1985, OMA was designated a "major cultural institution" by the State of Florida.

In 1997, OMA completed a $13.5 million facility renovation and building project which expanded the facility to its current size of 80,000 square feet. [3]

In 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated artwork attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat in the OMA exhibition Heroes & Monsters. [4] The exhibition, which consisted of 25 paintings on reclaimed cardboard, opened in February 2022 and was originally planned to run through June 2023. [5] After news of the investigation, the exhibition was set to close early on June 30, 2022. [6] On June 24, 2022, the FBI removed the entire exhibition after the works' authenticity was questioned. [7] [8] The paintings were claimed to have been purchased by Thad Mumford directly from Basquiat for $5,000 in 1982 and then placed in storage, where they remained until being rediscovered in 2012. [9] An affidavit obtained by TheNew York Times revealed that Mumford told a federal agent in 2014 that he "never purchased Basquiat artwork and was unaware of any Basquiat artwork being in his storage locker." He signed an affidavit in 2017, a year before his death, stating that he had never met Basquiat. [7] A few days after the FBI seizure, the board released a statement announcing that De Groft is no longer the Director and CEO of the museum. [10] Joann Walfish, a longtime employee who served as the CFO, was appointed interim COO. The New York Times later reported that the museum's board of trustees that had planned to see the resignation of chair Cynthia Brumback were themselves removed, citing a previously overlooked rule that limited trustees to nine-year terms. [11] Two days later, Brumback resigned and the board of trustees elected Mark Elliot as the museum's new chair. [12] In January 2024, The New York Times reported the scandal led to significant financial distress for the museum, due to a reduction in donor support as well as costs for dealing with the aftermath. [13]

Collections

OMA's collection boasts more than 2,400 objects including Contemporary Art, American Art from the 18th century to 1945, Art of the Ancient Americas and African Art. The Art of the Ancient Americas collection is among the finest of its kind in the Southeastern United States. [2]

On May 1, 2018, OMA announced that it may become the permanent home of an extensive collection of the paintings of Belgian Post-Impressionist painter, Louis Dewis. OMA presented a small exhibition of seven Dewis paintings from May 18 through September 9, 2018, as a preview of a major Dewis exhibition presented January 25 through May 5, 2019. [14]

Florida Prize in Contemporary Art Exhibition

The annual Florida Prize in Contemporary Art has become one of the Orlando Museum of Art’s more anticipated exhibitions, aiming to bring recognition to the progressive artists in the state. Each year OMA’s curators survey artists working throughout the state, then invite 10 artists participate. One artist receives a $20,000 award, underwritten since 2017 by local philanthropists Gail and Michael Winn.

Artists range from emerging to mid-career, often with distinguished records of exhibitions and awards that reflect recognition at national and international levels. In all cases, they are artists who are engaged in exploring significant ideas of art and culture in original and visually exciting ways. As of 2022, the exhibition has brought 80 Florida artists new levels of recognition.

As a survey exhibition, the Florida Prize always brings together artists of diverse backgrounds and varying practices. It seeks to be a snapshot of the state’s cultural vitality.

YearArtistYearArtistYearArtist
2014Sarah Max Beck2015Farley AguilarWinner [15] 2016Anthea Behm
2014 Elisabeth Condon 2015 Bhakti Baxter 2016 Adler Guerrier
2014Vanessa Diaz2015Cesar Cornejo2016 Maria Martinez-Canas
2014Christopher Harris2015Michael Covello2016Noelle MasonWinner [16]
2014Ezra Johnson2015Rob Duarte2016 Ernesto Oroza
2014Brookhart Jonquil2015Jennifer Kaczmarek2016Matt Roberts
2014Sinisa Kukec2015 Nicolas Lobo 2016Dawn Roe
2014 Jillian Mayer 2015 Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz 2016Kyle Trowbridge
2014Juan Travieso2015Alex Trimino2016Michael Vasquez
2014 Augustina Woodgate Winner [17] 2015 Antonia Wright 2016Sergio Vega
YearArtistYearArtistYearArtist
2017Domingo Castillo2018 Carlos Betancourt People's Choice [18] 2019Robert Aiosa
2017 William Cordova Winner [19] 2018Brooks Dierdorff2019 Joe Fig People's Choice [20]
2017 Coco Fusco 2018Rafael Domenech2019 Lilian Garcia-Roig
2017Mark Gerstein2018Gonzalo Fuenmayor2019Lola Gómez
2017Aramis Gutierrez2018Ya La'Ford2019 Amer Kobaslija
2017Dana Hargrove2018Jason Lazarus2019 Pepe Mar
2017Lisa Iglesias2018 Glexis Novoa 2019 Anja Marais
2017Carl JustePeople's Choice2018Kerry Phillips2019Edison PeñafielWinner [21]
2017Ralph Provisero2018 Kenya (Robinson) Winner [22] 2019Vickie Pierre
2017Chase Westfall2018Jack Stenner2019Sri Prabha
YearArtistYearArtistYearArtist
2020/21Lauren Mitchell2022London Amara2023TBA
2020/21Matthew CornellPeople's Choice [23] 2022Francie Bishop-Good2023TBA
2020/21Tra Bouscaren2022 Tomas Esson 2023TBA
2020/21Richard Heipp2022Dominique Labauvie2023TBA
2020/21Clara Varas2022Jared McGriffWinner [24] 2023TBA
2020/21 Anastasia Samoylova 2022Hiromi MoneyhunPeople's Choice [24] 2023TBA
2020/21Sean Miller2022Gavin Perry2023TBA
2020/21Marielle Plaisir2022 Jamilah Sabur 2023TBA
2020/21Robert RiversWinner [25] 2022Sara Stites2023TBA
2020/21Kedgar Volta2022 Typoe (Gran)2023TBA

Notes

  1. ↑ Orlando Museum of Art. "about the museum" Archived April 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Orlando Museum of Art website. Retrieved on November 05, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Art, Orlando Museum of. "Orlando Museum of Art". omart.org. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Orlando Museum of Art - Forward to 100 Vision Plan. Orlando, Florida, United States. 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Sokol, Brett (May 29, 2022). "F.B.I. Investigates Basquiat Paintings Shown at Orlando Museum of Art". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Fischer, David (June 24, 2022). "FBI seizes disputed Basquiat artwork from Florida museum". AP NEWS. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "FBI raids Orlando Museum of Art to collect Basquiat pieces". June 25, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Sokol, Brett; Stevens, Matt (June 24, 2022). "F.B.I. Raids Orlando Museum and Removes Basquiat Paintings". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "FBI Seizes Basquiat Works from Orlando Museum of Art". ARTFORUM. June 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ Sokol, Brett (February 16, 2022). "In Orlando, 25 Mysterious Basquiats Come Under the Magnifying Glass". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ Sokol, Brett (June 29, 2022). "Orlando Museum Director Loses Job After Disputed Basquiat Show". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ Sokol, Brett (August 29, 2022). "An Orlando Museum's Disputed Basquiats Are Gone. Its Leadership Is, Too". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Orlando Museum of Art: Mark Elliott replaces Cynthia Brumback as board chair". Orlando Sentinel. August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ Sokol, Brett (January 12, 2024). "After Fake Basquiats, Orlando Museum Faces 'Severe Financial Crisis'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ "LOUIS DEWIS: A BELGIAN POST-IMPRESSIONIST". Orlando Museum of Art.
  15. ↑ Sentenac, Hannah. "Miami Artist Farley Aguilar Wins Orlando Museum's Florida Prize". Miami New Times. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Noelle Mason wins 2016 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art". Orlando Sentinel. May 14, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Agustina Woodgate wins 1st Florida Prize for art". Orlando Sentinel. June 21, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ "The 2018 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art | 1 June - 19 August 2018". Carlos Betancourt. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  19. ↑ "OMA's Florida Prize goes to William Cordova". Orlando Sentinel. June 7, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ Vailati, Laura. "The Florida Prize in Contemporary Art 2019 awards Edison Peñafiel, winner of the sixth edition of the competition. Joe Fig won the People Choice Award. – Miami Niche" . Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Poignant piece wins Florida Prize at Orlando Museum of Art". Orlando Sentinel. June 2, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Kenya (Robinson) wins OMA's Florida Prize". Orlando Sentinel. June 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Florida Prize exhibit opens at Orlando Museum of Art, highlights Sunshine State artists". Orlando Sentinel. June 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  24. 1 2 "Florida Prize exhibit opens at Orlando Museum of Art, showcasing Sunshine State artists". Orlando Sentinel. June 5, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  25. ↑ "UCF Professor Heralded Among Florida's Top Artists | University of Central Florida News". University of Central Florida News | UCF Today. June 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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