# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Curatorial Lens: Conversations in the Galleries
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am – Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join guest speakers and museum staff for special 30-minute lunchtime tours of our current Spring exhibitions! Get unique insight to the art on display and the curatorial process! 


February 20 | Conservation with Diana Galante, Galante Art Conservation, LLC & Emily McVeigh, Registrar

March 20 | Spirituality in Art with Shannon Fitzgerald

April 17 | Self-Taught Power with Keri Watson, Associate Professor of Art History, Assistant Director, School of Visual Arts and Design, University of Central Florida


Regular museum admission required, there is no additional fee to attend this event. Museum members are FREE. 


THE EXHIBITIONS:
Jesse J. Aaron: Spirit in the Wood explores the artist's intent to release, through carving, the spiritual forces he believed were inherent in the trees of his Florida environment, forming captivating yet recognizable animals and human shapes. Guided by the natural beauty of Florida hardwoods, such as cedar and cypress, Aaron described his journey into art as a spiritual calling that compelled him to carve wood, responding to its shapes and grain. Celebrating the skill, imagination, and impulse behind Aaron's prolific work, the sculptures gathered here seem to bring to life character, personality, and most importantly, protective qualities.

John D. Gerdes: Sacred Algorithm: John D. Gerdes' Kaleidoscope series explores perfect perspectives and pure geometries, in which the kaleidoscope's creative vision produces symmetrical, mirrored, and reflective shapes and patterns. These evoke highly symbolic traditions like Buddhist or Hindu Mandalas or Celtic knots, encouraging viewers to contemplate their connections with technology, art, and spirituality.

Faith and Vision: Spirituality in Self-Taught Art: From intuitive messages to peaceful kingdoms, the artists featured in this exhibition created otherworldly visions inspired by their faiths, cultural practices, deep southern heritages, and social and geographic environments. Among the renowned artists from the American South are Gail Campbell, William Edmondson, Minnie Evans, Howard Finster, Regine Gilbert, Alyne Harris, Bessie Harvey, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Nellie Mae Rowe, Ellis Ruley, Mose Tolliver, and Purvis Young.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Orlando
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 900 E Princeton St, Orlando, FL, United States, Florida 32803
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- **long**: -81.36726
- **full address**: 900 E Princeton St, Orlando, FL, United States, Florida 32803

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- **organizer**: Mennello Museum of American Art (https://allevents.in/org/mennello-museum-of-american-art/1434329)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 900 E Princeton St, Orlando, FL, United States, Florida 32803
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mennello Museum of American Art
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions, nonprofit
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