EXHIBITIONS

Earl Cunningham's
America

March 13 through August 2, 2009

Returning from it's national tour,

Earl Cunningham's America is organized by

the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The exhibition is made possible by the generous support of Darden Restaurants, the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation, the Arts and Cultural Affairs Office of Orange County Florida, CNL Financial Group, Bright House Networks, Lockheed Martin,  the Friends of the Mennello Museum, and the City of Orlando The exhibition tour is funded in part by the C.F. Foundation, Atlanta.

Florida Folk

July 3 through September 27 , 2009

Florida has been the home of several of the most well known and original folk artists to emerge from the southern part of the country.  From the early work created by Jesse Aaron who received a message from God that he should carve to the iconic portraits created by Mr. "Eddy" Mumma through the three dimensional animals of O.L. Samuels, the exhibition will feature a choice selection of pieces that present each of the artists in their unique and most original advantage.  Don't miss this wide variety of images drawn from the collections of the Mennello Museum of American Art, The City of Orlando permanent collection and several local private collectors.

Southern Folk

August 21 - September 27, 2009

Featured work by William Edmondson, the first African American artist to be given a one-man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1929. Joining his little woman will be pieces created by Bessie Harvey, Nellie Mae Rowe, Howard Finster, Kevin McCarthy, and Minnie Adkins.  The pieces have been selected from the collections of the Mennello Museum of American Art, The City of Orlando Permanent Collection, and several local private collectors