Julie Heffernan uses the power of paint’s materiality and immediacy in the Mennello Museum’s exhibition, WHEN THE WATER RISES: RECENT PAINTINGS BY JULIE HEFFERNAN. She brings form to the reality of our environmental and sociopolitical problems. This exhibition debuts nine new works.

WHEN THE WATER RISES: RECENT PAINTINGS BY JULIE HEFFERNAN is organized by LSU Museum of Art.

Visit The Mennello Museum this weekend and enjoy a FREE cultural experience thanks to Bank of America’s Museums on Us! Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders receive free admission by presenting their debit or credit card, along with valid photo ID at the front desk.

What is Museums on Us?
Designed to provide a benefit to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch customers and increase access to the arts across the United States, Museums on Us offers free general admission to more than 150 museums in some 90 cities. The program brings new audiences and increased attention to participating organizations, which range from some of the nation’s most celebrated museums to regional gems and include art, science and history museums, as well as other cultural institutions.

Create miniature sculptures in plaster, large-scale abstracts, and play around with watercolors and oil pastels learning how to draw the world around you. Your day will be led by art teacher extraordinaire, Melissa Rudge.

8 am – 5:30 pm
Drop off begins at 7:30 am with all students picked up by 6 pm.

Member: $45
Non-Member: $50

Members get $5 off! Become a member today. 

Please note: Guest passes, 2-for-1 passes, reciprocal memberships, or any other special offers are not valid for special events at The Mennello Museum. Orlando Museum of Art Memberships are not transferable for entrance or special events at The Mennello Museum.

In a class led by Harry P. Leu Gardens’ Executive Director, Robert Bowden, discover a surprisingly wide variety of vegetables and fruits that perform their best in our region’s intense summer heat and humidity. As much as we try, there are many herbs that simply cannot take the summer heat of Florida. Cilantro, Thyme, and Sage, for example, are best grown during the winter months. So what’s left? In this informative presentation by the Gardens’ Director (and avid vegetable grower), learn how to grow armloads of vegetables for your family without poisons and pesky weeds. Learn more about which varieties grow best here, proper garden spacing, and when to harvest. If you enjoy eating market fresh vegetables, imagine how incredible freshly picked vegetables can taste.

Robert Bowden is the Director of Leu Gardens and author of several books including Florida Fruit and Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles by Cool Springs Press and Florida Top Ten Garden Guide (Time/Warner). He was the former Director of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Director of Horticulture at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.

Florida Plants Talk at the Mennello Museum: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tour the Vegetable Garden at Leu Gardens: 7:45-8:15 p.m.

Admission: Non-members $10, Members $5

Every second Sunday of the month is Free Family Funday!

More information: mennellomuseum.org/freefamilyfunday

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Be inspired to use the world around you as you create mixed media prints, kinetic sculptures, and acrylic landscapes. Create poetry and trade artist cards with your new friends inspired by the environment. Lessons will be led by teaching artist and educator Jolie Spelman.

8 am – 5:30 pm
Drop off begins at 7:30 am with all students picked up by 6 pm.

Member: $45
Non-Member: $50

Members get $5 off! Become a member today.

Please note: Guest passes, 2-for-1 passes, reciprocal memberships, or any other special offers are not valid for special events at The Mennello Museum. Orlando Museum of Art Memberships are not transferable for entrance or special events at The Mennello Museum.