Orlando Museum of Art

Orlando Museum of Art

Founded in 1924, the OMA is a 501(c)(3) educational institution whose mission reflects the continued growth of Florida, ardent community support for the arts, and the OMA’s role as a leading cultural institution in the region. OMA celebrated its 88th anniversary in 2012. Since its inception, the OMA’s purpose has been to enrich the cultural life of Florida by providing excellence in the visual arts. To meet this objective, the OMA has dedicated itself to: collecting, preserving and interpreting notable works of art; presenting exhibitions of local, regional, national and international significance; developing first-rate educational programs; and presenting creative and inclusive programs to reach every segment of a diverse community.

EDUCATOR CONTACT INFO

jmojher@omart.org

http://www.OMArt.org

 https://www.facebook.com/OrlandoMuseumofArt

https://twitter.com/omaorlando

  2416 N. Mills Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803

Orange

407-896-4231

407-896-9920

Virtual Tour of Exploring Photography

Program description

Capturing modern Mexico’s culture, architecture, and people through photographs, Luces y Sombras presents over one-hundred works dating from the 1930s to the present day. Portraits of artists such as Frida Kahlo—by acclaimed photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo—and photographs of indigenous cultures by Manuel Carrillo and Graciela Iturbide are presented alongside contemporary photographs exploring the body, identity, and place.

The photographs in Luces y Sombras reflect a broad span of Mexico’s modern history, beginning with the post-Revolutionary era up until the present day. With work by 28 photographers, both native Mexicans and foreigners, this exhibition provides vivid testimony to the character of life in a nation in the throes of reinvention, modernization, and continued change, over the course of the last century. The exhibition reflects many themes embraced by photographers in Mexico: the landscape, urban life, fantasy and, especially among younger generations, gender and invented situations infused with symbolism. This exhibition is provided by the Bank of America “Art in Our Communities” program.

In the tradition of the nineteenth-century Hudson River School painters, Clyde Butcher’s photography capture sweeping vistas of Florida’s most inspiring natural environments. His large-scale black and white photographs of the Everglades and Florida’s endangered wetlands have earned international acclaim and championed the preservation of the State’s natural heritage. Cathedrals of Florida: Masterworks by Clyde Butcher presents eight of Butcher’s iconic photographs of wild Florida. With some as large as 5’ x 9’, these monumental works draw the viewer into the landscape, while their striking compositions, vivid detail and radiant luminosity evoke the spiritual connection with nature that is at the heart of his work.

Booking / scheduling contact

Molly Lawson

   14078964231 ext.282

 mlawson@omart.org

Program detail
Artistic discipline: Storytelling, Visual Arts
Cultural Origin: Latino, Other
Program type: Online & Streaming
Population served: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Subject: Fine Arts: Visual Art, History, Social Studies
Bilingual: No
Available dates:

Anytime. Contact for the virtual tour.

Length of program: 45+ minutes (this is including pre and post program lessons)

Qualifications

Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes
Maintains general liability insurance: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes
Provide Lesson Plans: Yes
Connects to State and or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes
Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes
Instructors receive annual professional development training: Yes
Provides scholarship and reduced fees: Yes
Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes
Standards are customized for every classroom visit: Yes