SFSC Annual Juried Student Exhibition
WEDNESDAY, APR. 10 – FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024
The Museum of Florida Art and Culture presents the annual exhibition of South Florida State College student artwork. All works of art in the exhibition were created by SFSC students during the 2023-2024 school year. This year’s exhibition features a wide array of artistic mediums including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, mixed-media works, and BioArt – a genre where art meets science through the use of bacteria.
Opening Reception and Award Ceremony Thursday, Apr. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Awards at 6:00 p.m.
Heartland Classrooms: A Celebration of Art Teachers in Highlands County
Megan Ekenstedt, Laurie Glover, Kristy Harris, Karla Respress, Kelsey Rich, Kristine Sebring, Jack VanDam, Steven VanDam
WEDNESDAY, MaR. 20 – FRIDAY, MAy 10, 2024
Heartland Classrooms features recent artworks of eight current and retired art teachers from Highlands County elementary, middle, and high schools. The artists use a diverse range of media and approaches, but each piece reflects a passion for both teaching and creating art. As artist educators, these teachers not only impart technical foundations across various media and processes, but also cultivate classroom environments that nurture creativity, self-expression, and innovation in their students. MOFAC extends its gratitude to the teachers
featured in this exhibition for their dedication to education, and their commitment to staying creatively engaged. Through their inspiring efforts, they continue to empower generations of Highlands County students to explore their artistic potential.
Reception on Thursday, Apr. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
HIWYMN : Color & Force
ONGOING
In the early 1960s in Fort Pierce, Florida, five young African-American men in their teens and early twenties got together and taught each other how to make paintings of the Florida landscape. Founded by Alfred Hair and Harold Newton, and with the instruction and inspiration of white Fort Pierce artist A.E. Backus, this group of five painters eventually grew to twenty-six, and produced around 100,000 to 200,000 paintings in the 1960s and 1980s. HIWYMN: Color & Force focuses on the work of Al Black, Mary Ann Carroll, Rodney Demps, Alfred Hair, Harold Newton, Sam Newton, and Livingston Roberts, their stylistic differences, and their roles within the group of artists who have come to be known as The Highwaymen.
This exhibition is located in the lobby of the Board Room in Building F. Click Here for a campus map.
A History of Florida
ONGOING
Always evolving and always on view, A History of Florida consists of geological specimens, fossils, and material culture excavated locally in and around Highlands County. With these objects and contemporary art from the MOFAC Permanent Collection, A History of Florida presents a condensed visual timeline of Florida from its initial emergence from the sea through the 20th century.
A History of Florida includes reproductions of the 10 murals painted by Christopher Still as part of his House Chamber Murals installed in the Florida House of Representatives Chambers. Depicting Florida’s history and natural beauty, each canvas print measures over six feet long and hangs in the MOFAC Concourse.
