Center for Fine and Performing Arts

Center for Fine and Performing Arts Gallery Exhibits

The Seminole State College Fine Arts Gallery provides memorable exhibitions for diverse audiences, students and artists that promote the value and understanding of contemporary art within a local, national and international context.

Exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Location: Center for Fine and Performing Arts (G-101) on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus Map.
Hours: The gallery is open to the public, Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on Friday. It is also open during exhibitions, music and theatre performances.

2018-19 Fine Arts Gallery Exhibits

Chase Wilson King: Figments

Aug. 23 - Sept. 20, 2018
Opening Reception: Aug. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The fall season begins with Figments by Chase Wilson King. King of Woodstock, Georgia, will be presenting a series of abstract conceptual mixed-media paintings and cyano-types. Read more about Chase Wilson King.

Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein: Black and White

Sept. 27 - Oct. 31, 2018
Opening Reception: Sept. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Black and White, by Colombian artist Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein, is a series of mixed-media paintings and book arts. Black and White is a powerful social commentary on violence, immigration and cultural fragmentation. Mejia-Krumbein is a former art department chair and director of Brandstater Gallery at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. She currently resides in Sebring, Florida. Learn more about Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein.

Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit

Nov. 8 - Dec. 12, 2018
Opening Reception: Nov. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.

This exhibit presents an overview of the work executed by studio faculty of Seminole State's Fine Arts Department and will represent the wide variety of materials used by the artists, whose personal experience directly benefits their students. Participants include Bert Bogdany, Christopher Bolton, Jennifer Copp, Sandra Koop, Jay Spalding and Larry Vienneau.

Little Slices of Heaven on HW 27

Jan. 10 - 31, 2019
Opening reception: Jan.10 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The new year starts with a lesson of Florida history through art. Little Slices of Heaven on HW 27 is a traveling exhibit making a stop at Seminole State College Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibit is produced and curated by Megan Paquette Stepe of The Museum of Florida Art and Culture. It’s a visual history of the “backbone of Florida” through photographs, memorabilia, artifacts, and fine art from Florida artist and art institutions. Artists participating in this exhibit include Richard Reep, Blair Updike, Shannon Cummings, Johanna O’Donnell, Carl Knickerbocker, Curtis Nelson and Cindy Eaton. Learn more about the Museum of Florida Art and Culture.

Richard Munster and Hector Soto-Molina: Earth and Cyclops

Feb. 7 - March 12, 2019
Opening reception: Feb. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Richard Munster and Hector Soto-Molina, up-and-coming artists, present their recent works in ceramics and photography. Both artists are graduates of the School of Visual Arts and Design at the University of Central Florida. Learn more about Richard Munster and see works of Hector Soto-Molina.

50th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit

April 4 - May 2, 2019
Opening reception: April 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. (with an awards ceremony at 6 p.m.)

The season concludes with the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Now on its 50th year, the exhibit will feature the juried selection of artwork executed by the Seminole State College Fine Arts students during the past year. Media include photography, painting, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, ceramics and sculpture.