GALLERY

Throughout the year, visitors are welcome to stop by to see and experience our revolving Gallery of exhibits. Made up of a single or collaborative works of artists with eclectic taste and views. You will be delighted and inspired by the creativity of the featured artists.

Gallery hours are Thurs to Sun 11am – 5pm, and Mon to Wed by calling  352-383-0880 or 786-205-7431.

MDCA’s gallery is located at 138 E. 5th Ave. 

 

Current Exhibits in progress

Sept 27 – Oct 18, 2024 MDCA Member Exhibition

Gallery Grant Challenge

Mount Dora Center for the Arts has received a generous donation of $2,500 from the Winifred & De Villo Sloan, Jr., Charitable Fund to support Annual Exhibitions. Their hope, as is ours, is to have the community show local support for the arts by MATCHING their donation. Please consider donating to help update and upkeep our MDCA gallery and continue to offer world-class exhibitions at no cost to all. Donors of $250 or more will receive recognition on a permanent plaque that will be mounted in the MDCA Gallery. Every dollar counts and helps to keep art alive and free to all in our community! Please donate today.

Thank you to our Gallery Grant Challenge Sponsors

Robert Pearson

BE a VOLUNTEER!

Can you devote some time to help keep Art alive in our community? We have slots open for the Gallery, class assistance, events, beautification and more! No Experience needed.

Upcoming Exhibits

Oct 21- Nov 10, 2024 Mount Dora Plein Air Paint Out Exhibition and sale
Nov 15- Dec 1, 2024 Ginger Oglesby abstract artist

Past Exhibits

 

Aug 9 – Sept 15   “Unseen Connections” Exploring the interdependence of Man and Nature with watercolor and silk dye.  Artist Marianna Ross.  

July 27, 2024 Summer Art Camp Exhibition
May 3 – June 28, 2024   Mount Dora Art League 
 

Mar 8 – Apr 21, 2024 Pastel Society of Central Florida

 
Jan 12 – Feb 25, 2024 Renato Rampolla, Contemporary Photography
 

Nov 23 – Dec 23 Susan Martin Paintings, Florida Botanicals

Mount Dora Center for the Arts has been bringing art to lives through their annual Art Festival and events,  classes and workshops,  gallery exhibits, children’s outreach programs, and through partnerships with local art studios for more than five decades.

-In 1975, a small group of art-loving citizens organized a small street Art fair and called it the Mount Dora Arts Festival. The event successfully brought in artists with beautiful artwork to the streets of downtown Mount Dora, FL. Following this success, the citizen group committed to making the Mount Dora Arts Festival an annual event.
-In 1984 many of the same citizens officially formed the Mount Dora Cultural Council. The Council’s stated goal was to celebrate the arts in Mount Dora and to promote and improve the quality of the Arts Festival. These endeavors were staffed by community volunteers and funded through membership dues and private contributions.
Over the next ten years, the organization grew and expanded its programming to include art education. Thier aim was to enrich the community by offering opportunities for both children and adults to engage with the arts in meaningful ways besides the annual Arts Festival.
-In 1985, the Mount Dora Cultural Council secured a lease in a two-story building located at 138 East 5th. in downtown Mount Dora, Fl.
-In 1986 the Mount Dora Cultural Council Board of Trustees resolved to seek not for profit status as Mount Dora Center for the Arts (MDCA).
-In 1995, MDCA purchased a two-story brick building at 138 East 5th Avenue where they offered art classes, gallery exhibitions and maintain administration offices for 25 years.
The building, built in 1923 had no elevator or handicap bathrooms. MDCA recognized the importance of having a facility more inclusive and accessible to all members of the community. Consequently, the board developed a strategic plan to address these challenges.
-In 2022, MDCA sold the building.
-In Feb 2024, proceeds from the sale were used to purchase an old gas station with high visibility and ample parking at 847 E. 5th Ave on the corner of 5th Ave and Highland St.
Currently being renovated to include accessible bathrooms, a modern gallery space and a flexible area suitable for meetings and visual and performing art workshops, this new, one-story building will create a new home for MDCA where art will be accessible to all. The scheduled opening date for the new facility is Winter 2024. MDCA will continue to enrich lives and provide art opportunities for the community in multiple ways and locations well into the future.

Interested in exhibiting in the gallery?

Send us a description of your work along with up to 6 images (small or medium size), a bio and exhibition history, and a web site link.
If that information is all available on your web site just send the link along with a work description.
Our exhibition committee looks at proposals monthly and would respond within that time frame.
Send inquries to: [email protected]
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