Mount Dora Art League
May 26 – June 16 Mount Dora Art League Artist Exhibition in the MDCA Gallery
Reception May 26 4-6pm in the MDCA gallery located at 138 E.5th Ave Mount Dora, FL
2023 MDAL Member Exhibition Awards
BEST IN SHOW
“Gator Reflections” Sandi Hanlon-Breuer
WATERCOLOR-
1st Place “Nani” Susan Grogan / 2nd Place “Tonight’s the Night” Carolyn Smith / 3rd Place “Sunflower” Cathy Caine
OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTING-
OIL: 1st Place “Portrait of Chuck” Lydia Alfrey / Awards of Honor: “Path to Lake Prevatt” Elisabeth Ferber / “Three Roses in Bloom” Aphrodite / “Grove Tractor” Dodi Truenow
ACRYLIC: 2nd Place “Mindset” Dea Davis / 3rd Place “The Wise One” Cheryl Lynn Looker / Awards of Honor: “Marsh Memories” Rebecca Owen / “Light Speed” Stephen Fritz
PHOTOGRAPHY : 1st Place “Nautilus Glow” Laura Howell / 2nd Place “Moonrise in Utah” Marie Hammerling
MIXED MEDIA : 1st Place- Mixed Collage “Redefining the Ordinary- Series 7” Patricia E. Nelson /2nd Place Color Pencil and Ink “Shaker Village” Robert Pearson / 3rd Place Mixed Media “Blue Surf” Susan Grogan
3D : 1st Place- Sculpture “Fun & Games” Sheila Hedenean / 2nd Place- “Sally Sunshine” Phyllis Levee / 3rd Place “Leaving In” Susan Jones

Mount Dora Center for the Arts is proud to lift up and partner with the Mount Dora Art League, the oldest organized group of artists in Central Florida.
The Mount Dora Art League is comprised of artists who pay an annual $25 membership fee to cover monthly art demonstrations and workshops. They meet once a month and have a member only exhibition each year in the MDCA gallery.
Today, all forms of artistic expression are encouraged. Members need not be artists, just have an interest in art and are welcome to come to learn about art through demos and discussions.
Demos and workshops are planned for each of their meetings which are held in the Mount Dora Center for the Arts gallery at 135 E. 5th Ave Mount Dora, FL on the third Saturday of the month from 10am to 12pm.
MDAL Member meeting notices:
Read the MARCH 2023 newsletter
Read the APRIL 2023 newsletter
Mount Dora Art League History
The Mount Dora Art League was founded on February 26, 1926 and was active from the start. In the early days, the artists were from both Mount Dora and Eustis until Eustis began their own league, but there are still close ties between the two. Art classes in many disciplines and writing were conducted and the first art shows by the group were often held on the tennis court fence!
On the 25 th. anniversary in 1951, Hugh Mc Kean who was then President of Rollins College and is the benefactor along with his wife of the Morse Museum in Winter Park, was the honored guest at a catered dinner in the Community Building.
The League began to fade but was invigorated in February of 1962 when dues were a dollar and no meetings were held but the membership displayed their work together in several exhibits a year.
In 1963 –64, the membership was similar to today’s membership of 50; two shows a year were held and displays by four local schools were included.
Then, only painters were displaying their work, but now all forms of artistic expression are encouraged and members who have an interest in art but are not producing art , are also encouraged to come as members to learn about art through demos and discussions.
Demos are planned for each of their meetings which are held at Mount Dora Center for the Arts at 138 E5th Ave Mount Dora, FL on the third Saturday of each month. Membership for the year is $25.00 which helps to offset any demonstration fees. Come join our Mount Dora Art League and display your art with us at our two shows this coming year.