Event details
- When: Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 10:00 AM
- Where: Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave
- Category: Event
A one‑hour guided tour invites visitors to walk through the gardens and courtyards of the Maitland Art Center, a campus founded in the 1930s by American artist and architect J. André Smith as a haven for modern experimentation and creative freedom. The tour highlights Smith’s life, from his childhood in Hong Kong to his service in World War I, and explores the campus’s blend of Mayan Revival architecture, Christian symbolism and East Asian motifs.
Along the way participants will see more than 2,500 carvings, sculptures and reliefs that adorn the grounds, and learn about the community of artists who lived and worked there between the 1930s and 1950s, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford and Doris Lee. Admission includes access to the Maitland Art Center Gallery, the Maitland History Museum and the Telephone Museum, with tickets priced from $4 to $6 and free entry for members. The experience is suitable for all ages and is recommended for those 13 and older.
Event listing published by Art & History Museums Maitland:
https://artandhistory.org/event/stories-in-stone-5/
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