Mary Erickson
Broker Associate
Realty Executives Oceanside
On this week's edition of where the locals go, I'll be talking about the Appleton Museum of Art.
Opened in 1987, the Appleton is located in Central Florida and is home to an extraordinary permanent collection of over 18,000 objects, plus an outdoor sculpture walk and garden, and a wide variety of temporary exhibitions and special events throughout the year.
The 81,610 square-foot museum is both classical and contemporary, with clean lines and stately Italian travertine marble. The original building surrounds an idyllic interior courtyard and fountain.
The Appleton is the focal point of the Appleton Cultural Center, a complex east of downtown Ocala on Silver Springs Blvd./State Road 40, which includes the Ocala Civic Theatre, and is one of six College of Central Florida campuses.
The Appleton Museum is open
Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday: 12 - 5 PM
Monday: CLOSED
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for youth (6-17), and free for children 5 and under. The museum also offers a variety of discounts for seniors, university students, educators, and more.
The Appleton Museum has 8 permanent exhibits: Florida Artists, Equine, European, Pre-Columbian, Asian, African, Modern and Contemporary, and Maritime. Some of their current sections are paintings from Kristin Herzog, Alison Saar, and the Legacy of Arthur I. Appleton. They have 4 upcoming exhibits, including
A Breeze Through Fertile Gardens: Paintings and Drawings by Andrew M. Grant, Heart of the Horse: Photographs by Juliet van Otteren, Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau, and Garden Party: Botanical Paintings by Susan Martin. The Appleton Museum even occassionally has student exhibits!
The Appleton Museum has many education and studio art programs. Beginning in June, in-person activities will resume while they continue to offer a robust online schedule of workshops and programs for all ages.
This year, the Appleton’s annual Summer Art Camp will be completely virtual and free, featuring eight unique weeks of themed camps, each with five activities and three live Zoom classes with an art instructor. A materials list will be provided in advance of each camp, and activity instructions will be provided just prior to the first day of each camp. Pre-registration required via Eventbrite. Zoom session login details will be sent in your email confirmation. For a Virtual Summer Art Camp PDF brochure, click here.
The Artspace remains closed currently, but will reopen June 1. Also beginning in June, in-person activities will resume, including the Museum & Me Pre-K Program.
Educators can plan field trips to the museum, and there is even a Bus Reimbursment Program for students visiting from schools in Marion County.
Drawing In The Gallery - June 1 & 15, 1 - 3 PM
Facilitated by artist Vanessa Fuller Brown, this is a self-guided session with optional instruction. You can bring your own materials or borrow pencils and paper from the Visitor Services desk. No registration is necessary and you can drop-in at any time during the two-hour session. Visitors may use graphite (like a #2 pencil); no charcoal, conté crayon, colored pencils or paint of any kind are allowed in the museum galleries. Sketch book size must not exceed 14 x 17 in.; no easels are permitted in the galleries.
For questions, contact AppletonMuseum@cf.edu.
Free First Saturday - June 5, 10 AM - 5 PM
Practice the art of staycation by visiting the Appleton on Free First Saturday, which means no admission fee! You can also kick back and enjoy the beautiful outdoor spaces with large-scale sculpture (perfect for selfies!)
Artist's Outlook
June 17, 7 - 8:15 PM - Maggie Taylor
July 15, 7 - 8:15 PM - Kendra North
August 19, 7 - 8:15 PM - Andrew Grant
Join the museum on Zoom every third Thursday for a series of talks where individual artists speak about the inspirations, processes and history behind their work. All conversations will be hosted on Zoom and can be accessed using your mobile device or desktop computer. You don’t have to use your camera or speak, but there will be an opportunity to ask the artist questions.
Meeting ID: 302 190 0088
Passcode: 352352
If you're interested in buying or selling in the Ocala area, be sure to contact me, Mary Erickson!
Mary Erickson
REALTOR ®
Phone: 386-444-1924
Email: MaryErickson@RealtyExecutives.com
Website: Over55Ocala.com
