Inside the Board of County Commissioners chambers one can find an exhibition of art. Every four months a new exhibition of loaned artwork is put on display. The Art in the Chambers program showcases both art from our local museums and/or collections and art which has been created by nationally known artists that live or work in Orange County.
Not only the thousands of people who come through the chamber doors, but all those who pass through the remote portal of cable channel 9, will have an opportunity to see these creative works!
This quarter, the artwork on display is from the collection of The City of Winter Park - Celebrating 50 years of the Sidewalk Art Festival! Thirteen pieces that are original posters from the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, are on display within the BCC Chambers.
To view the brochure for this event, please click here (PDF - 252 KB).
Mission: To enrich the quality of life for Orange County citizens and employees by providing exposure to quality art and the excellent collections of our community.
Program: Placing a quarterly exhibition of artwork in the Board of County Commissioners Chambers.
Criteria:
The artist resides or works in Orange County.
The artist has been in numerous exhibitions.
The artist has pieces in established collections.
The Public Art Review Board feels the art would be appropriate in quality and content for the BCC Chambers (reflects community values).
OR
Works from an established Orange County museum or collection.
To Submit an Exhibition: Guidelines can be obtained from the Arts & Cultural Affairs Office. The annual deadline for proposals is May 1st.
Audience: The BCC Chambers is used for 75??"90 events during a three month period. Events include the Board of County Commissioners' meetings, Advisory Council and Review Board meetings, the Orange County delegation meetings, departmental briefings and associated special awards ceremonies.
The purpose of the Orange County Courthouse public art collection is twofold. It provides aesthetic enhancement to the building, making it more human and less intimidating to the citizens of Orange County who visit and work in the building. The museum quality collection of Works Progress Administration graphic works and the strong examples of painting, sculpture and ceramics by local artists form a very cohesive, and at the same time, diverse body of art.
The strong tradition of government to support the visual arts has been the driving force behind the creation of the collection. The Federal Government supported the WPA projects to give artists a means of supporting themselves during the Depression and in this same spirit of fostering the arts, Orange County Government has enthusiastically embraced the idea of including works by many of our most outstanding local artists.
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