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In this article, art historian and New York City correspondent Osvaldo Martinez Abreu investigates the legacy of Ruth Asawa's six decades of work. Featuring over 300, the Museum of Modern Art's "Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective" spans across the fields of experimentation Asawa pursued in finding endless possibilities and potentials in art creation . "Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective" is now on view at the Museum of Modern Art, through February 7, 2026.

- Osvaldo Martinez Abreu
In Filaments of Possibilities — Women in the Arts, Inc.

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Installation View: Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective, The Museum of Modern Art

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In Filaments of Possibilities — Women in the Arts, Inc. by Osvaldo Martinez Abreu

Maria Guerrero shares a quiet moment with Es Devlin's installation "Library of Us" and the imprints of a community.

A quiet moment with Es Devlin’s installation “Library of Us” and the imprints of a community — Women in the Arts, Inc. by Maria Guerrero

Maria Guerrero interviews Laura Buitrago about her Solo Show: "Thank You, Shadow, For Now I Am Free" at CityArts, Orlando.

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Laura Buitrago

Laura Buitrago’s Solo Show: Thank You, Shadow, For Now I Am Free — Women in the Arts, Inc. I met Laura Buitrago at the beginning of her residency at the Art & History Museums in Maitland, Florida. A year later, to the exact date, Laura debuts her first Solo Show at the CityArts Gallery in downtown Orlando. We have a conversation about her ascending journey and how the Orland

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Public Art Call from the City of Orlando: Permanent artwork for the Southeast Government Center—Lake Nona/Southeast Orlando area.

Orlando and United States eligibility
Deadline: 12/15/2025
Budget: $77,000 Outdoor Sculpture & Metal Filigree Wall Panel. $40,000 Three Interior Murals.

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In this article Zeny Recidoro-Fesh interviews visual artist Lisu Vega, exploring her diverse and unified textile language while honoring family, heritage, and memories. Commentary by Fabiola R. Delgado, curator of Global Spotlight: “Tactics for Remembering”. On view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Arlington, Virginia until January 25, 2026.

Cover image: Lisu Vega at work in The Frank C. Ortis Gallery at Pembroke Pines. Photograph by Juan Henriquez.

by Zeny Recidoro-Fesh for Women in the Arts Inc

The Ways We Stay Alive, On Lisu Vega’s Textile Installations — Women in the Arts, Inc. with commentary from Fabiola R. Delgado, curator of “Tactics for Remembering”   by Zeny Recidoro-Fesh

New article by Carolina Carret: "Elevating Our Local Art Scene: The CANVAS Cultural Plan for the City of Orlando and Orange County"

"Essentially, equitable access to the arts, our region’s unique identity, and our existing cultural assets comprise the blueprint of the CANVAS Plan. We’re not transplanting an arts-and-culture scene from elsewhere: We’re investing in one that already exists. Local artists and organizations, get excited."

© 2025 Carolina Carret

Cover: Vicki Landon, Administrator of Arts & Cultural Affairs for Orange County, Florida, celebrates the formal adoption of the CANVAS Plan by the Board of County Commissioners on September 16, 2025. Image, courtesy of Women in the Arts, Inc.



Vicki Landon
Carolina Carret
PJ Svejda
Orange County, Florida Orange County, Florida Government
City of Orlando City of Orlando - Government
United Arts United Arts of Central Florida

Elevating Our Local Art Scene: The CANVAS Cultural Plan for the City of Orlando and Orange County — Women in the Arts, Inc. by Carolina Carret

The UCF Art Gallery and Rollins Museum Call for Artists:

Eligibility: Emerging artists, age 18+ residing in Florida, not enrolled as an undergraduate student at this time. Additional requirements, details, jurors, and timeline in the application link below.

Deadline: Oct. 26, 2025
Award: $10,000 + unique opportunities!

UCF College of Arts & Humanities Rollins Museum of Art

CALL FOR ARTISTS | Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize - Art Gallery Call for Artists: Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize The Rollins Museum of Art and the UCF Art Gallery invite submissions for Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize. Pathways is a biennial, juried art competition and exhibition for emerging professional artists living in Florida. This edition....

Celebrating Pool Party: The Pool in American Art—A Timely and Reflective Exhibition at the Mennello Museum of American Art.
by Maria Guerrero, Women in the Arts, Inc.

"In the midst of Orlando’s intense, hot, never-ending summer days, Pool Party brings a sense of enjoyment and immediate visual relief from the blinding heat. It also offers a safe space—thoughtfully and brilliantly curated—that invites visitors to understand and reflect on the history and evolving meaning of the Pool in American Art."

The show is on view through September 28, 2025.

Cover: Pool Party, installation view.



Mentioned in this article
Shannon Fitzgerald, Mennello Museum of American Art
Katherine Page Katherine Page
Keidra Navaroli
Ericka Sobrack
Amy Bennett
Anastasia Samoylova
Maritza Caneca Maritza Caneca
Jay Lynn Gomez

Celebrating Pool Party: The Pool in American Art—A Timely and Reflective Exhibition at the Mennello Museum of American Art — Women in the Arts, Inc. by Maria Guerrero

Public Art Call from the City of Orlando: Digital artwork that includes motion, animation, or computer-generated imagery for display at the new Art2 Pocket Park in downtown Orlando.

National: Orlando, US, and international eligibility
Deadline: 9/1/2025
Stipend: $1,500 per selected artist.



Flynn Dobbs Flynn Dobbs City of Orlando - Government

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Celebrating visual artist Kandy G. Lopez, winner of the 2025 Florida Prize: People's Choice Award at the Orlando Museum of Art. Congratulations, Kandy!

Lopez's work deeply resonated with the public and within the arts community, whose votes made her this year's choice to receive this meaningful award. At the conclusion ceremony of the Florida Prize exhibition, she was celebrated as part of an outstanding curatorial selection by Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon, Chief Curator at OMA, featuring Florida artists Nathalie Alfonso (winner of the Florida Prize by jury), Eddie Arroyo, Leo Castaneda, Kelly Joy Ladd, Amanda Linares, Jiha Moon, Troy Simmons, Cornelius Tulloch, and Lisu Vega. Our deep gratitude to the artists, Coralie, OMA, and all who make possible to bring this remarkable show to our city: Thank you!

by Maria Guerrero. Photography by Laura Serdiuk for Women in the Arts, Inc.

Cover: Kandy G. Lopez



Kandy G Lopez
Orlando Museum of Art



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