Discover the extraordinary in the overlooked! Hidden Florida showcases art inspired by hidden neighborhoods, historic landmarks, and forgotten history.

What if the place you’re supposed to call home is a place you’ve never truly known?  

Ambar Santiago makes her exhibition debut at CityArts’ SIDE Gallery with “Guatemala: My Place of Trees.” Through fluorescently powerful color and dense layers of overgrown plants, Santiago confronts the complicated experience of growing up in the United States while feeling separated from her Central American and Caribbean heritage.

What if you could wander history, seeing it through the eyes and paths of people? You can! Head to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, to the Keweenaw National Historic Park to see how artist Kasey Koski brought history to life in an outdoor exhibit called Repopulating the Past.

From centuries-old Southeast Asian textile traditions and contemporary Japanese bamboo sculpture to New Deal-era works and immersive installations, the Crow Museum of Asian Art’s fall exhibition season explores history, material culture, and storytelling across generations and geographies.

This fall, Mills Gallery launches the third edition of the WINN-WIN Emerging Artists Exhibition, an ambitious four-month professional artist development program that has become one of Central Florida's most significant investments in emerging creative talent.

Opening this season, WINN-WIN presents new work by Camila Gonzalez, Greyson Hertzendorf, Rese Lazo, Angelina Palmisano, and Bethany Skena, five artists selected not simply because of where they are today, but because of where they are headed.

Art For All Spaces proudly presents Bookaholic, a captivating solo exhibition by Orlando artist H. Gorlitz Scott, opening during the CityArts Third Thursday celebration on Thursday, July 16, from 6-9pm in the Side Gallery at CityArts in downtown Orlando.

Mills Gallery is proud to present “I Am Tony Khawam: A Modern Identity,” the highly anticipated Orlando debut of Syrian American artist Tony Khawam. This solo exhibition explores the ever-evolving nature of identity, merging American pop culture and global icons with influences drawn from the Italian Renaissance, Middle Eastern artistic culture, and the ancient Mesopotamian world.

The importance of cultural exchange for global understanding

A cultural exchange happens when people from different countries or communities come together to share their traditions, stories, art, and everyday life. Whether its through travel, study abroad, joint projects, festivals, or even online collaborations, it helps transform distant cultures into real faces and voices removing prejudices and stereotypes.

Art For All Spaces presents Today (It’s Not OK), a powerful and timely exhibition by Orlando-based artist Parker Sketch, opening with a public reception on June 18th, 2026, in the Side Gallery at CityArts in downtown Orlando. The exhibition runs through July 11th, 2026.