Join us online on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. for a free online talk about Alphonse Mucha and his iconic posters. The talk will be hosted by Angelina Lippert, chief curator of Poster House in New York City. Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters. There is
The Appleton Museum of Art will host an Artist's Outlook free online talk with Susan Martin, whose work is featured in the “Garden Party" exhibit. Join Curator of Exhibitions Patricia Tomlinson and Martin on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. to discuss the artist’s work, inspirations and more. Zoom Meeting ID: 302 190 0088 │Passcode:
The CF Ira Holmes International Film Series will kick off Jan. 25 with “Cléo from 5 to 7” and a reception honoring Professor Holmes. In this 1962 film, Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the ’60s with this real-time portrait of a singer (Corinne Marchand) set adrift in the city as she awaits test results
The CF Ira Holmes International Film Series continues with “King Kong vs. Godzilla” on Tuesday, Feb. 8. In this 1962 adventure classic, the two biggest monsters of all time descend on Tokyo for a fight that holds the future of mankind in the balance. The film will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Appleton
The CF Ira Holmes International Film Series continues with “Ivan's Childhood” on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The World War II film is Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature and remains one of the most unforgettable depictions of the impact of war on children. The film will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art and
Art, history and education come together in Charles Eady's work. The Ocala artist, author and educator will present "Deeper South: Merging Art with History" at the Appleton Museum of Art on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public with no registration required. Eady is the author of "Hidden Freedom:
The CF Ira Holmes International Film Series continues with “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Tuesday, March 29. View this beloved American classic film, based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer prize-winning novel, at the Appleton Museum of Art at 2 p.m. or the Ocala Campus, Building 8, Room 110 at 7 p.m. The film will be shown at
The 2022 CF Ira Holmes International Film Series concludes with a bonus short film festival on Tuesday, April 12. The highlights of the festival will be two of 1962's best short films: “Vive Le Tour,” Louis Malle’s energetic evocation of the Tour de France, and “La Jetée,” a tale of time travel told in still
The CF Ira Holmes International Film Series kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 13 with the 2021 Danish film "Wild Men," which chronicles Martin's midlife crisis and hilariously uncomfortable realizations about the presumed masculine ideal. All films will be shown Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art and at 7 p.m. at the Ocala Campus. Screenings
The CF Ira Holmes International Film Series continues Tuesday, Sept. 27 with the 2019 Chinese film "The Farewell," the poignant story of a Chinese-American woman who returns to China to see her dying grandmother and rediscover the country she left as a child. All films will be shown Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum
In honor of the Appleton Museum's 35th anniversary, the CF Ira Holmes International Film Festival will host a double feature on Tuesday, Oct. 25. "House of Dracula" stars Martha O'Driscoll Appleton, wife of Arthur Appleton, and "Babette's Feast" was released in 1987, the year the Appleton Museum opened. Show times are noon at the Appleton
You're invited to break bread at the next screening in the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series. The film on Tuesday, Nov. 8, will be "Breaking Bread." The 2019 Israeli film explores Israel’s groundbreaking A-Sham Festival, which puts Arab and Jewish chefs side by side to create mouthwatering dishes and foster social change. Called “a
Join the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series for a screening of "Victoria & Abdul" on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Starring Academy Award-winner Judi Dench, this 2017 U.K. film chronicles the true story of an unlikely friendship between an aging Queen Victoria and a young clerk from India. Films are screened at 2 p.m. at the
Join the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series for a screening of "Parasite" on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The 2019 South Korean film, directed by Academy Award-winning director Bon Joon-ho, has been called his “pitch-black modern fairytale.” The story of two families – one wealthy and one who provides luxury services to them – explores topics
Love scary movies? Join the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series for a Valentine's Day screening of "Get Out" on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The 2017 American psychological horror film was written, co-produced and directed by Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele. Recognized as a top-10 film of 2017, the thriller follows the saga of a young Black
The Ira Holmes International Film Series will screen “Neptune Frost” on Tuesday, Feb. 28. This sci-fi punk musical, produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is set in the African country of Burundi, where a runaway and a miner fall in love and form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. They find solidarity through a dynamic Afrofuturist vision exploring
The Ira Holmes International Film Series will conclude the 2022-2023 season with "La Ciénaga" on Tuesday, March 21. The 2001 Argentinian comedy-drama features exquisite cinematography. Through the story of a bourgeois extended family summering at their decrepit country estate, Lucrecia Martel’s debut film established her original voice with a visceral take on class, nature, sexuality
The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, welcomes back one of Ocala’s best holiday traditions. On view Nov. 4-Jan. 7, “A Dickens Christmas: The Urban Family’s Holiday Exhibition” features themed trees and much more from the collection of Ocala cardiologist Dr. Paul Urban, his wife, Joyce, and daughters, Katie, Kristie, Kassie and Karlie.
The College of Central Florida Ira Holmes International Film Series will continue Tuesday, Feb. 13, featuring the award-winning film “Petite Maman.” Director Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” transcends time and space to weave a delicate fable about grief, family and connection across generations. In the wake of her grandmother’s death, 8-year-old
Join us Tuesday, Feb. 27, for “Calendar Girls,” a feel-good dance documentary directed and produced by Swedish filmmakers Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen. The love of dance and glitter bonds an unlikely group of 60-plus women in southwest Florida: The Calendar Girls. But under the veil of fake lashes and unicorn horns lurks the deeper
