5 things to know about the Maitland Art Party

MAITLAND, Fla. — For the fifth time, the Maitland Art Center is showing off its campus in ways that are lit, “surreal” and historic.

The Maitland Art Party is a gala experience, happening one night only — Saturday, March 7, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. It gives you and your family access to a national historic landmark.
The Maitland Art Center is one of the few examples of fantasy, or whimsical, architecture remaining in the Southeast, so you can anticipate anything but the conventional at the four-hour event.
“Anything that’s unexpected or bizarre,” said Danielle Thomas, the Maitland Art & History Museums’ executive director. “A lot of surrealist artists use lobsters or clocks, or eyeballs as imagery, or anything — just unexpected.”
The campus has a few dozen buildings connected by a maze of courtyards, hidden gardens and water features.
The Maitland Art Party is a nighttime event that’s part of the Maitland Art & History Museums’ fifth annual throw down. Artwork is peppered everywhere, surrounded by food and drink stations.