{"id":230365,"date":"2026-04-13T22:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230365\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:16:08","slug":"standing-firm-by-robert-rell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230365\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStanding Firm\u201d by Robert Rell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t13 April, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOrange County Government Public Information Officer<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEmail: PIO@ocfl.net\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Orange County, FL \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/ArtsCulture.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County Arts &amp; Cultural Affairs<\/a> will present <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1986843669901?aff=oddtdtcreator\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cStanding Firm\u201d by Robert Rell<\/a> in the Orange County Multicultural Center Art Gallery. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. \u201cStanding Firm\u201d will be displayed through Tuesday, May 12, 2026. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23597 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color-228x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"215\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/urbanartexhibitandsocial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rell<\/a> describes himself as a self-taught artist born in Newark, New Jersey, whose love for art began at a young age while reading comic strips, drawing his own imaginative characters, and adding storylines. As he grew older, his passion for art only intensified, inspired by local graffiti artists who exemplified creative freedom and the unrestricted nature of artistic expression.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN:<br \/>Opening reception on Wednesday, April 15, 2026<br \/>Doors open at 4:30 p.m.<br \/>Program begins at 5:10 p.m.<br \/>Display continues through Tuesday, May 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p>WHERE:<br \/>The Multicultural Center Art Gallery<br \/>Orange County Multicultural Center<br \/>7149 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32818<\/p>\n<p>HOW:<br \/>Admission to the reception is free, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1986843669901?aff=oddtdtcreator\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">advance registration is requested<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About Orange County Government:\u00a0Orange County Government strives to serve its residents and guests with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. Located in Central Florida, Orange County includes 13 municipalities and is home to world-famous theme parks, one of the nation\u2019s largest convention centers and a thriving life science research park. Seven elected members make up the Board of County Commissioners, including the Mayor, who is elected countywide. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.OCFL.net<\/a>\u00a0or go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/Home\/SocialMedia.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County Government\u2019s social media channels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#header\" class=\"back-to-top-link\">Back To Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"13 April, 2026 Orange County Government Public Information Officer&#13; Email: PIO@ocfl.net Orange County, FL \u2014 Orange County Arts&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-230365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}