Ongoing Exhibits
Artistic Legacy : The Story of Arthur I. Appleton
Ongoing
Ever wondered where the Appleton Museum of Art got its name, or how the museum found a home in Ocala? Stroll through the history of the Appleton Family and the museum to learn all about Marion County's cultural gem. (more…)
Current Exhibits
Dianora Niccolini : Works from the Permanent Collection
August 8 - October 16, 2022
Seven black-and-white photographs from the permanent collection by Dianora Niccolini (b. 1936) that celebrate the male form. (more…)
Read More About Dianora NiccoliniSintiendo la Exposición : Works from the Permanent Collection
August 12, 2022 - January 8, 2023
On view in the second-floor galleries, this exhibition debuts work by modern and contemporary Argentinian, Cuban and Mexican artists. A wide range of artists and styles are showcased that evoke national pride and place indigenous and national traditions on the global stage. Sculptures, photographs, prints, drawings and paintings are included. (more…)
Read More About Sintiendo la ExposiciónMobile Photography : Contest and Exhibition
August 18 - September 11, 2022
An exhibition featuring 1,073 photographs submitted to the annual Mobile Photography Contest. Photos were inspired by four categories: Accidentally Awesome, In Motion, Portrait and Nature. (more…)
Read More About Mobile PhotographyConnecting Pop!
June 13 - October 23, 2022
The Pop Art movement of the mid-1950s through the 1960s challenged high-society expectations of art by appropriating bright and colorful subjects of popular culture, often removing them entirely from context. (more…)
Read More About Connecting Pop!Invented Observations : Photographs by Steven Benson
April 26 - November 6, 2022
Benson’s photographs find magic in things, places, people and processes not intended to carry any grand significance, representing a search for meaning influenced by Existentialist writers like Camus, Kafka and Dostoevsky. (more…)
Read More About Invented ObservationsFinding Beauty : A Collaborative Exhibition with Ocala Civic Theatre
May 13, 2022 - January 15, 2023
“Finding Beauty” merges costumes, drawings and more from Ocala Civic Theatre's production of “Beauty and the Beast” with the objects from the Appleton collection that inspired them. (more…)
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