3rd Thursday Opening Night Reception (May)
2026-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
Join us for Third Thursday at CityArts. Enjoy drink specials, curator conversations, artist connections, and seven new exhibitions. Meet the artists and explore what’s new in the galleries.
CityArts is a proud partner of the newly expanded 3rd Thursday Orlando: Arts. Making. History.
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Featured exhibitions at CityArts include:
Austin Commercial Gallery – “Mind, Body and Color”: Orlando Health Arts in Medicine Exhibition
Upstairs Signature Gallery – Osceola County School for the Arts Student & Alumni Exhibition
Side Gallery – Solo Exhibition by Brian Strigel
CityArts Cafe Gallery – “Mind, Body and Color”: Orlando Health Arts in Medicine Exhibition
The Mahesh Chaddah Family Trust Spotlight Gallery – Solo Exhibition by Stemberger
New Art in the Young Artists Gallery & Redefine Gallery
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PARKING
CityArts provides parking validations for the Plaza Parking Garage ONLY. The validation reduces the parking fee to $4. The Library Parking Garage is closer, but CityArts does not provide parking validations for that garage. Metered street parking is free after 6:00 p.m.
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PARTICIPATING VENUES IN THIRD THURSDAY
Interstruct ArtCube
On Thursday, May 21 from 5–8 p.m., Parramore Arts presents a double-header exhibition at Interstruct Design + Build, 814 W. Church Street, during Third Thursday Orlando.
● CONNECTION by Angelo the Artiste is a multimedia installation debuting at ArtCube, a glass-fronted shipping container micro-gallery. Curated by Pat Greene.
● FUTURE PERSPECTIVES welcomes four artists debuting at Parramore Arts to transform U-Haul trucks into pop-up galleries for one night only, featuring work by Roberto Sébastien, Dessary Francis, Robb Johnson and Ishaan Vadhera. Curated by Damany Cruickshank.
The public is invited to the opening on Thursday, May 21, from 5–8 p.m. at Interstruct, 814 W. Church Street in Parramore, featuring an Artists Talk beginning at 7:15 p.m. Free onsite parking will be available, along with a complimentary shuttle from CityArts (Pine & Magnolia) in Downtown Orlando.
Eola View
Join us as part of the Third Thursday Art Walk with a featured stop at Eola View.
Eola View will be hosting a casual evening of art and community as part of the Third Thursday venue lineup. Visitors can explore a variety of local creative activations throughout the space in a relaxed setting. Learn more.
This month includes:

Giveaway: private party at Bar One ($100 bar tab and appetizer package for up to 20 people)
Cash bar
Pop-up portraits
Tarot readings
Custom clothing
Live painting
Balcony views overlooking “Achromatic Arte Fresca: An Ode to Harmony”

We look forward to welcoming guests as they move through the Third Thursday Art Walk and experience each participating venue.
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Thank You to Our Annual Sponsors:
Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs
City of Orlando
United Arts of Central Florida
Downtown Development Board
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"State Flower Ladies" Exhibition by June Bunch Opens in the CityArts Café on June 18, 2026
2026-06-18 18:00 - 21:00
For State Flower Ladies, June Bunch transforms 50 state flowers into botanical ballerinas. Her illustrations combine figure drawing with floral theatrics, adding elements of vibrant colors and texture-rich embroidery to her work. In an instant, her images stretch the viewer’s eye past the present to see the blossom’s full-seasonal vitality, summarized in one frozen motion.

Bunch curates contemporary illustrations by studying plants’ “choreography” of growth, illuminating their dance with vibrant colors and clean lines. Her visual art remains rooted in botany and ballet, featuring postures that hold emotional richness, highlighting human nature and flora in a bold, empowering way.

The art is created first through expressive figure drawings and botanical sketches that are then translated digitally and drawn line-by-line with a pen-tool, tending to each marking with thoughtful detail.

To dive into the story behind each illustration, you can visit https://www.junebunch.com/illustration

About the artist:
June Bunch (@junebunchstudio) is a self-taught illustrator from St. Petersburg, FL. Her art focuses on natural growth, interpreting plants’ movement through human body language. She studied botany and illustrated for plant nurseries before moving to Juneau, AK as a naturalist guide. There, June grew inspired by the “choreography” of the natural world around her and humanized it, incorporating figure drawing paired with a love of dance.

Her work has won an honorable mention at the Morean Arts Center and has been on display at the Imagine Museum, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Five Deuces Galleria, Art@400, The Werk Gallery, and the Gulf Coast Arts Alliance Gallery. She has recently been awarded a micro-grant from the Gobioff Foundation which sponsored a portion of the State Flower Ladies exhibition.

Third Thursday Opening Night Reception - June 2026
2026-06-18 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for Third Thursday at CityArts. Enjoy drink specials, curator conversations, artist connections, and seven new exhibitions. Meet the artists and explore what’s new in the galleries.
CityArts is a proud partner of the newly expanded 3rd Thursday Orlando: Arts. Making. History.
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Featured exhibitions at CityArts include:
Austin Commercial Gallery – “CityArts Retrospective: Celebrating 20 Years” Exhibition
Upstairs Signature Gallery – Art-ivism Group Exhibition
Side Gallery – “Today (It’s Not OK)” A Special Exhibition by Parker Sketch
CityArts Café Gallery – “State Flower Ladies”: Exhibition by June Bunch
The Mahesh Chaddah Family Trust Spotlight Gallery – Solo Exhibition by Roberto Gonzalez
New Art in the Young Artists Gallery & Redefine Gallery
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PARKING
CityArts provides parking validations for the Plaza Parking Garage ONLY. The validation reduces the parking fee to $4. The Library Parking Garage is closer, but CityArts does not provide parking validations for that garage. Metered street parking is free after 6:00 p.m.
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Thank You to Our Annual Sponsors:
Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs
City of Orlando
United Arts of Central Florida
Downtown Development Board
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Art-ivism Exhibition Opens in the Signature Gallery on June 18, 2026
2026-06-18 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for the opening night of the 2nd Art-ivism Exhibition! Located on the 2nd floor of the CityArts Gallery.
Art-ivism explores the merging of art and advocacy towards a cause or topic that resonates deeply. Individuals have been empowered to amplify their voices and creativity as a means for social change within their communities for decades, and it is just as important today. This show is intended to create space for that connection, conversation, and learning.
The exhibition will showcase original 2D and 3D artworks exploring topics of relevance and importance to the artists who submitted to the open call for art. Artists were encouraged to think of messages they wish to share and topics they wish to stimulate conversation about. This year explores concepts involving ethics, human rights, animal rights, environmental conservation, as well as personal and collective development.
Opening Night: June 18 6-9pm
On View through July 11th
Curated by Alexis Collum
Featured Artists:
Achille Barbel | acidicsheep | Adam Matthew Smith | Alexander Lee | Alexandra Gravett | Alexis Marie | Alexis Collum | Alina Blaga-Smith | Allyssa Cili | Angel Anaya | Angelina Palmisano | Angelo Vazquez | Anthony R. Smith | ARCANAS | Bethany Bennett | Bethany Ingerham | Billiva | Brandi Cumberbatch | Bray Mua (Straight to Voicemail) | Carolyn Schultz | Cei Jonez | Dave Giesbrecht | David Dexter | David Ussery | Eric Way | Frederick Goldstein | Genesis Muñoz-Vera | Ginger Haggbloom | Gina Tyquiengco | Halley Spencer | James Booth | Johnny Coleman | Jordan Jones | Jonas | Joshua D. McBride | Keri Darlington | Lamont White | Lena Phillips | Lucas Ksenhuk | Lynsie Conn | Mac De Sol | Madison Ansley | Madison Peterson | McKenna Lynn | McKenzie Blu | Megan Elizabeth | Megan Hernandez | Nelson Cárdenas | Omowura Adedayo | Pabloadan | Philip Ringler | Recycled Horrors by Bryan Murch | Rokibat Salako | Ronnell Mitchell | Ryan Parker | sally alexandres | Sanjana Deshmukh | Sara Hollamby | Scott Paul Ampel | Shaina Davidovich | Shree Chauhan | Sophia Lucia | Stevens’O’smoore | Straun Wagner | Tina (Thien-Thanh) Tran | Tonya Van Ry | Tyler Blum | Vanessa Watkins | Vanicha Suwansiri | Vanna Yang | Victor V Wilson | Yuliya Popkova

CityArts Retrospective: Celebrating 20 Years Opens in the Austin Commercial Gallery on June 18
2026-06-18 18:00 - 21:00
The Downtown Arts District proudly announces the opening of CityArts Retrospective: Celebrating 20 Years, a landmark exhibition honoring two decades of artistic innovation, community impact and cultural leadership in Downtown Orlando. The exhibition debuts on Thursday, June 18, 2026 from 6pm-9pm at CityArts Orlando.

This milestone celebration marks the beginning of a year‑long series of special events, including the release of a limited‑edition CityArts Retrospective wine, curated in partnership with Assemblage Wine and world‑renowned artist Boy Kong. Guests attending the opening will have the opportunity to taste the wine and purchase commemorative bottles featuring Boy Kong’s art on the label, with an intricate design symbolizing CityArts’ layered history, its iconic green building and the map grid of its downtown location. In addition to the CityArts Retrospective exhibition, guests will enjoy five concurrent exhibitions; Artivism curated by Alexis Collum, Redefine Gallery, Young Artists Gallery, Café Gallery (June Bunch), Roberto Gonzalez and the Side Gallery (Parker Sketch). The celebration will also feature live entertainment, including a performance by June Bunch and music by DJ Nigel, along with new limited‑edition merchandise designed by local artists Dawrby, Johnathan Stemberger and Etch.

A Legacy of Creativity and Community
CityArts first opened in June 2006 in the historic Webster Building at 29 S. Orange Avenue. Over the past 20 years, the organization has played a pivotal role in shaping Orlando’s creative landscape, supporting artists, cultivating new collectors and fostering a vibrant arts community.

CityArts Impact by the Numbers

20,000+ artists exhibited (1,000 annually)
36,000 artworks displayed (3,000 per year)
Over $1,000,000 in art sales and art services since 2006
1.2 million visitors welcomed
5,616 days open to the public
1,536 exhibitions presented
240 Third Thursday art activations produced
$50,768,000 in total industry expenditures
1,486.6 jobs supported
$35,036,977 in household income generated
$2,375,000 in local government revenue
$2,915,152 in state government revenue

On March 21, 2019, CityArts relocated to the historic Rogers‑Kiene Building at 39 S. Magnolia Avenue, donated by Ford Kiene to the City of Orlando for use as an arts space. With its Queen Anne architectural style and cultural significance, the building inspired the transition from “CityArts Factory” to CityArts Orlando.

“As a result of Orlando’s large creative class, there’s an abundance of talent in Central Florida,” says Barbara Hartley, Executive Director of the Downtown Arts District. “We celebrate all the artists and musicians who have participated, the leaders who have volunteered on the board of directors and committees, the dedicated staff and all of the individual and corporate sponsors and art buyers who have generously given their support.”

Event Details:
CityArts Retrospective: Celebrating 20 Years
Thursday, June 18, 2026 6pm-9pm
CityArts Orlando 39 S. Magnolia Avenue Orlando, FL 32801

For more information, visit https://downtownartsdistrict.com/.

3rd Thursday Opening Night Reception - July 2026
2026-07-16 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for Third Thursday at CityArts. Enjoy drink specials, curator conversations, artist connections, and seven new exhibitions. Meet the artists and explore what’s new in the galleries.

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Featured exhibitions at CityArts include:
Austin Commercial Gallery – “Pitch Side” Group Exhibition, Curated by Kyle Eagle and Ashley Taylor
Featured Artists:
Dennis Ahearn | Taylor Battle | Reina Castellanos | Larry Cooper | Cristian Donoso | Victor Davila | Tyler Dumas | Steven Fessey | Lorna Galloway | Kyle Hager | Jennifer Izaguirre | Andres Isaza | Marcela Londono | Tom Macaluso | Alexis Montero | Christine McCarty | Dominik Pearce Chedier | Austin Petito | Nick Polania | Michael Scott | Mark Thor | Kath Reyes | Jason Scuilla | William Truran
Upstairs Signature Gallery – Sensory Overload Group Exhibition
Side Gallery – To Be Announced
CityArts Café Gallery – Solo Exhibition by Vaughn Belak
The Mahesh Chaddah Family Trust Spotlight Gallery – Duo Exhibition by Peterson Guerrier & Christopher Jones
New Art in the Young Artists Gallery & Redefine Gallery
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PARKING
CityArts provides parking validations for the Plaza Parking Garage ONLY. The validation reduces the parking fee to $4. The Library Parking Garage is closer, but CityArts does not provide parking validations for that garage. Metered street parking is free after 6:00 p.m.
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Thank You to Our Annual Sponsors:
Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs
City of Orlando
United Arts of Central Florida
Downtown Development Board
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"Pitch Side" Opens at CityArts on July 16
2026-07-16 18:00 - 21:00
Pitch Side brings together artists shaped by the rhythm of the world’s game, where discipline, failure, and repetition become a language of making. Inspired by jogo bonito — the beautiful game — the exhibition captures the culture surrounding soccer, from street pitches to stadium lights, with a particular nod to the tactile energy of 90s play: oversized jerseys, heavy shin guards, worn fields, and long practices that blurred effort into identity. For many, the field was the first studio, a place where failure wasn’t an end but part of the process, where movement, timing, and instinct were learned through doing. Designers, photographers, videographers, and artists translate those experiences into visual form, exploring the moments just off the pitch where emotion gathers and the game reveals its deeper texture: passion, pride, frustration, and joy. Curated by Kyle Eagle and Ashley Taylor, Pitch Side is less about the spectacle of the game and more about its imprint, how it shapes the way we see, think, and create.
Featured Artists:
Dennis Ahearn | Taylor Battle | Reina Castellanos | Larry Cooper | Cristian Donoso | Victor Davila | Tyler Dumas | Steven Fessey | Lorna Galloway | Kyle Hager | Jennifer Izaguirre | Andres Isaza | Marcela Londono | Tom Macaluso | Alexis Montero | Christine McCarty | Dominik Pearce Chedier | Austin Petito | Nick Polania | Michael Scott | Mark Thor | Kath Reyes | Jason Scuilla | William Truran

A Speakeasy-Inspired Portfolio Exhibition by H. Gorlitz Scott Presented by Art For All Spaces at CityArts Side Gallery
2026-07-16 18:00 - 21:00
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 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Side Gallery at CityArts in Downtown Orlando.
Part speakeasy, part creative sanctuary, Bookaholic is a richly imagined portfolio exhibition that invites viewers into the mind of one fantasy-loving creative whose passions for reading, writing, and illustrating collide in visually compelling ways. Drawing inspiration from literature, imagination, storytelling, and the atmosphere of hidden literary lounges and old-world intrigue, the exhibition reflects the artist’s deep affection for narrative worlds both written and illustrated.
For H. Gorlitz Scott, books are more than objects—they are portals. Bookaholic explores the intimate relationship between story and image, where characters, imagined realms, whispered adventures, and the visual echoes of fantasy culture come alive on the gallery walls. Whether you are a devoted reader, fantasy enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates imaginative art, this exhibition offers a welcoming escape into creative wonder.
H. Gorlitz Scott has developed a distinctive artistic voice that blends illustrative storytelling, fantasy influences, and personal narrative into a compelling visual language. This portfolio-style exhibition serves as both an introduction and an immersive experience into the artist’s world.
“Some exhibitions are about viewing artwork. Others are about stepping into someone’s imagination,” said Brad Biggs, Director of Art For All Spaces. “Bookaholic feels like being invited into a secret creative hideaway where literature, fantasy, and visual storytelling all sit at the same table.”
CityArts, located in the heart of Downtown Orlando, remains one of Central Florida’s premier destinations for contemporary visual art, drawing collectors, creatives, and curious visitors alike for its monthly Third Thursday events.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Exhibition Details:
Exhibition: Bookaholic
Artist: H. Gorlitz Scott
Venue: CityArts – Side Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: CityArts, Downtown Orlando
Presented by: Art For All Spaces

17th Annual Día de los Muertos & Monster Party
2026-10-15 18:00 - 22:00
Día de los Muertos & Monster Event is a themed exhibition at CityArts Orlando and an outdoor experience with live performances, vendors, and more! Now, in its 17th year, the Día de los Muertos & Monster Art Exhibitions will showcase Day of the Dead and Halloween-inspired art created by regional, national, and international artists. This unique art exhibition will be paired with an outdoor experience on opening night that will feature food, drinks, entertainment, and spooky art vendors.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
CityArts (39 S Magnolia Avenue)
Exhibits: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Street Party: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Cost to enter CityArts: Free
Suggested Donation: $5
Cost of the SUGAR SKULL EXPERIENCE: $50

Entrance to CityArts
One meal voucher valid at the street party food trucks
(2) drink tickets that can be redeemed at the indoor bar or street party bar

Enjoy throughout the night:

Art installations
Face Painting
Art vendors
Musical and Visual Performances
Food trucks
And more!

EXPERIENCE NEW ART OPENING AT CITYARTS FOR DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS AND MONSTER ART SHOW!
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Thank you to our event sponsors:

Casa de Mexico
CABETCAL

Thank you to our sponsors and partners

United Arts of Central Florida
Austin Commerical
City of Orlando
Downtown Development Board
Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs
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