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SUMMARY:“Guatemala: My Place of Trees" Solo Exhibition by Ambar Santiago Opens in Side Gallery on September 17
DESCRIPTION:What if the place you’re supposed to call home is a place you’ve never truly known? \nAmbar Santiago makes her exhibition debut at CityArts’ SIDE Gallery with “Guatemala: My\nPlace of Trees.” Through fluorescently powerful color and dense layers of overgrown plants\,\nSantiago confronts the complicated experience of growing up in the United States while feeling\nseparated from her Central American and Caribbean heritage. \n“Guatemala: My Place of Trees” speaks to anyone who has ever felt too disconnected from their\nheritage to fully claim it\, but too connected to ever let it go. Rather than presenting Guatemala\nas somewhere familiar\, Santiago constructs her own imagined landscape\, a psychological map\nbuilt from longing and cultural displacement. Her work transforms the tropical plant into a symbol\nof the search for roots\, which is something that can nurture\, protect\, consume\, and ultimately\nbecome impossible to escape. \nAt its heart\, this debut exhibition asks what it means to create a homeland inside your own\nimagination when the real one feels just out of reach. “Guatemala: My Place of Trees” is a\nreminder that sometimes the landscape we make to find ourselves can become the very thing\nthat swallows us whole. \nIn the last six months\, Ambar Santiago has risen to prominence in Orlando through her\nadvocacy for women artists. Because of this advocacy\, she won WOMEN OF IMPACT in the\nArts – Rising Star\, presented by Nosotras Latinas Magazine and Mujer Emprendre. \nShe also had the great honor of being invited by her alma mater UCF in April 2026\, to talk about\nher advocacy for women’s rights in the arts. Ambar and her team at Mills Gallery talked to the\nUCF students for two hours and shared their views about the art world and artists. The event\nwas introduced by Representative Anna Eskamani\, which showed the city’s support.\nAmbar Santiago also recently curated her very first Exhibition titled “Opposites Attract”\, in March\n2026\, featuring Liamel Cohen and Genna Sweetnam. The Exhibition received rave reviews and\nsold nine (9) pieces. \n“Guatemala: My Place of Trees” is presented in conjunction with the beginning of Hispanic\nHeritage Month in September\, making this an especially critical time to share and celebrate our\nHispanic identities and stories. \nAmbar strongly believes\, “If I can help one woman feel prepared enough to enter the art world\,\nthen I’m doing something right.” \nArt Instagram: @dvckssauce
URL:https://downtownartsdistrict.com/event/guatemala-my-place-of-trees-solo-exhibition-by-ambar-santiago-opens-in-side-gallery-on-september-17/
LOCATION:CityArts\, 39 S. Magnolia Avenue\, Orlando\, FL\, 32801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Opening
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SUMMARY:Orlando Story Club: Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Orlando Story Club is a live storytelling competition that takes place at CityArts Orlando (39 S Magnolia Ave). All regular shows begin at 7:00 p.m.\, doors open at 6:30 p.m.\n\nEvery Orlando Story Club event has a theme. Anyone with a story that fits with that theme can enter by putting their name in the story hat. Ten names are drawn at random. Each storyteller is given 5 minutes to impress the audience\, and the top 3 tellers take home prizes.\n\nIt’s a night of laughter\, fun\, and connection! Join us for our not-so-serious storytelling competition! Come laugh\, listen\, drink\, and help build our community!\n\nPurchase tickets at https://osc2026.eventbrite.com\n\nUpcoming Events\nAll regular shows start at 7:00 p.m.October 7: HarvestDecember 2: All That Glitters\n\nIf you aren’t interested in telling a story\, we love story listeners! We have an activity that everyone can participate in. What’s a one-liner?\n\nIt is an anonymous story (true to the storyteller) that can fit on one notecard and relates to the theme of the evening.\n\nFor example\, if the theme is “Past Our Bedtime\,” a one-liner is: “I truly thought there were monsters under my bed until I was in high school.”\n\nWho reads these one-liners? Our awesome hosts\, Danielle and Bobby\, read them in between storytellers. Don’t worry. They won’t reveal your name!\n\nAll regular productions are hosted by Danielle Ziss & Bobby Wesley\n\nOrlando Story Club is a program of The Downtown Arts District
URL:https://downtownartsdistrict.com/event/orlando-story-club-harvest/
LOCATION:CityArts\, 39 S. Magnolia Avenue\, Orlando\, FL\, 32801\, United States
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SUMMARY:17th Annual Día de los Muertos & Monster Party
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThursday\, October 15\, 2026 \nCityArts (39 S Magnolia Avenue) \nExhibits: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. \nStreet Party: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. \n  \nCost to enter CityArts: Free \nSuggested Donation: $5 \nCost of the SUGAR SKULL EXPERIENCE: $50 \n\nEntrance to CityArts\nOne meal voucher valid at the street party food trucks\n(2) drink tickets that can be redeemed at the indoor bar or street party bar\n\nEnjoy throughout the night: \n\nArt installations\nFace Painting\nArt vendors\nMusical and Visual Performances\nFood trucks\nAnd more!\n\nEXPERIENCE NEW ART OPENING AT CITYARTS FOR DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS AND MONSTER ART SHOW! \n____________________________________________________ \nThank you to our event sponsors: \n\nCasa de Mexico\nCABETCAL\n\nThank you to our sponsors and partners \n\nUnited Arts of Central Florida\nAustin Commerical\nCity of Orlando\nDowntown Development Board\nOrange County Arts and Cultural Affairs\nRemixed
URL:https://downtownartsdistrict.com/event/17th-annual-dia-de-los-muertos-monster-party/
LOCATION:CityArts\, 39 S. Magnolia Avenue\, Orlando\, FL\, 32801\, United States
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SUMMARY:Orlando Story Club: All That Glitters
DESCRIPTION:Orlando Story Club is a live storytelling competition that takes place at CityArts Orlando (39 S Magnolia Ave). All regular shows begin at 7:00 p.m.\, doors open at 6:30 p.m.\n\nEvery Orlando Story Club event has a theme. Anyone with a story that fits with that theme can enter by putting their name in the story hat. Ten names are drawn at random. Each storyteller is given 5 minutes to impress the audience\, and the top 3 tellers take home prizes.\n\nIt’s a night of laughter\, fun\, and connection! Join us for our not-so-serious storytelling competition! Come laugh\, listen\, drink\, and help build our community!\n\nPurchase tickets at https://osc2026.eventbrite.com\n\nUpcoming EventsAll regular shows start at 7:00 p.m.December 2: All That Glitters\n\nIf you aren’t interested in telling a story\, we love story listeners! We have an activity that everyone can participate in. What’s a one-liner?\n\nIt is an anonymous story (true to the storyteller) that can fit on one notecard and relates to the theme of the evening.\n\nFor example\, if the theme is “Past Our Bedtime\,” a one-liner is: “I truly thought there were monsters under my bed until I was in high school.”\n\nWho reads these one-liners? Our awesome hosts\, Danielle and Bobby\, read them in between storytellers. Don’t worry. They won’t reveal your name!\n\nAll regular productions are hosted by Danielle Ziss & Bobby Wesley\n\nOrlando Story Club is a program of The Downtown Arts District
URL:https://downtownartsdistrict.com/event/orlando-story-club-all-that-glitters/
LOCATION:CityArts\, 39 S. Magnolia Avenue\, Orlando\, FL\, 32801\, United States
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