VF Gallery at the 33rd Annual Orlando FRINGE

Posted on by The Wandering Art Historian

The Orlando International FRINGE Theatre Festival is in full swing until Memorial Day and in its 33rd year, there is more to see and experience than ever! Between Kids FRINGE, the Fringe ArtSpace, multiple BYOVs (Bring Your Own Venue) and site specific performances, there are artists creating and telling stories everywhere you look.

Right in the heart of it all is Visual Fringe, the visual arts component of the FRINGE, complete with art gallery and a super chill hangout (VF HQ) all located within the Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Loch Haven Park.

This year’s VF Gallery is probably the most varied and eclectic collection of artworks I’ve ever seen at the FRINGE, and not just in subject matter. There is literally something for everyone – paintings, drawings, assemblage, cross stitch, jewelry, sculpture, digital artwork, mixed media, photography – you name it, they got it! The variety of artworks speaks to the vast creative talent in the Central Florida area and I am so honored to have two paintings included.

Honestly, the eclectic nature of the VF Gallery is one of the things I love most about Visual Fringe. Being a truly unjuried gallery means that all artists are accepted and celebrated and given the opportunity to tell their unique, authentic stories.

Each piece of art you see in the VF Gallery is available for purchase with ALL sales going directly to the artists!

For more information on Visual Fringe, please visit…

https://www.orlandofringe.org/vf-festival

To participate in this year’s Orlando FRINGE, please visit…

https://www.orlandofringe.org/

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.