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April 10, 2023 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Key West Art & Historical Society will be offering five one-week summer ArtCamp! sessions at Fort East Martello Museum, 3501 South Roosevelt Boulevard.  Beginning June 5, ArtCamp! will provide full-day, in-person, week-long summer camp experiences for curious learners aged 5 to 12.  Campers will experience museum exhibits, […]

March 28, 2023 – (KEY WEST, FL).  On Thursday, April 6, join folk artist, third generation Cuban American and Key West native Wayne Garcia as he presents a night of storytelling spotlighting Old Key West as part of the Key West Art & Historical Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series.  His talk entitled, “Key West: Stories the […]

March 27, 2023 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Key West Art & Historical Society announced today the donation of two woodcarvings created by distinguished Cuban American folk artist Mario Sanchez.  Joining another 200 Sanchez works already part of its permanent collection, the Society holds the largest assemblage of the artist’s works ranging from paper bag […]

March 27, 2023 – (KEY WEST, FL).  Love pedaling the Zombie Bike Ride or the monthly Southernmost Slow Ride?  Recycle a few of your old CDs, paint old PVC pipes leftover from home improvement projects, or grab the bubble wrap from your latest package delivery to create an art bike or human-powered kinetic sculpture for […]

March 13, 2023 – (KEY WEST, FL).  On Thursday, March 23, join the Key West Art & Historical Society, Tennessee Williams Museum and Fringe Theater as they together present “The Smoke & Sizzle of Tennessee Williams” as part of the annual month-long Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration.  The event takes place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 […]

March 13, 2023 – (KEY WEST, FL).  The Annual Papio Kinetic Sculpture and Art Bike Parade—a family-friendly, art-inspired, human-powered mobile sculpture and art-bike parade that celebrates creativity and innovation using recycled materials—is set to roll down the length of Duval Street on Saturday, April 22, which also happens to be Earth Day.  Mobile sculptures and […]

March 6, 2023 – (Key West, FL).  Due to popular demand, the Key West Museum of Art & History has extended the duration of the “Bahama Village: Relics of a Fading Community” exhibit.  Visitors can immerse themselves in the history and culture of the historically Black neighborhood until May 21. Originally scheduled to leave March […]

March 6, 2023 – (Key West, FL).  The Key West Art & Historical Society invites the community to attend a free lecture by Dr. Sharika Crawford titled, “The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean: Labor, Conservation and Boundary Making from the Cayman Island to Key West.”  The lecture will be held at Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton […]

February 28, 2023 – (Key West, FL).  Key West Art & Historical Society’s month-long Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration, which remembers the Pulitzer-prize winning literary icon with an array of arts and cultural events, begins this week with a kick-off party and fundraiser.  Williams, who first visited the island in 1941, called Key West “home” for […]

February 13, 2023 – (KEY WEST, FL).  As the Tennessee Williams Birthday Celebration nears, Key West Art & Historical Society invites poets and writers to submit original works for its 2023 Poetry and Short Story writing contests – components of the annual celebration held each March in honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary icon that […]