Arts & Culture

Orlando's arts community can best be described as "small, strong and growing." The aggregate budget of all arts organizations is $25 million annually. The quality of what our community receives for this investment is extraordinarily high.

• The artistic director of the Orlando Ballet, Robert Hill, is internationally renowned in ballet circles.

• Orlando is home to one of the top orchestras in the state.

• The Morse Museum is internationally known for its Tiffany Glass collection.

• The City of Orlando’s Public Arts division curates three galleries, all of which are free to the general public. Two of the galleries are located in Orlando’s City Hall; the third is housed within the historic Harry P. Leu Gardens Garden Home.

• The Florida Film Festival in Orlando has been ranked among the top 10 festivals in the world by The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, 2nd Edition.

• The Zora Neale Hurston Festival is an internationally known celebration of the cultural contributions that Africa-descended people have made to the United States and to world culture.

• The Orlando Museum of Art boasts a renowned permanent collection and has played host to many world-famous traveling exhibits, including American glass artist Dale Chihuly, China’s Ming Dynasty Collection, and American folk painter Grandma Moses.

• Adding to the rich community fabric of Orlando cultural arts is the Orlando Broadway Series, Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF and the Festival of Orchestras.

• The Orlando Fringe Festival is a well-known, off-beat cultural event.

• Home to exciting, hands-on exhibits, amazing giant-screen movies and engaging live programming, Orlando Science Center is a place where visitors can explore and discover science and technology together.

For information about other Metro Orlando arts & culture organizations, visit their websites.

United Arts
Orange County Regional History Center
Orlando Performing Arts Center (OPAC)