Orlando Family Stage – Where Confidence Takes Center Stage
We can’t solve the world’s hardest challenges without creative thinkers, and that’s exactly what Orlando Family Stage is nurturing every day. As one of the top ten theatres for young audiences in the nation, Orlando Family Stage has spent decades inspiring bravery, empathy, and imagination through the power of live performance. Focused entirely on children’s […]
Chance 2 Dance: Where Every Body Belongs
For Nicole Warren, dance has always been more than movement. It has been a source of confidence, connection, and transformation. What began as a childhood passion grew into a lifelong mission to create a space where everyone, regardless of ability, could experience the joy and power of dance. That mission became Chance 2 Dance, an […]
Gisela Romero
For Venezuelan-born artist Gisela Romero, art is a bridge. It connects memory to place, heritage to present, and people to one another. Now living and working in Orlando, Gisela’s practice centers on drawing in many formats and on varied surfaces, and expands into printmaking, photography, installation, and public art. Her formal training includes an MFA […]
Art Pollination
What if art could do more than inspire, what if it could help put food on the table? That is the vision behind Art Pollination: Building Food Justice through Creativity, a powerful initiative led by the City of Orlando with support from United Arts. This project transforms public spaces into living canvases where artists and […]
Nadia Garzón & Descolonizarte Teatro
Art has the power to move us, connect us, and spark change. For Nadia Garzón, founder and executive director of Descolonizarte Teatro, theater is more than performance. It is a tool for social change, cultural pride, and accessibility. With support from United Arts, Nadia has been able to create spaces where all voices are celebrated, […]
Orlando Carnival Downtown
Culture has the power to bring people together. Which is why Orlando Carnival Downtown fills the streets with music, dance, and joy while celebrating the rich heritage of the Caribbean community. With support from United Arts, this festival has MORE resources to preserve tradition, build community, and share culture year-round with authenticity and pride. When […]
Fall Live + Local Music Season
This fall, the sounds of Central Florida came alive through the Live + Local Music Season, a celebration of culture, connection, and creativity produced by United Arts of Central Florida in partnership with Visit Orlando. From September through October, audiences experienced 100+ performances that brought folk, Latin jazz, Afrobeat, classical, and more to stages and […]
Making Strides
Arts Organizations Are Celebrating Milestones, Changing Executives and Planning Expansions. By Randy Noles At the risk of stating the obvious, it has been a busy year for local arts groups. Not only are most bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels of support and attendance, many are also celebrating anniversaries, welcoming new leaders and planning major moves. The downside: […]
Defiant Requiem
Verdi’s masterwork was life itself at Terezín. Now the world needs it again. By Catherine Hinman First performed in 1874, Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem is today one of the most widely performed choral masterworks anywhere. The very aspect of this Catholic funeral mass that made it controversial among clergy in the latter part of the 19th […]