{"id":19552,"date":"2023-02-15T13:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T18:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&p=19552"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T18:21:15","slug":"orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art in the Chambers Opening Reception set for February 27, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Orange County, FL<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Public Art Review Board, will feature the work of M\u00e4r Martinez, an interdisciplinary artist specializing in sculptural painting from February 27 through May 18, 2023. The exhibit will be displayed in the Board of County Commissioners Chambers at the Orange County Administration Center in downtown Orlando.<\/p>\n

Her work dissects dominance, aggression, and power dynamics through the lens of a culturally enforced binary system. She received a BFA in Painting and a BA in Art History at the University of Central Florida. Of her work, M\u00e4r Martinez<\/a> states, \u201cHolding Myself Close speaks to a desire to protect the self by turning inward, an act of self-reliance and retreat to the known in times of need.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

WHO:<\/strong>
\nOrange County Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Public Art Review Board<\/p>\n

WHAT:<\/strong>
\nOpening Reception for M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close<\/em><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong>
\nMonday, February 27, 2023, at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong>
\nOrange County Administration Center 201 S. Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801<\/a><\/p>\n

FREE TICKETS:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4xx9z2dk<\/a><\/p>\n

SOCIAL TAGS:<\/strong> #M\u00e4rMartinez, #meatvoid, #ArtInTheChambers, #OrangeCountyAdministrationBuilding, #OrangeCountyArtsAndCulturalAffairs, #OCFL, #FloridaArtists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Art in the Chambers Opening Reception set for February 27, 2023 Orange County, FL\u00a0\u2013 Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Public Art Review Board, will feature the work of M\u00e4r Martinez, an interdisciplinary artist specializing in sculptural painting from February 27 through May 18, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-19552","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOrange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Art in the Chambers Opening Reception set for February 27, 2023 Orange County, FL\u00a0\u2013 Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Public Art Review Board, will feature the work of M\u00e4r Martinez, an interdisciplinary artist specializing in sculptural painting from February 27 through May 18, […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"OCFL Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrangeCountyFlorida\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Arts-Culture-Web-300x288.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@OrangeCoFL\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/\",\"name\":\"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/Arts-Culture-Web-300x288.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-15T18:21:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/Arts-Culture-Web.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/Arts-Culture-Web.png\",\"width\":486,\"height\":466},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Press Releases\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"OCFL Newsroom\",\"description\":\"Orange County, Florida | Government Newsroom\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Orange County Government Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png\",\"width\":504,\"height\":504,\"caption\":\"Orange County Government Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/OrangeCountyFlorida\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/OrangeCoFL\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ocfl\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/orange-county-government\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCff6MZzeWNpXg6TCU3jdxbA\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close","og_description":"Art in the Chambers Opening Reception set for February 27, 2023 Orange County, FL\u00a0\u2013 Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Public Art Review Board, will feature the work of M\u00e4r Martinez, an interdisciplinary artist specializing in sculptural painting from February 27 through May 18, […]","og_url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/","og_site_name":"OCFL Newsroom","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrangeCountyFlorida\/","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Arts-Culture-Web-300x288.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@OrangeCoFL","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/","name":"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Arts-Culture-Web-300x288.png","datePublished":"2023-02-15T18:21:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Arts-Culture-Web.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Arts-Culture-Web.png","width":486,"height":466},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/02\/orange-county-arts-cultural-affairs-presents-mar-martinez-holding-myself-close\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Press Releases","item":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Presents M\u00e4r Martinez: Holding Myself Close"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/","name":"OCFL Newsroom","description":"Orange County, Florida | Government Newsroom","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#organization","name":"Orange County Government Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png","width":504,"height":504,"caption":"Orange County Government Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrangeCountyFlorida\/","https:\/\/x.com\/OrangeCoFL","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ocfl\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/orange-county-government","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCff6MZzeWNpXg6TCU3jdxbA"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/19552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}