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AVON PARK, Fla. – Aug. 26, 2025 – South Florida State- College’s (SFSC) Museum of Florida Art and Culture (MOFAC) opens for the 2025–2026 season on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. with The World of Wentzel. MOFAC is open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Mary Wentzel is a watercolor and ink painter whose work features bold colors and rhythmic detail depicting the vibrant flora and fauna of the state of Florida. Wentzel was the curator at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum. Wentzel exhibits throughout Florida and she has won many awards, including Best in Show in 2025 and 2023 at the Granada Grand Festival of the Arts.
A graduate of the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, Wentzel also illustrated a series of environmental books for children written by Robert Andrew Provan and published by Archway Publishing Company. Her illustrations have appeared in “Once Upon a Recipe,” 1987 New Hope Publishing; “Ruth Law: Daytona’s Pioneer Aviator, Her Place in Aviation History;” “Image of a Man: The Story of the Shroud of Turin;” and “The Florida Quest: Laptop Lauren and the Trackers.” She received an honorable mention for the Royal Dragonfly Book Award for picture books for children age 6 and older.
“Crazy’s A to Z for Kids” (2021), Wentzel’s second book, features various animals in their natural habitats. She has also published a Crazy’s A coloring book for children.
The Photography of Heartland Living Magazine will be featured in the Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts Gallery. Several Florida photographers, including Carolton Ward Jr., Dustin Angell, Caroline Maxcy Fox, Rafael Pacheco, Shawn Leach, Traci Newlin, and Lisa Taylor Hall, will be featured.
The Artist Opening Reception will be held in the lobby of the Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts at SFSC on Sept. 11 at 11:30 a.m. An Artist Talk will be presented by Mary Wentzel at the reception.
Upcoming MOFAC exhibits are:
- Returning to Our Nature, artist Adorable Monique, Oct. 29 to Dec. 12
- Earth and Ocean, ceramic artists Allison Battaglia, Nina Samuels, and Charles Morrison at The Morean Clay Center, Jan. 14 to Feb. 25
- Land and Sea: Original Oils by Tom Sadler, March 4 to April 3
- Annual Student Art Show, April 8 to May 8
MOFAC is recruiting volunteers to assist as docents to greet guests and monitor the exhibits. “Volunteers can help out one or two hours a week or two hours a month,” said Cindy Garren, director of cultural programs at SFSC. “Volunteering at MOFAC is a pleasant way to spend a few hours and no experience is necessary. An art background is not required.”
For more information about volunteering, email culturalperformances@southflorida.edu or call MOFAC at 863-784-7240.
