Sanford Seminole Art Association opens Spring Has Sprung March 14 to April 30

The Sanford Seminole Art Association is opening its spring exhibition, "Spring Has Sprung," in mid-March and will keep the show on view through April 30 at the Sanford Historic Welcome Center. The association’s calendar and local listings diverge on the precise opening, with the SSAA site listing March 14 and a MySanfordHerald contribution from SSAA stating the show will take place from March 15 to April 30; organizers describe the display as the association’s first spring-themed exhibition of 2026.

A free reception to meet the artists is scheduled for April 9 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Sanford Historic Welcome Center, 230 East First Street in Sanford. The reception is the only event detail explicitly described as free in the published announcements; the exhibition’s general admission policy is not specified in either the SSAA calendar or the MySanfordHerald posting.

Public viewing hours published in MySanfordHerald list Sundays noon to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The SSAA site lists the March 14–April 30 run with a 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. time block, which implies a 10:00 a.m. Sunday opening; that difference on Sunday start time is explicit in the two postings.

Sources use both "Sanford Historic Welcome Center" and "Historic Sanford Welcome Center" to refer to the venue at 230 East First Street, Sanford. The exhibition appears on SSAA’s Current Events calendar under the heading Art EXHIBIT - "Spring has Sprung!" while MySanfordHerald carries the announcement credited "Contributed by SSAA," including the reception and viewing-hour details.

The materials released do not include an artist roster, curator statement, or a statement on whether the show is juried. There are no published quotes from SSAA leadership or participating artists in the provided notices, and no press contact or admission fee for gallery viewing is listed in the announcements. Those items were not provided in the SSAA calendar entries or the MySanfordHerald contribution.

The "Spring Has Sprung" listing appears among a busy SSAA calendar that includes Plein Air at Harbor Park in Baldwin Park on March 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., a Recycled Art Exhibition call to artists on March 15 tied to the City of Casselberry’s juried exhibition, and recent past events such as Sharon Hunt’s solo exhibit January 5–30 at JAMART Gallery, 304 Live Oaks Blvd, Casselberry, which held a reception January 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. If the posted schedules hold, downtown Sanford’s Welcome Center will host the spring exhibition through April 30, with the April 9 reception offering the primary opportunity noted to meet exhibiting artists.