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Free Public Art Exhibit "The Art of Florida's Highwaymen

at the Wellington Community Center

12150 Forest Hill Boulevard

Opening Reception

• Saturday, February 12th
• 10 AM to 12 PM
• Free to attend
• Light refreshments provided

Exhibit Information & Hours

Saturday and Sunday, February 12-13

• 10 AM to 5 PM 
• Presentation at 11 AM and 2 PM each day

Artist Meet & Greet
R.A. McLendon, a key member of The Highwaymen who began his painting career in 1955, will be painting live on site.

Who are the Highwaymen? 

In the late 1950s, during the Jim Crow era of the south, a small group of African American artists from the Ft. Pierce and Vero Beach area started a business venture during a time where employment opportunities available were most likely low paying, minimum wage jobs. 

Eventually the group numbered twenty-six self-taught artists. Unable to display and sell their work through traditional channels such as galleries and art agents, they traveled the roads selling their paintings to business owners, real estate brokers, lawyer’s offices, banks, and others along the way. This unconventional sales method earned them the name of “The Highwaymen” sometime in the mid-1990s. For over 60 years the group captured Florida’s natural beauty in an estimated 200,000 paintings, depicting striking views of back woods scenes, breaking waves, palm lined beaches, and rivers, to name a few.

The Highwaymen have been featured in the N.Y. Times, on National Public Radio, and were inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2004. Their work is on display in the White House and Florida Governor’s mansion, in addition to countless homes and offices across the country.

*All events, dates and times are subject to change. Call (561) 753-2484 for more information