10/14/2026
FREE ARTS DAY. Join us on Sunday, October 18 from 12-3 PM, featuring artist Harumi Abe. Create mini sculptures using air-dry clay in this hands-on activity inspired by the natural world.
Participants will use their imagination to create an original sculpture inspired by plants, animals, and other living beings. Drawing inspiration from Abe’s artwork, guests will combine observation and creativity to invent their own unique imaginary creature.
Come explore the Fall Exhibitions in the galleries, create art, meet the artist, and enjoy a creative afternoon at the Hollywood Art and Culture Center — all at no cost.
All ages and skill levels are welcome.
About the Artist
Harumi Abe is a Japanese-born artist whose landscape paintings explore evolving environments, identity, memory, and our relationship with nature. Raised in Tokorozawa, Japan, she has lived in South Florida for more than two decades, drawing inspiration from both the landscapes of her birthplace and the vibrant ecosystems of her adopted home.
Her work has been exhibited throughout South Florida and beyond and is held in notable public and private collections. Abe has received the South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant and Sustainable Arts Foundation Award and has participated in artist residencies at Oolite Arts, Vermont Studio Center, and the Everglades Artist-in-Residence program.
Working from her home studio in Hollywood, Florida, Abe continues to create work that weaves together memory, place, and the impermanence of the natural world.
Free Arts Day is for everyone. Bring your family and friends and make a day of it.