Our story
Ten years at Union Station
Choose a moment on the line.
About Magnolia Art Xchange
Learn about MAX
Ocala's nonprofit art incubator, at Union Station just north of downtown: a place for emerging artists to build lasting creative practices, and for the public to get closer to how art gets made — not just the finished work, but the conditions where it emerges.
July 2025 – June 2026
The year in numbers
From MAX's annual report and program records. Choose a number for the story behind it.
At your service
The one who sweeps up
The artists do the interesting part. Someone still has to answer the email, unlock the doors and find more folding chairs.
Programs
A year of making things happen
Every exhibition, class, talk and event MAX ran last year, month by month. Choose a kind of program to follow it through the year.
Resident artists
Six studios, six practices
Resident artists are chosen by a jury independent of MAX's board, then interviewed by its selection committee. Each gets a private studio with round-the-clock access for six-month terms, alongside seminars, mentorship and regular exhibitions. Last year the studios were 90% occupied.
Choose an artist to read more.
A growing community
From 7 affiliate artists to 19
The relaunched Affiliate Artist Program gives artists who are not ready for a studio a way in: group exhibitions, events of their own, and classes to teach. In its first year it nearly tripled, and supported three affiliate group exhibitions.
“Over the past year, Magnolia Art Xchange has continued to strengthen and expand its role as a catalyst for artistic growth within our community.”
Governance
The Board of Directors
Volunteers who set MAX's direction, steward its resources, and give their own time to its exhibitions, gallery tours and fundraisers.
Officers
Directors
What's next
A new phase for MAX
With a new lounge, a redesigned website and a regular newsletter, MAX is growing its reach: more people meeting its artists, more partnerships with organizations that share its mission, and more ways into the creative life of Ocala.