Tile Exchange Exhibition: Wuhan Textile University and University of Florida Exhibition Dates: September 9 - October 18, 2019Reception: Friday, September 13, 2019 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Curator: Anna Calluori HolcombeAssistant Curator: Derek Reeverts This exhibition is the second in a series of international exchange exhibitions between Wuhan Textile University, China and University of Florida. […]
Anthony Barbieri-Low, Professor of History, University of California Santa Barbara Reception to follow.
Felipe Meres: Global Illumination Curated by Macarena Deij Prado, Ph.D. Candidate Global Illumination, 2018 HD video, sound, 8"Global Illumination departs from a selection of Pre-Columbian objects attributed by the Pumapungo Museum in Cuenca, Ecuador, to nine different cultures and which are considered to have anthropomorphic or zoomorphic qualities, and characteristics related to sexuality. The objects were 3D-scanned […]
Exhibition Dates: November 12, 2019 – February 14, 2020Opening Reception: November 15, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Closing Reception: February 14, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The exhibition, which is curated by Jesús Fuenmayor and Kaira M. Cabañas, is Roberto Obregón’s (1946–2003) first solo exhibition at an arts institution in the United […]
Luis Pérez-Oramas, Independant Scholar and Director Instituto Roesler Museum Nights event at Harn Museum of Art to follow.
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Paleobotany: Reading the Signs A selection of fossils from the Florida Museum’s Paleobotanical Collection at Dickinson Hall will be on display in the Constance and Linton Grinter Gallery of International Art at the University of Florida from January 21, 2020 - August 21, 2020. Plant fossils provide a unique window into our world’s past environment. […]
Join the School of Art + Art History and the Harn Museum of Art for Artist as Researcher: Visualizing Knowledge in the Americas with Jennifer Josten, University of Pittsburgh, Exhibition Patrimonio in Contemporary Mexico; Esther Gabara, Duke University, Art as Research, Art as Pedagogy, Art as Fiction; and Sérgio B. Martins, PUC-RIO, Non-Images: Antonio Dias. Presented in conjunction with:Accumulate Classify, […]
This lecture, "The Anxiety of Disruption: Women Artists and Creativity," inaugurates the series “Art’s Inclusive Histories: In Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage.”For Spring 2020, HESCAH commemorates the centennial by featuring gender and/or women-centered research with an eye to its intersectional, transnational and intergenerational complexity in the arts. Dean Becker launches the series […]
University Gallery will host two exhibitions showcasing the work of University of Florida School of Art and Art History’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree candidates. The exhibitions will be curated by UF Art History Ph.D. candidate Laura Colkitt and coordinated by Melissa Nunez. They will feature work in a diverse array of media, including […]
Presented with the support of the UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship DanceGATHERING is coming to you. The world as we know it has ended. But simultaneously, this end time has ignited the fire of a new possible future.Given the contagious nature of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), it became impossible to continue with our plans, but […]
Africa Stars is a multi-media artistic immersion into African culture, during July 2020. Sign up for as many sessions you'd like. No limit!Virtual Workshop Series: attendance by Zoom link following pre-registration.Pre-registration is required. Experience music, dance, languages, and visual arts, spanning 4 evenings in July. Follow international and local experts through a guided tour of […]
Join us for a two-day collaborative workshop series with information and resources to assist and support Black, Latino/a/x, and Indigenous/Native communities on living through the pandemic. The series is organized by the UF Mellon Intersections Group on Global Blackness and Latinx Identity, with additional support from the UF Center for Humanities in the Public Sphere; […]
You are cordially invited to join the University of Florida College of the Arts Dean Onye Ozuzu and CAME Director Osubi Craig for the official launch of the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME).To attend the event, kindly click here.
“To read that which has never been written” / Books from the Marjorie S. Coffey Artists’ Book Collection, part of the Special and Area Studies Rare Book Collections at The University of Florida, is an artist’s books exhibition organized in collaboration with Ellen Knudson, Associate in Book Arts at The University of Florida, where she […]
Adrian Piper Dance Lessons is an exhibition of Adrian Piper that features her Funk Lessons (1983) and Shiva Dances (2004)—two participatory group performances—through which Piper challenges racism and xenophobia, using art to generate social and political awareness. Piper is a prolific artist, philosopher, and pioneer of conceptual art, who has profoundly shaped the field through her […]
Dr. Kellie Jones, Hans Hofmann Professor of Modern Art, Department of Art History & Archaeology, and Professor of African American & African Diaspora Studies, Columbia University__"Women and the Dreamwork"This lecture inaugurates part 2 of the series “Art’s Inclusive Histories: In Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage.” For Fall 2020, HESCAH commemorates the centennial […]
Managing transitions requires a high level of creativity, innovation, leadership, and adaptability skills; therefore, innovative business and management skills become an obligation for creators of arts and values. ReSource is proposed as a virtual creative and business meeting to mentor and up-skill artists and managers who are ready to reinvigorate their knowledge and properly manage […]
Exhibition Dates: September 17, 2020 through January 29, 2021Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. In, Of, From: Experiments in Sound is an exhibition that explores new ways of understanding the relationship between sound art and the traditional gallery experience. This exhibition will focus on a group of contemporary artists who have […]
Please join us on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. for the first event of Conversations in the Neighborhood, a public humanities series that focuses on food, which under normal circumstances brings us together in families, among friends, and in larger communities. Brought to you by the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere, […]
Pastor Gerard Duncan joins us as the inaugural speaker for the Codesigning Equitable Futures Speaker Series. A social entrepreneur and civic engagement advocate for children and families, Pastor Duncan will share his insights on how we might establish long-term, sustainable, and respectful collaborations. Gerard Duncan is Senior Pastor of Prayers By Faith Ministries in Gainesville […]
Codesigning Equitable Futures Speaker Series is part of a community engagement initiative to build connections between UF and the local community. To do this, we invited Robin Lewy, Co-Founder and Director of Programming at the Rural Women's Health Project (RWHP), the only health justice organization in North Florida, for a conversation to share insights on […]
Dr. Aruna D'Souza, Independent Art Historian, Curator, and Art CriticDr. D’Souza will lecture on the work of feminist performance and conceptual artist Lorraine O’Grady (b. 1934). Editor of O’Grady’s collected essays, Writing in Space, 1973–2019 (Duke University Press, 2020) and curator of her forthcoming retrospective, Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And (New Museum, Spring 2021), Dr. D’Souza explores how O’Grady’s […]
Ulises Carrión: Post/Master, curated by María Paula Varela, Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, will be Ulises Carrión’s first public exhibition in the United States. Carrión was a crucial figure in Mail Art, a prominent international movement of the 1970s and 1980s related to Conceptual Art, and in which artists exhibited material they had mailed to […]
Achebe | Baldwin @ 40 - Day 1Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Achebe | Baldwin @ 40 - Day 2Friday, October 23, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.View the full schedule here On the 40th anniversary of Baldwin and Achebe’s historic encounter at the University of Florida, this two-day […]
In 1988, the celebrated Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic Chinua Achebe, published an essay with the title An Image of Africa, the seminal text is a critique of a certain gaze upon Africa as “the other world.”Qudus Onikeku, the current maker in residence of the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship, will be presenting during the […]
Dr. Branden W. Joseph, Frank Gallipoli Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, Columbia UniversityDr. Joseph will lecture on the cross-disciplinary work of the artist and musician Kim Gordon. Focusing upon Gordon’s early critical writings (which Joseph edited in 2014) and hybrid artistic practice with such collaborators as Vikky Alexander and Dan Graham, the talk will […]
Chinua Achebe @90 | #CA90.Event starts at 9:00 a.m. Central Africa time.Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi village, Anambra, Nigeria. He meant different things to different artistes in different disciplines. Thus, we have put together an interdisciplinary exploration of the things he gave his life’s works to as a commemoration of […]
Dr. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Senior Historian and Acting Chief Curator, Director of Research, Publications, and Scholarly Programs, Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThis talk examines the engagement with history and contemporary events by two of the most prominent artists working today, Kara Walker and Carrie Mae Weems. Over the past three decades, each has sited their work […]
Join us for a conversation with Anne Wolf, Community Engagement Manager, City of Gainesville, as she shares her experiences and explores how we might build bridges between institutions and humans. One of our goals is to foster a generative conversation that considers what accessible, respectful, and concrete ways to participate and get involved in the […]
Join the School of Theatre and Dance as they present their annual high-energy production of Agbedidi which has been adapted to a pre-recorded format for socially distanced viewing. Agbedidi celebrates the diaspora and fusion of African dance cultures and offers works featuring both traditional West African Dance and contemporary dance by African American choreographers. You […]
AI for Afrika (AI4A) is a change-oriented consortium of scholars, scientists, artists, data architects, medical doctors, educationalists, entrepreneurs, attorneys, and philosophers from diverse Africana worlds. The group's dynamic cross-fertilization centers on artificial intelligence and radiates out to continental Africa and the Diaspora. AI4A shines a light on the abundance of African talent, contrasting overplayed narratives […]
The point of departure for this creation is the result of five years of research by the Nigerian choreographer into body memory. This urban piece for ten dancers and a musician, designed after a creation residency at the Centre Pompidou, presents the work of a new generation of dancers trained in Lagos by Qudus Onikeku. Their movements express […]
In twelfth-century monastic culture in Europe, the fragility of life and the inevitability of death became codified in images of the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. A fifteenth-century treatise by Denis the Carthusian titled De quatuor hominis novissimus (The Four Last Things of Man) is visualized in a painting by Hieronymus Bosch. […]
JumpstART 2021 features two public lectures:Duane Bray, UF alumnus, partner and global head of talent at IDEO, will speak on Human Centered Design in the 21st Century on February 4.William Strickland, community leader, author, and president and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, Pgh, will speak on The Art of Leadership on February 5. Sign up […]
Part of the forth coming exhibition Plural Domains/Selected Works from the Collection of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Fall 2021. In this installation, the artist pushes traditional audio- visual methods by using multiple channels rather than a single one to transform the space into a fragmented experience for the viewer. By liberating the audio from […]
Live on YouTube, hosted by Heartwood SoundStageJoin University of Florida’s Jacaré Brazil and Jomion and the Uklos of Bénin in a musical dialog exploring the past and present connections between the West African Republic of Benin and Brazil. These two ensembles will explore the mutual histories of samba, the style of bossuhoho, and the many […]
These exhibitions will be guest-curated by Gean Moreno, curator and director of the Knight Foundation Art + Research Center at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. Moreno says that he hoped to “involve the Art and Art History Department’s graduating students in a process very similar to the one that they will be involved in […]
Suzanne Preston Blier is one of the most preeminent art historians working on Africa today. She is Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Her most recent book, Picasso’s Demoiselles: The True Origins of a Modern Art Masterpiece (Duke University Press, 2019) was the finalist for […]
How do improvisation, race, and artificial intelligence intersect with one another? Could the concept of improvisation, broadly considered, help center COTA in an AI university, as well as advance the college’s pursuit of equity and transformation?Join seven College of the Arts faculty as they investigate the nexus of improvisation, race, and AI, and their evolving […]
Joseph Beuys, a German artist from the 20th century, was of the firm belief that “we are all artists.” As organizers of this exhibition, we wanted to take that quote one step further, to challenge the notion of what it means to put together an exhibition, or what is appropriate enough to be included in […]
Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson lectures on the work of Louise Nevelson, the Ukrainian-American sculptor whose career intersected with the feminist art movement. Her talk focuses particularly on Mrs. N’s Palace (1964-77), Nevelson’s largest sculpture. Comprised of some hundred found objects, painted black, the work echoes both public monument and intimate, domestic environ.
In the past year, Florida and its neighbors in the Gulf Coast and Caribbean have weathered hurricanes, earthquakes, and ice storms, all amidst a global pandemic. Artists have helped disaster-impacted communities come to terms with how to move forward, rebuild, and prepare for the next crisis. Join choreographer, Michelle Gibson (New Orleans/ Dallas), and members […]
The Great Migration is a photographic series which explores xenophobia and fetishizing of Hispanic, particularly Cuban, women in America. This exhibition showcases how women are scrutinized and made to feel like they don’t belong due to their heritage. There will be a virtual opening for the event on April 30th, 2021 from 6-7 pm, and […]
Presented by the New York Live Arts Live Ideas Festival. The annual interdisciplinary humanities festival, Live Ideas is a high point of the New York Live Arts season and was postponed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The rescheduled festival, Live Ideas 2021––Altered-Worlds: Black Utopia and the Age of Acceleration, to be presented May 11-15, will […]
A photography exhibition by Foad Seyed Mohammadi, in collaboration with UF Generational Relief in Prosthetics (GRiP) Lab.
The Floor documents a season of caring for, tending to and breaking down a cubic yard of soil via the collaboration of two soulmates, local herbalists, the moon, and void fractions. The energetic compost of the season (our relationship to the dirt and the subversion of bearing fruit) will be exited into the gallery via […]
Out of Pocket Society, or OOPS, is an entertainment collective showcasing upcoming, local Florida talent. We offer a platform for music, art and businesses with our own Out of Pocket ideas — including, but not limited to, promotion, booking, pop-up events, fashion and more. We’ve brought our studio to the Gainesville community to provide an […]
Unobserved is a reflection on the spaces that women inhabit that contain unrecorded movements, experiences, and labor that go unobserved. With this body of work, Martha Underriner utilizes the movements and labor of women by creating sculptural forms of documented movements and maps of labor within a domestic space. Especially due to the pandemic, women […]
Exhibition Dates: July 8, - August 28, 2021Closing Reception: August 20 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with Ramblin' Mutts Blues Band at 7:00 p.m. Museum Studies: The Artwork of Richard Heipp is a comprehensive solo exhibition featuring over sixty works in a variety of media—paintings, drawings, mixed media assemblages, and installations—, that address issues […]
“Bittersweet” by David Wells and Benjamin Komins is a collaborative pop-up show that will reveal the creative processes of screen printing on clothing and rug making. Grounded in the Gainesville skateboarding and art community, Wells and Komins hope to encourage people to do what they love, while being kind to yourself and others. During the […]
Plasticity showcases the experimentation and manipulation of the human figure through form, color, material, and interdisciplinary application. Each piece lives in multiple capacities: as stand alone works, and as objects of innovation in fields of surgery, occupational therapy, and art education. Artist Morgan Yacoe is the 2020-2021 Artist in Residence at the 4Most Gallery. Virtual […]
This exhibition is presented simultaneously at UF’s University Galleries (September 14 - December 3, 2021), Gary R. Libby Gallery (September 14 - February 26, 2022), and the Harn Museum of Art (September 7, 2021 - April 24, 2022). UF University Galleries: Hours of Operation and Directions & Parking InfoHarn Museum of Art: Museum WebsiteSee below for […]
Criticl Apreeciashunz frum the New York Times*To say that nothing happened would be to say too much.The academic equivalent of bubblegum Rock.Philip Corner’s music is like a hotel; you can check in and out.Everyone knows that the note C# has special mystic properties.Would it perhaps have been less interesting without celebrities like John Cage and […]
Ken Friedman was the youngest member of the international laboratory of art, design, and music known as Fluxus. He had his first solo exhibition in New York in 1966. His work is represented in major museums and galleries, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery in […]
Join us for a lecture by Ananda Cohen-Aponte, Associate Professor of History of Art at Cornell University. This talk explores a diverse array of visual and material culture, including paintings, sculptures, textiles, liturgical objects, and even quipus (mnemonic devices consisting of knotted cords) in the forging of an anticolonial consciousness in the eighteenth-century Andes. Conversely, […]
Zach Blas is an artist, filmmaker, and writer whose practice spans moving image, computation, theory, performance, and science fiction. He is an Assistant Professor of Visual Studies in the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto. Blas has exhibited, lectured, and held screenings internationally, recently at the de Young Museum, […]
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Code Mixtape is a virtual gathering where we bring together a diverse group of artists, technologists and scholars to explore the current, and sometimes unexpected, convergence of the technocultural world across disciplines. The mixtape will be arranged around five sessions; Visible, Audible, Liveable, Sustainable and Emerging Futures. We imagine a possible future without centralised, sometimes […]
"Ella Jazz Across Cultures" – (October 20-23) celebrating a unique collaboration with the "Brazilian Voices and the Brazilian Music Institute at UF With the support from the Center for Latin American Studies, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, Digital Worlds Institute, Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship, the School of Music, and the […]
Five UF COTA Faculty who work at the intersection of arts, AI, and emerging technologies are presenting a panel on "Arts, AI, and Community Well-Being" at Alachua's first Startup South event. This panel, moderated by Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME) Director Oṣubi Craig, features Profs. Heidi Boisvert (Theatre + Dance), Tina Tallon (Music), […]
Please join us for an artist talk with visiting artist Glexis Novoa on Tuesday, October 26 at 6:15 p.m. in Little Hall, Room 101.Glexis Novoa was born in Holguín, Cuba, in 1964. He grew up in Havana and received a degree from the National School of Arts in 1984. He lives in Miami, USA since […]
Obsolescence: process of becoming obsolete or outdated; no longer in use O-B-S-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E features the creative output of 24 individuals invited to participate in an interdisciplinary workshop hosted by artist Amalia Pica, featured in the Plural Domains exhibit at the University Galleries. This two-day virtual workshop between the Department of Engineering and the Department of Art […]
Join us for a lecture by Dr. Monica Amor, Associate Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art. Dr. Amor will lecture on specific chapters of her career-long research on late modern artistic practices by artists from Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela as it implies a reflection on historical, local, and material conditions of cultural production beyond […]
Michael Mandiberg (b. 1977, Detroit) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work manifests the poetics and politics of the information age. Mandiberg works within systems to make visible processes that are often hidden in plain sight, or on public web servers. While technically sophisticated, their projects exceed novelty to make propositions about how our lives are […]
Next up in The Carter Lectures 2021 is African Time: A New World-Thinking by Qudus Onikeku. Qudus Onikeku is Maker-in-Residence and research assistant professor at the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship. His current research looks into the last five years of his accidental entrepreneurial work with the QDanceCenter in Lagos. Alongside his partner Hajarat […]
Please join us at the Boxcar event space at Depot Park!SPARC352 will join other community-based organizations and reimagineers in a celebration of community collaborations. Hosted by the Partnership for Reimagining Gainesville, this event is an opportunity to learn about PRG's model for community-based collaboration and meaningful impact and to experience some of the incredible community […]
The exhibition No One will have the Same Knowledge Again involves a body of work by Myles Dunigan, an American artist and educator born in Massachusetts. His work addresses ecological anxieties and the role of technology in imaging the natural world through the apocalyptic and the uncanny. The artworks on view at the 4Most Gallery consist of […]
Location: Constans TheatreJoin the School of Theatre and Dance as they present their annual production of Agbedidi. Agbedidi celebrates the diaspora and fusion of African dance cultures and offers works featuring both traditional West African Dance and contemporary dance by African American choreographers. You won’t want to miss this dance spectacular—where diversity is celebrated, differing […]
Producing a live dance performance or an album was already a challenging endeavor, and then a global pandemic appeared. Join the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME) and the Digital Worlds Institute as we present an in-depth conversation about challenge, creativity, and resilience with Qudus Onikeku, Hajarat Alli, and José Valentino Ruiz; facilitated by […]
Join us for a lecture by Cheryl Finley, Associate Professor of Art History at Cornell University. "Black Art Futures" examines the state of the contemporary arts ecosystem to propose sustainable pathways for art, innovation and activism. Drawing on a book in progress of the same name, this talk is inspired by the current exhibition, "Shadow […]
Join us for a lecture by visiting artist Alexis Rockman.Born in 1962 and raised in New York City, Rockman has exhibited extensively worldwide since 1985. He has been the subject of many international solo and group exhibitions, including a major retrospective organized at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work is also included in public […]
Music Building Room 101 (MUB 101)Join the Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship with Qudus Onikeku for a film screening and discussion of "Re:INCARNATION."The point of departure for this creation is the result of five years of research by the Nigerian choreographer into body memory. This urban piece for ten dancers and a musician, designed […]
Jodie Mack is an experimental animator who received her MFA in film, video, and new media from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007. Combining the formal techniques and structures of abstract/absolute animation with those of cinematic genres, her handmade films use collage to explore the relationship between graphic cinema and storytelling, […]
Join us for a lecture by visiting artist Dario Robleto. Robleto is an artist, researcher, writer, and teacher. His research-driven practice results in intricately handcrafted objects that reflect his exploration of music, popular culture, science, war, and American history. His work has been exhibited widely and is held in prominent collections including the Menil Collection […]
Join us for a lecture by Mechthild Fend. Focusing on turn of the nineteenth-century France, from the eve of the Revolution to the Napoleonic period, this talk seeks to explore relations between portraits of people and portraits of diseases. During this period both physical and mental disorders started to be visually recorded in a systematic […]
Exhibition Dates: March 18 through April 1, 2022Opening Reception: March 18 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Closing Reception: March 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.MFA Candidates Exhibition I artists: Kayla Burnett, Angela DeCarlis, Kobe Elixson, Meghan Kozal, and Lindsey Myers. hear my voice is not your typical exhibition presenting a culmination of a master fine […]
Nikita Gale is an artist living and working in Los Angeles, California and holds a BA in anthropology with an emphasis in archaeological studies from Yale University and earned an MFA in New Genres at UCLA. Gale’s work applies the lens of material culture to consider how authority is negotiated within political, social, and economic […]
Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:00pm to 5:00pmConference Day 1 - Virtual Friday, April 01, 2022 12:00pm to 4:30pmConference Day 2 - In personDigital Worlds Auditorium - 624 SW 12th St Join the Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship for our very first conference, "African Entrepreneurship, the Arts + Beyond."We will be showcasing the research, scholarship, […]
In this presentation, an interdisciplinary team from from the Digital Worlds Institute, the Center for Arts in Medicine, and the Center for the Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship will present the results of the project "AI-driven Movement Classification and Analysis across Clinical and Cultural Applications" funded by the UF 2020 AI Catalyst Seed fund.Human movement has […]
Join us for the 24th annual Afro Roots Fest of 2022!Afro Roots Fest focuses on celebrating the evolution of African culture in our community. We will have both musical workshops and concerts featuring talented artists such as Jomion and the Uklos, Weedie Braimah, and many more. Schedule of Events Thursday, April 07, 2022 at 12:50 […]
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville.This workshop is hosted by Kingsley Okyere called, "Afropop Technology." UF School of Music Building, Room 101 (MUB 101). See you there!
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville. This musical workshop is hosted by Jomion and the Uklos. UF School of Music, Building Room 101 (MUB 101). See you there!
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville.This is a musical workshop with Weedie Braimah. UF School of Music Building, Room 120 (MUB 120).See you there!
Exhibition Dates: April 8 through April 22, 2022Opening Reception: April 8 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.MFA Candidates Exhibition II artists: Bary Birm, Vincent Granela, Kourosh Jeddi, Martha Underriner, and Sonia Vera-Leon. hear my voice is not your typical exhibition presenting a culmination of a master fine arts candidate’s studies. Not for these artists. Especially not during this […]
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville. This concert is showcasing Jomion and the Uklos, UF Afro Pop Ensemble, and Pazeni Sauti Africa Choir. Jomion & The Uklos is a family band from Benin, West Africa, led by Samuel "Jomion" Gnonlonfoun, founder of the internationally renowned […]
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville.This workshop is hosted by Cesar Meneguette and Welson Tremura, called "Hands on Brazilian Percussion."The Depot Village111 SE 4th Ave, Gainesville, FLSee you there!
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville.This workshop is hosted by Kenneth Metzker called, "Brazilian Drumming."The Depot Village111 SE 4th Ave, Gainesville, FLSee you there!
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville.This workshop is hosted by Christa “Fatou” Sylla, Aboubacar Soumah, Aboubacar Camara called, "West African Dance."The Depot Village111 SE 4th Ave, Gainesville, FLSee you there!
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville.This workshop is hosted by Renee Chavez called, "Afro Centric Youth."See you there!
Join us for Afro Roots Fest 2022 - a series of workshops and concerts around Gainesville.This concert features Weedie Braimah + HOT, Cortadito, and Maca Reggae Samba.A Djembist, Composer, Producer and Folklorist of the highest caliber, Braimah has an almost insatiable knack to draw entire audiences into his groove, zigzagging through Africa on a breathtaking […]
The SPARC352 Summer Apprenticeship Program is a three-week long intensive training camp focused on social entrepreneurship and the arts for 18-25 year olds. A stipend will be provided to participants selected for the program. WEEK 1During our first week, we will have an orientation and classes on social entrepreneurship. Together, we will work to define […]
Dance to explore science this Summer!This summer program engages professional scientists and middle school youth in embodied investigations of science. Participants will be working together to create choreographic representations of scientists' authentic research questions using agent-based modeling to explore science ideas.This program is free of cost. Limited spaces available. Please register through the link provided […]
Location: G-6 StudioUF School of Theatre and Dance (SOTD) and the Center for Arts Migration and Entrepreneurship (CAME), is working with New York Live Arts (NYLA) to host two dance artists rooted in Hip-Hop dance and related styles as guest artists for DAA 4920 Summer Dance Intensive - Swamp Dance Fest!. Guest artists d. Sabela […]
We're so excited to showcase the new space for the Center for Arts in Medicine and the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship with you on August 18th from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.! This event will be located at Innovation Square in Suite 208. Please come and explore, connect with new and old friends, and […]
Dr. Heather Dewey-Hagborg is an artist and biohacker who is interested in art as research and technological critique. Her controversial biopolitical art practice includes the project Stranger Visions in which she created portrait sculptures from analyses of genetic material (hair, cigarette butts, chewed up gum) collected in public places.Heather has shown work internationally at events […]
7:20 p.m. in the UF School of Music Building, Room 101 (MUB 101)Kingsley K. Okyere will present a lecture recital on connections between American musician Bo Diddley and traditional music of Ghana, advised by Dr Sarah Politz.Okyere will discuss his work leading the Bo Diddley/African Rhythms Project for the George A. Smathers Libraries. As an […]
CAME is hosting, "Women Entrepreneurship, AI, and Emerging Tech in Africa" on September 27th!We will be having a live-streamed panel presentation and discussion from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., hosted at Digital Worlds, where we touch on entrepreneurship and technology in relation to Africa in today's world. We will also be hosting an in-person chat […]
Candice Breitz (born in Johannesburg, 1972) is a Berlin-based artist. Most recently, her work has focused on the conditions under which empathy is produced, reflecting on a media-saturated global culture in which strong identification with fictional characters and celebrity figures runs parallel to widespread indifference to the plight of those facing real world adversity. Following […]
Enjoy an intimate in-gallery performance by Zivanai Masango, the Zimbabwean world-renowned multi-instrumentalist musician. Zivanai is an award-winning music artist, audio engineer and producer as well as a much sought-after music educator. Born in Harare into an extended family of master musicians deeply involved in traditional mbira and brass band music cultures, he was immersed in […]
Please join us for an artist talk with visiting artist Jason Lazarus on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:15 p.m. in Little Hall, Room 101.Jason Lazarus is an artist exploring vision and visibility. His work includes a range of fluid methodologies: original, found and appropriated images, text-as-image, animated GIFs, photo-derived sculptures made collaboratively with the public, […]
Exhibition Dates: October 12 through December 2, 2022Opening Reception: October 12 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Exhibition tour by Laura Colkitt: October 21 at 5:00 p.m.Exhibition tour by Helena Chen: November 10 at 5:00 p.m.Exhibition tour by Jesús Fuenmayor: November 16 at 5:00 p.m.Lecture by Sérgio B. Martins, Art as Project, Project as Art: November […]
Curated by Laura ColkittMás Situaciones I presents the digital video Actualidades / Breaking News (2016) by internationally known artist Liliana Porter (b. 1941, Argentina). Divided into thirty consecutive segments or vignettes, the film’s scenes are arranged like a newspaper with intertitles that announce the theme of the vignette to follow: “local time,” “tourism,” “domestic violence,” “world news.” Key […]
Textures and Fear in e Digital World is a 10-piece solo exhibition of works that explore fear through the digital recontextualization of texture. This exhibition aims to push audiences to consider how the fluidity of perception and even commonly perceived textures can evoke strong emotions like fear when presented in a new light. The purpose […]
Curated by Helena ChenMás Situaciones II presents a selection of works by internationally known artist Sigfredo Chacón (b. 1950, Venezuela), capturing shifts from the conceptual to the more overtly political in his practice. Chacón’s original Situaciones (Situations, 1972) exhibition at the Ateneo of Caracas is here represented in documentary photographs. One sees how the artist displayed seemingly casual […]
Join Jacaré Brazil in celebrating 200 years of Brazilian Independence with an hour of traditional Brazilian music. Livestreamed at the Digital Worlds Institute.
Please join us for a artist talk with visiting artist Dara Friedman on Tuesday, November 2 at 6:15 p.m. at Little Hall, Room 101.Dara Friedman is a German-born artist and filmmaker working in Miami and New York. She uses everyday sights and sounds as the raw material for film and video artworks that reverberate with […]
Join us for a talk by Sérgio B. Martins, Professor of History, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC_RIO). Art as Project, Project as Art: Antonio Dias and Painting after Conceptual Art explores two competing notions of “project” that informed Antonio Dias's painting in the early 1970s, one relating to the unfinished project as a […]
Join us for a talk by Jenni Sorkin, Professor, History of Art & Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara: "Deviant Scale."Intense and immersive, the immediacy of cloth is its evocation of the body. Conveying abstraction, embodiment and corporeality in the shadow of U.S.-based Culture Wars, and the global AIDS epidemic, 1990s-era sculptural textile practices offered […]
Rare View Mirror is a series of photographs by Samuel Aye-Gboyin that investigates individuals who exist in the margins of society, the real heroes in Ghana’s small-scale industry. These images question how we think about power, commerce, and privilege. These photographs are used as vehicles of expression to create new possibilities by placing ordinary and […]
Uncertain Codes is an essay in the form of an exhibition by the artist and writer Julien Bismuth. The project is organized around a specific constellation of artworks, texts, and documents that engage with opacity, specifically the inherent opacities and ambiguities of language. Artists and writers will include Guy de Cointet, Constance de Jong, Mirtha Demisarche, […]
Abigail DeVille’s most recent solo exhibition was "Light of Freedom," organized by Madison Square Park Conservancy (2020-21), and traveled to the Momentary at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR (2021) and the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC (2021-22). Other commissions and solo museum shows include "The American Future," Portland Institute for Contemporary […]
Laurisabel Maria de Ana da Silva, Ph.D., EthnomusicologyFederal University of Bahia School of MusicSalvador, BrazilThis presentation will address reflections from research on carnival in the Nordeste de Amaralina neighborhood of Salvador inhabited by a Black majority who earn a minimum wage. The reflections comprise discursive associations made to support the maintenance of carnival celebrations sustained […]
Opening Reception: Friday, January 27 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Residing from the rust belt of Toledo Ohio, ceramic artist Allison Burch explores the idea of deindustrialized spaces and their separation with the developing world. Mark-C. Hilbert explores new media techniques and their larger implications through strategies of humor and the uncanny. Together these artists […]
UF Guitar ExtravaganzaFestival and CompetitionFebruary 4 through 6, 2023 at the UF School of Music, MUB 101 and MUB 142A global guitar event with guest artists and students coming from around the world to perform, compete in the international competition, and teach/attend lectures and masterclasses. All events are FREE and open to the public. Schedule: Concert: Maharajah […]
At the Edge of Whiteness: Brown Feeling and the Public Life of Blackness in José Clemente Orozco’s U.S. based PrintsMary Coffey, Professor of Art History, Dartmouth CollegeThis talk explores the Mexican artist, José Clemente Orozco’s, US-based lithographs on the public life of Blackness, executed during his second and longest sojourn in the United States between […]
Featuring work by 444 IDK, Nicole Calderon, Laney Cardenas, Komal Goswami, Alex Kirkpatrick, Macy Lamers, Emmett Leevan, Alex Mendoza, Ben Mores, Zoë Naoumoff, and Alexa Rangel Krashenitsa.University Galleries Hours of Operation
Constance DeJong has worked for over four decades expanding the possibilities of narrative form, working in the intersections of literature, video art, sound and performance. An influential figure in the downtown New York spheres of avant-garde music and art, DeJong is considered one of the progenitors of video and media art and what can be […]
A meal can be the center of the universe among a gathering of people. Offering, sharing, and eating with familiar faces or strangers is one of the most important and elementary manifestations of sociality in cultures around the world. Magic Stew: A Group Soup is a vision of 14 artists that invites all to a […]
WOMEN ARTISTS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHINA: A PREHISTORY OF THE CONTEMPORARY Dr. Julia Andrews, Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State University This talk will reflect on two intersecting themes, the rise of women as artists and as female subjects for art, in the context of the evolving status of women in twentieth-century China. Against the backdrop of […]
CALLIGRAPHIC LANGUAGE IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE Dr. Kuiyi Shen, Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, University of California, San Diego Calligraphy entered contemporary Chinese art at the time modernist art reappeared in China in the 1980s, and gradually became an important component in contemporary art. Because the Chinese written language is partially ideographic and partially […]
2G00DHOTD@MN.V4 is a collective of works by UF undergraduates of mostly studio art disciplines that analyzes and considers the “at sign” (@) through various mediums such as 3D modeling, AI, digital fabrication, drawing, printmaking, video, and sculpture. From the scriptures to emails and social media, the “at sign” is malleable in use. The artists discover […]
Please join us for a lecture by visiting artist Cosmo Whyte on Tuesday, March 7 at 6:15 p.m. at Little Hall, Room 101.Cosmo Whyte (b. 1982, St. Andrew, Jamaica) employs drawing, sculpture, and photography to explore the intersections of race, nationalism, and displacement. Whyte received a BFA from Bennington College, a post-baccalaureate at Maryland Institute […]
Exhibition Dates: Friday, March 10 through Wednesday, March 29Florida Prisoner Solidarity (FPS) is a carceral abolitionist collective with membership expanding across the state, both inside and outside prisons. Their efforts are focused around the needs of all incarcerated individuals, their care networks, and the people in community with them.Opening Reception: Friday, March 10, 7:00 p.m. […]
SPARC352 is hosting a critical community conversation in the Porters neighborhood to elevate and empower local voices. This particular session will address safe housing and neighborhood preservation. The art form we will be using during this event is podcasting. Our facilitator, Lo Weaver, will be recording a live podcast with community participants:
Fleeting Imaginaries: Master of Fine Arts Candidates Exhibition I presents mixed-media installations featuring painting, sculpture, performance, and AI-inflected video that grapple with the paradoxical nature of a contemporary world that simultaneously isolates individuals and conglomerates masses. These artists contemplate the (im)possibility of escape through an exploration of fleeting realities and manifested connections. Featuring work by McKinna Anderson, Michael […]
Moa Petersén is an associate professor at the Department of CulturalSciences at Lund University. Her research explores how people relateto and represent technology, biology and nature. In the last few years,her research has focused on the history of photography, digital techand human rights, artistic representations of climate change, andbiohacking. In February 2023 she completed a […]
POSING QUESTIONS ON POSING BEAUTY: A CONVERSATION WITH DEBORAH WILLISDeborah Willis, University Professor and Chair, Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York UniversityJoin us for a conversation with Deborah Willis, award winning MacArthur Fellow, artist, curator, professor and eminent scholar in the history of Black photography, and Jade […]
Main Topic: Police and Prison Reform Art Focus: DramaDiscussion: Police and advocacy led by Danielle Chanzes, community organizer and activist.Interactive Skit: Facilitated by Kindra Walker, a fine arts director, writer of modern theatrical and cultural plays and skits.Lunch: Catered by Flavorful Afro Fusion Catering Co.
CAME is proud to serve as a main sponsor of this year's Afro Roots Festival. The event will feature a series of music and dance workshops, lectures and performances on April 7 and 8 - all with a touch of Afro-Cuban provenance. IMPORTANT: Ticket Prices range from $15-$150 for the first day workshops. Day 2 will be a concert held at Bo […]
Mark your calendars for the release of 10,000 Memories: A Lived Partition, a volume based on the 1947 Partition Archive. This collection of crowdsourced stories documents the first and largest pan-South Asian oral history survey ever conducted. Project Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla, will discuss the process of empowering people to record […]
Fleeting Imaginaries: Master of Fine Arts Candidates Exhibition II presents mixed media installations featuring painting, sculpture, performance, and AI-inflected video that grapple with the paradoxical nature of a contemporary world that simultaneously isolates individuals and conglomerates masses. These artists contemplate the (im)possibility of escape through an exploration of fleeting realities and manifested connections.Featuring works by […]
Have you been looking for an opportunity to connect with others across the university and in our community that are engaging in community-responsive research and programs? Do you want to increase our collective capacity to be good stewards in our community? Faculty, students and staff all have a role in this work. You are all […]
FASHIONING RACIAL REVOLUTION: THE SIGNARES IN GORÉE AND SAINT-LOUIS Anne Lafont, Directrice d’études, EHESS, l’Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris Could it be that in the geographical conception of art developed in Enlightenment Europe, the primary role and the function of the so-called Black Continent was one of ornament? Or, on the contrary, […]
Critical community conversation about domestic abuse and addiction.How dance and music can be used to heal.Peaceful Paths will be conducting a presentation on domestic violence, quiet intervention, trauma informed advocacy, resources, and shelters.Workshops and performances by local musicians and choreographers including Purple Kloud, Dominique Revell, and Essence Thomas.Lunch Provided.
Through painting, drawing, sculpture, and performance, Noah Kellough investigates an alternative lens through which to see the world. The Goober dimension exists in the humdrum moments and everyday spaces around us. To see into it just requires taking a good, close look. The Goober dimension imagines an alternative place to exist within. It locates the […]
The UF Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship invites you to an evening of reflection, ideas and conversation as we celebrate the culmination of the center's inaugural Maker in Residence, Qudus Onikeku. Qudus's innovative, multidisciplinary work begins at the intersection of culture, performance, and technology before asking us to consider what happens when we step outside […]
This body of work is dedicated to the constant feeling of being watched by your own reflection. The work intends to preserve emotions through self portraiture. Mirrors, tiles and water characterize a bathroom, a comfortable place to dissociate.
Are you a community member, artist, creative, or entrepreneur interested in connecting with others? Join us for an evening of networking to support youth engagement in arts and cultural programs and events. Learn about upcoming funding opportunities such as Phase 2 of One Nation One Project GNV to promote wellbeing and reduce youth gun violence. […]
Exhibition Dates: August 9, 2023 - September 30, 2023Opening Reception: August 9, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sound-Sites in the Age of Utopian Recoverism: Art, Technology and Exhibition Practices includes the works of the artists Amor Múñoz and Thessia Machado, winners of the first CIFO-ArsElectronica Awards in 2022. The exhibition will be held at […]
The Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME) as well as the Center for Arts in Medicine (CAM) invite you to an Open House! Monday, August 21 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Ayers Building, Suite #208. This Open House will feature networking with members of both Centers as well as engaging talks […]
Screening hours for August 23 and September 1: 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Screening hours for all other days: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Time Consuming is an installation of roughly 100 videos projected onto a wall of cardboard boxes. Installed wall to ceiling, the cardboard boxes are repurposed, complete with shipping labels and tape. The […]
Please join us for an artist talk with Casey Whittier on Tuesday, September 12 at 6:15 p.m. in Little Hall, Room 0121. Casey Whittier received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is interested in the metaphorical and philosophical power of visual art and the […]
Ana María Gómez López is an interdisciplinary artist from Cali, Colombia based in Amsterdam. Her practice centers on definitions of biological life, legacies of utopian thought, and archival research in the history of science, medicine, and technology. Ana María is a recipient of a 2023 CIFO-Ars Electronica Award, to be exhibited this fall at the […]
Valerie Brathwaite. Works on Paper presents drawings by the Trinidad and Tobago-born artist that transformed the history of Venezuelan art. Curated by Macarena Deij Prado, this exhibition is part of the series and will be held at the Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery between September 21 and November 18, 2023. The exhibition is part of […]
Chic Radicals: Street Drag as Critical Performance Art in the late 1960s and 1970sDr. David GetsyEleanor Shea Professor of Art History, Department of Art, University of VirginiaDr. David Getsy, Eleanor Shea Professor of Art History, Department of Art, University of Virginia, will lecture on the intersections of drag and performance art in the 1960s and […]
Join us Tuesday, October 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. as we bring partners in the local and global music community together for an evening of panel discussions, networking, and performances by musicians from OneBeat, a touring cohort of powerhouse musicians from all parts of the globe.
Join us for an artist talk with domingo castillo on Tuesday, October 3 from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Little Hall, Room 113. domingo castillo is an artist who often collaborates to produce artwork. In 2010, the end / SPRING BREAK, a nomadic pedagogical artist-run project in Miami, FL was co-founded with Patricia Margarita […]
CAME invites you to the first event in our 2023-24 series of film screenings highlighting international experiences of migration. We kick off the series on October 11 at 6:00 p.m. at the Matheson Museum, with Mija, a film exploring the hopes and challenges of Latina daughters of immigrants pursuing their dreams in the music industry. […]
CAME is proud to welcome musician Shara Lunon back to town as a 'Guest Maker in Residence' to perform at the How Bazar on October 17 at 6:00 p.m. A former Gainesville resident and UF alum, Lunon belongs to the 2023 cohort of OneBeat Fellows, a group of early-career musicians from around the world who […]
Troy Montes Michie is an interdisciplinary artist who was born and raised in El Paso, TX. He received his BFA from the University of Texas at El Paso and his MFA from the Yale School of Art. Using collage as his methodology, Montes Michie engages with archives to reveal the complexity of the gaze and […]
Exhibition Dates: October 27, 2023 - January 26, 2024 Opening Reception: October 27, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Curated by Kaira M. Cabañas and Jesús Fuenmayor, Vital and Veiled focuses on the work of two artists, Valerie Brathwaite and José Gabriel Fernández. Brathwaite's sculptures, created in the late 1960s, explore sensuality in nature through bronze, clay, […]
“Freddy Rodriguez‘s Geometries: Diaspora, Networks, and Context”E. Carmen RamosChief Curatorial and Conservation Officer, National Gallery of ArtJoin us for a HESCAH lecture by E. Carmen Ramos, Chief Curatorial and Conservation Officer, National Gallery of Art. “Freddy Rodriguez‘s Geometries: Diaspora, Networks, and Context” is part of the Curating Networks: From Latinx to Caribbean series, co-sponsored by the University Galleries […]
Rachel Weiss Professor Emerita, School of the Art Institute of ChicagoJoin us for a HESCAH lecture by Rachel Weiss, Professor Emerita, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The artistic collaborative group Los Carpinteros produced some of the most commented and lauded works to come out of Havana in the 1990s. Placing virtuosic craftsmanship at […]
Film Screening Tuesday, November 7 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Join the Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship for our next film showing, Persepolis. Persepolis (2007) is a biographical novel turned into an animated film about Marjane Satrapi and her life as she experienced a tense political climate in Iran in the 1970s during […]
Connect with our new Maker in Residence, Braxton Rae, as they share about their passion for making art with the community. We will begin with refreshments and a meet and greet, then Braxton will lead us in an interactive theatre experience. (No theatre experience necessary!) This event is free and open to the public. Free parking […]
Opening reception: Friday, December 1, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m."Do You Feel What I Feel?" explores issues of dislocation facing contemporary societies through themes of cultural identity, the concept of home, material ritual, and history. Through my work, I produce a visual metaphor that conveys the essence of humankind's ongoing journey and how it […]
This summit is a unique opportunity to reimagine community-based collaborations. Together, with community members, UF faculty, staff, and students, we will use our collective capacity to examine community-university relations and co-create innovative solutions for meaningful community engagement. The event will highlight the arts as a powerful resource for change, incorporating creative expression into the experience. […]
Please join us for a lecture with visiting artist Samuel Nortey on December 23 at 5:00 p.m. at Little Hall, Room 113. Navigating Complicated Grounds in Ghanaian Art Practice: From Obscurity to Emerging TalentsDr. Samuel Nortey is an Associate Professor at the Ceramics Section of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi […]
Curated by Claude Mohr From his homoerotic interrogations of bullfighting to his more recent, achromatic abstractions, themselves transmutations of the bullfighter’s cape, the multifaceted oeuvre of José Gabriel Fernández (Caracas, Venezuela, 1957) reflects a sustained engagement with desire, ephemerality, and form. José Gabriel Fernández, A Brief History of Drawing presents a series of “action drawings” […]
The Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship and the School of Art and Art History invite you to join us for nine days celebrating futurist, surrealist, and fantastical Black diasporic creative expression!From film screenings to fashion shows, fine art exhibitions to musical improv performances, join us as we explore radical imagining and engaging conversations in […]
Join the Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship (CAME) and partners for a series of films and discussions celebrating international experiences of migration. Dates and Locations Neptune FrostJanuary 18 at 6:00 p.m. UF InnovateMississippi MasalaFebruary 7 at 6:00 p.m. The How BazarThe CitizenFebruary 29 at 6:00 p.m. The HippodromeEverything Everywhere All at OnceMarch 4 at […]
Join us for a special evening of film, music and discussion! Neptune Frost (2021), Saul Williams' Afro-futuristic, sci-fi punk musical set in an alternate Burundi, follows a group of escaped coltan miners who form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. Join us for this gorgeous, romantic and imaginative film. This next installment in our Migration in […]
Opportunity: SPARC352 invites artists or artist teams to submit applications to lead the design and integration of a creative art project in collaboration with communities. The selected design should recognize and celebrate the history, contributions, and culture of the community they engage with, inspire creativity and curiosity, and consider elements of advocacy. Applications will open […]
The Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship invites you to join us for the next event in our Migration in Film Series!We will screen Mississippi Masala at The How Bazaar on Wednesday, February 7. The film screening will take place at 6:00 p.m. followed by refreshments and a panel discussion with local expertsThe vibrant cultures […]
Exhibition Dates: February 9, 2024 - March 2, 2024Opening Reception: February 9, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. After a pandemic-induced hiatus, the School of Art and Art History proudly reinstates the decades-long tradition of the Juried Student Show. This exhibition serves not only as a showcase for exceptional student talent, but also as […]
The UF Symphony Orchestra features the University of Florida School of Music in a variety of ways in their first concert of the spring. UF professor and composer Scott Lee — The Fire Beneath Composer Soomin Kim* — star/ghost/mouth/sea — winner of the 2023 UF Call for Scores by Women Composers UF professor and soloist Hsiang […]
Join us for a community seminar featuring three of the earliest founders of internationally recognized Bharata Natyam dance companies in the U.S. This event will celebrate the artists' journeys as scholars, performers and choreographers, showcasing their achievements as transformative contributors to the arts. Local dance school directors will join in a discussion on the invaluable […]
Join the Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship as we present The Citizen, the next film screening in our Migration in Film series!The Citizen follows Wilson, who, after losing his entire family to war in Africa and making the perilous journey to Europe as a political refugee, settles for a sedate life as a security […]
Release and Recuperation: Caring for the Colonial in Latin AmericaDr. Dana LeibsohnAlice Pratt Brown Professor of Art, Smith College How do colonial creations circulate in the present? What are the ethics of keeping these works alive, remembered, valued? Focusing on modern practices of worship, conservation and collecting, this talk centers works from colonial Latin America, […]
The Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship presents Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, followed by guest speakers as part of it’s Migration in Film Series.This absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert spans the genres and film media, including surreal comedy, science fiction, fantasy, martial arts films, immigrant narratives, and […]
The Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship welcomes Adia Whitaker, Director of the Àṣẹ Dance Theatre Collective (Brooklyn, NY), for a residency in Gainesville as she develops her dance film project, Following the Road to Ose Tura. Along with leading dance masterclasses in the community and on campus, Adia will host a public discussion on […]
Join us at the CAME Office as we welcome Adia Whitaker, visiting artist with the Àṣẹ Dance Collective (Brooklyn, NY), to discuss the process of developing the dance film project Following the Road to Ose Tura.The Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship welcomes Adia for a residency in Gainesville as she develops her dance film […]
Exhibition Dates: March 22, 2024 - April 5, 2024Closing Reception: April 5 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ArtistsNoah KelloughBrendhan Garland (Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery)Courtney BoydDustin Adams Dwelling is a multivalent word. It can describe a place. It can describe an action. That place can be a physical structure or a mental construct. That […]
FREE UF STUDENT WORKSHOP - Open to all majorsMind-body meditation practices through Tantric BuddhismSunday, March 24, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Join us for a workshop presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art at the Harn Museum of Art. Led by Sabine Grunwald, Director of UF Mindfulness, this session explores mind-body meditation practices […]
Join the College of the Arts' 2024 40 Gators Under 40 Honorees for an insightful discussion about creatively and strategically navigating your education as a COTA student. Topic discussions include: graduate and pre-professional school preparation, how to be a professional in your arts vocation, and much more!
Internationally renowned Brazilian duo Poliana Alves, mezzo-soprano, and Thiago de Freitas, piano, will perform music by Villani-Côrtes, Miranda, Setti, Villa-Lobos, Guarnieri, Nobre, Fernandez, Santoro, Jobim, and Sivuca. The concert sponsored by the University of Florida School of Music, UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship, and the UF Center for Latin American Studies.Both the concert […]
Exhibition Dates: April 12 - April 27, 2024Closing Reception: April 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Artists:Chandler DamrillLexus GilesOtari Oliva BuadzeJeongmin Park (Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery)Kenny Wilson Dwelling is a multivalent word. It can describe a place. It can describe an action. That place can be a physical structure or a mental construct. […]
Dion Dia and How Bazar announce Big: Culture & Arts Festival. BIG is a multidisciplinary celebration of the diverse creative and cultural communities growing throughout the Sunshine State. Big pairs live performances from national touring acts like Madison McFerrin, Nick Hakim, Wahid, Kaelin Ellis, Chuck Strangers and They Hate Change with sets from Gainesville’s own […]
Women are active participants in devotional activities around the Himalayas today. Did women play any role in religious pursuits of the Himalayan communities during the second millennium? While we hear of many male monastic teachers, tantric practitioners, and royal patrons in historical records, it is rarer to find accounts of women’s active participation in the […]
The Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship presents Art After Dark: Eyes to the Sky at the Harn Museum on Thursday, May 2, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.What do you see when you look up? Braxton Rae, CAME's Maker in Residence sees a world of possibility. From scientific discoveries that directly affect humanity and […]
Explore interdisciplinary creativity, collaboration, and innovation this summer with Recovery through the Arts, a culmination of the Creative B Summer Program. Discover how artists serve as second responders and provide recovery in community; the role of arts in public health, and learn more about Afrofuturism, AI and emerging technologies. UF alum Julian Chambliss will provide […]
Opening Reception for Of Memories & Detours: September 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.Displays (for Of Memories & Detours) exhibition dates: September 13, 2024 - November 1, 2024 As an exhibition, Of Memories & Detours: Laercio Redondo and Birger Lipinski comprises three installations, one in each of the University Galleries. The main space presents Detour (2015); […]
Women Artists, Nudes and Models: Observation and Imagination in Early Modern EuropeDr. Patricia SimonsProfessor Emerita, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Professorial Fellow, University of MelbourneBy exploring ways in which women artists managed to present nude figures, male and female, despite institutional barriers, this lecture takes gender analysis beyond the study of biography. The core examples […]
The Royal Inca Tunic: A Biography of an Ancient Andean MasterpieceDr. Andrew James HamiltonAssociate Curator of Arts of the Americas, Art Institute of Chicago; Lecturer, Department of Art History, University of ChicagoThe most famous work of Andean art in the world is an enigmatic tunic in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC. Thought […]
Location: Music Building Room 101 (MUB 101)The UF SOM/CAME Music Business & Entrepreneurship Summit is a dynamic multi-day event led, free and open to the public, by Artistic Director and multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning UF professor, Dr. José Valentino Ruiz. Featuring internationally acclaimed music executives Dr. Eftihia Arkoudis (Global Arts & Festival Management expert), GRAMMY®-winning executive Eliezer […]
Location: Music Building Room 101 (MUB 101)Join us for "Celebrando Amistad: GRAMMY® Celebration" concert, presented by Jim & Sharon Theriac. This exciting event is led by multi-GRAMMY award-winner and UF Music Business & Entrepreneurship professor, Dr. José Valentino Ruiz. This unforgettable concert will showcase performances by College of the Arts leadership, UF School of Music faculty […]
Art, Nationalism and Power: Gazbia Sirry and Egyptian Modernists in Gamal Abdel Nasser's Revolutionary EgyptDr. Chika Okeke-AguluRobert Schirmer Professor of Art and Archaeology and African American Studies, Princeton University
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Color, Catholicism, and the Continuance of Maya Religiosity in Sixteenth-Century YucatánDr. Amara SolariProfessor of Art History and Anthropology, Penn State University In the middle of the sixteenth century, Franciscan friars launched a massive evangelical campaign that attempted to convert the Yucatán Peninsula’s Maya population to orthodox Catholicism. […]
The Undergraduate Research Symposium on November 13th, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom is a chance for students to present their research. All research areas are accepted, and this is a great opportunity for students to present their summer work, such as research done at an REU, abroad, […]
MusicGNV, Pulp Arts, and UF's Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship will host an evening of music and dialogue with No-No Boy at Heartwood Soundstage on November 13 at 7:00 p.m.No-No Boy is the musical project of Dr. Julian Saporiti, who explores Asian American histories through sound, songwriting and discussion. His music is pure poetic […]
An Incomplete Collection of Impossible Projects Gary R. Libby University Gallery, University Galleries, The University of Florida An Incomplete Collection of Impossible Projects is the result of a course delivered by artist Eduardo Abaroa to a diverse group of UF students (María del Pilar Arrieta, Taylor Baxley, Ellery Burgess, Salenka Chinchin, Tomas Curcio, Valentina Galván, Rachel […]
African Fashion in ConversationExplore culturally innovative and socially significant trends in fashion inspired by the current exhibition Ghanaian Fashion (curated by Richards). This conversation about African fashion begins with Ghana and casts a broader view including diaspora fashion in the United States.Dr. Victoria RovineProfessor of African Art History and Director of Carolina Public Humanities, UNC […]
Afrofuturism Week will be held at various locations on and off campusJoin us for Afrofuturism Week 2025! This fifteen-day series will celebrate Black diasporic culture, history and alternate futures through art, film, music, fashion, and dialogue. Our theme for 2025 is 'Furious Joy,' inspired by Alice Walker’s book, Hard Times Require Furious Dancing. Brought to you […]
Join us Friday, January 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the first opening reception of the spring semester at 4Most Gallery. Exhibition Title: "Where I Go, The Mountain Goes" Artist: Elmira Yousefi, 3rd year MFA in Art (Printmaking) Candidate Artist Statement: "'Where I Go, the Mountain Goes' represents my relationship with the mountains […]
Join us Tuesday, January 21st at 7:30 PM at UF Phillips Center for Cirque Kalabanté: A West African based performance featuring gravity-defying acrobatics and jaw-dropping displays of contortion and strength. Tickets available at UF Performing Arts Box Office: 352-392-2787 Price Range | $25-45 UF Students | $12 A part of Afrofuturism Week 2025, a fifteen-day series […]
Renowned pianist and scholar Kenneth Hamilton (Cardiff University in Wales) will showcase a dynamic three-part presentation as part of the UF School of Music's Distinguished Pianist Series: a solo piano recital, a masterclass for UF piano students, and an illuminating lecture. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to experience one of today's most distinguished pianists in […]
Please note: Due to the winter storm, this event will now be held virtually. The book giveaway previously scheduled for this event will now take place at the Afrofuturism Celebration at Harn Art After Dark event on Thursday, January 30. Join us for a special guest panel discussion led by Dr. Porchia Moore! Featuring an […]
Join us for the closing reception of Furious Joy: Our Pleasure Despite All, our Afrofuturism Gallery Exhibit: January 24, 2025 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Exhibition will be open normal GFAA gallery hours Jan 22-24. For gallery hours, visit: www.gainesvillefinearts.org Curated by Anani Blakey, this exhibit celebrates Black creativity, laughter, resilience, rest, pleasure, and boundless imagination. Meet […]
Join BLACC2Basics and CAME for a collection of three short films from the African Diaspora: “Pumzi”, “Afronauts”, and “Daughter of the Sea” that delve into Afrofuturism, migration and the fantastical. Followed by a community conversation moderated by Antoine Williams. This event is FREE and open to the public! Free parking is available in the Santa Fe […]
Join us at the Harn Museum for our Afrofuturism Week Final Celebration at Art After Dark! Tour the Ghanaian fashion exhibit, enjoy live music with Shine and the Shakers, printmaking activities with UF’s School of Art and Art History, interactive AI demos with CAME’s Maker in Residence, a and book pop-ups with Livres and BLAAC2Basics. Don’t […]
Join us Friday, January 31, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the opening reception of "Coming Home," a group exhibition featuring works by Alicia Steffy, Angelina Rubalcava, Isabella Gialluca, Jackson Domenico, Kayla Rukab, Lauryn Tyler, Leia Ciociola, Lily Goldberg, Lucy de Greling, Noah Vallery, and Valerie Luciow. "Coming Home" (2025) is a group exhibition […]
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series.Join us for an artist talk and Q/A with Kukuli Velarde on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM in FAB 105.Kukuli Velarde is a Peruvian artist based in the United States since 1987. She has received awards and grants such as the […]
Dr. Darby EnglishCarl Darling Buck Professor of Art History, University of ChicagoPresented in conjunction with the Harn Museum of Art exhibition Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection. This talk will approach elements within works in the exhibition where, it seems, you can see art doing for artists — and possibly for observers — what […]
A guest artist piano recital with Dr. Yerin Kim featuring soundscapes, veils, fairytales, and mystical things. Works by Debussy, Schubert/Liszt, Haydn, Field, Seabourne, and McClure with stories by Hans Christian Anderson and Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Dr. Kim, director of keyboard studies at Central Washington University, is a recitalist, chamber musician, and educator. She has performed […]
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series.Join us for an artist talk and Q/A with Stephanie J. Woods on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM at FAB 105.Stephanie J. Woods is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she also serves as an Assistant Professor of […]
"Remapping the "Paris" Art World in Haiti/Saint-Domingue"Dr. Meredith Martin, Professor of Art History, New York UniversityThis talk explores deep, mostly unknown connections between the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and the production and consumption of art in Paris in the decade preceding the French and Haitian Revolutions. It focuses on Saint-Domingue plantation owners who […]
In celebration of the landmark exhibition Ghanaian Fashion’s first chapter, “African Feminism,” MFA Candidate and Ghanaian artist Benedicta Opoku-Mensah will lead students through a collaborative macramé handbag creation. Paired with the excellent garments by Aisha Ayensu, these handbags make the perfect complement to explore the ways in which Benedicta thinks about feminism functions in Ghana. […]
Join us Friday, February 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the opening reception of "CORING," a solo exhibition by Dr. Cori Matyas. Artist Statement: “What is at your core? A tree’s core? A core of ice? Reconnect to the space you inhabit. Is it safe? Inhale. Exhale. We don’t remember our first breath […]
"Presenting “Pedro Figari” Role-Switching, Code-Shifting, and the Aesthetics of Power"With Lyneise Williams, Associate Professor, Emerita, Art History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Working in Montevideo, Uruguay and in Paris, France, Pedro Figari (1861 – 1938) painted lively folk scenes of dancing and socializing that shape our perception of Blackness in Uruguay. They are […]
Join us at the Harn for Museum Nights: Kaleidoscope of Experiences, an evening dedicated to celebrating Asian American identity through art. Explore our vibrant exhibition, Kaleidoscope of Colors in Asian Arts, and discover the newly installed Visions of the Divine: Hindu and Buddhist Deities in the Cofrin Asian Art Wing. Experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony […]
Opening Reception: Friday, March 14, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Welcome to ‘Cups and Creatures: Bestiary Homegoods’ – an exhibition featuring the works of Katerie Gladdys’ senior studio BFA students: Jillian Dahl, Jackson Domenico, Peyton Jordan, Sierra Natal, Dylan Reed, Grace Tompkins, and Makena Vargo. Explore a one-of-a-kind collection of handmade pottery and […]
Dr. Delinda Collier, Dean of Graduate Studies; Professor of Art History, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Join us for "Mobilized Media: A Discussion of Works by Mónica de Miranda, Sammy Baloji, and Theo Eshetu", a HESCAH lecture by Dr. Delinda Collier exploring the works of three contemporary photographers working in and out of the […]
Shifting Ground: Master of Fine Arts Candidates Exhibition IGary R. Libby University Gallery and Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery, University Galleries, The University of FloridaArtists:Alex AbairLindsay CarltonEbenezer MensahRosemary SpringerExhibition Dates: March 28, 2025 through April 11, 2025Opening Reception: April 4, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The ground is stable until it isn’t. It […]
Join us Friday, March 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the opening reception of "BOOK•ISH," an exhibition of book and book-inspired art by Dustin Adams, Elizabeth Allen-Cannon, Craig Auge, Dawn Conry, Lainie Ettema, Arron Foster, Kali Geiger, Jordan Hembree, Madelyn Kellough, Kiki Kilgore, Elaine Shoaf, Paul Shortt, & Elmira Yousefi. Refreshments will be […]
Attention UF Students: Limited Spots! Join artist-in-residence, Jessica Clermont, as she hosts a half-day student workshop for "Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection." Clermont’s workshop will explore how we see ourselves, how others see us, and how our individual stories become a part of larger communal understandings. The event includes an interactive docent-led tour […]
"Marcel Duchamp Underground"Dr. Molly Nesbit, Professor of Art, Vassar College.Join us for "Marcel Duchamp Underground," a lecture by Dr. Molly Nesbit, Professor of Art at Vassar College, on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Chandler Auditorium at the Harn Museum of Art. The lecture is free and open to the public, with a […]
The World Music Sample Concert is a vibrant celebration of global sounds, where music becomes the universal language that bridges cultures and fosters collaboration among our ensembles at UF. By bringing together musicians from diverse traditions, this concert highlights the richness of musical expression from different parts of the world, showcasing the unique rhythms, melodies, […]
The CAME Innovations Summit is free, with some events open to the public. Registration is required and the full schedule can be found in the link attached. Who Should Attend? CAME Affiliate FacultyGainesville community membersUF studentsUF faculty and staff (non-affiliates) This dynamic and participatory gathering will bring together CAME’s 70+ Affiliate Faculty from across UF […]
Big 2025 weekend kicks off on the night of April 11 with a block party takeover in the heart of downtown. A car show, skate jam and fashion show will complement an open mic session and live and DJ sets at How Bazar, Loosey’s and Cafe Voltaire featuring artists like Kaelin Ellis, Mr. Floyd Larry, […]
Join us Friday, April 11, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the opening reception of "Plaything," a solo exhibition by MFA in Art, Painting + Drawing candidate, Lainie Ettema. Refreshments will be provided at the opening reception. This exhibition will be open for viewing through April 20, 2025. Artist's Statement:Ettema’s work unites the seemingly […]
Dion Dia and How Bazar present the third annual Big: Culture & Arts Festival with support from the Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship, Visit Gainesville, Alachua County as part of the county’s yearlong Discover 200 Bicentennial Celebration. Taking place between the Porters Quarters community and South Main Street, Big: Culture & Arts Festival promises […]
On Monday, April 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Oliver Herring and UF Sculpture will stage a TASK event in the UF Sculpture area (Fine Arts Building C Room B1). We want to make this a good-sized party with lots of TASK activity. You are invited to please tell your students or students please […]
The UF African Popular Music Ensemble Spring celebrates the popular music of the African Continent and its rich musical diaspora. This semester’s program features the works of Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Herbie Hancock, the Kokoroko Afrobeat Collective, and the Shaolin Afronauts, as well as several student arrangements.Location: Music Building Room 101 (MUB 101)
The most famous work of Andean art in the world is an enigmatic tunic in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC. Thought to be the only surviving royal vestment of the Inca Empire, it has spawned controversial theories that its intricate patterns are a long-lost writing system. For over a decade, Andrew James […]
Shifting Ground: Master of Fine Arts Candidates Exhibition IIGary R. Libby University Gallery and Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery University Galleries, The University of Florida Artists: Samuel Aye-GboyinEmily ConatyRubin GabeauKarina YanesElmira YousefiExhibition Dates: April 18, 2025 through May 2, 2025Opening Reception: April 18 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. As Flounder Lee, one of the curators, […]
Spring is here! Join us for an evening of celebrating community at the Harn. Learn about different art-making practices and find inspiration for your own works of art. Immerse yourself in the vibrant aesthetic atmosphere and support our creative neighbors.The Harn is open until 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Museum Nights programming begins at 6:00 p.m.
Join us Friday, May 16, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the opening reception of "Under Her Wing," a solo exhibition by Hannah Shipley (MFA in Art, Painting + Drawing candidate). Refreshments will be provided at the opening reception. This exhibition will be open for viewing through May 26, 2025. "Under Her Wing" remembers and […]
*Gathering Scores workshops are free, but space is limited. Please RSVP using the Eventbrite link*A collaboration between the UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME); Pulp Arts; and Found Sound Nation Join us for a three-part hybrid series (in-person and online) exploring the role of artists in shaping creative ecosystems and civic life. Whether […]
Dates and times: Friday, August 1 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Saturday, August 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Our Food is Medicine Creative B program begins with a simple premise: everybody eats. As we navigate major life changes and explore the many possibilities of what lies ahead, our program centers food as a […]
Dr. Julian Saporiti’s work represents the consilience of the arts and sciences. UF will host Dr. Saporiti for a one-week multidisciplinary residency, including a special guest lecture at the Digital Worlds Institute.This lecture will be about how to translate academic work into something actively consumed by the public - specifically, music. This will be followed by […]
The Creative B Summer Program invites you to the Digital Visions Festival: Stories for Sustainability. A Free Community Celebration & Screening of Sustainability Themed Short Videos on the Big Screen. Start your evening with a complimentary light supper of sandwiches and desserts, then settle in for an inspiring selection of digital shorts on the big […]
Stories for Sustainability, a project of the Creative B Summer Program, invites you to a creative learning experience in a beautiful natural setting. BAREFOOT ECHOES: LISTEN TO EARTH'S WISDOM THROUGH YOUR SOLES A Creative Arts Workshop of Self, Story, and Nature Through guided barefoot exploration, poetic prompts, sensory writing and creative reflection, you’ll connect with the […]
Dr. Julian Saporiti’s work represents the consilience of the arts and sciences. UF will host Dr. Saporiti for a one-week multidisciplinary residency, including a special concert and lecture at Pulp Arts' new 117 venue. (117 NW 16th Ave in Gainesville, FL). Dr. Saporiti (stage name No-No Boy) will be joined by the Center for Arts […]
*Gathering Scores workshops are free, but space is limited. Please RSVP using the Eventbrite link*A collaboration between the UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME); Pulp Arts; and Found Sound Nation Join us for a three-part hybrid series (in-person and online) exploring the role of artists in shaping creative ecosystems and civic life. Whether […]
Welcome back, Gators! We hope you had a wonderful summer and are rested and ready for an exciting new year! UF School of Music students, faculty, and staff: be sure to join us on Friday, August 22 at 12:50 p.m. for Welcomepalooza! Meet the faculty and staff and here about some exciting news happening at […]
Experience the dreamlike world of Chaz Underriner’s works for guitar, video, and electronics, tracing the evolution of his multimedia practice over the past decade. From early pieces combining imagery from Japan and Florida, to mid-period works inspired by Josef Albers’ The Interaction of Color, to his most recent meditations on pattern through line drawings and […]
Join SPARC352 as we celebrate SPARC PLACE: an artist residency pilot program that provided studio space for community artists and musicians throughout the summer in partnership with City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs. This residency hosted artists that worked across mediums such as visual arts, digital design and media, dance, music, writing and […]
For over 20 years, this world-renowned professional development program has supported artists, arts administrators, healthcare workers, and creatives of all kinds in exploring the roles of the arts and culture in both healthcare and public health contexts. This interdisciplinary arts in health training welcomes people from all levels of experience to learn how the arts […]
UF School of Music presents a faculty recital with Chris Scanlon, trumpet. He will be joined by Paul Basler, horn, Jemmie Robertson, trombone and Nelly Rocha, cello. The evening will feature solo trumpet, brass trio, trumpet + cello and trumpet + electronics with works by R. Zare | R. Harris Baiocchi | E. Williams | […]
The School of Music invites you to the Music Education Rally
Join us for a HESCAH lecture by Dr. Marni Kessler, Professor of Nineteenth-Century European Art, Kress Foundation Department of Art History, University of Kansas. Lecture Title: "The Air of Modernity: Edgar Degas’ Ironers Ecocritically" Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025, 6:00 p.m.Chandler Auditorium, Harn Museum of ArtReception to follow In his over forty representations of ironers, Edgar […]
The School of Music presents: UF Pipe Organ Centennial: Chelsea Chen - Guest Artist Recital.
Opening Reception: September 5, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Created byWes Kline, Sean Miller, and Chad Serhal. A new film that strikes upon the implications of two event scores by Fluxus artist and composer Philip Corner featuring:Philip Corner, Craig Coleman, Jade Dellinger, Bibbe Hansen, Wes Kline, Billie J. Maciunas, PhD, Jack Massing, Sean […]
"Pilgrims in a Fable / A Survey of the Work of Robert C. Mueller"Guest curator: Phil SandersGary R. Libby University Gallery, University Galleries, The University of FloridaExhibition dates: September 5, 2025 through October 31, 2025Gallery Talk: Thursday, September 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Opening reception: Friday, September 5 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Curated by […]
Dr. Kenneth Broadway will present a faculty recital "Transformation" on September 7 at 3:00 PM in Room 101 of the Music Building. The concert is free and open to the public.
Fall Undergraduate Research Expo: Join the Center for Undergraduate Research on Monday, 9/8 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Reitz Grand Ballroom. This is a great opportunity for students from all disciplines to learn about the incredible research at UF and network with faculty and peers. Contact: isabelperea@ufl.edu and catherine.smith@ufl.edu
The School of Music presents: Helton-Thomas duo with Mariano Manzanelli.
Discover a diverse array of sustainability projects at UF, join thought-provoking conversations, and learn more about AI’s role from the keynote speaker Amelia Winger-Bearskin, Banks Preeminence Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and the Arts at the Digital Arts Institute, an artist who innovates with artificial intelligence in ways that make a positive […]
The School of Music presents: UF Viola Day Concert: Jorge Pena and Lauren Hodges
The School of Music presents: Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band Concert.
The School of Music presents: Trombone Studio Solo/Chamber Recital #1
ShowtimesFriday September 19, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday September 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday September 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday September 23, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday September 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday September 25, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Friday September 26, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday September 27, 2025 at 7:30 […]
The School of Music presents: Carillon Studio Recital #1 - Studio of Laura Ellis
The School of Music presents: Sheila Browne, Viola and Lisa Leonard, Piano - Guest Artist Recital
*Gathering Scores workshops are free, but space is limited. Please RSVP using the Eventbrite link.*A collaboration between the UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME); Pulp Arts; and Found Sound Nation Join us for a three-part hybrid series (in-person and online) exploring the role of artists in shaping creative ecosystems and civic life. Whether […]
UF Symphony Orchestra presents: NobilityTiffany Lu, ConductorJuan Florez, Assistant ConductorThursday, September 25, 2025 at 7:20 p.m.University AuditoriumPre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m.Brahms - Tragic Overture, Op. 81Ravel - La ValseTchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 Featuring Evan Mitchell, PianoAdditional date (reduced program benefit concert):Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.First Presbyterian Church at 106 […]
The School of Music presents: Creative Professional Lecture Series - Jennifer Bugos
The School of Music presents: Trombone Studio Solo/Chamber Recital #2
Opening Reception: Friday September 26, 2025 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 4Most Gallery's first show of the year by Kyle Selley, “Burn Patterns” opens Friday, September 26 from 6 - 8 p.m.! This exhibition will be open for viewing through Friday, October 3. The cosmos speaks in explosions. From the Big Bang’s initial violence to […]
The School of Music presents: Low Brass Studio Fall Recital - Studio of Danielle VanTuinen
Jacaré Brazil Meets the CommunityOur ensemble will hold an outdoor concert at “Samba Brazilian Kitchen” in Haile Plantation on Wednesday, October 1st, at 7:00 PM, open to everyone. We will perform a variety of vocal, instrumental, and guitar pieces that showcase diverse musical genres, including bossa nova, samba-jazz, choro, and waltz—highlighting popular styles and new […]
"The Colonial Forest and the French Landscape"Dr. Stephanie O'Rourke This talk explores how the French landscape tradition was shaped by a new science of forest management in territorial France and colonial Algeria. Artworks and technical diagrams alike gave pictorial form to technocratic procedures for exploiting various kind of “value” in forests, both in the metropole and […]
The UF School of Music presents the Musicology Movie/Lecture Series featuring the film Topsy-Turvy. Topsy-Turvy recounts the genesis of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera, The Mikado. The film will be accompanied by a lecture from John-Peter S. Ford entitled "The Sword on the Wall: A Most Ingenious Paradox."
The School of Music presents: Chih-Long Hu, Piano - Guest Artist Recital
The School of Music presents: Piano Studio Fall Recital #1 - Studio of Dr. Hsiang Tu
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Join us for an artist talk and Q&A with Every Ocean Hughes on Tuesday October 7, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. in Fine Arts B (FAB) 103. Every Ocean Hughes is a transdisciplinary artist and writer. Spanning photography, sculpture, installation, performance, film, as […]
The School of Music presents: UF Glee Club and UF Chorale Concert #1
The School of Music presents: String Chamber Ensembles Concert #1
The School of Music presents: Emily Hart, Oboe - Faculty Recital
16 Videos / DaysAn Educational Program Featuring a Selection of Videos by Contemporary Artists Gary R. Libby Focus GalleryUniversity Galleries at the University of Florida The exhibition runs from October 10 through October 31, 2025 From the 10 to 31st of October, the Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery will be presenting a series of videos as […]
Opening Reception Friday October 10, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Awuku Alex's “Kwaku Ananse” opens Friday, October 10 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.! This exhibition will be open for viewing through Friday, October 17. "My work explores the alienation of Ghanaian oral traditions, particularly the Kwaku Ananse stories, within today’s digital age. […]
Award-winning British pianist Anthony Hewitt will present a guest recital, featuring Rachmaninoff's powerful Second Sonata and Beethoven's sublime Sonata Op. 110, along with works by Mel Bonis and Fanny Mendelssohn, plus engaging rondos by various composers. Please join us for this exceptional musical evening!
With the overarching aim of amplifying the power of arts and culture to connect communities and enhance health and well-being, the Creating Healthy Communities Convening will bring together more than 500 people from across the United States who are thinking, working and innovating at the intersections of arts and culture, public health and community development. […]
The School of Music presents: Piano Ensemble Recital #1
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Join us for an artist talk and Q/A with Lien Truong on Tuesday October 14, 2025, at 6:15 PM in Fine Arts B (FAB) 103. Lien Truong’s practice examines cultural and material ideologies and notions of heritage. By fusing painting techniques, materials […]
The School of Music presents: Jazz Band 2 Concert #1
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 2:00 […]
The School of Music presents: Alex Pershounin, Double Bass - Faculty Recital
The School of Music presents: UF Concert Choir and Chamber Singers Concert
Join us on Sunday, October 19 for Spotlight on RENT, a benefit to support the School of Theatre + Dance. This special matinee event offers a pre-show reception including a Conversation with the Creative Team, drinks and libations, and a photo area; preferential seating for RENT in the newly reopened Constans Theatre; and a post-show […]
The School of Music presents: Gator Horn Choir
This year's first Spectrum concert explores the themes of ambition, greed, and hubris as found in music by Ruth Gipps and Igor Stravinsky. The concert opens with Gipps' "The Three Billy Goats Gruff", performed by Dr. Paul Basler (French horn), Dr. Emily Hart (oboe), and Dr. Shannon Lowe (bassoon), and narrated by Dr. Colleen Beucher. […]
The School of Music presents: Hsiang Tu, Piano - Faculty Recital
The School of Music and the UF Symphonic Band present: From Canon to Creation Program:"Fanfare and Allegro" by Clifton Williams"In This Breath" by Shuying Li"Wake-Up Call" by Rob Wiffin"Symphonic Songs for Band" by Robert Russell Bennett"Arizona Echoes: Sinfonia for Concert Band" by Russell Platt"Americans We" by Henry Fillmore
The School of Music presents: UF Brass Band Concert #1 Legends and Light
The opening presentation of the Young Dancers Workshop will feature a lecture-demonstration by Urban Bush Women BOLD (Builders, Organizers & Leaders through Dance), including a special Collab Lab performance by the Dance Theatre of Santa Fe and the University of Florida dance program. The concert will feature a Collab Lab between UF and Santa Fe […]
Step into a world where music bends time and space. The UF Wind Symphony invites you to Changing Times — a dynamic concert exploring the pulse of musical minimalism andpostmodernism, where rhythmic patterns evolve and soundscapes shift with mesmerizing energy. Experience the exhilarating ride of John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, the thematic […]
Join us Friday, October 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. for the solo exhibition, “Contamination” by Aurora Pavlish-Carpenter! Don’t miss the artist’s live performance at 6:30 p.m.! "Contamination" serves as a leak through which the past, present, and future combine. Through human-made and “natural” objects, live performance, poems, and material remnants, this exhibition explores the […]
The School of Music presents: UF Organ Studio Fall Pipe Organ Demonstration
The School of Music presents: New Music Ensemble Concert #1
The School of Music presents: UF Percussion Ensemble & Sunshine Steelers Fall Concert
The School of Music presents: Lauren Hodges, Viola - Faculty Recital
The School of Music presents: UF Low Brass Hal-LOW-ween Concert
The School of Music presents: Bass Studio Recital - Studio of Alex Pershounin
The School of Music presents: Musicology Movie Night #2
The School of Music presents: UF Pipe Organ Centennial: Annual Halloween Spooktacular - Featuring Scott Ziegler
The School of Music presents: UF Percussion PASIC Preview and Studio Recital - Studio of Ken Broadway
The School of Music presents: Undergraduate Composition Fall Recital
The School of Music presents: Graduate String Quartet
The School of Music presents: Creative Professional Lecture Series - Dwight Kennedy
The School of Music presents: Chinese Ensemble Concert
UF Symphony Orchestra presents: Midnight HourThursday, November 6, 2025 at 7:20 p.m.Pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m.University Auditorium Clyne - This Midnight HourDe Meij - UFO Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra Featuring Danielle VanTuinen, EuphoniumRachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
The School of Music presents: Jacob Mauldwin, Flute - Masters Recital
The School of Music presents Jemmie Robertson, Trombone, Faculty Recital, titled: Antipodal Journey: Australian Music for the Trombone
Friday, November 7, 2025 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The Thanksgiving PlayBy Larissa FastHorsePresented as part of Reader’s Theatre SeriesNov. 7 – 8, 2025Black Box TheatreDirected by Tim Altmeyer When a well-meaning group of educators sets out to devise a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving pageant, their […]
The School of Music presents: Concerto Competition, an all day event beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The School of Music presents: Enhui Shen, Piano - DMA Recital
The School of Music presents: Nicole Corbett, Soprano - Senior Recital
The School of Music presents: Carillon Studio Recital #2 - Studio of Laura Ellis
The School of Music presents: Double Reed Studio Recital - Studios of Shannon Lowe and Emily Hart
The School of Music presents: Clarinet Choir Fall Concert
The School of Music presents: UF Trombone Day Closing Concert
The School of Music presents: Gator Philharmonic Fall Concert Program to include:~ Greig- Peer Gynt Suite (No.1)~ Delius- The Walk to the Paradise Garden~ Dvořák's Silent Woods and Rondo in G Minor, featuring UF alum Michael Knowles~ Sibelius- Finlandia
HESCAH welcomes Dr. Jesús Escobar to give a lecture based on new and ongoing research on seventeenth-century Spanish architecture in a transatlantic context. Dr. Escobar is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Art History at Northwestern University, where he specializes in the architecture, urbanism, and cartography of […]
First show: November 13, 2025 from 7:20 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.Second show: November 15, 2025 from 7:20 p.m. to 8:40 p.m. The School of Music presents: Pirates and Other Adventures on the High Seas Opera
Friday, November 14, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00PM, Opening ReceptionSunday, November 16, 2025, from 1:00 to 7:00PM, Additional Gallery Hours The Workshop for Art Research and Practice (WARP) invites you to "Counter-Mapping," an exhibition of collaborative sculptures offering new cartographical perspectives on Gainesville. Join us on Friday, November 14, for an opening reception with the […]
November 17, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Opening ReceptionNovember 10, 2025 to December 3, 2025, Experimental Pedagogies Symposium Reception: Monday, November 17, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Gary R. Libby University Gallery, University Galleries, The University of Florida The University Galleries at the University of Florida present the Institute for Collecting Pedagogies by the Eternal Learners and Ignorant […]
Join the Center for Arts in Medicine for the next session in the Arts in Health Webinar Series, featuring panelists Elke Downer (Senior Manager, JoyRx Music and UF Center for Arts in Medicine alum), Dr. Jenny Baxley Lee (Director, UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine Program and Master Lecturer with the Center), and Ricky Kendall […]
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Join us for an artist talk and Q/A with Yashua Klos on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. in Fine Arts B (FAB) 105. In his multi-media practice, Yashua Klos explores themes of identity, memory, and African Americans' relationship to American […]
Dr. Zachary Coates will be visiting Gainesville to give a masterclass for our baritone and bass baritone voices. This event is free and open for the public.
Thursday November 20, 2025 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Friday November 21, 2025 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Sunday November 23, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Sunday November 23, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agbedidi: A Fusion of Traditional African & Contemporary DanceFrom Nov. 20 through 23, 2025Constans TheatreDirected by Rujeko Dumbutshena […]
The UF Symphony Orchestra presents: Sounds of the SeasonUniversity Choirs & Dr. Will KeslingThursday, November 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
The School of Music presents: Jose Flores, Clarinet - Senior Recital
The School of Music presents: Persian Ensemble Concert
The School of Music presents: Jacob Baker, Saxophone - Senior Recital
The School of Music presents: Cellorando Concert
Please join us for presentations & discussions with second-year studio art graduate students on their artistic research. Mon. Dec. 1, 2025, 6:00-9:00PMFine Arts C (FAC) 120 Artists: Maria Arrieta, Alex Awuku, Kelsey Barton, Taylor Baxley, Rachel Horn, Changil Kim, and Dylan Taylor. This event is free and open to all.
*This event has been cancelled* The School of Music presents: New Music Ensemble Concert #2
The School of Music presents: Piano Studio Fall Recital #2 - Studio of Dr. Hsiang Tu
*This event has been cancelled* The School of Music presents: UF Brass Band Concert #2
The School of Music presents: Voice Studio Recital - Studio of Christopher Pfund
The School of Music presents: UF Wind Symphony Conducting Recital
The School of Music presents: Viola Studio Fall Recital - Studio of Lauren Hodges
The School of Music presents: Music Theatre Voice Studio Recital - Studio of Matt Morgan
The School of Music presents: UF Choirs Holiday Concert
Join 4Most Gallery for the last show of the semester Friday, December 5 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the solo exhibition, “Inherited” by Maria del Pilar Arrieta. This exhibition will be on view through December 12. Artist Statement: "My paintings seek to speak about identity—about who we are and why we are here. I […]
The School of Music presents: UF Pipe Organ Centennial: Laura Ellis - Holiday Faculty Recital
The School of Music presents: Carillon Studio Recital #3 - Studio of Laura Ellis
Making the Undoable Doable: The Art and Science of Expert Practice. This 50-minute workshop will explore mechanisms of human learning that underpin effective individual practice, empowering music students to maximize their learning in whatever practice time they have. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome! Dr. Micah Killion is a performer, teacher, researcher, and Gainesville native. […]
"Field Tests" presents new student work from upper-level ceramics and sculpture classes, treating theform of the exhibition as both experiment and inquiry. Each project is a test of methods, systems, and publics — provisional models set into relation with one another, resistant to closure. Here, “field test” also names more than trial: it asks what […]
The School of Music presents: Florida Carillon Festival Recital #1
The School of Music presents: The Palm Trio - Faculty and Guest Artist Concert
This event has been cancelled
Week of Events: 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture: The Climate Justice Equation: Science, Health, and Your Role in the SolutionThursday, January 22 | Pugh Hall, Ocora 2026 Kick-off Party and Introduction to AfrofuturismSaturday, January 24 at Santa Fe Blount Center Afrofuturism Concert and CipherSaturday, January 24 at How Bazar Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club […]
The UF School of Music welcomes guest artist Ilan Morgenstern, bass trombone with David Gilliland, piano Masterclass (Following Recital) 4:05–6:00 PM • MUB 121 Free & open to the public
JOIN US FOR AFROFUTURISM WEEK 2026!Afrofuturism Week Kickoff PartyJoin The Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship and community partners at the Blount Center to celebrate the beginning of Afrofuturism Week! We'll talk about what Afrofuturism Week is all about, and enjoy music, art activities, and refreshments. Guests of all ages will be invited to participate […]
JOIN US FOR AFROFUTURISM WEEK 2026!Afrofuturism Week ConcertAfter the AFW Kickoff celebration, head to The How Bazar for an afterparty of innovative music! Pulp Arts presents experimental artists Chris Williams and Black Sun Black Moon, followed by a DJ set from We're Sweet Girls. Tickets available at the door. Refreshments available for purchase.Sponsored by Pulp […]
The UF School of Music presents: Carillon Studio Recital #4 - Studio of Laura Ellis
This event is a combined Voice Faculty Recital with Guest Artists: Dr. Louise Toppin, Soprano and Dr. John Morefield, Collaborative Pianist Voice Faculty Performers: Dr. Colleen Cole Beucher, Dr. Christopher Pfund, Dr. Tony Offerle This event kicks off the inaugural Resonance Festival! Resonance Festival is a four-day festival dedicated to honoring the rich legacy of […]
The 2026 Arts in Health Research Primer has been canceled. Please direct any inquiries to: cam@arts.ufl.edu
JOIN US FOR AFROFUTURISM WEEK 2026! Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club Discussion Join the Lynx Bookstore for a special edition of the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club in honor of Afrofuturism Week 2026! Guests will discuss the graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler's classic dystopian novel Parable of the Sower. Books are available now at […]
Masterclass with Dr. Louise Toppin centering concert spiritual arrangements by African American composers Resonance Festival is a four-day festival dedicated to honoring the rich legacy of African American art song and spirituals. At its heart, the festival affirms song’s timeless power to unite, inspire, and create lasting connections among students and communities. Through faculty recitals, […]
Masterclass with Dr. Louise Toppin centering on Art Song and Arias by African American Composers Resonance Festival is a four-day festival dedicated to honoring the rich legacy of African American art song and spirituals. At its heart, the festival affirms song’s timeless power to unite, inspire, and create lasting connections among students and communities. Through […]
The School of Music presents: Creative Professional Lecture Series: Esin Aydingoz
JOIN US FOR AFROFUTURISM WEEK 2026!An evening of Afrofuture Spirituality and MusicHow We Got Over: Resistance, Persistence, Transcendence: An evening of Afrofuture Spirituality and MusicJoin us for a lively conversation with guest scholar and performer, Dr. Louise Toppin (University of Michigan) and Dr. Joseph Brown (Southern Illinois University). This discussion will explore teaching Gospel and Black […]
Voice Area Recital to close out the Resonance Festival! Resonance Festival is a four-day festival dedicated to honoring the rich legacy of African American art song and spirituals. At its heart, the festival affirms song’s timeless power to unite, inspire, and create lasting connections among students and communities. Through faculty recitals, masterclasses, and student performances, […]
JOIN US FOR AFROFUTURISM WEEK 2026! Afrofuturism Week Book Panel Discussion: Technoskepticism Guest scholars will discuss ‘Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal’, a book that explores the possibilities and skepticism of new technologies in the context of Afrofuturism. Moderated by faculty from the UF Department of African American Studies. Sponsored by UF African American Studies, UF […]
Join us this Friday, January 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for “Dinner + No Show: Volume 9”, a group art exhibition! “Dinner + No Show: Volume 9” at 4Most Gallery is a group exhibition featuring selected artists from the most recent publication of the UF student run magazine, “Dinner + No Show”. these […]
JOIN US FOR AFROFUTURISM WEEK 2026! Afrofuturism Week Art Exhibition Opening + Reception Opening reception for our third annual Afrofuturism art exhibit. Co-curated by Anani Blakey and Errol Nelson, this year’s theme, “Black Cosmologies in World-building, Storytelling, and Imagination," explores the magical essence of fantasy, visions, and futures. Part of Gainesville Artwalk. Exhibition will be […]
The UF School of Music presents: Mark Johnson, Trombone - Junior Recital
JOIN US FOR AFROFUTURISM WEEK 2026!Afrofuturism Week Final Celebration + Fashion ShowStrut your stuff at Afrofuturism Week's signature Fashion Show and closing celebration! Our fashion show will feature styles inspired by dreams, fantasy, mythology, cosplay, and more. The event will include youth and adult costume contests, performances by the UF Pazeni Sauti African Choir, the […]
The UF School of Music presents: Spectrum 101 Faculty Concert #3
The UF School of Music presents: Solstice Reed Quartet - Guest Artist Recital
Closing Reception on Friday February 27, 2026 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Hippodrome Theatre. "Six Forms of Address" is the inaugural public exhibition of "Making Publics," a new graduate seminar led by Conrad Cheung (Assistant Professor of 3D + Extended Media, School of Art + Art History). Conceived as a public experiment, the […]
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Join us for an artist talk and Q/A with Andrew Norman Wilson on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. in Fine Arts B (FAB) 103. Andrew Norman Wilson's films have premiered at Sundance, the New York Film Festival, and Rotterdam. His […]
Leonardo López Luján is an archaeologist, full researcher and director of the Templo Mayor Project of Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) in Mexico City. He specializes in the politics, religion, and art of Pre-Columbian urban societies in Central Mexico and in the history of archaeology. Throughout his academic life, he has served as […]
The UF School of Music hosts the Reitz Scholarship Audition February 4, 2026 at 7:20 p.m.
The UF School of Music presents: Melissa Milford, Viola - DMA Recital, February 5, 2026. This event had a date change post-publication. Previous date: January 22, 2026.
The UF School of Music presents: Marine Corps Band
To purchase tickets, call the University Box Office at (352) 392-1653 Friday February 6, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Saturday February 7, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Sunday February 8, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Tuesday February 10, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Wednesday February 11, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to […]
February 6, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Introductory Remarks and Keynote Lecture in Fine Arts Building B Room FAB 103 February 6, 2026, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Exhibition Opening and Awards in Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery Ligature 35, UF’s Annual Design Symposium, will take place on February 6th and 7th, […]
Opening Reception Friday February 6, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The 2026 University of Florida Juried Student Art Exhibition is a vibrant and thought-provoking showcase of student talent, offering a unique glimpse into the multifaceted practices of the selected artists. As in years past, the works were anonymously shared with the juror and […]
The UF School of Music presents: Low Brass Studio Recital - Studio of Danielle VanTuinen
The UF School of Music presents: UF Guitar Extravaganza February 7, 2026Masterclasses: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in a location to be determined Flavius Wagner and Marco Sarto - Guest Artist Concert: 7:30p.m. to 8:20 p.m. in MUB 101 February 8, 2026Masterclasses: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in a location to be determinedCompetition Finals: 3:00 […]
Join us at the Harn Museum of Art for a premiere of new music and dance. The _____ Experiment ("The "Blank" Experiment) ensemble performs new compositions by Music students, accompanied by improvisational dance by BFA and BA dance students. This one-of-a-kind music, dance and visual arts dialog is inspired by the Harn's upcoming exhibition, Florida […]
Dr. Scott Lindroth, composer, and Dr. Ieva Jokubaviciute, pianist (both of Duke University) will present several free public events as part of a guest residency at the UF School of Music: • Scott Lindroth Guest Composer Presentation: Monday, Feb. 9 at 3:00 p.m. in Room MUB 142• Ieva Jokubaviciute Guest Artist Recital: Monday, Feb. 9 […]
The UF School of Music presents: UF Symphonic Band Concert #4
The UF School of Music presents: UF Brass Band Concert #3
Art, Nationalism and Power: Gazbia Sirry and Egyptian Modernists in Gamal Abdel Nasser's Revolutionary EgyptDr. Chika Okeke-Agulu This lecture by Chika Okeke‑Agulu explores themes of explore themes of modernism, decolonization, and diasporic artistic practices. Okeke-Agulu is a Nigerian-born artist, critic, and art historian based at Princeton University, where he holds professorships in African and African […]
The UF School of Music presents: UF Wind Symphony Concert #4
February 13, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00PM, Opening ReceptionJoin us Friday, February 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the solo exhibition, “Mom, I had a Nightmare.” by Taylor Baxley (MFA in Art '27)!Statement from the artist:My artwork explores the realm of physical and psychological experience; it contemplates the boundaries between consciousness and the unknown. […]
The UF School of Music presents: UF Carillon Studio Valentine's Day Concert
February 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., Opening Reception The Wisdom of Ananse: Ceramic Sculptures by Alex Awuku opens Friday, Feb 13 at 6:30pm at the Cotton Club Museum! The exhibition will feature original clay sculptures that feature Ghanaian folk tales and the centuries-old wisdom gleaned from them. The sculptures also reveal Awuku's concern that these […]
The UF School of Music presents: Florida Carillon Festival Recital #2
The UF School of Music presents: Choral Union Concert #1
The UF School of Music presents: Marco Polo, Piano - Masters Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Garrett Rosenbloom, Baritone - Senior Recital
To purchase tickets, call the University Box Office at (352) 392-1653 Wednesday February 18, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Program A)Thursday February 19, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Program B)Friday February 20, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Program A)Saturday February 21, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Program […]
The UF School of Music presents: Moreau / VanTuinen Duo Faculty Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Kang Muscatello, Trombone - Senior Recital
UF Symphony Orchestra presents: Heroic SpiritThursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:20 p.m.University AuditoriumPre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m.WAGNER - Siegfried’s Funeral March LIEBERMANN - Flute Concerto, Op. 39 (mvts. 2 and 3)Featuring Noelle Potenzini, Flute (Winner, 2025 UF Concerto Competition, Undergraduate Division) BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 “Eroica”
The UF School of Music presents: Jocelyn Pritchard, French horn - Junior Recital
The UF Percussion Festival will feature performances by area high schools and conclude with performances by the UF Percussion Ensemble and student chamber ensembles. The event is free!
The UF School of Music presents: Mikey Snow, Mezzo-Soprano - Junior Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Cooper Divet, Tuba - Junior Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Emily Adams, Soprano - Senior Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Morgan Skelley, Euphonium - DMA Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Aidan Benjamin, Euphonium - Junior Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Corey Burton, Trombone - DMA Recital
The UF School of Music presents: String Chamber Ensembles Concert #3
The UF School of Music presents: UF Glee Club Concert #3
BrassFest 2026 is a 4-day event featuring clinics, masterclasses and recitals. Guest artists include Charles Lazarus, David Cherwien, Alison Miserendino, Dr. James Naigus and the Bridger Brass Quintet. It’s free and open to the public! Event locations include the UF Music Building and First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville. Students can register to participate in BrassFest here […]
The UF School of Music presents: Hoang Pho, Composition - PhD Recital
A twist on the common event invitation acronym, this collaborative exhibition between University of Florida and Florida State University graduate students exhibits the ceramic research of each program.
(insert title here) is an exhibition of works from the new Spring 2026 special topics course, After Representation, taught by Conrad Cheung (Assistant Professor of 3D + Extended Media). The work emerges from the course’s first unit on the political histories of abstraction, opacity, and encoding. Come by the Fine Arts Building C, B1, this […]
Opening Reception: Friday February 27 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, February 27 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the solo exhibition, “Woven Continuum” by Changil Kim! Changil Kim explores the relationship between line and weaving through sculpture, investigating mass, tension, and void in relation to memory and rhythm. Working […]
A program of new, original music that is all composed by undergraduate composers in the University of Florida’s School of Music.
The UF School of Music presents: Jazz Band 2 Concert #3
The UF School of Music presents: Steven Thomas, Cello and Evan Mitchell, Piano - Faculty Recital
Learn how to balance demanding classes, jobs, extracurricular activities, and more with proven strategies that work! Connect with COTA for a Time Management presentation hosted by Gator Wellness. Refreshments served, come as you are! Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98210688949?pwd=buKbnK2iWdQjkxjRxueFkW3AsOAn4P.1
The UF School of Music presents: Piano Studio Spring Recital - Studio of Dr. Hsiang Tu
Join us for a HESCAH lecture by Dr. Rebecca M. Brown, Professor of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. Rebecca M. Brown is Professor of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. She specializes in colonial and post-1947 South Asian art and visual culture and has served as a curator of modern […]
Dr. Thomas Cummins (Art History - Harvard U.)"From the Beginning: Guaman Poma and Martín de Murua and the true genesis of Nueva Coronica i Buen Gobierno"March 6, Harn Museum at 6:00 p.m. First Colloquium on Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala at UF: Colonial and Indigenous History, Art, and Literature Intertwined March 5 - 6, 2026 This two-day colloquium […]
The UF School of Music presents: Alex Pershounin, Jazz Bass - Faculty Recital
The UF School of Music presents: University Choir & UF Chamber Singers Concert #3
Friday March 6, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Saturday March 7, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Men on BoatsBy Jaclyn BackhausPresented as part of Reader’s Theatre SeriesMar. 6 through 7, 2026Black Box TheatreDirected by Lauren Warhol CaldwellMen on Boats is a witty, fast-paced retelling of the 1869 expedition of ten explorers navigating […]
Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The University Galleries at the University of Florida present Voices: Intercultural Dialogues, a student exhibition co-curated by Mehak Sandhu and Sarah Stander. The exhibition aims to foster dialogue around identity, belonging, and cultural intersection within the University of Florida community. The selections reflect a variety of […]
Members of the UF organ studio will demonstrate the "sights and sounds" of the Andrew Anderson Memorial Pipe Organ housed in the University Auditorium on the UF campus.
Join us for the annual Cadenza benefit to support the UF School of Music on Saturday, March 7, 2026. This unforgettable event begins with a pre-show reception with live music, a silent auction, and opportunities to connect with School of Music faculty, students, and fellow supporters. You’ll then experience a concert featuring performances from a […]
The UF School of Music presents: Carillon Studio Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Piano Studio Spring Recital - Studio of Evan Mitchell
The UF School of Music presents: UF Concert Bands Concert #1
The UF School of Music presents: UF Wind Symphony Concert #5
Guest Artists Eric Rieger (tenor) and Natalie Sherer (pianist) are visiting from Florida State University's School of Music to perform Schubert's song cycle, Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795.
The UF School of Music presents: Musicology Movie Night #4
The UF School of Music presents: UF Symphonic Band Concert #5
The UF School of Music presents: Unheard-of//Ensemble - Guest Artist Concert
Julia Littleton will perform on UF's 61-bell carillon. Her performance is part of the Florida Carillon Festival.
The UF School of Music presents: UF Double Reed Day Closing Concert
Join us on Tuesday, March 24 at 5:15 p.m., in Fine Arts B (FAB 105), for the talk, “A Girl is Like the Earth: The Young Writing of Nanu del Cielo” by artist-historian, Carol Mavor. “A Girl is Like the Earth: The Young Writing of Nanu del Cielo” , covered in water . . . […]
This event has been cancelled. The UF School of Music presents: Double Reed Studios Spring Recital - Studios of Shannon Lowe and Emily Hart
The UF School of Music presents: Voice Studio Recital - Studio of Tony Offerle
To purchase tickets, call the University Box Office at (352) 392-1653 or visit Ticketmaster. Friday March 27, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.Saturday March 28, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.Sunday March 29, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Tuesday March 31, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.Wednesday April 1, 2026 from […]
March 27, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: MFA I Opening ReceptionMarch 27 to April 10, 2026 : MFA I Exhibition Open for ViewingApril 17, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: MFA II Opening ReceptionApril 17 to May 1, 2026 : MFA II Exhibition Open for Viewing Topographies of MemoryMasters of Fine Arts […]
The UF School of Music presents: Bass Studio Spring Recital - Studio of Alex Pershounin
This event has been cancelled. The UF School of Music presents: Low Brass Studio Solos Recital - Studio of Danielle VanTuinen
The UF School of Music presents: Choral Union Concert #2
Join us for a talk by Natalia Zuluaga, juror of the 2026 Juried Student Exhibition, on Monday, March 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in Fine Arts C (FAC) 201. Natalia Zuluaga is the Chief Curator at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Since 2014, she has been […]
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Join us for an artist talk and Q/A with Gregory Green on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. in Fine Arts B (FAB) 103. Gregory Green lives and works in Tampa. His work explores systems of control and the evolution of individual […]
This event has been cancelled. The UF School of Music presents: Spectrum 101 Faculty Concert #4
The UF School of Music presents: KKY/TBS/SAI Joint Recital
UF Symphony Orchestra presents: Wit & Wisdom Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 7:20 p.m.University AuditoriumPre-concert lecture at 6:45pm STRAUSS, J. - Overture to Die Fledermaus MOZART - Piano Concerto in A Major, No. 23 K.488Featuring Undral Erdenechuulgan, Piano (Winner, 2025 UF Concerto Competition, Graduate Division) SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 70
Forbidden Voodoo: Wartime Women and Cross-racial Encounters in I Walked with a Zombie (1943) The words “classic horror” conjure images of Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney Jr.’s Old World monsters, and perhaps the sounds of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, or Franz Waxman’s Wagnerian score for The Bride of Frankenstein. But […]
Join us this Friday, April 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the solo exhibition, “Foyer” by Claire Moody! Statement from the artist:The quiet can attract uninvited notions– I have found that banishing these visitors can be futile. This exhibit invites them inside and gives them a place to rest, with the knowledge that […]
The UF School of Music presents: FLYDLPHN - Guest Artist Concert
The UF School of Music presents: SOM Faculty and Staff Follies
UF College of the Arts AI and the Arts Initiative presents Chain of Thought, a series of talks on AI, art and society. April 6, 2026 from 6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. EST.: "Generative AI, Co-Creation and Computer-Assisted Creativity: A Critical Survey" Speaker: Philippe Pasquier, Simon Fraser University School of Interactive Arts + Technology Metacreation […]
The UF School of Music presents: World Beat Ensemble Spring Concert
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Join us for an artist talk and Q/A with Chie Fueki on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. in Fine Arts B. (Room: FAB103) Visually striking and intricate, Chie Fueki’s paintings picture contemporary life in spectacular motion. Created through a complex […]
The UF School of Music presents: Saxophone Ensembles Spring Concert
The UF School of Music presents: UF Brass Band Concert #4
Join us April 8 as we bring the talents of UF’s student musicians to the Gainesville community for our second Campus to Community: UF School of Music Students in Recital. This new, free concert series will feature emerging musicians from the brass, percussion and string areas. Show your support for the next generation of performers as they […]
UF School of Music presents: Kannon Goodman, Euphonium - Senior Recital
Join us for a HESCAH lecture by Peter Probst, Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at Tufts University. Peter Probst's teaching and research are thoroughly interdisciplinary, located at the intersection between art history, anthropology, and museum studies. His areas of specialty include the visual cultures of modern Africa and its diasporas, critical museum […]
UF’s Jacaré Brazil brings together students, faculty, community members and international guests in a lively performance ensemble dedicated to the musical traditions of Latin America’s largest country. Our spring showcase celebrates Brazilian music’s regional and cultural variety with special guest Dr. Larry Crook, percussionist and founder of Jacaré Brazil. FEATURING: Santa Morena • Flor e […]
Opening reception: April 10, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Inspired by Balloonfest ’86—a spectacle of celebration that tipped into disaster—this exhibition gathers group-created monuments that consider our current moment and imagined futures. Built collaboratively, each project explores what groups choose to celebrate or catastrophize, developing conceptual ideas and constructing them to a monumental […]
In partial fulfilment for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance, Dartagnan Stephen presents an evening of cornet solos! Featuring works by Vassily Brandt, Thorvald Hansen, Herbert L. Clarke, Eugene Bozza, and J.B. Arban.
Students Thinking BIG brings together student projects across the arts, humanities, science, engineering, technology, and business, creating a community-facing space that connects students, educators, families, and community members within Gainesville’s innovation ecosystem. Hosted in partnership with the UF Engineering Innovation Institute’s IGNITE (Innovation Gator Network), the UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME), and […]
Students Thinking BIG brings together student projects across the arts, humanities, science, engineering, technology, and business, creating a community-facing space that connects students, educators, families, and community members within Gainesville’s innovation ecosystem. Hosted in partnership with the UF Engineering Innovation Institute’s IGNITE (Innovation Gator Network), the UF Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship (CAME), and […]
Assisted by Nansi Carroll, piano and Isabella Barry-Guerrero, flute
Works by Beethoven, Janáček, Chopin, Scriabin, and Bach.
Alexander Kaufman, Saxophone - Senior Recital in collaboration with Brian Hargrove, piano. Works by Dubois, Swerts, Tower, and Brahms.
The UF School of Music presents: Chinese Ensemble Concert
The UF School of Music presents: Carillon Studio Recital
The UF School of Music presents: Ashley Kline, Clarinet- Junior Recital
UF Persian music ensemble spring recital, featuring Folk music of Iran, Hindustani raga, and collective improvisation. Interim Director, Tar: Hesam AbediGraduate assistant, vocal, Esraj: Vishvanath EdirisinghePiano, Upright Bass: Jens WattsFree and open to the public
UF College of the Arts AI and the Arts Initiative presents Chain of Thought, a series of talks on AI, art and society. April 13, 2026 from 6:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. EST.: "Conjure a Ghost: AI and the Afterbody" Speaker: Sue Huang, Rutgers Laureate; Assistant Professor, Art and Design, Mason Gross School of the Arts, […]
The UF School of Music presents: Symphonic Band Spring 2026 Concert 3
Leon Dalgleish, bass trombone Junior RecitalApril 14, 2026 @9:20 pm in MUB 101Works by Spillman, Tomasi, Verhelst, Brubeck, and EwazenKwang Ho Lee, Alexandra Gerohristodoulos, Lucas Velis, Gabriel Zelaya
The UF School of Music presents: Concert Bands Spring 2026 Concert 2
To purchase tickets, call the University Box Office at (352) 392-1653 or visit Ticketmaster. Thursday April 16, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Friday April 17, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Saturday April 18, 2026 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Sunday April 19, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Spring into DanceApr. 16 […]
The UF School of Music presents: Wind Symphony Spring 2026 Concert 3
April 17, 2026 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Opening ReceptionApril 20, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Additional Gallery HoursApril 21, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Additional Gallery Hours Join us in seeing the work of the BA in Art seniors in the final exhibition of their undergraduate careers. Participating Artists: Sophie […]
Sophia Blanco, a junior at the School of Music, along with Alan Clarke as her accompanist will be showcasing works by Beethoven and Bach, most notably the Kreutzer Sonata.
Members of the UF organ studio perform organ works from Baroque to contemporary.
A senior flute recital by Noelle Potenzini, featuring Alan Clark and Elene Vepkhvadze. Performing works by Martin, Loggins-Hull, Stoner, Liebermann, and Bazzini.
Collision Events is a series that fosters informal, spontaneous intellectual exchanges between the College of the Arts (COTA) and the College of Engineering. The events are organized monthly and feature 2 short presentations (7min each) from COTA and Engineering followed by discussion and collision time! The events are free and open to the public. Cookies […]
April 21, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Open for ViewingApril 22, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Showcase Day You are warmly invited to "Keepsake," the Graphic Design Senior Showcase for the Class of 2026. This year’s theme reflects the collection of memories, objects, and moments that have defined our time here […]
A free staged reading of a new student written work, Between Memory and Momentum. The play is written by BA Theatre Senior Kirsten High, directed by graduating Senior BA Theatre student Sophie Torri, stage managed by graduating SoTD student Leonidas Markos, as well as starring several SoTD students. This is a show exploring the intersection […]
April 24, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Opening Reception Join us in seeing the BFA in Art Senior Group Show, the final exhibition of their undergraduate careers. Artists: Adrian Cadena, Sachi Christman, Charis Cochran, Lauren Ebaugh, Cing Huai, Tanner Jehlen, Lance Madridondo, Tea McGregor, Claire Moody, Amanda Moran, Brittney Parnicky, Brandon Poll, & […]
As part of the Stores for Sustainability series, the Sonic Memory Mapping and Archiving Workshop will focus on connecting personal sonic memories to public landmarks. During the ninety-minute workshop, participants will begin with associative activities and then dive into individual and partner work, with the goal of audio-recording a sonic memory. The workshop will be […]
Join us for an overview of the Master of Arts, Graduate Certificate, and Combination Program at the UF Center for Arts in Medicine. Learn about curriculum, student experience, and how these programs prepare graduates for impactful careers across healthcare, public health, and community settings. Hear directly from program leaders and faculty, including Anna Carapellotti, Lecturer; […]
The Alex Kaufman Big Band is a 18-piece jazz band consisting entirely of University of Florida college students. This concert we will play music from the great Gordon Goodwin. You are invited to come listen, and if you feel so inclined, feel free to dance and sing along! We hope to see you soon.
Opening Reception: May 1, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, May 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the solo exhibition, “Viridescent” by Chloe J. Harpst!Statement from the artist:Viridescent is an assemblage of encounters and correspondences. Some of the work is pieced together and altered, while others take form […]
Collision Events is a series that fosters informal, spontaneous intellectual exchanges between the College of the Arts (COTA) and the College of Engineering. The events are organized monthly and feature 2 short presentations (7min each) from COTA and Engineering followed by discussion and collision time! The events are free and open to the public. Cookies […]
Opening Reception: May 15, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join us Friday, May 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the solo exhibition, “The Way Things Are” by Dylan A. Taylor! Artist Statement: My art employs narrative storytelling to investigate the construction of social reality — primarily through short-form filmmaking and tableau […]
As part of the Stories for Sustainability series, the Soundscapes as Oral History Workshop will focus on learning how to relay a personal story through a soundscape. Workshop participants will reflect on their personal relationships between sound and memory in order to create a brief “narrative” in the form of an audio soundscape, while also […]
Join the UF Center for Arts in Medicine for a moderated conversation exploring the successful passage of landmark arts in health legislation in Georgia and what it means for the future of the field. This webinar will examine the strategy, partnerships, and advocacy that helped make Georgia the first state in the nation to formally […]
Opening Reception: May 29, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join us Friday, May 29, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the duo art exhibition, “Loading Proxies...” by Lindsay Carlton and Komal Goswami! "Loading Proxies..." is a duo exhibition between artists exploring the proxy as both embodied and simulated. Statements from the artists: […]
May 30: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Festival Competition (Steinbrenner Band Hall) 7:00 p.m. Festival Faculty Concert (University Auditorium) The International Piano Festival at the University of Florida assembles promising young pianists for lessons and masterclasses with distinguished piano teachers from North America and across the globe. Originating in 2007 as the Chinese-American International Piano […]
Join the Center for Arts in Medicine virtually to learn about what professionals are doing in careers around arts in health. Arts in health is an interdisciplinary field where the arts and creative engagement are used to support health, healing, and wellbeing in hospitals, communities, and public health settings. The University of Florida Center for […]
As part of the Stories for Sustainability Series, the Public Storytelling Practices Workshop will focus on developing skills for public storytelling. The workshop will be led by Dr. Jashodhara Sen (School of Theatre & Dance). Advance registration is requested, as space at the workshop venue will be limited (Max 25).
Join us to learn more about the natural areas on the UF campus, maps and map making, and different ways to create maps that reflect what areas of campus you find to be the most interesting and exciting! Find your happy place on the UF campus. Create your own individual wellness maps of the UF campus by participating in these events, available to Summer B students and any […]
Hybrid Intelligences explores creative foundational leadership in the era of AI and human-machine collaboration. Faculty, artists and researchers will facilitate a series of workshops and studio sessions reflecting diverse perspectives on embodiment and knowledge-making - from architecture and choreography to philosophy, ethics, and intersections of art and medicine. In the 'Futures Lab', participants will imagine […]
Join student leaders from the Tea Literary + Arts Magazine for a built environment themed collage workshop! We'll create together and share information about this student-run publication featuring poetry, prose, and visual artwork from UF undergraduates. Collage supplies are provided and no previous experience needed. A short introduction and how-to will guide participants. Refreshments will […]
In this three-hour workshop, attendees will explore themes of identity, belonging, and connection on campus through the art of book making. Attendees will be guided through the bookmaking process and given prompts for the content of the book to express themselves and think about their college experience. Potential prompts include "What part of the university […]
Join artists from Puerto Rico for a week of community art-making, performance, and celebration! Theatre collective Y No Había Luz will host community art workshops at various locations around Gainesville. The artist talk and workshops will lead up to a celebratory processional at Depot Park, showcasing theatre, music, dance, and visual art. Saturday, July 1810:00 […]
Help shape the Gainesville Labyrinth! Drop by the Honors Village Maker Studio for a hands-on community art event and decorate clay discs that will become part of the Gainesville Labyrinth. No experience needed, just come create.
Join student leaders from the Tea Literary + Arts Magazine for a collaborative art-making event! We'll create together and share information about this student-run publication featuring poetry, prose, and visual artwork from UF undergraduates. Art supplies are provided and no previous experience needed. A short introduction and how-to will guide participants. Refreshments will be served. […]
Join Dr. Porchia Moore and her Creative B Students for student performances/presentations, lively discussion, activities, a short talk and more as we explore the concept of embodied cultural creativity and memory. We will discuss the legacies of monuments, memory, and personal histories through the lens of Florida Studies, the Black Atlantic, and other creative and […]
Final reception and networking to celebrate the Hybrid Intelligences Creative Leadership summer program!All are welcome to attend a closing receiption for the 2026 Hybrid Intelligences Creative Leadership Program. We invite program participants, facilitators, faculty, artists and community members to enjoy networking and light refreshments.Location: Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence (UF campus, 527 Gale Lemerand […]
Join us for an immersive community labyrinth experience featuring food, music, art, and exploration. Guests will construct and journey through a micro labyrinth made of handcrafted clay discs while discovering the larger Gainesville labyrinth project through interactive maps and displays. Culminating in a shared celebration of art and discovery, this event invites participants to connect […]
How Batteries Move: Open Studio is a free, informal event including lecture-demonstration style performances, participatory audience activities, and a moderated talkback. Led by UF faculty from the School of Theatre + Dance, Xan Burley and Alex Springer, in collaboration with NSF-funded materials scientist Dr. Megan Butala, this interdisciplinary research project integrates choreography, dance improvisation, and […]
This event concludes the "The Future is Listening" workshops in the Stories for Sustainability series. It will feature a panel discussion by the workshop leaders, Drs. Laura Dallman (SOM), Jillian Rogers (SOM), and Jashodhara Sen (SOTD); showcase examples of participants' work from the workshops; and offer a listening session that serves to inform future iterations […]
Members of the University of Florida carillon studio perform on the 61-bell cast bell carillon housed in Century Tower. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets (and even a light lunch!) while you enjoy the performance. Program details may be found near the base of the tower. The best listening locations are at least 100 […]
UF School of Music welcomes composer and bassist Alejandro Rutty as he presents music from his Why Bass? project, an ongoing series exploring the extended-range electric bass as a solo instrument and in collaboration with other musicians. Blending elements of South American music, jazz, classical, and experimental traditions, Rutty’s work pairs lyrical melodies, intricate rhythms, […]
Join UF faculty, students and local community collaborators across multiple fields to explore how knowledge, creativity and wellness emerge through nature and the body. The symposium will highlight embodied leadership in the age of hybrid intelligences, dance based scientific inquiry, creative wellness mapping, bookmaking as self-expression, walking and place based literary practices, labyrinth making and […]
Taiwanese-American pianist Hsiang Tu, praised by The New York Times for his "eloquent sensitivity," serves as an Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Florida while maintaining an active performing career. In 2025, Tu performed Ravel's complete piano solo works across Croatia, Peru, Taiwan, the U.K., and the U.S. to celebrate the composer's 150th […]
Join Center for Arts in Medicine Graduate Recruitment Specialist Michelle Wilder Rivers for an overview of opportunities in the field of arts in health, Arts in Medicine graduate programs, the admissions process, and learn alongside other prospective students. Host: Center for Arts in Medicine Graduate Recruitment Specialist Michelle Wilder Rivers Rather schedule a one-on-one chat?Book […]
The School of Art + Art History presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Join us for an artist talk and Q&A with Leo Castañeda on Tuesday September 8, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. in Fine Arts C (FAC) 0127 Leo Castañeda (b. 1988, Cali, Colombia) is a multimedia artist and video game designer exploring Latin American […]
Join Center for Arts in Medicine Graduate Recruitment Specialist Michelle Wilder Rivers for an overview of opportunities in the field of arts in health, Arts in Medicine graduate programs, the admissions process, and learn alongside other prospective students. Host: Center for Arts in Medicine Graduate Recruitment Specialist Michelle Wilder Rivers Rather schedule a one-on-one chat?Book […]
Join the UF Center for Arts in Health Careers: Identity Capital with Brandon Telg. Who am I? Where am I heading? And how do I get there? These are questions we all ask ourselves, particularly at moments of transition. Understanding your identity capital can help you answer them. Drawing on Meg Jay’s concept from The […]
Original songs by Craig Smith written by Smith and Dave Copenhaver performed live with visuals by Marina Sachs in the Santa Fe College Kika Silva Pla Planetarium's Dome. Smith is a visual and performing artist who has created exhibitions and live multimedia events in cities across the world. This will be Smith's first live music […]
The UF School of Music presents the Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band Concert
UF School of Music alumnus Matt Gender returns to the University Auditorium to accompany two short silent movies using the resources of the Andrew Anderson Memorial Pipe Organ. During the silent film era (mid-1890's to the late 1920's), the theatre organist would often provide improvised musical accompaniment as patrons enjoyed the drama unfolding on the […]
Members of the University of Florida carillon studio perform on the 61-bell cast bell carillon housed in Century Tower. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets (and even a light lunch!) while you enjoy the performance. Program details may be found near the base of the tower. The best listening locations are at least 100 […]
Top prize winner in the Arthur Rubinstein, Busoni and Geza Anda International Piano Competitions, the celebrated pianist Hung-Kuan Chen is currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School. He previously served as chair of the piano department of Shanghai Conservatory and was on the faculty of New England Conservatory as well as visiting professor at […]
Top prize winner in the Arthur Rubinstein, Busoni and Geza Anda International Piano Competitions, the celebrated pianist Hung-Kuan Chen is currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School. He previously served as chair of the piano department of Shanghai Conservatory and was on the faculty of New England Conservatory as well as visiting professor at […]
"Dis-located Bodies: The Puppet in the Avant-Garde Imagination"Dr. Nell Andrew, Professor and Chair of Art History, University of Georgia This talk explores Dr. Andrew's current research on the avant-garde’s playful and political mobilization of puppets, marionettes, dolls and masks in interwar Europe. Her work aims to expand the objects and methods of art history by […]
Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:45 p.m. Program Overview: Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade in A minor, Op. 33Howard's Trombone Concerto with Jemmie Robertson on Trombone Delius' Appalachia, Variations on an Old Slave Song, with Justice Yates, Baritone and UF Combined Choirs & Dr. Will Kesling