Pop-Up Culture

Did you know that October is National Arts & Humanities Month? To celebrate, UF is hosting Pop-Up Culture in the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday, October 14 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join us for an array of activities that will celebrate the arts and humanities at UF. From musical performances to live debates and from dancing to opportunities to paint, there’s something for everyone. There will also be live screen printing of Pop-Up Culture T-shirts (limited availability). To learn more, visit www.arts.ufl.edu/ahmonth. 

Pop-Up Culture Event Activities

African Student Union Dance Troupe
Performing cultural dance and choreography
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Albanian Student Association
Performing traditional Albanian dances
11:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Arts In Health
Will provide music, dance, art and origami for everyone in the Plaza
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Black Affairs Department
Will be handing out organizational flyers and promotions
All Day

Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere
Tabling with giveaways and information
All Day

Cinema Verde International Environmental Film and Arts Festival
Tabling with information and maybe a visit from the bag monster
All Day

CLAS Language Students
Providing temporary Chinese tattoos
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

College of the Arts
Tabling with giveaways plus an activity in which students express what art is to them 
All Day

Florida Experimental Film/Video (UFLEX)
Will have a film station to teach participants about processes of analog filmmaking, as well as inviting them to the annual Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival (FLEXfest)
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Florida Museum of Natural History
Tabling with information about their exhibitions and ways students can get involved
All Day

Florida Swing Dancing Club
A demonstration of various styles of swing dance (Lindy Hop, Charleston, blues and more) as well as line dances
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Gainesville Civic Chorus
Teaming up with the UF Concert Choir to perform a variety of songs
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

H.O.T. Clay
Slow down and take notice of life with wabi sabi tea cups and free tea
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Harn Museum of Art
Students will have the opportunity to paint a large banner set up in the Plaza
All Day

Hip Hop Collective
Breakdancing and popping with emcee, d.j. and beatbox
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Hippodrome Theatre
Tabling with informational flyers about upcoming shows and acting classes
All Day

Intramural Debate Team
Hosting a Socratic seminar on the topic of civil disobedience
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

It's In The Reeds
A saxophone quartet performing Beethoven, Debussy, Gershwin, Albeniz and Dubois
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Project Springboard
Participants will create a 6 ft. x 8 ft. Mona Lisa with over 10,000 rubber bands (project funded by a grant from the Bob Graham Center)
All Day

Quarter Sized Tuba Quartet
A euphonium quartet performing arrangements of music from selections: O Magnum Mysterium, Contrapunctus IX, Achieved is the Glorious Work and Danny Boy
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Ros Fiol
Ros will be drawing quick caricatures of individuals who will to sit for up to five minutes
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
Tabling with materials that will use both audio and visuals to highlight recent student work and compelling insights from their major oral history collections
All Day

School of Music Performers
Performing a tuba trio with other musicians from the School of Music
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Sci Chic
Sci Chic-The Fashionable Side of Science is blending engineering and art with 3D printed jewelry
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Smathers Libraries
Ellen Knudson will assist students in making a letterpress print
All Day

Solar Ellipsis
A band comprised of three sophomores at UF playing saxophone, trombone, drumset and synth
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Toska Studio
Interactive indigo shibori dyeing
All Day

UF Art Education
Students can get involved in a hands-on art activity celebrating Hispanic Heritage
All Day

UF Dance Department
Dance department flash mob
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

UF Flute Ensemble
Performing classical music transcribed for an ensemble of flutes including the piccolo, C-flute, alto flute and bass flute
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

UF Performing Arts
Tabling with giveaways and information about their events
All Day

Uniq Screen Printing 
Complete your Pop-Up Culture passport and then stop by to get a FREE live screen printed T-shirt (limited availability)
All Day

University Choir
Performance of a composition by a living composer
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Visual Anthropology
Fusion and martial dance incorporated with powerful messages about sex and gender
All Day

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1545 W University Ave.
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