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Maker in Residence Program

The Maker in Residence Program is a powerful incubator for artists, entrepreneurs, scholars, designers and creatives whose work is consciously located within a cultural diaspora and engaged with the contexts, impacts, and opportunities of migration and entrepreneurship in creative fields.
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SPARC352

Space for People, Arts, Research, and Creativity, Collaboration and Community (SPARC352) is an initiative grounded in the idea that arts are at the core of vibrant and healthy communities.
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SPARC352 engages local artists to bring arts programming to Gainesville community.

Afrofuturism Week

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CAME Innovations Summit

This dynamic and participatory gathering brings together CAME’s 80+ Affiliate Faculty across UF and our network of national and international artists, scholars, entrepreneurs, academic institutions and organizations. 
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Events

Jan 31, 2026

Afrofuturism Week Final Celebration + Fashion Show

  • Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship
Cade Museum
6:00 PM
Jan 30, 2026

Afrofuturism Week Art Exhibition Opening + Reception

  • Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship
Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA)
7:00 PM
Jan 29, 2026

Afrofuturism Week Book Panel Discussion: Technoskepticism

  • Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship
UF Innovate | The Hub
6:00 PM
Jan 28, 2026

Afrofuturism Week: An Evening of Afrofuture Spirituality and Music

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  • School of Music
Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church
6:00 PM
Jan 26, 2026

Afrofuturism Week Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club

  • Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship
The Lynx Books
6:00 PM

News

Jul 14, 2025

Food is Medicine: building community through shared meals and culture

May 23, 2025

Smithsonian Folkways artist, ‘No-No Boy’ Julian Saporiti, translates research through music in COTA Creative B residency

Jan 27, 2025

Cosmic exploration and creative expression align in a Gator’s pursuit of astronomy Ph.D. and MFA degrees at the University of Florida

Aug 15, 2024

UF Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship welcomes Marlon Barrios Solano as Maker in Residence for AI and the Arts

Apr 16, 2024

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards grant funding to UF Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship for Dance and AI Research

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