BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//University of Florida | College of the Arts - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:University of Florida | College of the Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://arts.ufl.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for University of Florida | College of the Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T170000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260210T021028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T022957Z UID:28279-1771007400-1788022800@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:The Wisdom of Ananse: Ceramic Sculptures by Alex Awuku DESCRIPTION:February 13\, 2026\, at 6:30 p.m.\, Opening Reception \n\n\n\nThe Wisdom of Ananse: Ceramic Sculptures by Alex Awuku opens Friday\, Feb 13 at 6:30pm at the Cotton Club Museum! \n\n\n\nThe 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 stories\, and the wisdom they impart\, are being ignored and therefore lost with the current generation. Featuring Guest Curator\, Dr. Rebecca M. Nagy. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition will be on view Feb 13 – Aug 29 during regular museum hours. Free and open to the public. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/the-wisdom-of-ananse-ceramic-sculptures-by-alex-awuku/ LOCATION:Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center\, 837 SE 7th Avenue\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/02/Awuku-CCMCC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T164500 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260514T015701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T143207Z UID:30329-1781967600-1781973900@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Public Storytelling Practices Workshop DESCRIPTION: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). \n\n\n\n \n \n \n Dr. Jashodhara Sen\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Eventbrite QR code – Public Storytelling Practices URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/public-storytelling-practices-workshop/ LOCATION:Alachua County Library – Millhopper Branch\, 3145 NW 43 St\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32606\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/05/TheFutureIsListening3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T235959 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260522T155216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T162030Z UID:30445-1783900800-1785455999@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Hybrid Intelligences: Embodied Leadership and Creativity in the Era of AI DESCRIPTION: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 and prototype alternative trajectories for human–AI collaboration.Free and open to all; registration is required. Click here to register.Program Structure: The program is organized into three themes\, with three sessions each on key topics at the intersection of AI\, creativity\, and embodied knowledge. Participants may attend any combination of sessions. Complete 2 of the 3 sessions of any track to earn a free ‘Creative Intelligences’ Digital Badge micro-credential!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrack 1: Embodiment\, Memory and AIMondays\, 12:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. \n\n\n\nTrack 2 | FUTURES LAB: Speculation\, Prototyping & Possible WorldsWednesdays\, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nTrack 3 | Ethics and Embodied Creative LeadershipThursdays\, 12:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.On Tuesdays\, Marlon Barrios Solano will offer studio and mentoring time to students to develop ideas\, refine skills and build experimental prototypes. The program culminates in a public Open Lab / Open Studio participant showcase with the UF campus and Gainesville community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by the Center for Arts\, Migration + Entrepreneurship (CAME) with the IGNITE Program at the Engineering Innovation Institute and the Center for Arts in Medicine (CAM). Sponsored in part by the College of the Arts Creative B Summer Program in partnership with the Office of the Provost. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/hybrid-intelligences-embodied-leadership-and-creativity-in-the-era-of-ai/ LOCATION:Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence\, 527 Gale Lemerand Dr\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32603\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/05/16x9_2x.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T200000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260601T141317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T144224Z UID:30589-1783965600-1783972800@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Collage Workshop with Tea Literary + Arts Magazine DESCRIPTION: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 be served.This event is organized in connection with the Walking Station\, a Creative B project of School of Architecture Asst Professor Sarah Gamble in collaboration with Tea Literary + Arts Magazine. Installed in the Library West Lobby\, the Walking Station promotes the active exploration of campus\, while fostering connection with the environment and each other. The Station dispenses walking experiences\, along with short literature on the topics of walking and the built environment to foster individual and collective explorations of campus. For 2026\, the Walking Station will dispense original creative writing published in Tea Literary + Arts Magazine on the theme of the built environment. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/collage-workshop/ LOCATION:University of Florida Library West\, 1545 West University Avenue\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32603\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T153000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260601T143640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T143725Z UID:30607-1784118600-1784129400@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Bookmaking as an Exploration of "Bodies" and the University Experience DESCRIPTION:First Year Florida students will explore themes of identity\, belonging\, and connection on campus through the art of book making during a three-hour workshop in Smathers 100. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/bookmaking-as-an-exploration-of-bodies-and-the-university-experience/ LOCATION:UF Smathers Library\, 1508 Union Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/06/Creative-B-advertising-photo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T170000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260601T185356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150214Z UID:30629-1784368800-1784998800@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Community Art Workshops with Y No Había Luz DESCRIPTION:Join artists from Puerto Rico for a week of community art-making performance\, and celebration! \n\n\n\nTheatre 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. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 1810:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at How Bazar\, 60 SW 2nd St\, Gainesville\, FL 326014:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Curia on the Drag\, 2029 NW 6th St\, Gainesville\, FL 32609 \n\n\n\nSunday\, July 1910:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Field & Fork Farms and Gardens\, 1062 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, FL 32603 \n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 216:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Artist Talk at The Lynx Books\, 601 S Main St\, Gainesville\, FL 32601 \n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 225:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Hippodrome State Theatre\, 25 SE 2nd Pl\, Gainesville\, FL 32601 \n\n\n\nFriday\, July 244:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at The Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center\, 837 SE 7th Ave\, Gainesville\, FL 32601 \n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 253:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Performance and Processional Parade at Depot Park\, 874 SE 4th St\, Gainesville\, FL 32601 \n\n\n\nThis project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/community-art-workshops-with-y-no-habia-luz/ LOCATION:Multiple Locations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/06/community-art-workshop-landscape-y-no-habia-luz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T160000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260527T163854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T163856Z UID:30489-1784556000-1784563200@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Preparing the Gainesville Labyrinth DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/preparing-the-gainesville-labyrinth/ LOCATION:Honors Village\, 1512 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32612\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/05/2026-Gainesville-Labyrinth.pdf1_.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T200000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260601T142129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T144307Z UID:30603-1784570400-1784577600@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Collaborative Art-making Tea Literary + Arts Magazine DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThis event is organized in connection with the Walking Station\, a project of School of Architecture Asst Professor Sarah Gamble in collaboration with Tea Literary + Arts Magazine for Creative B 2026. Installed in the Library West Lobby\, the Walking Station promotes the active exploration of campus\, while fostering connection with the environment and each other. The Station dispenses walking experiences\, along with short literature on the topics of walking and the built environment to foster individual and collective explorations of campus. For 2026\, the Walking Station will dispense original creative writing published in Tea Literary and Arts Magazine on the theme of the built environment. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/collaborative-art-making/ LOCATION:University of Florida Library West\, 1545 West University Avenue\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32603\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T150000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260601T140237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T140330Z UID:30585-1785330000-1785337200@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Your Body Is An Archive: Memory\, Monuments\, and Cultural Creativity DESCRIPTION: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 intellectual concepts using embodied practices to consider how we might use our own personal narratives to tell new histories with a goal of thinking through how and why our historic monuments\, cultural landscapes\, and other public spaces often ignore or erase more complex narratives. In what ways is your body and archive? What stories might you tell and why? How can we design new monuments and where might they show up in public and private spaces? This is an interactive and participatory experience filled with discovery\, curiosity\, and fun. All ages are welcome. Please be prepared to share personal narratives\, to move your bodies\, and to co-create new Visions for cultural creativity and memory. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/your-body-is-an-archive-memory-monuments-and-cultural-creativity/ LOCATION:Alachua County Headquarters Library\, 401 E University Ave\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T113000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260527T164909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T164911Z UID:30503-1785493800-1785497400@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Gainesville Labyrinth Celebration DESCRIPTION: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 with place\, creativity\, and embodied practice.Want to help prepare discs for the labyrinth ahead of the celebration? Join us at Honors Village (Building 2\, Room 106) on July 20 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a hands-on community artmaking event\, Preparing the Gainesville Labyrinth! URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/gainesville-labyrinth-celebration/ LOCATION:Honors Village\, 1512 Museum Rd\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32612\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/05/2026-Gainesville-Labyrinth.pdf1_.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T203000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260605T183827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T183829Z UID:30827-1786042800-1786048200@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:How Batteries Move: Open Studio DESCRIPTION: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 performance with materials science research on lithium-ion batteries.Open Studio is the culmination of a weeklong workshop\, How Batteries Move: Dance Labs\, in which 15 student and community dancers — directed by Burley\, Springer\, and Butala — collaboratively developed an original dance work synthesizing artistic and scientific inquiry.Audience members can expect to engage in various embodied activities developed during rehearsals\, view the finished dance work\, and discuss the project during a talkback moderated by Dr. Elif Akçalı\, Associate Professor and Cottmeyer Family Innovative Frontiers Fellow\, UF Industrial and Systems Engineering. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/how-batteries-move-open-studio/ LOCATION:Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion\, 1800 McCarty Dr\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32603\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T160000 DTSTAMP:20260608T210746 CREATED:20260601T145059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T150113Z UID:30617-1787904000-1787932800@arts.ufl.edu SUMMARY:Explorations of Embodiment: Symposium & Research Mixer DESCRIPTION: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 cultural memory work. It will also include a research mixer as an interactive space for attendees to share works-in-progress\, exchange ideas and connect across disciplines. URL:https://arts.ufl.edu/event/explorations-of-embodiment-symposium-research-mixer/ LOCATION:Emerson Alumni Hall\, 1938 W University Ave\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32603\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arts.ufl.edu/app/uploads/2026/06/Explorations-of-Embodiment-169-Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR