May 2012
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UF School of Art and Art History Alumnae Joy Drury...
Joy Drury Cox, an Art and Art History Alumnae, is having a launch party and book signing for her book titled Old Man and Sea. Her work is an interpretation of Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea with the exact dimensions of her paperback edition and a fresh understanding of time and language.
Using Hemingway’s periods as a guide, Cox creates new patterns and possibilities for understanding...
UF School of Theatre and Dance and the Center for...
Attention Dance Teachers! An opportunity to help others, and also expand your entrepreneurship potential! Mark Morris Dance for PD Training Workshop The University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance and the Center for the Arts in …Medicine will host...
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New Summer B course will teach UF students "how...
The class is designed for all students, regardless of musical background.
Have you ever wondered why music moves you and why it has so much power over us? “How Music Works” is a fine arts class on the exploration of the function of musical composition and expression. Students will examine the internal workings of music to uncover how and why music impacts the human psyche. They will study musical...
UF Alumnus, Seamus Liam O'Brien, presents in group...
Seamus Liam O’Brien received a BFA in Art with a specialization in drawing. He will be presenting in a group exhibition at SAW (Salem Art Works) in Salem, NY entitled, Plastic!
June 2 - June 30, 2012. The opening reception is Saturday June 2nd from 3-6pm. The other artists also included in the exhibition are Paula Gaetano Adi, Chris Harvey, Melinda McDaniel, and Ryan Roth. The event will...
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UF Alumnus in Ceramics Art Daily →
Ceramics Art Daily is focusing on Jeremy Randall, UF MFA alumnus, for a process video titled “Slab, Templates, Texture & Terra Sigillata.” Randall is teaching in Syracuse, New York and works in his private studio to produce his exciting vessels. Randall will lead viewers through four unique projects: flower-holder, hump mold tray, bale-handled bucket, and oval-lidded jar. Support a fellow...
From the Alligator: UF father runs 100 miles to...
From the Independent Florida Alligator, Alligator Writer Chris Alcantara
With budget cuts threatening art and music programs across Florida public schools and universities, one Altamonte Springs parent ran 100 miles to support the arts.
Steve Wheeler, 53, completed a non-stop, 28-hour ultramarathon from Orlando to Gainesville on Saturday afternoon to raise awareness about cuts by the Florida...
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UF Professor and Head of Music Education Russell...
Dr. Russell Robinson, Professor and Head of Music Education, is completing a ten-day US State Department sponsored tour of American Schools in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City, Mexico. Robinson is evaluating and working with school music programs for music and school improvement. He worked with each school two full days, meeting with administrators and performing arts teachers and...
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New musical by UF Alum Heather Storm prepares for...
Pin-up girls − those iconic, perfectly proportioned beauties who have adorned magazine pages, posters, calendars and bedroom walls for more than a century – will come to life in a new musical set to debut with a New York staged reading this July.
The new show – Art of the Pin-Up Girl − is the culmination of a decade-long dream for UF alum Heather Storm, the Jupiter, Fla., based playwright,...
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New musical at the Hippodrome "The Marvelous...
“The Marvelous Wonderettes,” a hit off-Broadway musical, opens at the Hippodrome from May 30 and will run until June 24, with discount previews the first two days of the show.
This musical takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated to...
Proud dad will run 110 miles to support daughter's...
Many parents will go the extra mile for their children. This weekend, Steve Wheeler will go 110.
Wheeler, 53, ultramarathon runner, real estate broker, and proud dad, will run 110 miles non-stop Friday to support art education.
His route will follow all the schools his daughter Leslie, who graduated in May from the University of Florida, has attended. Wheeler dubbed what will be his longest run...
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UF Center for Arts in Medicine students in...
Follow the study abroad students from the UF Center for Arts in Medicine as they travel across Northern Ireland! Read about their adventures in Belfast, Newgrange, Knowth, and Dublin as they learn, dance, and explore!
Click on the link below to follow as the students blog about their experiences.
http://artsinhealth.wordpress.com/
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UF Marching Band Going to Olympics!!
If you would like to help with donations please visit: https://www.uff.ufl.edu/OnlineGiving/FundDetail.asp?FundCode=017751
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Community Dance Class for Parkinson's Disease
The UF Center for Arts in Medicine and the School of Theatre and Dance invite you to join us for a free dance class for community members living with Parkinsons disease and their friends and family during our special training workshop by the Mark Morris Dance Group. The dance class will take place on Sunday, June 10th at 1pm in room G-6 of the McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion.
For more...
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SA+AH Alumna Premiers Short Film at Chicago...
SA+AH alumna Kristin Reeves will be premiering her experimental short “The White Coat Phenomenon” at the 19th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival on June 2nd.
See full program here:
http://cuff.org/2012-fest/2012-full-program/
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UF alums awarded residency to Guldagergaard
UF MFA Ceramics alums TJ Erdahl and Stephanie Steufer were awarded a one-month summer residency at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark. They will travel overseas to begin work in August.
The program offers artists, designers and craftsmen the opportunity to work together, therefore, increasing artistic development, professional experience and network.
TJ is known for...
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Congrats to MFA ceramics aluma Missy McCormick, who accepted a position as ceramics faculty at Youngstown State University in Ohio!
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UF BFA alum Edward Walton Wilcox hosts solo...
Edward Walton Wilcox Though You Slay Me
Twilight Drive, 2011, oil and tempera on panel
Exhibition Dates: May 26 – June 23, 2012 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 26, 8 p.m.- 11 p.m. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12 p.m.- 6 p.m. Merry Karnowsky Gallery 170 S. La Brea Avenue (in the ART 170 Building) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323-933-4408 Merry Karnowsky Gallery is proud to present Though...
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UF receives grant to support study on effects of...
The University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, part of the College of Fine Arts, has been awarded a $30,500 grant from the Parkinson Research Foundation to conduct research on the effects of dance on Parkinson’s disease. The center’s weekly Dance for Life program is designed to help people with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease improve their quality of life. The award allows the center...
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UF students intern in Paris for Teach the World
Sixteen education majors from the College of Education and the College of Fine Arts just completed the UF in Paris— Teach the World study abroad program, where they interned at the prestigious Marymount International School of Paris.
The program was founded by Dr. Russell Robinson, Professor of Music and Head of Music Education, and his wife, Brenda. After two years in Rome, this year the...
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UF MFA alumnus hosts solo ceramics exhibition this...
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Summer A is now in Session!
Welcome back, Gators!
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From the Miami Herald: MDC galleries reaching...
From the Miami Herald, author John Coppola:
“I’m not ready yet to say what the future of the Miami-Dade College Gallery system will be,” says its new executive director, Jeremy Mikolajczak, but “visitors will definitely see a difference.” Despite that reticence, in the six months since he took over the MDC galleries, Mikolajczak has already started putting his mark on them, and has many...
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University of Florida launches online master’s...
The University of Florida is now accepting applications for a new 100 percent online master’s degree in music education adapted from its campus counterpart.
The Master of Music in Music Education is intended for students with a bachelor’s degree in music education and experience teaching in a K-12 classroom. However, candidates with a bachelor’s in music will also be considered, provided they...
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UF Center for the Arts in Medicine and the School...
Three-day workshop will train teachers from throughout florida and the southeast in The Dance for PD® approach
A free master class, taught by dance for pd® founding teachers from the mark morris dance group, will be offered to the community in connection with the workshop Workshop June 8-10
The University of Florida Center for the Arts in Medicine and School of Theatre and Dance will host a...
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UF School of Art + Art History students and alumni...
Nathan Sapio (MFA 2012) has been awarded a Post-MFA Painting Fellowship at University of Georgia, Athens. He will teach painting and conduct creative research for the 2012-2013 academic year. The fellowship will culminate with an exhibition at the end of the academic year.
Kalina Winska (MFA 2012) who will be joining the faculty of Valdosta State University in a tenure track position as...
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UF BFA alum Jerry Dickens now Associate Dean of...
UF BFA alum Jerry Dickey currently serves as Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts. He has also served as Interim Director for the School of Theatre Arts, where he previously held the positions of Vice-Director and Director of Graduate Studies. Jerry is a former recipient of the Charles and Irene Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching (2001) and the Roy A. and Stardust K. Johnson Faculty...
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Ceramics alum Ben Carter presenting in Australia
UF Ceramics MFA alumnus Ben Carter, currently at the Pottery Workshop, Shanghai, has just competed a project with indigenous Australian artists. See images and read about it in Ben’s blog, Tales of a Red Clay Rambler.
Ben will be presenting workshops in Australia, as well as in Jingdezhen, PRC (the home of porcelain):
Workshop at the National Art School Sydney, Australia May 10th For more...
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UF Ceramics alum Chandra DeBuse on ArtAxis.org
UF Ceramics alumna and Arrowmont School Artist-in-Residence Chandra DeBuse has been juried into Art Axis, an online web site for professional ceramic artists. Entry is juried by peers. The site provides a location for information on accomplished professional ceramic artists.
http://artaxis.org/ceramics/debuse_chandra/chandra_debuse.html
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UF MFA alum Brian Weaver to do a specialty...
Friday, May 11 Brian Weaver
Narrative Intentions: Sculpting the Human Head The workshop will focus on sculpting the human head, using a variety of methods to express a clear narrative.
Tuition: $50 for each workshop Pre-registration required. Limited space available.
Santa Fe Clay 545 Camino De La Familia Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 984-1122
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UF Center for Arts in Medicine welcomes visiting...
UF Center for Arts in Medicine (CAM) will have Krestin Radonovich this year as a visiting scholar. Krestin is a neuropsychologist who works with children on the autism spectrum.
Krestin and CAM lecturer Jenny Lee will be working together to develop a weekly dance program for kids with autism, and a study of program outcomes. This program will begin in August with a six-week pilot study and...