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This October marked four decades of the beloved gallery — and also foreshadowed its closure, with David Arrighi announcing that he will close in February 2023.
Read More »Leaving a four-decade legacy, Thornebrook Gallery is set to close
Crafters, artists and authors prepare for annual holiday craft fair
“You don't have to wait for the shipping container,” one participant said.
Read More »Holiday gator artist Leslie Tharp campus discusses metal sculpture
WUFT’s ATC host Dana Hill speaks with Gainesville metal artist and UF College of the Arts alumna Leslie Tharp about her sculpture the University commissioned in 2019. The Holiday Gator is a large, forged-steel alligator sculpture placed on the University Auditorium lawn in celebration of the the end of the …
Read More »Animals sat next to people at a vegan feast in Newberry
Peacefield Farm Sanctuary held its first Post-Thanksgiving Turkey-Free Feast on Sunday.
Read More »The Lede || Season IV Episode IX: Making monumental moments
In this episode of The Lede, we take a look at a local vigil held for Transgender Day of Remembrance, the partial lunar eclipse and Santa Fe Volleyball’s first state championship.
Read More »Native Americans are unapologetically threading their way through the music industry
Three Native American artists discussed what music means to them and their culture during an event, “Sites of Transformations: Songs, Native Identity and Healing,” hosted Saturday by the University of Florida’s Center for the Humanities and Public Sphere.
Read More »Artistic crosswalks are coming to Northeast 15th Street in Gainesville
Graduate students in the design program at the University of Florida college of art and art history are working with the city to create artistic crosswalks. The murals will be painted on the crosswalks on the intersection of Northeast 15th Street and 31st Avenue.
Read More »Mini grants fund new art initiatives in Alachua County
Johanna Weiss spent the summer generating interest in her two student bands, but without enough funding, putting together live performances seemed out of reach. After receiving a $1,000 art grant, however, the band director of Gainesville’s Expressions Learning Arts Academy said her members are set for success. “This grant has …
Read More »‘Americanish’ dreams come true: UF professor debuts film about Muslim-Americans
The film debuted at Gainesville’s Regal Cinemas Celebration Pointe in September, at a private screening for Iman Zawahry’s close friends and colleagues at the University of Florida, where she teaches in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Read More »With St. Augustine’s Night of Lights around the corner, a debate over horse carriages continues
Sheryl Barnes drives into St. Augustine’s historic downtown on a weekly basis. She enjoys listening to music and buying dinner on Thursday and Saturday nights. While the 57-year-old St. Augustine resident enjoys downtown, the horse carriages turn her off, she said. Horse carriage companies in St. Augustine use horses to …
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