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The exhibit "Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art," which includes more than 70 works from 54 artists, will continue through Jan. 7.
Read More »Cuban art exhibit at Harn Museum connects Gainesville’s Hispanic community
Acclaimed photographer Jerry Uelsmann gains new fans at the Harn’s “Celebration of Life and Art” exhibit
The exhibit “Jerry Uelsmann: A Celebration of His Life and Art,” continues through Feb. 18 at the Harn Museum of Art. The renowned photographer was a professor at the University of Florida for 38 years.
Read More »Poets seek to revitalize North Central Florida’s poetry community with festival
Just two days after receiving the proclamation declaring April as National Poetry Month in Alachua County, E. Stanley Richardson’s work laid before him. Years of hard work had seen him graced with the title of Alachua County Poet Laureate by the county commission. But on a recent night at this …
Read More »Artist Deborah Willis’ work on African American culture visits Harn Museum
Since 2009, award-winning author Deborah Willis’ prestigious work has traveled the country. But for nearly five months, her master creation, “Posing Beauty in African American Culture,” will call the Harn Museum of Art its temporary home. “Beauty to me is power,” Willis said during a recent visit to the Harn, …
Read More »The Harn’s ‘HERstory’ highlights female artists in a male-dominated space
The wage gap does not simply affect office jobs. Historically, the art world has been recognized for more of its Picassos and Van Goghs than its Kahlos. Even now, female artists struggle to gain a foothold, with many leading art museums across the country failing to present collections representative of …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 27, 2023: Former cop helps convict rapist in decades-old cold case
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Mystery solved? Feds name man they say lived under another’s identity for 3 decades. “The mystery of the bizarre identity case that spanned the Eastern seaboard is a step …
Read More »Calligraphy in contemporary Chinese art speaker frames the relationship between mortals and murals
Kuiyi Shen, who has a doctorate in art history, adored art since his childhood in China. Fitted in a Neptune-blue shirt and charcoal blazer, he stepped into the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida prepared to teach. Not about brushstrokes, but about creativity. “Art paints a bridge …
Read More »Harn hosts event for Museum Nights: Africa Everywhere
Alex Febles has been intrigued by the art of storytelling, so much so that he began his college career at the University of Florida as a journalism major, hoping to tell the stories of others. Soon after, he discovered a desire to relay his personal stories to the world through …
Read More »A new group allows young professionals to connect with their community in Gainesville
Sipping on cocktails and munching on appetizers, 50 people gathered at the Greater Gainesville Young Professionals’ monthly mixer at a restaurant in Celebration Pointe recently. Different owners and employees of local businesses who chatted with one another at MidiCi Neapolitan Pizza about personal and professional topics. At the gathering was …
Read More »Where Was The Town Of Gracy?
Sam Goforth knows he’ll never discover everything about his ancestors, but finding out what he can is a trip worth taking.
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