From a refreshing drink in the hot Florida sun to the makeup of every living thing, The Water State Festival hopes to show Floridians the pivotal role water plays in their lives. Play Hard Florida’s inaugural The Water State Festival will happen on April 15 from noon to 6 p.m. …
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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, …
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Gabby Salazar, an adjunct professor at the University of Florida with the Tropical Conservation and Development Program at the Center for Latin American Studies, has collaborated with the Centre for Wildlife Studies in India to develop Wild Shaale, a conservation education program for 10-to-13-year-old children. The program, which started in 2018, has reached more than 20,000 children in rural India.
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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 …
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The Florida Theater’s condition is one of dismal disrepair. The windows are perpetually dark and marred by graffiti, and it has not hosted a show in more than five years. But an exhibit at the Matheson History Museum of Gainesville aims to illuminate the story of the site when it …
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OCALA, Fla. -- More color is coming to Ocala courtesy of several artists with exhibits in the Art in City Spaces Program. The program consists of six exhibits at various Ocala administrative buildings where artists' works rotate to a different building every six months.
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After more than two years of challenging development, the Ocala Wetland Recharge Park has drawn in about 200 visitors a day since opening in September.
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COVID-19 has kept Thomas Olmsted confined to his apartment, and opportunities to collect have been hard to come by. Still, the pull of collecting remains.
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As the pandemic continues, Instagram may become a new platform many young consumers look to for purchasing clothing, especially unique items that can’t be found in traditional retail stores.
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In order to continue its tribute to these insects, the museum’s virtual workshops and available plants this year appeal to gardeners hoping to make their yard more attractive to pollinators.
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