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Colors Opening Reception and Exhibit

Please join UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine in celebrating original works by patient Skylar Hyde. Her work explores the color wheel and the striking possibilities that can come from experimenting with warm and cool colors with a neutral focal point. Her main influences vary,but are mainly Georgia O’Keeffe…

Captured by Color Exhibit and Opening Reception

Join Arts in Medicine in celebrating the art exhibition of Captured by Color. The exhibit consists of original works by Visual Arts in Medicine students from the University of Florida. Where: Criser Cancer Resource Center (1515 SW Archer Rd, Room 1302, Gainesville, FL 32601)When: The opening reception…

Tom Petty Birthday Bash 2019

Join us in celebrating the Tom Petty Birthday Bash in Gainesville, FL! What: The Tom Petty Birthday Bash is a free music and arts festival celebrating the music and legacy of Tom PettyWhere: Depot Park in Gainesville, FLWhen: October 19-20, 2019 The Birthday Bash, held yearly on Tom…

Ricky’s Blog Post 4

Jamal Jamal lay in a pile of blankets and wires attached to a nearby EKG machine. The sound of a piano pulsed through his bluetooth speaker on a rolling table. A song by Labrinth was playing. This would be Jamal’s last week alive. The chorus played, “It’s hard for me…

Ricky’s Blog Post 3

Thankful for Love CD album cover. Interdisciplinary Connection “I’m working with Brianna today. I wondered if you had time today to hang out with us.” Amy had been working with this particular 7 year old for a few months, a girl with a congenital heart defect. This was a…

Ricky’s Blog Post 2

Decisions Freedom, in our culture, can be equated with the freedom of choice. Our demand for choice has resulted in an outbreak of options, in every aspect of life: politically, commercially, and spiritually, that combine to create a tailored lifestyle and identity. From our pick of hundreds of…

Ricky’s Blog Post 1

In a hospital room eight stories high, which offers a stunning view of a prairie that sprawls for miles, I’m poised over sacred ground. From up above the thunderclouds, the heavy rain falling on the preserve casts a serene blue haze. This room has not been raised for worship, to…

The Electric Slide + Other Sacred Geometries

The UF Center for Arts in Medicine and The City of Gainesville invite you to THE ELECTRIC SLIDE + OTHER SACRED GEOMETRIES, a National Dance Day celebration on Saturday, July 27th at Bo Diddley Plaza. This day-long event is part of an ongoing project inspired by the diverse threads of…

AIM Artist in Residence’s Global Impact

We are proud to announce that UF Health Artist in Residence Sarah Hinds has been awarded the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange Award sponsored by the US Department of State. Through this program, Sarah will travel to Nigeria in West Africa to collaborate with Mandela…

Marshal’s pARTy Opening Reception and Exhibit

Join UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine in celebrating the original works by Marshal Fisher. Marshal was an osteosarcoma patient at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital from 2014-2018, and utilized art in all its forms throughout adversity. This whimsical collection demonstrates his passion for art making, and honors…