For December's #CreateInPlace 352Creates partnered with the Harn Museum of Art for an amazing evening of participatory creativity! Activities included opportunities to dance, paint, view works of art and make puppets. The event was free and open to all and part of the Harn's monthly Museum Nights (the second Thursday of each month). To [...]
On the third Thursday of every month, Y-Not Theatre hosts Gainesville Playreaders at Third House Books in downtown Gainesville. A play selected by Paul Gabbard, the groups curator, is read in its entirety by attendees. On November 10th, Gainesville Playreaders gathered for a special evening to Create in Place, promoting the idea that creativity is [...]
Pop-Up Culture is an annual event held at the University of Florida to celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month. This year, the event also coincided with #CreateInPlace -- the second Friday of each month! Organizations, individuals or businesses from UF and the greater Gainesville community hosted activities in the Plaza of the Americas on UF's campus. The [...]
On the second Friday of September, The Hip Hop Collective at UF hosted a free breakdancing workshop for 352Creates monthly Create in Place! The Hip Hop Collective is a student organization that represents hip hop culture at the University of Florida. Their mission is to “further the education and development of hip-hop culture by bringing [...]
HealthStreet is a community engagement program at the University of Florida that aims to improve the health of our community by bridging gaps in healthcare and health research. For 352Creates second Friday of the month, HealthStreet hosted "Practice Mindfulness & Creativity" for an afternoon at their location right off of Archer Road in Gainesville. Mindfulness is [...]
Leesburg Center for the Arts hosted this month's Create in Place. Coffee & Convos is a weekly program every Friday that is free and open to the public. An “artful topic” is selected and advertised and people from all over the county come to drink organic coffee (donated by Vanderbreau) and chat in the gallery [...]
Mandalas for All hosted a free intimate mandala workshop open to the public at Mindspace Collective for June's #CreateInPlace Friday! Participants were given a options to create mandalas on rocks, paper, the sidewalk or any found object. Evelyn Rodriguez, who started Mandalas for All after her retirement as a clinical behavioral specialist and college professor, is [...]
By John Kieslich How UF Health photographer engages in lifelong learning by taking on new creative hobbies You may not know her name or recognize her face, but you know her by reputation. Chances are, you’ve seen her work. Mindy Miller, UF Health photographer, works in what she dubs her positive bubble. She gets called [...]
352Creates teamed up with Wayfaring Painter to Create in Place on the second Friday of May at the downtown branch of Alachua County Library District! The event was free and open to the public. Participants learned basic watercolor techniques to create a floral wreath design and had the opportunity to drop-in and receive casual instruction [...]
A version of this story was originally published on the UF Health Bridge by Isaac Heller on May 10, 2018. UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine (AIM), along with 352Creates, celebrated National Nurses Week, May 6-12, by encouraging staff to engage in art making. This year’s theme — Nurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence — focuses on [...]
