Gainesville Fine Arts Association hosted February’s #CreateInPlace activity! The event was organized by Tracy McDurmon, Teresa Cooper and Jimmy Yawn and other members of GFAA. The event was free and open to the public. Participants were able to make art through a device called the harmonograph, a machine that dates back to the 19th century. [...]
By Rachel Gerardi What started out as a side gig and stress reliever has evolved into a part-time cookie shop for Lauren Irizarry, UF Health Office of Development assistant director of digital communication. When she’s not working, she’s in her kitchen baking, icing and decorating a variety of sugar cookies for birthdays, baby showers, weddings — you name [...]
For January's #CreateInPlace activity, Sign Pro of North Florida hosted an evening to create fairy doors and tree faces and joined the 352Creates movement to bring community together for health and wellness through creativity! In the Sign Pro of North Florida studio in downtown Alachua, participants were able to learn some of the tools and [...]
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 [...]
Opus hits the spot for pick-me-ups and the creative process By Rachel Gerardi Even on a Friday afternoon at 4 p.m., the hustle and bustle does not stop at UF Health … and Opus has been there since 2002 to help keep faculty, staff and visitors going. Opus is the coffee shop chain found in [...]
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 [...]
