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 [...]
It may have been Friday the 13th, but April’s ‘Create in Place’ was nothing but fun as 352Creates and the Hippodrome Theatre teamed up for a night of karaoke! The community came ready to sing, with Gainesville’s DJ Genius keeping energy high in the Hipp basement all night. Karaoke classics like “I Ran” and “Down [...]
352Creates and Active Streets Alliance hosted a free community event celebrating creativity and movement for health and wellbeing On February 25, 352Creates’ ‘Create in Community’ event joined Active Streets’ fifth annual event and it was a blast! This was the first time their respective community events were combined. 352Creates promotes the idea that creativity benefits [...]
UF Health Shands nurses spread beauty, joy, kindness and positivity By John Kieslich Nurses foster fun and teamwork in their units with 352Creates ‘Create in Place’ rock painting workshop If you look closely around town, you may find beautifully decorated rocks in unexpected places. It might be in a tree or by a potted plant. [...]
Every second Friday is #CreateInPlace with #352Creates! February's #CreateInPlace Friday was special as we're prepping for our huge #CreateInCommunity event with Active Streets on February, 25th (in Depot Park from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- and YOU are invited)! We were out at Changeville asking people 'How do you create?' & 'How do you [...]
Joyful motion: Taking steps to relieve stress and improve wellbeing By: John Kieslich Rusti Brandman, Ph.D., has a few rules in her dance class: have fun; listen to your own body; if you’re doing something different from others, it’s not a mistake rather you’re being creative; and have more fun. Her class invites staff to [...]
For January's #CreateInPlace, our friends at Third House Books (located at 113 N Main Street in downtown Gainesville) hosted 'pop-up' style activities to promote health and community engagement. Visitors to the independent book store and coffee shop could #CreateInPlace by participating in a flash fiction writing station or by making a zine to take home or [...]
