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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
