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SPARC Place: Artist Residency Kick-off Event
Join SPARC352 as we kickoff SPARC Place: an artist residency pilot program providing studio space for community artists and musicians. Meet the artists, enjoy art and performances, kid’s activities, and grab a slice of pizza!
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CAME INNOVATIONS SUMMIT PANEL
We Are SPARC: Partnership and Best Practices for Creative Placemaking and Community Wellbeing at the Center for Arts, Migration, + Entrepreneurship Innovations Summit 2025. This panel explores the lessons, opportunities, and impacts of the SPARC model, highlighting the role of institutional partnership, arts programming, and best practices in community-engaged research to cultivate relationships that center…
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ONOP Summer Youth Celebration
Bring your friends and family to enjoy a summer celebration of arts, performances, food trucks and free SONIC Slushes® and cold water. Special guests will include Wé Ani (American Idol, The Voice, Apollo Amateur Night) and TV, film and Broadway star Wendell Pierce (Suits, The Wire, Raising Kanan), along with performances by local artists Dominique Revell and…
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UNAPOLOGETIC VOL. 2 Closing Reception
UNAPOLOGETIC VOL 2 exhibit closing reception this SATURDAY to honor artist Yvonne Ferguson, who is relocating. Come express appreciation, say kwaheri (goodbye), extend well wishes, and view the exhibit.
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A Splash of SPARC352
We invite you to join us to celebrate the creativity and success of the SPARC352 community collaboration art projects. Learn about SPARC352’s 2024 community-led art projects Participate in community painting Dance session with Smooth Flava Learn about Terri Bailey‘s Gainesville Proper book Enjoy a performance from Stop The Violence GNV youth group Dig into delicious food
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Microphone Mentors
Presented by Marley Montano Production & ARTSPEAKSgnv, “Microphone Mentors” is a youth enrichment program that offers mentorship to teens on public speaking & communication skills. Created using funds from a grant awarded by SPARC352 in April 2024 and made possible by the UF Center for Arts, Migration & Entrepreneurship (CAME), the UF Center For Arts In Medicine, and the Mellon Foundation, this program is…
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Expressions Through Music Culminating Showcase
Expressions Through Music is a Music Mentorship program by Joy Banks of 1000 Voices of FL, funded through SPARC352. This project provided weekly music appreciation, music theory, and educational experiences that explored woodwind, percussion, brass, and stringed instruments. Through collaboration with community businesses such as Pulp Art Studio, participants will learn about the business side…
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352 Creates: Festival of Creativity
Spend the day outside browsing 20 local art and craft vendors. Enjoy live music and performances, try a free art activity or workshop and eat yummy vegan food. Fun for the whole family.
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42nd Annual 5th Ave Arts Festival
Arts and community form the very foundation of the 5th Avenue Arts Festival (April 22-24), a longstanding tradition in Gainesville. This year, the event celebrated its 42nd annual exhibition and marked its return to in-person celebration in recent years. The multi-day event welcomed crowds of locals to the newly-built Santa Fe College Charles L. Blount…
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Unapologetic Vol 2 Opening Reception
The opening reception for Unapologetic, Vol. 2 is a collection of portrait art that highlights the complex history of Black lives and their perseverance despite the censorship they experience. In conjunction with the show, Yvonne will create an interior permanent mural at the Cotton Club of Bo Diddley, BB King, Sarah McKnight, and Ella Fitzgerald,…
