At 6 pm, celebrate our shared creativity and hope at “Museum Nights: Finding Silver Linings,” featuring the popular traveling exhibition Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection. Immerse yourself into a fun-filled and inspiring night that includes poetry, dance and step performances, spoken word, art-making activities, gallery talks, and informational booths by UF fraternities, sororities and campus groups. Stop by and talk with Jessica Clermont, Artist-in-Residence. Poetry will be presented by the E. Stanley Richardson Bard & Broadside North Central Florida Poetry Festival presented by ARTSPEAKSgnv.Inc. and winners of the Harn’s Words on Canvas writing competition.
Performances
- NPHC step show showcasing stepping as a cultural express and a symbol of solidarity
- Alpha Phi Alpha will highlight the role Black fraternities and sororities in preserving and promoting Black culture, both on-campus and across the nation
- Come witness an electrifying performance that highlights the significance of stepping as a cultural expression and a symbol of solidarity. Don’t miss this opportunity to honor the legacy and contributions of these esteemed organizations
- Bard and Broadside North Central Poetry Festival Open Mic
- Words on Canvas Harn Poetry Winner Presentations
- Thaisha Calixte performing the Negro National Anthem (“Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson)
- Representatives from the National Panhellenic Council completing a step performance
- Tarik Archer performing an original spoken word piece
- Franck Mboussou performing an original spoken word piece titled, “She Said”
- Micah Bowen performing “Jesus” by Le’Andria Johnson
- Donovan Francois and Alexander Valentin performing “Song for You” by Donny Hathaway
- Dance performances from the UF School of Theatre and Dance
- Performances by Franck Mboussou, Donovan Francois, and Alexander Valentin
Informational Booths
- Theta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Zeta Kappa Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
- Iota Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Lambda Rho Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
- University of Florida Chapter of Progressive Black Men, Inc.
- University of Florida Chapter of SISTUHS, Inc.
- African Student Union
- National Society of Black Engineers
- National Society of Black Women in Medicine
Generous support for the exhibition is provided by Art Bridges.
Generous support for Art After Dark is provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and a private grant.
Museum Nights are also sponsored by UF Student Government and the Office of the Provost.