This installation highlights the creativity, passion and craftsmanship of the Spring 2020 Harn Museum of Art Interns and Volunteers.

Discover a crossroad of religions in Lagos, Nigeria through the photographs of Akintunde Akinleye. These works capture the fervor of belief shared by different faiths, the public performance of religion, and unexpected exchanges that blur the boundaries between the two religious traditions. Organized by Dr. Marloes Janson, SOAS University of London. Coordinated at UF by Professor Benjamin Soares, UF Center for Global Islamic Studies; UF Department of Religion, with support from the UF Center for African Studies; UF Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research; Celebrate 2020; and UF College of Journalism and Communications.

Join us for a reception and panel discussion at Museum Nights: Beyond the Mask, Thursday, February 13.

This installation highlights the creativity, passion and craftsmanship of the Fall 2019 Harn Museum of Art Interns and Volunteers.

Discover the diverse talents of the staff of the Harn Museum of Art. View works in a variety of media by security guards, educators, registrars and more that exemplify the creativity and imagination of staff across a range of departments. This is the fourth annual staff art showcase.

This installation features photographs and texts by adolescent girls incarcerated at a detention facility in Alachua County. Their work emerges from an UnseenAmerica workshop organized by Charlotte Kesl, an independent photojournalist and teacher. Alana Jackson, who has been facilitating arts workshops with justice-involved girls through the UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine program since 2016, led the group in developing the texts that accompany each photograph. 

Related program:
Art Beyond Bars, Saturday, August 3, 2 - 4 pm

View this diverse and exciting collection of student work inspired by the Harn’s collection. This exhibition is open during museum hours and available when the auditorium is open to the public.

This installation highlights the creativity, passion and craftsmanship of the teaching artists and assistants leading summer camp at the Harn this year. Featured artists include: Paige Willis, Gianelle Gelpi, Melissa DeFabrizio, Kathryn Rush, Juana Diaz and Nancy Penaranda.

This installation features art by high school AP and Honors students from P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. Presented by P.K. Yonge art teacher, Brian Moody.

Reception: Thursday, April 11, 6 – 9 pm during Museum Nights

This installation presents creative expressions by members of our community in commemoration of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Crime Victims' Rights Week. Organized by the Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center.

The talented and dedicated docents at the Harn Museum of Art showcase their own artwork during this annual event. A number of works in a variety of media are presented by the people who are inspired to share the museum’s collections through guided tours. These artworks reflect the variety of ways in which the Harn Museum docents’ interaction with the stimulating environment of the museum has sparked their own creative expression.  

Family Promise of Gainesville is a shelter for working families with children. What is homelessness like from a child’s perspective? Using the 100 Cameras “Snapshot” curriculum and the PhotoVoice technique, this display gives children a voice to express the effects of poverty through photography.

Join us for a reception during Museum Nights: Earth Ethics Ain’t Easy on Thursday, November 8 from 6 – 9 pm.

This installation features art by the high school Honors 2D class at PK Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. These works result from studying contemporary artists and borrowing tactics in order to explore and enhance artistic voice.

Discover the diverse talents behind the Harn Museum of Art during the third staff art showcase. View works in a variety of media by security guards, educators, registrars and more that exemplify the creativity and imagination of staff across a range of departments. 

J. Fredric May is a former photojournalist and filmmaker. In 2012, he suffered a major stroke that left him legally blind and subject to extraordinary hallucinations. This life-changing event altered his artistic vision, opening up an entirely new visual style. May’s fragmented and compelling images reveal an artist seeing the world and making art after stroke. 

"See Through Stroke" Programs at the Harn with J. Fredric May
Free and open to the public. Presented in collaboration with the UF Center for Arts in Medicine, UF Health, and UF Creative B.

This installation and the accompanying panel discussion are part of Creative B.

View this diverse and exciting collection of student work inspired by the Harn’s collection. This exhibition is open during Museum hours and available when the auditorium is open to the public.

Reception: Thursday, April 12, 6 – 9 pm during Museum Nights
This installation presents creative expressions by members of our community in commemoration of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Crime Victims' Rights Week. Organized by the Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center. 

Reception: Thursday, April 12, 6:30 pm during Museum Nights
This installation features art by high school AP and Honors students from P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. Presented by P.K. Yonge art teacher, Brian Moody.

The talented and dedicated docents at the Harn Museum of Art showcase their own artwork during this annual event. A number of works in a variety of media are presented by the people who are inspired to share the museum’s collections through guided tours. These artworks reflect the variety of ways in which the Harn Museum docents’ interaction with the stimulating environment of the museum has sparked their own creative expression.  

Artists Sandra Murphy-Pak and Michel Rae Varisco each create work in response to the impact that ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) has on their lives. Murphy-Pak’s journey creating art without the use of her hands has led her to explore bold colors and forms that reflect her inner universe; while Varisco’s caregiving journey led her to an expressive pictorial language composed of vibrant small-scale patterns and symbols. Presented with the UF Center for Arts in Medicine; supported by the UF Creative B program.

Program: Panel Discussion, July 15, 3 pm

This installation features art by high school AP and Honors students from P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida. Presented by P.K. Yonge art teacher, Brian Moody.

The talented and dedicated docents at the Harn Museum of Art showcase their own artwork during this annual event. A number of works in a variety of media are presented by the people who are inspired to share the museum’s collections through guided tours. These works reflect the variety of ways in which the Harn Museum docents’ interaction with the stimulating environment of the museum has sparked their own creative expression.  

Photojournalist Fati Abubakar (Instagram: @bitsofborno) documents the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency on her hometown of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Her photos capture the struggles, resilience and hope of those who have survived and are rebuilding shattered communities. Her work has been profiled in The New York Times, Newsweek, CNN and BBC.

This installation features photographs by high school students at Oak Hall School and P.K. Yonge, along with poetry by Eastside students. These works were inspired by museum visits and classroom exploration of the images and themes in Aftermath.

This education display features photographs by 16 veterans exploring diverse experiences and often revealing unexpected perspectives of everyday life. This work was generated as part of a healing program at UF Shands Hospital and presented in partnership with the UF Arts in Medicine Program.

This installation is the second showcase of art by Harn staff. The works featured exemplify the creativity, talent and imagination of staff from across a range of departments, working in a variety of media. 

View this diverse and exciting collection of student work inspired by the Harn's collection. Chandler Auditorium displays are available to view during regular museum hours when the auditorium is not in use for a private event.