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JOAN MITCHELL, Chord III, 1986. Oil on canvas, 77 x 44 inches. Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Gift of Donald and Maria Cox. © Estate of Joan Mitchell.

UNF students work with $5.8 million art collection

Tiffany Butler Dec 7, 2016

This fall, students enrolled in associate art history professor Peter Scott Brown’s junior methods seminar catalogued pieces from the Donald and Maria Cox Collection at Jacksonville’s Museum of Contemporary...

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Photo by Nick Blank

UNF alum creates sound art piece with changing meaning

Nick Blank Nov 22, 2016

You’ve probably seen the 70 or so walkie-talkies dangling outside the UNF Gallery of Art. UNF alum Erik DeLuca started building the piece Monday, Nov. 14, by taping walkies-talkies to the ceiling. The...

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Writers with UNF connection on display at Jax by Jax writing festival

Writers with UNF connection on display at Jax by Jax writing festival

Nick Blank Nov 11, 2016

In it’s 3rd year, River City writers read from their own work and talk everything writing at the Jax by Jax Literary festival. Organized by author and UNF alum Tim Gilmore, the literary festival has...

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The gallery opening for the “UNITY” exhibition by Allen took place on May 21 at Lufrano Intercultural Gallery in the Student Union.

Blocktoberfest shows that October is about more than beer

Jariss George Nov 4, 2016

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSTQSwIq3qo Wooden shavings float gently onto the floor as a student’s heart is poured deeper and deeper into her empty carvings on a large wooden canvas, leaving...

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Brittany Gorelick works on a printmaking project in the Fine Arts Building. Printmaking classes are offered through the Art and Design Department. 

Photo by Cassidy Alexander

Blocktoberfest shows that October is about more than beer

Jariss George Nov 1, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSTQSwIq3qo Wooden shavings float gently onto the floor as a student’s heart is poured deeper and deeper into her empty carvings on a large wooden canvas, leaving a message...

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Lufrano Gallery displays wood-fired student art

Lufrano Gallery displays wood-fired student art

Lili Weinstein Sep 8, 2016

For UNF ceramics majors under associate professors Trevor Dunn and Stephen Haywood, trees are so much more than oxygen or paper. To them, wood is the fuel for their kiln that shapes their work into masterpieces. Students...

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Photo by Brenda Zelaya

Picturing Italy: New exhibit on display

Brenda Zelaya Aug 21, 2016
A new exhibit in the Student Union showcases the best images students captured during their Study Abroad trip to Italy.
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Children answer question “what makes you happy?” in new MOCA exhibition

Children answer question “what makes you happy?” in new MOCA exhibition

Emily Bailey Aug 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/TvSu_SMdVjw What makes you happy? This is the question that children try to answer in MOCA’s latest exhibition, Inside the Outline. The exhibition features personalized silhouettes...

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System: Printmaking Professor Sheila Goloborotko Opens Exhibition in Veracruz, Mexico

System: Printmaking Professor Sheila Goloborotko Opens Exhibition in Veracruz, Mexico

Emily Bailey Jul 11, 2016

UNF printmaking professor Sheila Goloborotko describes her art as poetic activism. When asked to do an exhibition for the third time in Mexico, she saw an opportunity for such activism and created the...

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UNF Opens Seaside Sculpture Park Featuring Student Artwork

UNF Opens Seaside Sculpture Park Featuring Student Artwork

Danae Leake Jun 20, 2016

No ribbons and scissors here—Seaside Sculpture Park was christened with a blowtorch and a metal sheet Monday. This creative spin opened the new public art showcase in Jacksonville Beach that displays...

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Mary Ratcliff's sculpture. The globe is powered by solar panels.

Student Artist Profile: Mary Ratcliff

Travis Pridgen Jun 17, 2016

Not many of us have the ability to discover and master a new passion in life as fluently as Mary Ratcliff. Completing her final year as a Fine Arts major, Ratcliff discovered an innate ability to create...

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statue designed by Emily Pinnell

UNF sculptures to brighten up Jax Beach

Danae Leake Jun 3, 2016
Five large-scale outdoor sculptures created by UNF students will be displayed at a new sculpture park on June 20th at 480 1st street south in Jacksonville Beach.
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