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UNF animated short made the Top Films List at Oregon Printmaking Conference

UNF animated short made the Top Films List at Oregon Printmaking Conference

Bernadyn Nettles Jun 2, 2016
It normally takes months or even years to create an animated film, but two UNF instructors managed to put one together in just ten days.
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"Debris Littering the Streets of Kesennuma; Mountain of Smoke Looms Over" 2011

People relate to destruction reflected by Tsunami Art Exhibit

Bernadyn Nettles Apr 22, 2016
Amer Kobaslija’s work, TSUNAMI: Paintings of the Aftermath in Kesennuma, Japan gripped everyone’s attention at the spring exhibit’s opening reception held in the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery on April 14th.
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Bridge Eight Literary Magazine Issues 1-3 (Photo by Bernadyn Nettles)

Connecting writing and people at Jax-Lit

Bernadyn Nettles Apr 12, 2016
Sparks, passion, and togetherness has Jacksonville bubbling over with renewed life.
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An album to drop as UNF Chamber Singers embark overseas

An album to drop as UNF Chamber Singers embark overseas

Andre Roman Apr 7, 2016

UNF’s Chamber Singers are releasing an album as the ensemble continues to push their vocal limits and prepare for their trip to Portugal in late April. Come by Here, recorded last year at St. Paul’s...

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Tanner works on a piece in the ceramics studio on campus.
Photo by Tiffany Salameh

Tracey Tanner: Ceramics student with big plans

Tiffany Salameh Mar 31, 2016
In this interview, Tanner gives us a look into what it’s like to be a fine arts major.
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UNF’s four moviemaking-teams advance to Terminus

Andre Roman Mar 9, 2016
53 student teams got together to create short films with only a week’s time to do every bit of production from writing to shooting to editing. Here are the finalists.
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Capturing the beauty of "Urban Spaces" in downtown Jacksonville

Capturing the beauty of “Urban Spaces” in downtown Jacksonville

Tierney Harvey Feb 1, 2016
UNF photography professor encourages students to creatively engage with downtown Jacksonville and results are rather refreshing.
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"Tobacco #1" by Michael Wilke, with subject Eric Lake.  Photo by Justin Belichis

Annual exhibition highlights student work; honors presented to best pieces 

Nick Blank Jan 22, 2016
UNF student's art work did not dissapoint earning three awards and three honorable mentions.
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‘A River Speaks’ gives life to nature

Rachel Cazares Jan 14, 2016
The Lufrano Intercultural Gallery is home to a new series of art, all embodying rivers.
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Eman Abdulhalim and Nick Abram have the second exhibit by a current UNF student in the Lufrano Gallery ever, the last being in 2011. Photo by Rachel Cazares

Students express heritage through ceramics in “Community: Different Together”

Rachel Cazares Dec 4, 2015
Eman Abdulhalim and Nick Abram are only the second current UNF students to have their artwork displayed in the Lufrano Gallery.
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Tuesdays with a Twist allows students to embrace their creative side

Patrick Grabowski Oct 15, 2015

As students walked past the Student Union on Tuesday night, they stumbled upon something that put a “twist” on their average weekday night. The twist is a new weekly art initiative put on by the...

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A shuttle means students of-age can enjoy the beer garden portion of the event safely. Photo courtesy of Facebook

UNF provides shuttle to this month’s Oktoberfest Artwalk

Rachel Cazares Oct 2, 2015
The shuttle is available for all UNF students, and will be leaving UNF at 6 p.m. on Oct. 7.
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