Artists come together to celebrate Black art at the Harn
Gainesville art enthusiasts gathered at the Harn Museum of Art Saturday afternoon to create, dance, eat and connect during its free “Silver Linings” Community Day.
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Gainesville art enthusiasts gathered at the Harn Museum of Art Saturday afternoon to create, dance, eat and connect during its free “Silver Linings” Community Day.
El Museo de Arte Harn acogió a diversas organizaciones estudiantiles y comunitarias latinoamericanas el 12 de septiembre como parte de su evento Noches de Museo para dar comienzo al Mes de la Herencia Hispana.
Dancers practice their skills at the Harn Museum during the first night of the Latina Women’s League’s 20th annual Latino Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.
The Harn Museum of Art hosted a variety of Latin American student and community organizations Sept. 12 as part of its Museum Nights event to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.
La elección primaria del condado de Alachua terminó el 20 de agosto con más de 11.000 votos emitidos durante el día. Los ciudadanos votaron según las líneas partidarias para la Comisión del Condado de Alachua, la Comisión de la Ciudad de Gainesville y escaños estatales, así como para el candidato demócrata a sheriff. Hubo un total de ocho escaños abiertos y seis carreras competitivas. Los votantes también emitieron votos para los miembros de la junta escolar.
CORRECTION: The Alligator previously reported Raemi Eagle-Glenn won the District 22 Republican candidacy. She won Alachua County, but not Levy County or Gilchrist County. This article is updated with the winner, Chad Johnson.
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A black-and-white photograph with the caption, “Let’s not make this a big deal,” etched across a nude body; “Embittered Woman” in red paint over police reports; a burnt undergarment over a black canvas. The wall of art on the lower level of the Harn Museum tells 17 stories of six artists’ experience as survivors of violent crimes.
The nine-day event features performances, art exhibitions about the Black diaspora
Duane Whitehorse, 76, explains the cultural significance of his garments during the Indigenous Peoples’ Week celebration at the Harn Museum of Art on Oct. 12, 2023.
The vibrant colors and sounds of the beaded jingle dresses and feathered headdresses and the beat of the drums gave a Harn Museum audience a dynamic show for all the senses. This was only the beginning of the festivities for the celebratory holiday of Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Harn Museum of Art Thursday night.
Archer resident Becky Harn first saw a dead pitbull when she moved to Archer two years ago. On Sept. 18, she found another pitbull — dead, skinny and scarred — in the field by her house.
In the heart of Gainesville’s SoMa District lies a small gallery with a big history. Diverse artworks line the interior walls of the Gainesville Fine Arts Association, alluring guests to stop and admire the swooping pastels of an oil painting or the stark reds of a self-portrait.
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Students coming to the swamp for Summer B classes are preparing for the course load that awaits them. To avoid getting bogged down, the Avenue created a weekend itinerary for students looking to balance academics with back-to-school fun.
As children ran past the rows of tables set up in the foyer of the Harn Museum, their parents chatted and fixed plates of pasta salad and mini hamburgers. Volunteers excitedly distributed maps detailing the night’s different exhibitions. Rainbow flags hung from the hands and purses of many guests.
Models pose together during a Museum Days event held at the Harn Museum of Art in April 2023.
Knelt over bright cherry hardwood, 42-year-old Tingqun Zhang unfolded a 20-foot canvas over his living room floor.
Growing up, professor Deborah Willis knew there was something missing from what she saw in her education and in popular media.
Under the Harm Museum of Art’s rotunda, jazz music and soft whispers echoed throughout the maze of exhibits.