Alachua Visual Arts Events

Saturday, Oct 13 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
A Celebration of Wings and Backyard Things! ButterflyFest is dedicated to increasing awareness of Florida's butterflies as fun, fascinating ambassadors to the natural world.

Saturday, June 16 1:00p
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
Join us for family-friendly guided tours of the exhibition "Deep Roots, Bold Visions" then create a found-object sculpture inspired by works in the exhibition.

Thursday, May 24 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
The dinosaurs are here! Presented by the Toomey Foundation for the Natural Sciences. This exhibit combines some of the Florida Museum’s paleontology specimens and the fossil-inspired artwork of celebrated artis

Friday, May 25 6:00p
Thornebrook Gallery, Gainesville
"Seeing Florida" a showing of the paintings and photography of Jeff Ripple will open with a reception Friday May 25th from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm.

Sunday, June 10 2:00p
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
“Re-creating Nature” Take a closer look at how artists are inspired by nature.

Sunday, June 3 3:00p
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
Susan Milbrath, Ph.D., Curator of Latin American Art and Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History and Affiliate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida “The Maya Myst

Thursday, June 14 6:00p
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
Celebrate the fun and cultural enrichment of books and art. Through games, talks, activities, performances and demonstrations, you’ll discover books in art, art in books and books that are art.

Thursday, May 24 10:00a
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
This unique exhibit showcases objects from the Museum’s collection through photographs captured with an advanced imaging system that combines a high-resolution microscope and 21 megapixel digital camera.

Thursday, June 7 5:15p
Millhopper Branch of Alachua Library District, Gainesville
Art in the Library features a reception for the May/June artist, Gerald Fletcher, Gainesville Fine Arts Association.

Sunday, June 24 2:00p
Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
“The Artist’s Hand” Learn about the techniques used in your favorite works at the Harn.