Newberry visual arts events

Museum Nights: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thursday, Jun 13 6:00p

Celebrate the newest exhibitions whose titles are inspired by the work of Shakespeare. FREE FOOD and fun activities surrounding Much Ado About Portraits and All the World’s A Frame will take place.

INfest

Saturday, May 25 4:00p

THE JAM, Gainesville

A two day art and music showcase. Local artists Bill Perry, James Lantz, Amanda Samuels, Catherine Lisle, and SAW,(the Sequential Artists Workshop) will be showing and selling their work...

Family Day: Picturing Dad

Saturday, Jun 15 1:00p

Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville

In honor of Father’s Day, families will tour the recently opened Much Ado About Portraits exhibition and then make a portrait of their father or an influential person in their life...

Birders: The Central Park Effect

Tuesday, May 21 7:15p

Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville

"Birders: The Central Park Effect" reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace NYC’s celebrated patch of green and the colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms o...

Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation Tours

Sunday, May 26 12:00p

Historic Haile Homestead, Gainesville

Guided tours of the restored 1856 plantation home of the Thomas Haile family. Unique in the nation for its "Talking Walls" where family and friends wrote over 12,500 words...

Art in Archer: Cave Painting

Wednesday, Jun 12 3:00p

Archer Branch Library, Archer

Come paint like a cave man! Learn about famous cave paintings and create a painting of your own.

Art Festival at Thornebrook

Saturday, Oct 12 10:00a

Thornebrook Village, Gainesville

29th annual GFAA Art Festival at Thornebrook. Over 120 fine art booths among the meandering paths in tree covered Thornebrook Village. Music, children's activities, food.

The Sapphires

Friday, May 31 7:00p

Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville

Inspired by a true story, "The Sapphires" follows four vivacious and talented Australian Aboriginal girls as they learn about love, friendship and war when their group, The Sapphires, entertains th...

Creative B Movie Series

Saturday, Jul 20 7:00p

Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville

Don’t miss the movie “Creature of the Black Lagoon." Join the Museum every Saturday in July for a free movie screening and explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.

Art in Archer: Portraits of Osceola and Chief Micanopy

Wednesday, Jul 31 3:00p

Archer Branch Library, Archer

Before cameras, portrait artists would use different materials along with their skill and talent to capture the likeness of a person...

Can You Dig It?

Saturday, Mar 15 10:00a

Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville

Dig into geology and discover the ground beneath your feet. Enjoy hands-on activities and watch demonstrations of volcanic eruptions...

Ain't In It For My Health: A Film about Levon Helm

Tuesday, Jun 4 7:15p

Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Director Jacob Hatley's intimate documentary finds Mr. Helm at home in Woodstock, NY, in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years...

Creative B Movie Series

Saturday, Jul 13 7:00p

Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville

Don’t miss the movie “Harry and the Hendersons.” Join the Museum every Saturday in July for a free movie screening and explore the balance between science and art with our expert panel.

Story Time at the Harn

Wednesday, Jun 26 11:00a

Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville

Join Harn Museum Guard and librarian, Jason Heckathorn for a reading of “Art Dog” and learn what it is like to be a security guard in an art museum. For children, ages 3 – 5...