UWF students take home Gold, Silver ADDY awards from local, district competitions

University of West Florida student T.J. Grier recently won a Student Silver ADDY Award in Elements of Advertising: Still Photography category at the 2017 American Advertising Federation Fourth District American Advertising Awards in Miami. The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition that attracts more than 40,000 entries every year […]

Piece by Piece: Art with LEGO Bricks

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the opening of “Piece by Piece: Art with LEGO® Bricks,” which will be on display from May 12 through Sept. 3. The exhibition features sculptures, scale models, wall murals and functional items for the home, all created by artist Sean Kenney using everyday LEGO pieces. “Piece by Piece: Art […]

Pensacola Museum of Art presents Metaphor as Manifestation

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the opening of “Metaphor as Manifestation,” an exhibition of prints by Jasper Johns and Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), which will be on display from May 5 through Aug. 26. The exhibition is part of Justin C. Baldwin’s personal collection, which has been assembled through travels, dealers, auctions and artists across […]

UWF student honored for vocal performance competition, arts advocacy

University of West Florida student Donovan Black received two notable honors recently, the 2017 Grady-Rayam Prize in Vocal Performance and the UWF Arts Advocacy Award. Black, a senior majoring in vocal performance, competed in the Grady-Rayam competition in February in Lakeland, Florida. The annual competition challenges vocalists to learn and perform arranged spirituals before a […]

Pensacola Museum of Art announces its 63rd Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the opening of its “63rd Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition,” which will be on display March 24 through April 23. Each year, the PMA highlights its talented members in the exhibition by displaying their works on the museum walls. The exhibition shows the high-level of artistic skill of PMA member […]

UWF Department of Music presents Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt and Blake Riley in a duo piano faculty recital

The University of West Florida Department of Music presents Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt and Mr. Blake Riley in a duo faculty piano recital “From Bach to Joplin.” The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 10 in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. In addition to works of […]

The Art Gallery at UWF presents TAGGED: Student Art and Design Exhibition

The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida presents the “2017 TAGGED Student Art and Design Exhibition” from March 30 through April 17. A reception will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 30. TAG is located in the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, Building 82. “TAGGED” is an annual juried competition showcasing current […]

UWF Historic Trust to light up museum with Fiesta gift

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announced today lighting and projection enhancements to its flagship museum, the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, made possible by a $125,000 gift commitment from the Fiesta of Five Flags Foundation. Through the use of projection and lighting, the museum will become the centerpiece of Pensacola’s vibrant, unique […]

UWF Department of Theatre presents Sara Schoch, soprano faculty recital

The University of West Florida Department of Theatre will present “The Kitchen Sink: From Menotti to Meatloaf,” a faculty recital by assistant professor Sara Schoch, soprano. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23 in the Studio Theatre, located in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. “The Kitchen Sink” will […]

Public-engaging colloquium highlights fourth week of UWF STEAM2017

Artists, scientists and the public will discuss the relevancy and potential of humanities-based efforts in environmental science at the UWF STEAM2017 Colloquium on Saturday, March 4, at the Pensacola Museum of Art. The program will take place in a salon-type setting. The presenters include scholar educators from departments at the University of West Florida, researchers […]

Pensacola Museum of Art displaying Modern Masters

The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the opening of “Modern Masters: Twentieth Century Prints,” which is on display from Feb. 24 through May 6. The exhibition was organized by the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania. This engaging exhibition features 30 prints by modern artists from the 1920s through the early 21st century and is […]

UWF Department of Music presents the Symphonic Band in Concert

The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Symphonic Band in “Simply Fun,” its first concert of the spring semester, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The concert will be held in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, located in Building 82. The concert will feature the […]