UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine

01/12/2026

Class Update: Dance for Joy is cancelled tomorrow, January 13th. Dance for Joy will resume next Tuesday, January 20th.

01/12/2026

Arts in Medicine and GROW HUB have partnered to offer FREE artmaking workshops for adults in the disability community and their caregivers! 🎨

These once-monthly workshops will be held every first Tuesday from 11AM - 12PM at GROW HUB (2900 NE 8th Ave) 🌱

Offered in a socially inclusive setting, we’ll be making a different project each month that can be taken home at the end of class 🖼️

Eligibility criteria:
• Over 18 years of age
• Enthusiastic for art
• Living with a physical, developmental, intellectual, or emotional disability
• No history of aggressive behaviors
• Able to follow basic instructions with guidance

Guidelines:
• Caregivers may choose to assist and/or participate in the activity, or wait on site at Grow Hub depending on artist’s needs.
• No drop-offs.
• Liability waivers are required for participation.
• Participants who are inappropriate may be asked not to return based on the discretion of the instructors.

➡️ Pre-registration is required. Use the link below to register: https://artsinmedicine.ufhealth.org/programs/community-programs-2/visual-art/arts-in-medicine-at-grow-hub/

Questions? Email us at artsinmedicine@shands.ufl.edu 📧

01/09/2026

01/08/2026

Thank you for bringing more color to the clinical space, Clancy! And thank you to the CMS Pediatric staff for using the arts to delight and comfort your patients, their care partners, and fellow UF Health staff 👏👏👏

01/08/2026

Have you heard? Dance for Life (in-person) has a new location! 🕺

As of January 8th, the in-person Dance for Life class will meet at the Senior Recreation Center (5701 NW 34th Blvd)

New participants must register in advance. See the link below for more information and to register.

The in-person weekly Dance for Life classes are moving to a new location as of January 8th. Join us from 10-11am each Thursday at the Senior Recreation Center for a dance and movement workshop for those with movement and neuromuscular disorders such as Parkinson’s, Multiple sclerosis, ALS, or dyst...

01/07/2026

🎨 Calling all local artists!

Alachua County is inviting local artists to submit original artwork for display in the county’s administration building in downtown Gainesville.

The Arts in the County Administration Building Program showcases local creative talent while enhancing public spaces within county government.

Artists working in a wide range of visual media (including painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, digital art and mixed media) are encouraged to apply. Selected works may be displayed for approximately three months and may appear in county publications or televised County Commission meetings.

Interested parties must submit an application and agreement forms, which can be found under the "Art Loan" category on the website: tinyurl.com/4f57ubft.

Our website team is working to add a submission button at the link above. In the meantime, please email the completed forms to Gina Peebles at gpeebles@alachuacounty.us or mail them to:

Arts Council of Alachua County
12 SE 1st Street
Gainesville, FL 32601

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

01/05/2026

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01/05/2026

Join us for ArtSpace: Drawing and Painting Series for Adults on Friday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Waldo Branch.

For the new year, paint a peace lily on a small canvas.
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12/31/2025

Pro tip: Make art WITH us! 🎶🎨🕺

Subscribe to the AIM newsletter to receive creative workshop opportunities right in your inbox 📨
Learn more: https://artsinmedicine.ufhealth.org/about/contact-us/join-aim-mailing-list/

12/26/2025

ONE MONTH until the 2026 Arts in Health Research Primer! 💫

Join us in beautiful Gainesville, FL to hear from leaders in the arts in health field:
Dr. Jill Sonke, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida
Dr. Daisy Fancourt, University College London (presenting virtually)
Dr. Jenny Baxley Lee, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida and UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine
Dr. Katey Warran, University College London and University of Edinburgh

Learn more and register: https://arts.ufl.edu/programs-schools/center-for-arts-in-medicine/professional-development/arts-in-health-research-primer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOvwqJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2OU0zOUtMa2JsMWNMOFZtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkKtoOiha7y9kIOI4SDDFCoXmsdVUTzFm76SIf9HpWclQ16YEXA0nu_0KrQ1_aem_cOM4pWhwJUGpYAxY4G5Pvg

UF Center for Arts in Medicine

12/17/2025

🎶In a sky full of stars, we know we saw you🎶

Each creative engagement from 2025 is a highlight of our year like a star in the sky.
AIM wishes you a safe and creative holiday season, full of connection and beauty 💫

Painting by Sandra Murphy-Pak

12/17/2025

Shopping for holiday gifts? Support local artists who create for the health of it at GROW HUB! 🎨