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Florida State University\u2019s\u00a0Office of Research<\/a>\u00a0will host the\u00a02026\u00a0Festival of the Creative Arts<\/a>, a campuswide\u00a0event\u00a0that highlights\u00a0the\u00a0voices, talents and creativity of FSU faculty and students\u00a0in\u00a0February and\u00a0early\u00a0March.<\/p>\n Departments from across campus will celebrate the innovation and creative excellence that\u00a0results\u00a0from combining various modes of expression and\u00a0disciplines.<\/p>\n \u201cEach year, the Festival of the Creative Arts\u00a0celebrates interdisciplinary engagement across campus with events that include faculty and student participation,\u201d said\u00a0Iain Quinn, festival director and FSU\u2019s Research Fellow in the arts and humanities. \u201cIn addition to ongoing research\u00a0conversations\u00a0that develop from one festival\u00a0to\u00a0another,\u00a0there are also new collaborations and\u00a0multiple first performances.\u201d<\/p>\n Several events are offered for K-12 students and families, including \u201cIt\u2019s the\u00a0Weather!\u201d\u00a0at the\u00a0Challenger Learning Center\u00a0of Tallahassee<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday,\u00a0Feb.\u00a07.\u00a0There will also be a premiere of a new performance work involving digital art and music.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0an excellent opportunity to learn about the\u00a0historic and contemporary\u00a0connections between art and science\u00a0with multiple hands-on activities,\u201d Quinn said.\u00a0\u201cThe festival is always a special opportunity for everyone to be inspired by the creative spirit that defines FSU.\u201d<\/p>\n All events are free of\u00a0charge,\u00a0and no reservations are\u00a0required.\u00a0For more information, visit\u00a0research.fsu.edu\/fca<\/a>.<\/p>\n The full list of events includes: Poets at the Party A special collaboration between\u00a0dance,\u00a0hospitality,\u00a0music\u00a0and\u00a0poetry\u00a0featuring\u00a0multiple premieres across disciplines.<\/p>\n Participants: Darcie Ogando Alm\u00e1nzar, Jacob Andrews, Lilian Baker, Shea Boeker, Jacob Grice, Isabelle Hagley, Caroline\u00a0Laganas, Ra\u00fal Parra, Natalie Eleanor Patterson, Camille Pepper, Christell Victoria Roach, Jan Schwalbe, Sophia Upshaw, Hugh Wilhelm, Kuan-Yu\u00a0Yang\u00a0and\u00a0members of the FSU Trombone Choir.\u00a0<\/p>\n SATURDAY, FEB. 7<\/p>\n It\u2019s\u00a0the Weather! Come and learn\u00a0about the weather and nature\u00a0in\u00a0works of art while discovering scientific facts about the world around us.\u00a0This event features hands-on activities led by faculty from\u00a0the departments of\u00a0art\u00a0history,\u00a0art\u00a0education\u00a0and\u00a0music\u00a0education, as well as the first performance of a new interdisciplinary work with digital art and music.\u00a0Great for K-12 students.<\/p>\n Participants: Angelina Ciardi, Eren G\u00fcmr\u00fck\u00e7\u00fco\u011flu, Ann Harrington, Stephanie Leitch, Marlo Ransdell, Keith Roberson, Sara Scott Shields, the FSU Guitar Ensemble and the National Weather Service Tallahassee.<\/p>\n SUNDAY, FEB. 8<\/p>\n Storytime Under the Stars Experience an evening of nostalgia and wonder at the Fogg Planetarium, where classic stories come to life under a\u00a0celestial\u00a0canopy of stars. This event is specially designed for young children and their families.<\/p>\n Participant: Christine Hansen.<\/p>\n TUESDAY, FEB. 10<\/p>\n Arts-Health-Humanities Symposium VI This annual festival meeting of faculty and students \u2014 from design, medicine, music education, music\u00a0therapy\u00a0and musicology \u2014 continues conversations about current research and future interdisciplinary collaborations. Includes poster presentations by art therapy and music therapy.<\/p>\n Participants: Michael Bakan,\u00a0Daejin\u00a0Kim, Adriana Lizardi-V\u00e1zquez,\u00a0Parintorn\u00a0\u201cPim\u201d\u00a0Pankaew, James Riley, Tana Jean\u00a0Welch\u00a0and\u00a0Racheal Yap.<\/p>\n THURSDAY, FEB. 12<\/p>\n Classics\u00a0Symposium Join\u00a0a celebration of Ancient Greek and Latin poetry featuring an evening of readings of ancient texts and creative performances by students and faculty.<\/p>\n Coordinator: Virginia Lewis.<\/p>\n MONDAY, FEB. 16<\/p>\n Nickel Boys Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, \u201cNickel Boys\u201d chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men sentenced to Nickel Academy. Co-presented with the\u00a0FSU Civil Rights Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n Participants: Ted T. Ellis, Keithen Mathis, Dennis\u00a0Moore\u00a0and\u00a0Mark\u00a0Schlakman.<\/p>\n TUESDAY, FEB. 17<\/p>\n The Art\u00a0of Walking Walking in the city is not only a form of physical exercise and transportation, but a social and cultural practice described as fl\u00e2nerie. The lecture will amble through some of the major French figures who wrote about the fl\u00e2neur\u2019s and fl\u00e2neuse\u2019s kaleidoscopic encounters with the sights and sounds of urban life. Co-presented with the Milton S. Carothers Faculty Lecture Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n Participants: Aim\u00e9e Boutin\u00a0and\u00a0Meaghan McSorley.<\/p>\n FRIDAY, FEB. 20<\/p>\n Lay of the Land \u201cLay of the Land\u201d is a Department of Art faculty exhibition and symposium exploring the beauty,\u00a0complexity\u00a0and fragility of the landscapes we inhabit.<\/p>\n Participants: Department of Art Faculty.<\/p>\n SUNDAY, FEB. 22<\/p>\n Chamber Music of Frank Martin A concert devoted to the music of the great Swiss composer Frank Martin (1890-1974), offering an exceptional opportunity to hear his distinctive voice across\u00a0numerous\u00a0contrasting ensembles.<\/p>\n Participants: Stijn De Cock, Geoffrey Deibel, Amy Dill, Suzanne\u00a0Lommler, Mary Matthews, Dylan Principi, Pamela Ryan, Gregory Sauer, Natalie Sherer, Marcy\u00a0Stonikas, Shannon\u00a0Thomas\u00a0and\u00a0Valerie Trujillo.<\/p>\n TUESDAY, FEB. 24<\/p>\n The Contemporary Film \u2013 Finding Your Family An evening of cinematic exploration with panel discussions about the many definitions of family. Screening of a collection of student shorts followed by a Q&A conversation with members of FSUFILM faculty.<\/p>\n FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 27-28<\/p>\n 24-Hour Create-A-Thon FSU students from across campus work in interdisciplinary teams to develop new works that celebrate creativity as a foundation of innovation across the disciplines. Registration\u00a0opens\u00a0Jan.\u00a026.<\/p>\n Coordinator: Ken Baldauf.<\/p>\n SUNDAY, MARCH 1<\/p>\n Interlocking Art: A Mixed Media Gala Club Downunder and the Department of Student Engagement present an evening of student creativity across the arts, culminating in an annual fashion show.<\/p>\n Exhibitions<\/p>\n Water Ways: Indigenous Ecologies and Florida Heritage<\/a>
\nFRIDAY, FEB. 6<\/p>\n
7:30 \u2013 8:30 p.m.
Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre, Katherine W. Montgomery Hall<\/p>\n
10 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee<\/p>\n
6 \u2013 7 p.m.
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee<\/p>\n
12 \u2013 2:30 p.m.
Claude Pepper Center<\/p>\n
5:30 \u2013 7 p.m.
Beth Moor Lounge, Longmire Building<\/p>\n
6 \u2013 9 p.m.
Askew Student Life Center<\/p>\n
12 \u2013 1:15 p.m.
Bradley Reading Room, Strozier Library<\/p>\n
Symposium: 2 \u2013 5:30 p.m.; Opening: 6 \u2013 8 p.m.
Facility for Arts Research<\/p>\n
4 \u2013 5:30 p.m.
Longmire Recital Hall<\/p>\n
6 \u2013 9 p.m.
Askew Student Life Center<\/p>\n
Feb. 27, 4 p.m. \u2013 12 a.m.; Feb. 28, 8 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.
Pitches, Performances, Awards: Feb. 28, 2 \u2013 4 p.m.
Innovation Hub<\/p>\n
6 \u2013 9 p.m.
Student Union<\/p>\n
Elizabeth A. Cecil (Curator)
Co-presented with the FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center<\/a>.
Museum of Fine Arts<\/p>\n