university of florida - school of art & art history

The Fine Arts College Council (FACC) is composed of student representatives from each of the college's departments. FACC is concerned with enhancing the artistic and academic environment within the college. The council represents all students, organizations and clubs within the college, and encourages cooperation, understanding and solidarity in matters related to the curriculum, student affairs, faculty and administration. FACC promotes and funds selected projects and scholarships that are of value to students in the College of Fine Arts.

Alagarto is an organization dedicated to the advancement of printmaking in the State of Florida. New this year to the fine Arts College Council they plan tohost prominent speakers, sponsor exhibitions, present workshops and to raise funds to help community organizations.

The Art History Association is made up of students who are interested in art history; membership is not restricted to art history majors. The organization presents a film and video series, organizes trips to museums, galleries and lecture events, and brings guest speakers to the department for the benefit of students and faculty.

H.O.T. (Handbuilt Or Thrown) Clay is interested in increasing awareness and understanding of the ceramic arts. To this end, this group sponsors a variety of visiting artists who lecture and conduct workshops. This program is subsidized by proceeds from semiannual pottery sales of student work. Members of the H.O.T. Clay travel annually to the National Ceramic Conference sponsored by the National Council of Education in the Ceramic Arts.

International Fine Arts and Healing (IFAH) is a student group designed to give our time and our artistic skills to provide social and emotional support through art to people around the world. This student group is intended to give students the opportunity to experience the power of arts and healing and to interact with other people around the world and within the Gainesville community. Each semester will culminate with service trips to Spain and other European venues, The Gambia, and Rwanda.

The Society of Art History Graduates (SAHG) is an organization for art history graduate students and museum studies graduate students interested in art history. SAHG offers an arena in which graduate students can voice their concerns and ideas about program curricula and SAAH events; it also hosts one trip each semester to visit museums in other cities as well as an annual symposium that in its first year has attracted students and scholars at the state and national levels.

University of Florida National Art Education Association
The Art Education area in the School of Art and Art History has a very active student organization that participates in conferences, offers workshops, goes on field trips, invites visiting speakers, and promotes best practices in the teaching of art. Visit their website for information and photographs.

voxGRAPHIS provides a voice for graphic design students in the school, on campus and in the community. Some of this group's activities include the Annual Student Design Show, Ligature and the Annual Portfolio Review