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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.
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
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