Calendar & Events
- Jun 2110:00 AMPathways 2024: The Carlos Malamud Prize ExhibitionPathways 2024: The Carlos Malamud Prize ExhibitionExhibition Dates: May 30, 2024 - August 30, 2024This exhibition is the result of a collaborative partnership between the UCF Art Gallery at the University of Central Florida and the Rollins Museum of Art to celebrate and support emerging professional artists working in Florida. Juried by an external panel of three professionals from various areas of the art world, this year's edition of the exhibition features six artists with diverse practices. The selection includes a variety of media, themes, scales, and approaches, showing a wide breadth of perspectives and experiences. Works by the six finalists will be shown at both venues, creating opportunities for engagement with two of the area's major academic constituencies and their surrounding communities. The winning artist of Pathways: The Carlos Malamud Prize will receive a $10,000 cash prize, a solo exhibition at the UCF Art Gallery in 2025, and will participate as a juror for the following edition of the exhibition. The winner will also receive additional professional development and support. This consistent engagement over time makes Pathways unique and transformative among other art competitions. It hopes to nurture emerging artists and provide a pathway to success, which coincides with the core missions of both presenting institutions.Join us for the following:Opening Reception and Prize Winner Announcement at UCF Art Gallery on Thursday, May 30 from 5-7pm - [Register Here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-reception-pathways-2024-tickets-698638505577?aff=oddtdtcreator)Parking: Free parking is available in Garage F next to the Addition Financial Arena. [Parking Lot H4](https://gallery.mailchimp.com/64c14de756df35dc8187a403b/images/2c776c56-f3cc-42bb-9453-097351989a24.jpg) or Garage I requires purchasing a $5 daily virtual visitor permit, [purchase here](https://parking.ucf.edu/permits/visitor-permits/). Please note that visitors should park in green student spaces ONLY, as the $5 daily virtual permit does not cover red and blue spaces from the hours of 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Starting at 5:30 p.m., visitors can park in red, blue and green spaces.
- Jul 15–19Geo Explorer Summer InstituteThe Geo Explorer Summer Institute is a one-week program for rising sixth and seventh grade students interested in learning and applying new science technologies focused on geography, mapping, geospatial, virtual reality, augmented reality, and drone technologies through lab and fieldwork experiences at UCF.Students will engage in active learning connecting interactive lecture discussions, hands-on geospatial technology labs, collaborative research planning discussions, science communication discussions, personal and direct mentoring with a diverse group of UCF undergraduate and graduate students, and fieldwork on the UCF main campus. Students will also experience the GeoBus at UCF. Registration Link: https://siucf.cs.ucf.edu/applications/ Registration Info: Online applications are now open through May 17.
- Jul 22–26Biology Summer InstituteThe Biology Summer Institute is a one-week program for rising junior and senior high school students interested in seeking further understanding of Central Florida's diverse ecosystems, from Orlando to the east coast. This program will introduce students to field techniques and experimental approaches used in water quality assessment, vegetation monitoring, forest ecology, and studies of gopher tortoises and marine turtles. Throughout the program, students will participate in hands-on experiences with professional biologists in a fun and educational setting designed to inspire a passion for studying the fields of biology, ecology and natural resource conservation. In addition, students will spend one day in the lab learning basic data analysis and the importance of communicating science. Registration Link: https://siucf.cs.ucf.edu/applications/ Registration Info: Online applications are available now through May 17.