2026
Florida State University
All events are free of charge
The Florida State University Office of Research presents a campus-wide collaborative arts festival highlighting the diverse voices, talents and creativity of FSU faculty and students.
Departments from across campus will come together in 2026, to celebrate the innovation and diversity that results from combining various modes of expression and subjects together.
Friday, February 6
Poets at the Party
A special collaboration between Dance, Hospitality, Music, and Poetry featuring multiple premieres across disciplines.
Darcie Ogando Almánzar, Jacob Andrews, Lilian Baker, Shea Boeker, Jacob Grice, Isabelle Hagley, Caroline Laganas, Raúl Parra, Natalie Eleanor Patterson, Camille Pepper, Christell Victoria Roach, Ian Schwalbe, Sophia Upshaw, Hugh Wilhelm, Kuan-Yu Yang, Members of the FSU Trombone Choir
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre, School of Dance
202, Katherine W. Montgomery Hall, 130 Collegiate Loop, Tallahassee, FL 32306
Saturday, February 7
It’s the Weather!
Come and learn about the weather and nature in works of art while discovering scientific facts about the world around us. Hand-on activities led by faculty from Art History, Art Education, Music Education, staff from the Challenger Center, and the National Weather Service Tallahassee. First performance of a new interdisciplinary work with digital art and music. Great for K-12!
Angelina Ciardi, Eren Gümrükçüoğlu, Ann Harrington, Stephanie Leitch, Marlo Ransdell, Keith Roberson, Sara Scott Shields, FSU Guitar Ensemble, National Weather Service, Tallahassee
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Challenger Learning Center
200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Sunday, February 8
Storytime Under the Stars
Be prepared for a magical experience designed for young children and their families. Join us in the Fogg Planetarium for an enchanting evening of nostalgia and wonder where you can enjoy classic stories under a celestial canopy of twinkling stars.
Christine Hansen
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Challenger Learning Center
200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Tuesday, February 10
Arts-Health-Humanities Symposium VI
Our annual festival meeting of faculty and students from Design, Medicine, Music Education, Music Therapy, and Musicology continue conversations about current research and future interdisciplinary collaborations.
Michael Bakan, Daejin Kim, Adriana Lizardi-Vázquez, Parintorn “Pim” Pankaew, James Riley, Tana Jean Welch, Racheal Yap. Poster presentations by Art Therapy and Music Therapy
12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Claude Pepper Center
636 W Call St, Tallahassee, FL 32306
Thursday, February 12
Classics Symposium
Come and join us for a celebration of Ancient Greek and Latin poetry. An evening of readings of ancient texts and creative performances by students and faculty.
Virginia Lewis (Coordinator)
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Beth Moor Lounge, Longmire Building
222 S Copeland St, Tallahassee, FL 32304
Monday, February 16
Nickel Boys
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men sentenced to Nickel Academy..
Ted T. Ellis, Keithen Mathis, Dennis Moore, Mark Schlakman
Copresented with the Civil Rights Institute
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Askew Student Life Center
942 Learning Way, Tallahass ee, FL 32304
Tuesday, February 17
The Art of Walking
Walking in the city is not only a form of physical exercise and transportation but a social and cultural practice described as flânerie. The lecture will amble through some of the major French figures who wrote about the flâneur’s and flâneuse’s kaleidoscopic encounters with the sights and sounds of urban life.
Aimée Boutin, Meaghan McSorley
Copresented with the Milton S. Carothers Faculty Lecture Series
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Bradley Reading Room, Strozier Library
116 Honors Way, Tallahassee, FL 32304
Friday, February 20
Lay of the Land
Lay of the Land is a Department of Art faculty exhibition and symposium exploring the beauty, complexity, and fragility of the landscapes we inhabit.
Symposium: 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Opening: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Facility for Arts Research
3216 Sessions Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32303
Sunday, February 22
Chamber Music of Frank Martin
A concert devoted to the music of the great Swiss composer, Frank Martin (1890-1974). An exceptional opportunity to hear the distinctive voice of Martin across numerous contrasting ensembles.
Stijn De Cock, Geoffrey Deibel, Amy Dill, Suzanne Lommler, Mary Matthews, Dylan Principi, Pamela Ryan, Gregory Sauer, Natalie Sherer, Marcy Stonikas, Shannon Thomas, Valerie Trujillo
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Longmire Recital Hall
122 N Copeland St, Tallahassee, FL 32304
Tuesday, February 24
The Contemporary Film - 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.
Terry Coonan, Zafer Lababidi, Zeina Schlenoff, Mark Schlakman, Middle Eastern Film Festival
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Askew Student Life Center
942 Learning Way, Tallahassee, FL 32304
Friday - Saturday, February 27 - 28
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 opens January 26.
Ken Baldauf (Coordinator)
Participants: February 27, 4:00 p.m.– 12:00 a.m., February 28 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Pitches, Performances, Awards: February 28, 2:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m.
Innovation Hub
142 Collegiate Loop, Tallahassee, FL 32306
Sunday, March 1
Interlocking Art: A Mixed Media Gala
A Club Downunder and Student
Engagement present an evening of student creativity across the arts culminating in the highly anticipated annual fashion show.
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Student Union
75 N Woodward Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32306
Exhibitions
Water Ways: Indigenous
Ecologies and Florida Heritage
Elizabeth A. Cecil (Curator)
Copresented with the FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center
Museum of Fine Arts
Akimbo a Solo Exhibition
by Zoë Charlton
An installation and animated film exploring themes of memory, place, and resilience in the Tallahassee Landscape.
Museum of Fine Arts
Lay of the Land
Department of Art Faculty
Facility for Arts Research
The Art of Healing - Ted T. Ellis
Robert Manning Strozier Library
Parking barriers are raised at 5 p.m. on weekdays and weekends.
FSU Office of Research
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