UF Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship

08/28/2026

We were excited to be a part of this year's UF College of the Arts Creative B Explorations of Embodiment: Symposium & Research Mixer! Interdisciplinary faculty, students and local community collaborators gathered to explore how knowledge, creativity and wellness emerge through nature and the body. Maker-in-Residence Marlon Barrios Solano shared photos and his interactive website highlighting the various embodiment and creative leadership experiences from the Hybrid Intelligences program.

08/25/2026

This summer, SPARC352 brought pop-up STEM & Arts activities to youth across Alachua County through the SPARC STEAM Station Program. We want to thank the Children’s Trust of Alachua County for supporting this pilot initiative and helping make these free community experiences possible.

We also want to thank all of the artist facilitators:

Terri Bailey
Turbado Marabou
Natalia Guerrero
Emmanuel Payne
Erika Moore
Rujeka Dumbutshena
Carla Lewis
Dionne Champion

Stay tuned for SPARC352 updates!

08/19/2026

We held the annual Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship & UF Center for Arts in Medicine Open House last night to kick off the new semester. Gathering our community of affiliates, staff, and leadership, and community partners is a great way to get to catch up with familiar people and get to know new faces, including the new Dean of the UF College of the Arts: Dr. Kevin Orr. We are looking forward to a new semester under his leadership and to deepening existing and forging new partnerships.

08/12/2026

What does Hybrid Intelligences look like in action? Here’s a glimpse into the experience.

This summer, our Creative B program brought together students, artists, and community members for a unique learning experience. We explored movement, sights, sounds and ideas with our Maker in Residence Marlon Barrios Solano and Erika Moore from CAM.

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Hosted by the Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship (CAME) with the UF IGNITE Program at the Engineering Innovation Institute and the Center for Arts in Medicine (UF Center for Arts in Medicine). Sponsored in part by the UF College of the Arts Creative B Summer Program in partnership with the Office of the Provost.

08/10/2026

🇧🇷☀️ Did you know that Brazil can teach us about how arts and culture serve as drivers of economic, social, and community development, particularly through the growth of creative and cultural economies?

Director Osubi Craig traveled to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, this summer to advance CAME’s expanding global partnerships and research collaborations on an international case study for our center's research.

In collaboration with CAME faculty member Augusto Soledade, Craig met with colleagues in the School of Dance at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). They explored expanding opportunities for interdisciplinary research, faculty collaboration, student engagement, and future programming connected to CAME’s work at the intersection of arts, culture, migration, and entrepreneurship.

Craig also connected with scholars and cultural practitioners from around the world through the BRASA International Studies Conference, participating in conversations focused on emerging strategies, models, and practices within the cultural economy. These opportunities deepened CAME’s understanding of Bahia’s dynamic creative ecosystem and offered new pathways for international research, partnership, and knowledge exchange.

08/06/2026

As summer comes to a close, SPARC352 is reflecting on an incredible season of creativity and hands-on learning. Throughout our SPARC STEAM STATION pop-ups, youth and families in rural communities explored the exciting intersection of art and STEM through activities with our artist facilitators and Makey Makey kits. Kids were able to make their drawings come to life, play a banana piano, create their own electronic dance floor and play their way into learning about conductivity and circuits.

Thank you to our artist facilitators, the community partners who hosted us, and all the participants. We loved seeing so many young innovators bring their ideas to life!

A special thank you to the Children's Trust of Alachua County for supporting this pilot initiative and helping make these free community experiences possible.

08/04/2026

That’s a wrap on the Hybrid Intelligences Summer Program! 

Students, faculty, and community members gathered to explore embodiment and creative leadership in the era of AI. Program leaders Marlon Barrios Solano, CAME Maker in Residence, and Erika Moore, CAM, collaborated with guest facilitators and artists to lead interactive workshops across disciplines. Sessions ranged from partner acrobatics and juggling to world building in the year 3000 through music, art, technology and more. 

Join us at the Creative B Symposium & Research Mixer on August 28th to learn more about this program and others. Visit the link in bio to RSVP.

Hosted by the Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship (CAME) with the UF IGNITE Program at the Engineering Innovation Institute and the Center for Arts in Medicine (UF Center for Arts in Medicine). Sponsored in part by the UF College of the Arts Creative B Summer Program in partnership with the Office of the Provost.

07/27/2026

07/24/2026

Join us for the final week of Hybrid Intelligences, a free program exploring creative leadership in the era of AI!

New participants welcome! Visit bit.ly/hybrid-2026 to register for these final sessions. We are excited to welcome the following workshop facilitators:

Week 3 Sessions:
Dr. Corey Cheval + Jack Bailie, Gainesville Circus Center - Performing Skills as Embodied Intelligence

Turbado Marabou, Deeproots Art & Culture - Themes, Insights and Artifacts

Melissa White, UF College of Engineering - Designing with Hybrid Intelligence

All are welcome to a Closing Reception on July 30th, 3:30-5:30pm. Join us immediately following the final workshop for networking and refreshments as we celebrate the conclusion of Hybrid Intelligences!

Sponsored in part by the UF College of the Arts Creative B Summer Program in partnership with the Office of the Provost. In partnership with the IGNITE Program at the Engineering Innovation Institute and the UF Center for Arts in Medicine.