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A student contemplates Patrick Dougherty's Betwixt and Between

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Calling All Art Lovers, Ages 9–14

By the end of this year’s holiday break, tweens will have used up all their gift cards, re-watched every Harry Potter film, and finished every last candy cane in the […]

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Gibbes Summer Art Camp

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Summer Fun with the Littlest Artists

Summer Art Camp at the Gibbes is in full swing, and the campers are diving into projects and relishing the behind-the-scenes tours and “celebrity guest” visitors that round out the […]

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All-Access Pass to Inspiration and Authentic Art Experiences

“Every child is an artist.” –Picasso I couldn’t agree more with Picasso’s quote, and therefore believe every child should have access to inspiring art in a beautiful, local museum. I […]

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A Semester in the Classroom

Interning at the Gibbes Museum of Art this past semester was an amazing opportunity for me. I’m thrilled that I got the chance to work with such great and friendly […]

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Cane Bay Elementary third-graders react to a Kandinsky painting

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Students take over the Gibbes

This holiday season, we are amazed at the number of school groups coming through the Gibbes to learn from works in the permanent collection as well as the big draw: […]

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Unknown (two young girls), by unknown artist; daguerreotype; 3 ½ s 2 ½ inches; 1980.006.0004

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Spooky Portraits of Children—Boo!

I love Halloween and always have. When I volunteered to tackle a Halloween-themed blog post I originally wanted to explore death photography in the collection. While this cringe-worthy tradition has […]

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Summer art camp at the Gibbes

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Our Classrooms are Officially Open for Business

The summer of 2009, I began directing our summer camp program. The Gibbes school building, which is now Husk Restaurant, was for sale. However, that did not mean we shouldn’t […]

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Summer Art Camp

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Summer Art Camp at the Gibbes!

The Gibbes Education staff are excited for the opportunity to host our Summer Art Camp in the Museum after many years at satellite locations around town. After the renovations are […]

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Summer Art Camp from our Intern’s Point of View

As a college student majoring in Studio Art and Art History, interning at the Gibbes Museum’s Summer Art Camp seemed like the perfect opportunity to excite young minds with art. […]

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Summer Camp at the Gibbes, an Intern’s Point of View

As a fine arts major at the University of Florida, I wanted to spend my summer introducing others to something I love.  I was thrilled to accept the opportunity to […]

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