The Civic Media Center (CMC) is Gainesville’s “infoshop,” an alternative library of non-corporate media and progressive community organizing space. The CMC hosts a wide variety of arts events and programming, from our weekly Monday Night Movie documentary film screenings and Thursday Night Poetry Jam, to…
The promotion of African American art and culture using art music and history to instill cultural awareness of the Afro Centric perspective and offering educational programs based on current and relevant community and social issues.
The Dance Alive National Ballet is a registered 501c3 not-for-profit organization. DANB aspires to enrich humanity by sustaining a professional ballet company of the highest caliber which strives for excellence in the fields of artistic creativity, performance, education and community leadership.
The Annual Fifth Avenue Arts Festival began in the summer of 1979 in order to share and promote the rich cultural history of the Fifth Avenue/Seminary Lane community. The participation in the first year was fewer than 100 people. A group of people made up…
Florida Community Design Center, Inc. is a community based not for profit working to support locally driven initiatives that improve quality of life and empower residents. We collaborate with local organizations, public agencies, and businesses to provide student, faculty, and professional expertise to under-served communities…
The newly formed Gainesville Arts & Parks (GAP) Foundation, Inc., was established in June of 2015 to support the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultu…ral Affairs Department (PRCA) as an ally in advocacy and fundraising. The foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization whose purpose…
The Gainesville Community Band is a member of the Association of Concert Bands. It was founded in 1974 with eleven members. In 1978, the Gainesville City Commission passed a resolution designating the GCB as the Official Community Band of Gainesville. The Band is funded by…
The Gainesville Community Playhouse is one of the oldest community theaters in the state of Florida. Our first play, The Pied Piper of Hamlin, was produced in 1927 and we have been producing quality plays and musicals ever since. In 2006, we moved into our…
The Gainesville Fine Arts Association, Inc. (GFAA) has fostered and encouraged the study of the visual arts through every medium since 1923. Vision Statement We are recognized as a diverse organization of emerging and accomplished visual artists enriching the cultural and economic vitality of the…
Founded in 1983, the Gainesville Friends of Jazz & Blues is dedicated to supporting and promoting jazz and blues music, as well as increasing public interest and participation in these uniquely American art forms.