College Events
Admission is FREE for the College of The Arts 2022-2023 Event Season!
Find inspiration and let your imagination wander by attending concerts, performances, exhibitions, lectures, masterclasses, and festivals presented free to the public by the USF College of The Arts.
Some events (denoted by an asterisk*) require tickets to accommodate seating. For those events, please visit https://www.ticketmaster.com/ to obtain your tickets online and download them to your smartphone or device before arriving.
*Note* Ticket holders, please be advised that if you do not arrive by the scheduled performance time, you risk forfeiting your ticket for the event. If an event is sold out, there may be a limited number of tickets available on a first come, first served basis
Visit the online Arts Box Office for tickets, parking information, and guest services.
SUMMER EVENTS
Rico Gatson: Visible Time
Exhibition Walkthrough +
Opening Reception
June 2 at 6:30pm in the USF Contemporary Art Museum
Join us at 6:30pm for a walkthrough of Rico Gatson: Visible Time, featuring the artist in conversation with curator Christian Viveros-Fauné. Following the walkthrough, CAM will present a short live musical performance by the band Soul Therapy, as well as an opening reception until 9pm.
For questions or more information please email caminfo@usf.edu or call (813) 974-4133. This event is free and open to the public.
Rico Gatson: Visible Time
June 6th - July 29th in the USF Contemporary Art Museum
M-F 10am–5pm; Thursday 10am–8pm; Saturday 1–4pm
Rico Gatson is a multimedia visual artist whose work explores themes of history, identity, popular culture, and spirituality, through sculpture, painting, video, and public projects.
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In late May, Gatson will transform the walls of the USF Contemporary Art Museum with a kaleidoscopic, life-size image of Zora Neale Hurston (author, anthropologist, filmmaker, and Florida resident) while exhibiting important paintings and works on paper, as well as a mini-survey of videos from 2001 to the present.
Rico Gatson: Visible Time is curated by Christian Viveros-Fauné, CAM Curator-at-Large and organized by the USF Contemporary Art Museum.
Film Screening: Foxy Brown
June 22nd at 6pm in the USF Contemporary Art Museum
Join us at CAM for a free film screening of Foxy Brown. Pre-movie popcorn and snacks will be served at 6pm in front of the museum, and the
movie starts at 6:30 inside. Artist Rico Gatson has selected three films to screen
at CAM in conjunction with the exhibition Rico Gatson: Visible Time. Foxy Brown, 1974 was written and directed by Jack Hill. Pam Grier stars as Foxy Brown and takes
on a gang of white drug dealers who murdered her boyfriend.
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The film's songs were written and performed by Willie Hutch, and later released by Motown. For questions or more information please email caminfo@usf.edu or call (813) 974-4133. This event is free and open to the public.
Film Screening: The French Connection
July 13th at 6pm in the USF Contemporary Art Museum
Join us at CAM for a free film screening of The French Connection. Pre-movie popcorn and snacks will be served at 6pm in front of the museum, and the movie starts at 6:30 inside. Artist Rico Gatson has selected three films to screen at CAM in conjunction with the exhibition Rico Gatson: Visible Time. This 1971 neo-noir film is considered one of the greatest films of all time.
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Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey star in an action-packed film depicting a pair of NYPD narcotic detectives that stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles and its race to capture the leaders. For questions or more information please email caminfo@usf.edu or call (813) 974-4133. This event is free and open to the public.
Film Screening: Do the Right Thing
July 27th at 6pm in the USF Contemporary Art Museum
Join us at CAM for a free film screening of Do the Right Thing. Pre-movie popcorn and snacks will be served at 6pm in front of the museum, and the movie starts at 6:30 inside. Artist Rico Gatson has selected three films to screen at CAM in conjunction with the exhibition Rico Gatson: Visible Time. Do the Right Thing (1989) was the 3rd film by Spike Lee. Starring John Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson, and many others including the film debut of Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez.
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The story explores Brooklyn neighborhoods and racial tension between its African American residents and the Italian American owners of a local business. In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. For questions or more information please email caminfo@usf.edu or call (813) 974-4133. This event is free and open to the public.
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