BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250529T100000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7755acfaac31d814e135fb7107130d62 CATEGORIES:Family Fun SUMMARY:GFAA Artist Studio Tour LOCATION:GFAA Main Gallery, 1314 S Main St., Gainesville, FL DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Gainesville Fine Arts Association presents its annual GFAA Artist Studi o Tour during the weekend of May 30th and 31st, 2026, with a Kickoff Party the evening before at the GFAA Main Gallery.

On Friday, May 29t h, 2026, this year’s expansion of the annual Artist Studio Tour takes place at the GFAA Gallery. The GFAA board and staff will not just be hosting a k ickoff party this year. For the first time, GFAA will present an exhibit of works of all thirty-one artists who are participating in the Studio Tour w eekend.

“The GFAA Artist Studio Tour is a unique opportunity f or artists to share their complete body of work with art lovers and collect ors. Art brings people together, prompts new connections and refreshes frie ndships. We all need the power of art to connect us right now,” shares Sue Kelman, a returning artist this year and former president of the GFAA board of directors.

Artwork created by the Studio Tour artists will be on display in the Main Gallery as the seasonal Friday night Artwalk buz zes outside and throughout downtown Gainesville. In addition to the Studio Tour artists, an exhibit by Oak Hammock residents, Art in the Hammock, will also be open for viewing. Both exhibits will close on June 19th.
Artwalk Gainesville is a self-guided art experience of local galleries, artist studios, and cultural events in beautiful Gainesville, Florida on t he last Friday of each month from 7-10pm Artwalk Director Frank Curtis has participated the Studio Art Tour and “really enjoy visiting my artistic fri ends. As the director of Artwalk, we work hand-in-hand with venues like the GFAA.”

The Studio Tour Kickoff Party will be held at the GFAA Gallery on Friday, May 29th, from 6 pm to 8 pm, and refreshments will be s ponsored by Five Star Pizza, First Magnitude Brewing Company, Vine Sourdoug h Bakery, East End Eatery, and Publix. The Gallery will remain open until 1 0 pm for Artwalk attendees.

Then, on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 0th and 31st, 2026, these thirty-one artists will display their work and pr ocesses to the public at 24 different sites throughout the Gainesville area for the annual GFAA Artist Studio Tour. Artist studios will be open each d ay from 10am to 5pm. Maps and artist information are available at www.gfaas tudiotour.org. Hyatt Place, Downtown Gainesville, is the host hotel for thi s weekend long event.

Paper maps are also available at the Gal lery. X-EXTRAINFO:This project is funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County, in par t by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment of the Arts, and in part by a grant from the City of Gai nesville, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department. DTSTAMP:20260525T163133Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T200000 SEQUENCE:0 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=20260601T000000Z;INTERVAL=1 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7755acfaac31d814e135fb7107130d62 CATEGORIES:Family Fun, Tours/Informational, Free SUMMARY:GFAA Artist Studio Tour Kickoff Party LOCATION:GFAA Main Gallery, 1314 S Main St., Gainesville, FL DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Gainesville Fine Arts Association presents its annual GFAA Artist Studi o Tour during the weekend of May 30th and 31st, 2026, with a Kickoff Party the evening before at the GFAA Main Gallery.

On Friday, May 29t h, 2026, this year’s expansion of the annual Artist Studio Tour takes place at the GFAA Gallery. The GFAA board and staff will not just be hosting a k ickoff party this year. For the first time, GFAA will present an exhibit of works of all thirty-one artists who are participating in the Studio Tour w eekend.

“The GFAA Artist Studio Tour is a unique opportunity f or artists to share their complete body of work with art lovers and collect ors. Art brings people together, prompts new connections and refreshes frie ndships. We all need the power of art to connect us right now,” shares Sue Kelman, a returning artist this year and former president of the GFAA board of directors.

Artwork created by the Studio Tour artists will be on display in the Main Gallery as the seasonal Friday night Artwalk buz zes outside and throughout downtown Gainesville. In addition to the Studio Tour artists, an exhibit by Oak Hammock residents, Art in the Hammock, will also be open for viewing. Both exhibits will close on June 19th.
Artwalk Gainesville is a self-guided art experience of local galleries, artist studios, and cultural events in beautiful Gainesville, Florida on t he last Friday of each month from 7-10pm Artwalk Director Frank Curtis has participated the Studio Art Tour and “really enjoy visiting my artistic fri ends. As the director of Artwalk, we work hand-in-hand with venues like the GFAA.”

The Studio Tour Kickoff Party will be held at the GFAA Gallery on Friday, May 29th, from 6 pm to 8 pm, and refreshments will be s ponsored by Five Star Pizza, First Magnitude Brewing Company, Vine Sourdoug h Bakery, East End Eatery, and Publix. The Gallery will remain open until 1 0 pm for Artwalk attendees.

Then, on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 0th and 31st, 2026, these thirty-one artists will display their work and pr ocesses to the public at 24 different sites throughout the Gainesville area for the annual GFAA Artist Studio Tour. Artist studios will be open each d ay from 10am to 5pm. Maps and artist information are available at www.gfaas tudiotour.org. Hyatt Place, Downtown Gainesville, is the host hotel for thi s weekend long event.

Paper maps are also available at the Gal lery. X-EXTRAINFO:This project is funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County, in par t by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment of the Arts, and in part by a grant from the City of Gai nesville, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department. DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T163133 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T200000 RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR