Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series
The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities presents the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series showcasing scholars of outstanding prominence who promote the value and role of the Liberal Arts in building and sustaining contemporary culture.
Future Installments
We look forward to offering opportunites for scholarly, creative and intellectual dialogue in 2023-2024. Please continue visiting this page for updated information on the upcoming 2023-2024 seaon.

"The Painter's Dialectic Podcast: Critically Creative Conversations,” September 28
An Artist Roundtable and Reception
Join the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on September 28 for the closing reception of the TAG Artist in Residence Exhibition, "Table 7: In The House of Partnership Alumni Show" featuring UWF alumni artists and friends Christian Dinh, Josh Green, Kenny Jordan, Selina McKane, and Dylan Ngan.
The title of this exhibition takes inspiration from the shared relationship of this group of friends. The Seventh House, in astrology, is referred to as the House of Partnership. In that house, one shifts away from the self toward another—a partner. Collaboration unites beliefs and values for the purpose of achieving something greater, uniting the efforts of each of the individuals
The show will include a live recording of "The Painter’s Dialectic Podcast: Critically Creative Conversations" starting at 6:00 p.m.
This event will be held in The Art Gallery at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts and begins with a reception at 5 p.m.
It is free and open to the public.
This installment is presented and sponsored by the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities in partnership with the UWF Department of Art and Design.

StarWound in Concert, October 24
Join the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on October 24 as the Athens, Greece -based, Angophone band StarWound presents “Interiors.”
The show’s theme, “Interiors,” grew out of the isolation spawned during the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme has also expanded thematically to include a range of connotations related to “interiors.”
Through their “rock cabaret” style, StarWound presents a philosophical and social reflection on the current human state. In the spirit of collaboration, the band bases their lyrical compositions off of modern-day poetic works.
StarWound has ranked amongst 150 bands at the “YourBand” contest of the National Greek Radio and TV Company.
The October 24th show will include poetic collaborations with UWF faculty and students, as well as work from previous collaborations on StarWound’s tour of U.S. universities.
Join us on October 24, 6:30 p.m. for a night of poetic reflections and musical compositions. The event will be held at the REX Theatre, 18 N. Palafox St., Pensacola. Doors open at 6 p.m. and light refreshments will be available. The event is free and open to the public. However, tickets are required and can be secured at Eventbrite.
This installment is presented and sponsored by the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities in partnership with the UWF Department of English.
Reserve Tickets, Here
Past Installments
We invite you to take a look at past installments of the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series. These installments represent they type of programming we look forward to offering in future seasons.
September 16, 2022
An Evening with Clyde Butcher, Photographer & Conservationist
View the recorded experience, here.
September 30, 2022
An Evening with Shannon Taggart, artist of “Séance”
Visit this page for updated information on forthcoming installments in the 2022-2023 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series.
October 15, 2022
Pensacola Historic Bike Tour
March 9, 2023
‘A Stór Mo Chroí, O’ Love of my Heart,' An Evening of Irish Song and Poetry
View the recorded experience, here.
April 1, 2023
April 13, 2023
Jason Kelly Johnson, STEAM
April 14, 2023
"The Art of Fieldwork" with Claudia O'Steen, STEAM
April 14, 2022
"An Evening with Jad Abumrad, Creator of Radio Lab"
March 31, 2022
"An Evening with Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize Winner and Author of 'Maus'" - Virtual, via Zoom
March 8, 2022
"Finding Focus: The History, Use, and Benefits of the Labyrinth" - UWF Student Commons Auditorium
5:30 -6:30 p.m. - Reception and walk; 6:30 - 8, Prorgram
November 18, 2021
Forensic Science Unearthed: Exploring Crime Scene and Laboratory Casework with a UWF Forensic Anthropologist"
October 7, 2021
"How Does the Pandemic End (and What Have We Learned)? Perspectives on COVID-19 and Beyond from Public Health, Medical Anthropology and Health Communication"
Installment Sponsors and Partners
The Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series is presented and sponsored by the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. It is also funded in part, by the John C. Pace Symposium Series.
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