March 2016
HANK WILLIS THOMAS: Artist’s Talk at Bush Auditorium
Join us in welcoming Artist Hank Willis Thomas to Central Florida. Hank Willis Thomas is a photo conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to identity, history, and popular culture. He received a BFA in Photography and Africana studies from New York University and his MFA/MA in Photography and Visual Criticism from the California College of Arts. Thomas’ monograph, Pitch Blackness, was published by Aperture. He has exhibited throughout the U.S. and abroad including, the International Center of Photography, Galerie…
Find out more »September 2016
Greenspace Winter Park/Orlando – Panel Discussion
Panel discussion at the Global Peace Film Festival following the documentary film "Rebel with a Cause". Topic: How can we Increase park land and greenspace in the Winter Park/ Orlando Community? Film - 8:00PM to 9:15PM Panel Discussion - 9:15PM to 10:15PM Tickets: $8 (admission), $5 (student), free admission for Rollins students w/ R-card. Parking: SunTrust Parking Garage E Lyman Ave, Winter Park, Fl 32789 Film Description: http://rebelsdocumentary.org Trailer: http://rebelsdocumentary.org/trailer/ Film Tickets: http://www.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=897058
Find out more »Global Peace Film Festival
We are joining with the Global Peace Film Festival at Rollins College' Bush Auditorium to see Rebels with a Cause. Tickets for the films are $8.00 and can be purchased online or at the venue. This is a very special event that you won't want to miss! Rebels With a Cause USA, 2013, 74 mins. Director: Nancy Kelly Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand narrates this tale about activists who – despite reversals, diversions and disappointments – persist in their mission…
Find out more »After Spring at Peace Film Festival
Join GHNI staff at After Spring film screening - Q & A following showing with GHNI and Film Makers
Find out more »November 2016
Trevor Paglen: Artist’s Talk at Bush Auditorium
Photo by Trevor Paglen Studio Join us in welcoming Artist Trevor Paglen to Central Florida. Trevor Paglen’s work spans image-making, sculpture, investigative journalism, writing, engineering, and numerous other disciplines. Among his chief concerns are learning how to see the historical moment we live in and developing the means to imagine alternative futures. Paglen's work has had one-person exhibitions at Vienna Secession, Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, Van Abbe Museum, Frankfurter Kunstverein, and Protocinema Istanbul, and he has participated in…
Find out more »May 2017
Functionally Literate presents: Jeff VanderMeer / Orlando, FL
Functionally Literate presents: Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer will read and discuss his new novel "Borne" (April 2017, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) on Saturday, May 27th, 6:30 pm doors, 7:15 pm start time. Sponsored by Burrow Press & Bookmark It bookstore. Book signing to follow. Sponsored by Rollins College Master of Liberal Studies program. RSVP and tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/functionally-literate-presents-jeff-vandermeer-tickets-33156628368 Parking: We recommend the Sunstrust parking garage (map) or parallel spaces along Park Avenue. The Bush Auditorium is a short walk from…
Find out more »October 2018
Fair Trade Film – Dukale’s Dream w/Hugh Jackman
The 2015 documentary focuses on coffee farmers in Africa and fair-trade coffee companies. Featuring Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee. While in the Yirgacheffe region, Hugh met a 27-year-old coffee farmer named Dukale, working to lift his family out of poverty. Spending time on Dukale's farm, Hugh learned first-hand about the value of fair trade coffee and clean cookstove technology. In 2011, Hugh launched Laughing Man Coffee & Tea to provide a marketplace for farmers like Dukale to sell their…
Find out more »February 2019
Artists’ Talk: Eric Gottesman & Hank Willis Thomas
Join us for a lively conversation with Eric Gottesman and Hank Willis Thomas, co-founders of For Freedoms, an artists’ platform in the United States for civic engagement, discourse, and direct action. As a nexus between art, politics, commerce, and education, For Freedoms aims to inject anti-partisan, critical thinking that fine art requires into the political landscape through programming, exhibitions, and public artworks. In 2018, For Freedoms launched the 50 State Initiative: the largest creative collaboration in U.S. history. Students, visitors,…
Find out more »April 2019
Winter Park Institute: Dr. M. Sanjayan
UPDATE - THE TALK WILL NOW RUN FROM 6-7:14 P.M. The Winter Park Institute (WPI) at Rollins College Speaker Series will conclude its 11th season with global conservation scientist M. Sanjayan, on April 11*, at 7:30 p.m. in Bush Auditorium at Rollins College. Sanjayan will present “Stories from the Natural World.” Sanjayan, who specializes in the role of conservation in saving people and nature, also serves as CEO and senior scientist of Conservation International. He is a leading ecologist, speaker, writer,…
Find out more »September 2019
UNSCRIPTED with Marie Forleo
Thank you for your interest in Marie Forleo's "Everything is Figureoutable" tour appearance at Bush Auditorium. Our event is currently sold out. Please check out Marie's website for other dates and venues. A born-and-raised Jersey girl with nothing more than passion, a laptop and a dream, Marie Forleo has created a socially conscious digital empire that inspires millions across the globe. Named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation, she’s the star of the award-winning show MarieTV,…
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