Florida State University experts are ready to help contextualize and provide nuanced perspective to this celebration that encompasses the social, artistic, culinary and greater cultural contributions of this vibrant part of American society.

Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community through Art will critically explore complex human issues that can shape and influence positive change in food security.

FSU Art BFA ’14, Abigail Lucien, was selected as a Hopper Prize winner for Spring 2021. The Hopper Prize offers an opportunity to advance the careers of artists by offering recognition and financial funding. Artists are selected for this award based on merit and quality of work.

The John Simon Guggenheim Committee has selected Lilan Garcia-Roig as a winner for the prestigious 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship for Art. There were 3,000 applicants nationwide Garcia-Roig is one of 184 artists, scholars and writers who will be funded up to $45,000 for six to 12 months to expand their research practices.

The exhibition will showcase the artist’s stunning narrative landscapes that explore the difficult relationship that we have with the environment, as well as the intertwined beauty and tragedy that occurs in it today.

FSU alumni Ya Levy-La’ford (Art BS 2002), Eric Ondina (Art BFA 2013), and Amanda Sieradzki (Dance MFA 2017) are featured artists in The Ringling’s new exhibition, Skyway 20/21.