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Florida Creativity Conference Set For March 6-8

The annual symposium features professionals from the business, education, the arts, philanthropy and health and wellness industries who study creativity and how it transforms lives.

By Staff February 10, 2020

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The Florida Creativity Conference will return March 6-8 to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and Ringling College of Art and Design with a variety of enrichment- and creativity-themed workshops. The annual symposium features professionals from the business, education, the arts, philanthropy and health and wellness industries who study creativity and how it transforms lives personally and professionally. Speakers include  Kim Macuare, PhD, co-director of Innovation Labs at The Dalí art museum in St. Petersburg; David Magellan Horth, senior fellow and director of innovation venturing and partnerships, commercialization and innovation at the Center for Creative Leadership; and Treva McKissic, an educator, poet and paper artist. Also presenting are Csaba Osvath, a doctoral candidate at the University of South Florida who is pursuing literacy studies with a focus on qualitative methods and arts-based inquiry; Tim Rumage, coordinator/developer of environmental studies at Ringling College of Art and Design; and Tammera Race, associate librarian at the Jane Bancroft Cook Library at New College of Florida. Workshops are set for March 6-7 at USF Sarasota-Manatee, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. On March 8, the conference shifts to Ringling College of Art and Design, 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Admission runs from $180 (one day) to $400 (full conference), with discounts for educators and students. Breakfast and lunch are included. To register or for more information, click here.

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