4131919 1114669 4131919 1 Events at UCF events-at-ucf https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/1/events-at-ucf/ Identity: Reflections of Self - The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400 633 Osceola Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
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en-US UCF School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD) Juried Exhibition

Celebrating the creativity of our community’s emerging artists, this juried exhibition features work by SVAD graduate and undergraduate students.

Through a diverse range of techniques and materials, including painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media, the selected works offer personal explorations of identity. These works reflect the memories, experiences, relationships, communities and values that create one’s sense of self.

The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens is honored to partner with UCF SVAD to present this exhibition, continuing the legacy of its founder, Albin Polasek, whose dedication to arts education has influenced generations of artists. In that spirit, the museum remains committed to supporting emerging talent by providing a platform for new voices and creative expression.

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en-US This play is presented as part of UCF's Pegasus PlayLab. Imagine square dancing, but much better. That is an Irish Céilí (pronounced kaylee), a folk art in which an emcee calls out the names of dances and the crowd performs the partner work arm-in-arm, and solo moves in circles and sways. Within this framework of many Irish dances, including the titular Eight-Hand Jig, we learn the history of the O’Malley family, both in Chicago 2036, and in Dublin 1701. The play switches swiftly from movement to dialogue, and each physical number moves the plot forward as we see past and future collide. Mel O’Malley has three B-eautiful children: Brigid, Bree, and enby Brenda. Of Irish heritage, Mel is constantly straddling the worlds between the motherland and her daughters’ childhood home in the U.S. When all four family members gather for Bree’s baby shower in 2036, a heartbreaking secret is revealed. The family’s experiences parallel that of their Irish ancestors, accused of witchcraft. These O’Malley women, separated by generations, have been subject to the same pain and injustices of womanhood. This play examines the nature of women’s rights through the quirky lens of dance and the misfit O’Malley family.

Playwright: MC Crosby | Director: David Sterritt

Each performance is followed by a talkback with the audience. 

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