[ { "event_id": "1111692", "eventinstance_id": "4157200", "calendar": { "id": 1, "title": "Events at UCF", "slug": "events-at-ucf", "url": "https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/1/events-at-ucf/" }, "id": "4157200", "title": "Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize", "subtitle": null, "description": "\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003EPathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize\u003C/em\u003E exhibition is a collaborative partnership between the UCF Art Gallery and the \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://www.rollins.edu/rma/exhibitions/pathways\u002Dcarlos\u002Dmalamud\u002Dprize/\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERollins Museum of Art\u003C/a\u003E, celebrating emerging professional artists across Florida. 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