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		"id": 6605,
		"title": "International Medical Outreach",
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	"id": "4228799",
	"title": "The Craftsman with Care: an exhibition honoring Larry Cooper",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoin us for the \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://www.ticketsource.com/ucf\u002Dart\u002Dgallery/art\u002Dknight\u002D2026\u002Dclosing\u002Dreception\u002Dfall\u002D2026\u002Dsvad\u002Dfaculty\u002Dexhibition/2026\u002D11\u002D06/18:00/t\u002Dnjmvakv\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClosing Reception on Nov. 6 from 6\u002D9pm\u003C/a\u003E. This event coincides with \u003Cem\u003EArt Knight!\u003C/em\u003E 2026.\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EThe UCF Art Gallery is proud to present\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Craftsman with Care\u003C/strong\u003E: \u003Cstrong\u003Ean exhibition honoring Larry Cooper.\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/em\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EFor nearly three decades, Larry Cooper was an integral part of the creative community at the University of Central Florida, where his work as an artist, master book artist, printmaker, educator, and collaborator shaped generations of students and artists. This exhibition celebrates Larry\u0026rsquo\u003Bs artistic practice and the remarkable legacy he built through a career grounded in craftsmanship, curiosity, collaboration, and a deep understanding of materials and process.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003ELarry earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Memphis College of Art and a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of Georgia. He founded Gardyloo Handmade Books in Memphis, Tennessee where he developed his practice in traditional hand bookbinding and book arts. He joined UCF in 1996 as an assistant printmaker and went on to help establish the university\u0026rsquo\u003Bs book arts program, introducing generations of students to the traditions and possibilities of handmade books.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EHis collaborative contributions helped produce artist books and editions that entered major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Larry\u0026rsquo\u003Bs own work is represented in collections including the National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, J. Paul Getty Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EThe precision and care evident in Larry\u0026rsquo\u003Bs artwork extended throughout his professional life. As an educator, he shared an extraordinary knowledge of bookbinding, printmaking, materials, and making while encouraging students to discover their own relationship to these processes. As assistant director of the UCF Art Gallery, his understanding of materials, attention to detail and creative problem\u002Dsolving were essential to the realization of countless exhibitions.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003EThis exhibition brings Larry\u0026rsquo\u003Bs work together as both a celebration and remembrance. Through objects made, collaborations fostered, students mentored and knowledge generously shared, his influence extends far beyond any single artwork. Larry\u0026rsquo\u003Bs legacy resides equally in the things he created and in the creative community he helped build\u0026mdash\u003Ba lasting testament to the value of making, teaching, collaboration and generosity.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about Larry Cooper here: \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://www.ucf.edu/news/remembering\u002Ducf\u002Dgallery\u002Dassistant\u002Ddirector\u002Dsenior\u002Dlecturer\u002Dlarry\u002Dcooper/\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERemembering UCF Gallery Assistant Director, Senior Lecturer Larry Cooper\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "UCF Art Gallery",
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	"starts": "Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:00:00 -0500",
	"ends": "Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -0500",
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	"category": "Arts Exhibit",
	"tags": ["ucf art gallery"],
	"contact_name": "UCF Art Gallery",
	"contact_phone": null,
	"contact_email": "gallery@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4228799/the-craftsman-with-care-an-exhibition-honoring-larry-cooper/"
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