College of Arts & Sciences Creative Connections

Reinforcing connections between creative disciplines

This new initiative, housed in the College of Arts & Sciences, seeks to reinforce connections between creative disciplines such as Art, Music, Theatre, and Writing with fields of study in the social and natural sciences, health, law, business, athletics, and more.

Such connections already exist. But we are making an active effort to make these connections visible via special events and branding so that more people at FGCU and in the wider community can better see how an art project might make a huge difference in environmental sustainability. Or the way a theatre production can reflect both historical and ethical concerns surrounding public health. The possibilities are endless.

Artist and ocean explorer, Rebecca Rutstein said, "I think it's incredibly important for people to get out of their individual silos and sit at the table together. This is the only way forward if we are to solve the greatest global challenges of our time, like our climate crisis. Artists can play a critical role in communicating with and moving the general public by creating the expressive and emotional drivers that scientific data lacks." 

Upcoming Events

FALL 2025

Time

Event & Location

Tue, Sep 23 5-7 p.m. Open Mic - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Wed, Sep 24 6-7:30 p.m. Tamiami Tale Tellers - Storytelling Showcase "Once Upon a Time" - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Tue, Oct 14 12-1:15 p.m. 

Adapting Shakespear: Bilingual & Multicultural Hamlet with performers & speakers Reynaldo Piniella & John Concado 

How does Shakespeare's Hamlet speak to our contemporary multicultural world? Broadway and Television Star Reynaldo Piniella presents his Bilingual Multicultural Hamlet in a virtual event sponsored by FGCU's Language and Literature Department and the World Literature Program. 

Join via Zoom (feel free to begin logging in 15 minutes before) Zoom

Meeting ID: 936 5514 5116

Passcode: 671972

For information about the event, please contact Dr. Zainab Cheema (zcheema@fgcu.edu). 

Tue, Oct 21 6-7:30 p.m. Kuniko Yamamoto - Origami Tales: Merging Art and Story - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Wed, Oct 22 6-7:30 p.m. Kuniko Yamamoto - Family Stories from Japan - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Tue, Oct 28 6-7:30 p.m. Kim Weitkamp - Roots of Compassion and Kindness - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Wed, Oct 29 6-7:30p.m. Kim Weitkamp - Spooky Stories - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Tue, Nov 4 5-7 p.m. Open Mic - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Wed, Nov 5 6-7:30 p.m. Joel Ying - Folk Tales & Braided Stories - FGCU Storytelling - Location: FGCU Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex
Wed, Nov 19 5-7 p.m. Student Showcase: Storytelling as Healing - FGCU Storytelling - Location: Library Lawn
Th, Nov 20 3:30-4:30 p.m. The Trees Know: Opening Talk & Reception - Location: TBD
Nov 20, 2025-Oct 31, 2026 ongoing

The Trees Know: Large-scale, multi-panel mural on display - Location: Cohen Student Union and Sugden Hall Thoroughfare

Fri, Nov 21 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Disaster Day: - An interprofessional education (IPE) simulation event to achieve readiness and preparedness requirements for emergency first responder training. 

Location: Cohen Student Union Room 201  and the athletic field