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The City of Gainesville 352walls Community Artist Program is pleased to announce that the twelve regional artists chosen for the Gainesville Social Justice Mural Project will start their work beginning Saturday, Dec. 5, at five city parks throughout the community.

The Gainesville Cultural Affairs Board and Gainesville Art in Public Places Trust serve as advisory boards to the City Commission. Each year these boards recognize individuals and businesses that have made significant contributions to the advancement of the arts in our community.

Please note the holiday hours for both pools.

Only 10 spaces per tour are available. Participants must pre-register for the tour through Eventbrite on a first come first serve basis. Guests not registered cannot participate in the tour.

The City of Gainesville has opened computer labs at two of its facilities complete with new laptops and Wi-Fi to support remote learning for school-aged children and parents. Up to 20 Chromebooks are available at each location for use on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations or registrations are required.

Out of an abundance of caution for the health and well-being of our neighbors, the City of Gainesville kept its playgrounds closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. A phase III reopening plan for city playgrounds has been thoughtfully prepared by staff, and is ready for implementation by Friday, Oct. 16.

What: The City of Gainesville 352walls Community Artist Program invites local artists to participate in its newly launched Gainesville Social Justice Mural Project. Where: City parks and public spaces throughout the community Details: The City of Gainesville 352walls Community Artist Program seeks 12 regional artists or artist crews to create a total of 12 temporary 8 feet x 8 feet murals with social justice as the theme. The murals will be located in City of Gainesville parks and public spaces. The murals will be painted on prepared plywood panels affixed to wooden posts, enabling them to be relocated during the two- to three-year lifespan of the project.

Park, Recreations and Cultural Affairs is excited to announce that as of Sat., September 5, 2020, cash payment will again be an option at Sweetwater Wetlands Park.

The Loblolly Boardwalk north of 8th Avenue in Loblolly Woods Nature Park is closed due to unsafe conditions.

As part of the Nature Operation Division’s routine land management practices, a prescribed burn is scheduled for today, weather and site conditions permitting, at Morningside Nature Center, 3540 E. University Ave., beginning at 10 a.m. and ending before 5 p.m. This is an ecological fuel reduction burn, which will be conducted with support from the Florida Forest Service. All public access to the park and living history farm will be prohibited during the burn.