Art Beat - WUCF

Young students perform a free concert in Winter Park - the culmination of a week of musical learning, which even included a Yoga for Singers class led by UCF's Dr Jeremy Hunt. 

The talent of young actors on show in Sanford. The Seminole County Repertory Company Juniors present Wonderland - billed as an unabashedly silly adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass - at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center.

Traditional bluegrass jams remain popular in many parts of Florida. We visit one of the area's longest running picking sessions between Eustis and Deland, and talk to the musicians keeping the genre alive.

UCF announces the formation of a new school designed to combine traditional and new media arts. The School of Visual Arts and Design is intended to integrate the study of diverse arts - from painting and sculpture, to animation and computer game design.

A unique exhibition is on in Winter Park revealing an ancient gift giving tradition common to many parts of the world. The Crealde School of Art In partnership with UCF’s Cultural Heritage Alliance is currently hosting an exhibition by UCF graduate Natalia Marques da Silva.

Celebrating the photograph - Snap! - a 4 day photography showcase comes to Orlando, with the work of renowned international, national and local photographers on display.

Telling dark stories through art - how one local choreographer is tackling issues such as disease, abuse and despair using music and dance. We talk with Larissa Humiston, Artistic Director of the Emotions Dance Company. 

The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra reaches the culmination of its season. We talk with Colleen Blagov, the Executive Director of the orchestra, about the FSYO's season finale.

The Orlando Cabaret Festival kicks off. We talk with Mitzi Maxwell from the Mad Cow Theater about this year's performances that range from jazz and pop to Broadway and comedy, with Central Florida's favorite artists along with artists from the New York cabaret scene.

Taking art on the road in a U-Haul trailer. We chat with Mark Baratelli, editor of the local arts website TheDailyCity.com, about his occasional art gallery on wheels.