ARTS & CRAFTS CENTER

REITZ UNION – LOWER LEVEL

Students sit at a table in the Arts and Crafts Center, painting ceramic turtles.
Overhead view of a student forming a clay vessel on a pottery wheel during a ceramics class.
A person paints a small ceramic cactus.
A student shaping a clay pot using a pottery tool on a wheel at the Arts and Crafts Center.

OFFERings

  • Ceramics Studio, Throwing Wheels
  • Access to Clay, Glazes & Kilns
  • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Acrylic Painting Supplies
  • Watercolor Painting Supplies
  • Button Making
  • Sewing Machines
  • Locker Rentals
  • Various Art Supplies & Media

HOURS & LOCation

Fall/Spring Hours:
Monday – Friday: 1 PM – 10 PM
Saturday – Sunday: 12 PM – 5 PM

Location:
Reitz Union - Lower Level
Indoor Building Directions

Arts and Crafts Center entrance featuring a colorful wall mural identifying the space.
A person paints a small ceramic cactus.

non-member Crafts

Swing by anytime and purchase the following crafts from the front desk.

  • Paint-A-Pot
  • Acrylic & Watercolor Painting
  • Button Making
  • Access to Sewing Machines
  • Paper Craft Materials
  • $5 Crafts

STUDIO Membership

A membership allows you full access to the facilities (equipment, tools, pottery glazes and patinas) during open hours and includes all kiln firing.

Overhead view of a student forming a clay vessel on a pottery wheel during a ceramics class.
Participants sit around a table during a bartending class at the Arredondo Café inside the Reitz Union.

Creative Classes

Creative Classes are non-credit courses for students, faculty, staff and community members. Learn a variety of skills like ceramics, crochet, bartending, dance, and more. Class sign-ups are announced on the Reitz Union Facebook and the Reitz Union Instagram. Seats fill quickly.

Explore Creative Classes

Host your next event with us

Perfect for parties, team building, or student organization events. Instruction for the craft activity will be provided by our knowledgeable staff. Social Crafting Kits can be purchased at the Arts & Crafts Center prior to the social. Groups will have access to a variety of creative and artistic activities such as paint-a-pot, button-making and canvas painting while socializing and building community. A $2 social fee applies per person for groups of 8 or more, and a $2 kit fee applies to each to-go crafting kit. Socials can be scheduled Monday - Friday after 1pm.

Social Request Form

CONTACT

352-392-2378

ReitzUnionACCStudio@ufsa.ufl.edu

Reitz Union
655 Reitz Union Dr, Gainesville, Florida 32611