Submitted by: Sarah Brackett, sbrackett1@uca.edu on 02/04/2026
February 12, 1:40-3 p.m. – A 250 Gathering (With Cake), Baum Gallery, McCastlain Hall.
This celebration will include a reading of the Declaration of Independence by President Houston Davis and a special semiquincentennial announcement; fife and drum performance by Katie McManus (percussion) and Kami Curtis (flute); performance of 18th-century American music by Dr. Ben Thorburn (harpsichord and vocals), Clara Spivey (flute), Mary Ruth Kitchens (vocals) and the UCA Collegium Singers; Independence Day Wish for America Tree; and interactive 250 Cabinets, created by first-year art students, inviting attendees to handle, reveal and reflect on the American experiment, Fireplace Room, McCastlain Hall.
February 12, 6 p.m. – Public Event: Gallery Talk with Artist in Residence Kat Wilson, Baum Gallery, McCastlain Hall. The gallery will have extended hours from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
https://uca.edu/cahss/america-at-250-week/
