Inspired by the art and architecture of France, University of Florida engineering students showcased their artistic sides last week during downtown Gainesville’s Artwalk.
The exhibit, “UF in Lille – Engineering and Arts in France,” is a mixed-media collection of art from dozens of UF engineering students who studied abroad last summer in Lille, France, an area known for its baroque, Dutch-inspired architecture.
As part of the city’s monthly Artwalk, dozens of engineering students displayed their works on Friday, Jan. 31, at City Church of Gainesville.
The study-abroad program was hosted at Université Catholique de Lille, where students took either physics 2 with calculus and the associated lab or materials science with the lab. But the program also required students to take one of the three art classes offered: Engineering Arts Sketchbook – the French Perspective, Digital Engineering Design, or Honors Summer in the city.
Sarena Samuels, a second-year mechanical engineering student, smiled proudly Friday night next to her drawings on the gallery wall as she chatted with her friends who also participated in the trip. Her sketches depict European architecture in rich detail.