Imprints of Transformation: Bali Prison Art
thru nov 15 Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church presents artwork from Kerobokon Prison, Bali. The artwork on display was created by prisoners who have taken part in an art education ministry. This program is a product of Myuran Sukumaran, a member of what has become known as the Bali 9. Myuran was executed on April 29 of this year because of his role in a drug crime. His wish for this ministry is to give hope through the arts to those in...
Jax by Jax 2015
saturday, nov 14 Jax by Jax seeks to show this city how its writers are writing it; to show Jacksonville its own thriving writing scene; and to introduce the city to its own literary voice. In 2014, its inaugural year, Jax by Jax brought out five hundred people to see fourteen featured writers. In 2015, Jax by Jax will feature twenty-two writers in eleven venues around the intersection of Park and King Streets in central Riverside....
Russ Wilson
oct 22 – jan 6, 2016 Quiet, introspective images of side streets and empty windows dominate Russ Wilson’s world. “My earliest experiences of the world were through the side windows of an old Pontiac, as our family made endless trips throughout the South and beyond. Traveling through town after town, I began to envision the life that went on behind those faded facades and beyond the rolling hills. My job becomes part artist, part...
Christina Hope
nov 13 – jan 21, 2016 J. Johnson Gallery presents a survey of the celebrated underwater photographs of Christina Hope. An original member of Southlight, a collective of young Jacksonville photographers that held its first formal show in 1982, Hope was a formative presence in the Jacksonville creative community. Her exquisite studies in natural light, shadow, and the human form offer glimpses into dream-like realms inhabited by water...
A Family Affair
Italian food that is consistent but not-too-pricey is hard to come by in this city. That’s what makes the Mandarin staple, Enza’s Italian Restaurant, stand out – it is family-run, family-friendly, and reliably yummy.
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