Art & Culture Features
1¢ LIFE Exhibition Opening Reception and CCPVB 25th Anniversary Celebration
The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach is celebrating its 25th anniversary with its first-ever national exhibition, 1¢ LIFE. The opening reception, a 1960s-themed Pop Art “happening,” will take place on Friday, October 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a pre-party event for Cultural Center members beginning at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition will be on display September 27 through November 9.
read moreThe Gems of the Santa Fe
Experience the natural Florida beauty firsthand, from admiring the limestone cliffs and banks to enjoying a refreshing spring dip, and you will fall in love with the Santa Fe River.
read moreMarcom: Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Hyper-targeted, individualized marketing sees the marcom industry swimming in regulations, privacy issues, and pools of data.
read moreDropping Big Names with French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950
A new exhibition at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens explores the dynamism of the Paris-based art world: French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, is assembled from their remarkable permanent collection.
read moreThe Rescuers
In a light-filled space, anchored by a granite monument on a brick wall, a group of students gaze into the faces of elders – men and women photographed thirty years ago. The ensuing conversation addresses issues ranging from isolation and solidarity to oppression and survival. Some students share fragments of a narrative they have learned about in history class. Many are honest in sharing that the information is new to them. Together, we connect stories of more than sixty years ago to the concerns of today.
read moreLayers of Locality
Hotel Palms is designed to be embedded in the neighborhood, a true part of its architectural and cultural vernacular, and a place for slowing down. With a keen pulse on art and design, as well as local culture, the hospitality philosophy of the eleven-room modernized 1940s motor court hotel is to be an “organic shelter,” says Julie. It is meant to evolve over time with the imprinted layers of its visiting, curated artists as well as the vestiges of events that have led to impromptu art moments.
read moreDwellings: Laurie Hitzig Explores Shelter and Refuge
Stunning mixed media works by Laurie Hitzig, one of our region’s great talents, forms the inaugural fall exhibition of the Lufrano Gallery on the UNF campus. Partially inspired by a serious injury suffered by someone very close to her, she turned to themes of shelter and refuge.
read moreExpanding Its Space
When the Jacksonville Museum of Arts and Sciences (originally the Jacksonville Children’s Museum) became the Museum of Science and History (MOSH) in 1969, it moved into its current building, designed by North Florida architectural icon William Morgan. Morgan described his modern, brutalist design as a “castle for children,” and MOSH has indeed served our city and its children with innovative, award-winning exhibitions and programming for decades.
read moreKota Ezawa: The Crime of Art
Eighty-one minutes later, after restraining the night guard staff, the thieves left the museum with thirteen works of art, including works by Rembrandt, Manet, Degas, and Vermeer.
This brazen heist, which today is valued at more than $500 million, remains the largest unsolved art theft in history.
A new exhibition at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art, explores the enduring mystique of this impressive crime, which remains firmly rooted in our collective consciousness.
read moreAeroponics Takes Flight
“It is so important that people shouldn’t have to leave their communities to have access to fresh food,” says Tracey Westbrook, “and urban farming is one solution that can make the issue a reality.”We are walking through Westbrook’s innovative greenhouse, Atlantic Beach Urban Farms (ABUF). The operation is highly visible from Atlantic Boulevard, especially heading east and at night, when the purple LED lights glow from inside.
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