Art & Culture Features
Building Skills for Life Through the Arts
The Cummer Museum has been providing summer camp opportunities to the Jacksonville community for more than twenty years. In addition to developing artistic skills, learning about art and art history, and creating original works of art, summer art camps help children develop their problem solving skills, gain confidence, appreciate different perspectives, and communicate effectively – all while having fun.
read moreBolts & Bytes Maker Academy
Rather than rooting for their favorite BattleBots on TV or online after school, a group of pre-teens is designing, building and battling their own combat robots. Their class that encourages creativity through tinkering and critical thinking is one of several at Bolts & Bytes Maker Academy that opened last spring in Jacksonville Beach.
read moreGetting to Know MOCA Director Caitlin Doherty
Jacksonville is well on its way to becoming an international player in the world of fine arts, thanks in part to Caitlin Doherty’s global vision, passion for developing the local art community, and fearless determination to push the River City out of its staid comfort zone.
read moreQ & A with Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Executive Director Joy Young
February ushers in a new beginning for the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville as Joy Young takes the reins as the program’s new executive director. Military brat, performing artist, and tireless advocate for the arts, Young is a cultural leader who successfully combined art and administration as the South Carolina Arts Commission’s director of administration, human resources, and operations for fourteen years.
read moreWhat’s Brewing in Gainesville?
Over the last decade, a handful of intrepid, entrepreneurial and thirsty pioneers have opened their own craft breweries in Gainesville. While rumors indicate others may be on the way, the breweries currently in operation can be counted on one hand – Swamp Head Brewery (est. 2009), First Magnitude Brewing Company (est. 2014), Blackadder Brewing Company (est. 2016), Cypress & Grove Brewing Company (est. 2017), and Big Top (est. 2018).
read moreThe Big 25: JASMYN Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary
Kicking off a year-long celebration of its 25th anniversary, JASMYN alumni, staff, board members, founders, and community supporters danced the night away at the JASMYN Gayla, a glamorous black-tie affair held at TIAA Bank Field’s swanky Assure Club. Alumni from multiple generations attended the sold-out fundraiser. Some of the original youth members are now in their forties, and a lot of them have stayed in touch throughout the years. For others, it was a momentous homecoming and reunion.
read more4th Annual Jax Poetry Fest
Hope at Hand, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that serves children and adolescents throughout North Florida using poetry, creative expression, journaling, and mindfulness practices, hosted its inaugural Poetry Fest in 2016.
read moreEdgar Degas: The Private Impressionist
Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist — Works on Paper by the Artist and His Circle, a rare look at the works of pioneering artist Edgar Degas, will be on exhibit at St. Augustine’s Lightner Museum beginning April 12.
read moreThe Art of Pedro Oliva
The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida will explore the contributions of Pedro Pablo Oliva, one of Cuba’s most renowned living artists, in a new exhibition, The Art of Pedro Pablo Oliva, opening March 2.
read moreCuban Ingenuity
When Gabriela Azcuy met husband-to-be Jorge Lavoy in Havana in 2013, it was not the charming, attractive fellow she initially fell in love with – it was his car.
Azcuy was a graduate in Art History from the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Havana – and Lavoy’s car was a work of art that commanded her attention.
