Art & Culture Features
A Youth Movement Hitting Jacoby Hall
The Jacksonville Symphony recently announced several additions to the orchestra and four of the new members can definitely qualify as part of the youth movement that is hitting Jacoby Hall.
read moreArtistic Alchemy
From street walls to stretched canvases, what you see in Shaun Thurston’s art is a search for equilibrium.
read moreDucasse + Jones Bring It To Bristol
Earlier this year, performance artist Mal Jones and visual artist Overstreet Ducasse were asked by Tony Allegretti, executive director of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, to participate in a cultural exchange pilot program in Bristol, England.
read moreHeather Aguilera’s Healing Art
Even as I blink to adjust my eyes from the bright summer sun to the dimly lit interior of Spring Park Coffee in Green Cove Springs I immediately spot Heather Aguilera. Her stylishly bohemian dress, layers of funky jewelry, and long flowing tresses all cry out, “there’s an artist in the building!” However, Aguilera’s medium is quite different from that of most artists: her canvas is the human body.
read moreKennedy Center Honors Cummer Museum Access Programs
This past August, on the evening before I was due to accept the LEAD Community Asset Award on behalf of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, I was walking through Pittsburgh’s Phipps Conservatory. It is a beautiful botanical garden that includes exotic plants and hothouses replicating deserts and rainforests. Making my way through one of the greenhouses, there was a family walking ahead of me – a man, his grown daughter, and a young man who, from experience, I could tell had some sort of cognitive disability.
read moreA Battered Violin and How It Changed One Boy’s Life
In the arts, as in other fields, we speak of the concept of “flow.” Essentially, a state of flow occurs when an individual feels deeply passionate about their work, to the point of immersing themselves fully into the experience. We see this happen time and time again at the Cathedral Arts Project, where we are working to make sure every child in Northeast Florida has access to an arts-rich education.
read moreArt promotes healing, well-being for cancer patients at UF Health Proton Therapy Institute
Conversation gently buzzes, punctuated every now and then with a burst of laughter, a hearty greeting, or even sometimes a tear-laced wail. This is a gathering spot, a playroom, an art studio and music performance space all-in-one. It is the main lobby and waiting room at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute.
read moreWhat Makes You Happy?
Over a hundred and sixty people gathered for the opening reception of Inside The Outline at MOCA Jacksonville in August. The exhibit consists of silhouettes of twenty-six patients at Wolfson and Nemours Children’s Speciality Care. Art With a Heart in Healthcare (AWAHIH) asked each patient, “What makes you happy?”
read moreThe Ritz Chamber Players — Fifteen Years of Music and Diversity
The Ritz Chamber Players are one of Jacksonville’s most extraordinary cultural assets. Founded fifteen years ago by classical clarinetist and pianist Terrance Patterson, the group has received international and national acclaim, and yet still proudly calls Jacksonville home.
read moreProfessional Dance Blossoms in Jacksonville
Jacksonville’s only fully-professional dance company, Jacksonville Dance Theatre (JDT) is committed to creative innovation and exchange through dance making, performance and education.
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