Art Perspectives
St. Augustine Music Festival
jun 21 – 30 The St. Augustine Music Festival returns for its twelfth summer season of free classical music concerts in the historic St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica. Six performances will be staged over two weekends, (Thursday, Friday, Saturday), June 21-23 and June 28-30, with all concerts starting at 7:30 p.m. Founded in 2007 by Jacksonville musicians Jorge A. Pena and Jin Kim-Pena, the festival welcomes audiences as varied as its concert programs. Classical music “newbies” mingle with seasoned aficionados, true to the festival’s mission to...
read moreCirque du Soleil’s Corteo
aug 1–5 Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. The clown pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over by quietly caring angels. Juxtaposing the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic, and the magic of perfection...
read moreStellers PV Spring Show Opening
friday, apr 13 Stellers Gallery at Ponte Vedra Beach’s Spring Show features artists Jennifer JL Jones and John Schuyler. Employing multiple layers of abstraction and combined mediums, including a refined glazing technique, Jones creates rich, organic patinas that evoke universal emotional and physical connecting points for the observer. Layers of paint create a palimpsest quality to the work, while the elegant, ever-shifting paintings combine a poetic, sensual grace with consistently bold execution. Jones resides in Beaufort, SC. John...
read moreThe Series of Cphace
mar 24 – jul 22 Laird’s Cphace images depict natural phenomena such as glaciers, rainforests, plantations, botanical gardens, swamps, reefs, mud flats and coral landscapes. Captured with a converted camera that records infrared waves of the electromagnetic light spectrum that are invisible to the naked eye, the lush images of nature are then cropped and manipulated to create a new original image. The result is a symmetrical image of organic forms with a central axis. Within each image, nature becomes less complex in color but much more...
read moreFundamentals of Acrylic Painting Workshop
apr 7 – 28 This spring, MOCA Jacksonville launched a series of art classes for contemporary creatives. The workshops are led by artist and educator Anthony Aiuppy and are designed for beginning and intermediate students, ages sixteen and up. In the Fundamentals of Acrylic Painting classes, students will learn foundational techniques and introductory color theory, including how to mix acrylic paint to create monochromatic, limited palette, and full palette artworks. Students will paint from still life arrangements as well as from photographic...
read moreChain of Parks Art Festival
april 21 – 22 Expect to have a first-class, fun-filled outdoor cultural experience at Tallahassee’s Chain of Parks Art Festival. View amazing, original and one-of-a-kind works of art in a delightful Southern outdoor setting. Enjoy a wide variety of live entertainment, a host of local food trucks and vendors, and libations served enthusiastically at the WXYZ Bar by Aloft. Nationally ranked the #1 Fine Art Festival by Sunshine Artist Magazine, this annual two-day festival draws tens of thousands of people from the Big Bend Southeast region to...
read moreA Brush With Nature
march 24 – 25 The Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens (JAG) and First Coast Plein Air Painters host this juried plein air painting event. “We’re excited to bring back this event after a one-year absence,” says Patty Miller, Brush With Nature event committee chair and JAG board member. “The last event in 2015 gathered over thirty of the region’s finest landscape artists, who set up their easels to capture the essence of the Arboretum’s beautiful settings. We expect just as many fine artists this year.” Admission is free, with donations to the...
read moreLarry Wilson Sculpture at CCPVB
mar 9 – apr 21 Larry Wilson exhibits his Spirit Vessels in a curated group show that includes the work of Angelica Casini and Joe Crosier. Wilson’s series is influenced by his living part of the year in New Mexico and the other part in Florida. Santa Fe is a cultural mix of Native Americans, Angelos and Hispanics, and this series is in response to traditional Native American pottery. “Each pueblo has their own style and the Spirit Vessel forms are my interpretation of the utilitarian pots that were used every day for cooking, transporting...
read moreGastroFest
saturday, mar 24 This family-friendly, all-day celebration of the culinary world of Northeast Florida will feature a diverse, food-focused marketplace, tasting vendors from area restaurants ($1 – $3), a home brew competition, locally brewed beer, chef demos, informative talks, and activities. A non-profit organization, GastroJax’s mission is to foster and preserve local cuisine and to educate the public about local food and beverage sources, local restaurants, and signature North Florida dishes. GastroFest is the signature event of GastroJax....
read moreBreaking the Barrier: For Boyz Only
saturday, mar 10 The Florida Ballet, a nonprofit located in Downtown Jacksonville and offering professional classical ballet training for forty years, has been working with four Duval county schools to provide exposure to dance to middle school aged boys during the course of their school day. Breaking the Barrier: For Boyz Only is a multilevel educational and performance project providing an opportunity for middle school aged boys to gain exposure to the art of dance. The project targets young men facing barriers to art experiences due to...
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