Art Perspectives
Prelude to Summer Starts in Spring
april 1 & 16 Prelude Chamber Music spends many months pairing musicians and coaches, and organizing performances for the community for the annual summer music festival. Prelude provides focused chamber music experiences that are unlike what any orchestra or private lessons program can provide for a musician. Registration deadline for participating musicians is April 1st. Placement Auditions will be April 16th. Generous scholarships are provided on request. More at...
read moreMermaid Magic V
jan 12 – apr 5 For the fifth year, First Street Gallery’s regional and national artists create mermaid themed art with a portion of the proceeds going to the local chapter of Dreams Come True. Mermaids are depicted in paintings, photographs, ceramics, metal, jewelry and soft sculptures. Local artists Linda Olsen, Susan Fitzgerald and Cheryl Wencel are among the many represented in this show. First Street Gallery, 216-B First Street, Neptune Beach, 241-6928.
read moreJohn Davis – Printmaker
apr 7 – may 24 John Davis was born and raised on the island of Puerto Rico, earning a fine arts degree in printmaking from Tulane University in 1986. After moving to Florida, he felt the influence of his mentor, Walter Inglis Anderson … inspired by the way in which Anderson perceived nature in a coastal surrounding. This influence is the foundation for Davis’s work. Davis’s appreciation of the subtle designs of nature is inspired by frequent kayaking trips with his wife, Jewel. Each trip down a river or to an island has generated new...
read moreLeMoyne’s Chain of Parks Art Festival
apr 16 – 17 In its 16th year, this is the Big Bend Region’s premiere outdoor fine art festival. Located in downtown Tallahassee along Park Avenue, just east of Monroe, the festival is free and open to the public. Visitors view and purchase amazing one-of-a-kind works from over one- hundred and fifty fine artists from all over the U.S. while enjoying a weekend of fun, fine art, local culinary delights, children’s pop-up art studios, community partners and live entertainment. Art, culture and local heritage abound at the festival with...
read moreGarden and Wine Festival
apr 30 – may 1 A weekend-long celebration of plants and their important role within the ecosystem, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ Garden and Wine Festival will have live music from The Firewater Tent Revival and Mere Woodard, garden demonstrations from the zoo’s plant experts, kids’ activities and of course a wine garden featuring wine tastings and wines by the glass. Plus, there will be flowers, plants and trees from the zoo’s gardens available for purchase with the proceeds benefiting plant conservation. 10 a.m. – 4...
read moreOld Town Art Show ~ Spring
mar 19 – 20 Artists and fine craftsmen from the First Coast and around the country will once again converge at the Old Town Art Show ~ Spring, on Palm Sunday Weekend at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine. The Old Town Art Show ~ Spring will showcase nearly 125 outstanding artisans and master craftsmen who will be exhibiting their carefully created jewelry, pottery, paintings, fiber art, glass art, sculpture, photography, wood and much, much more. The show is a professionally juried art and fine craft event where each exhibitor is...
read moreBold and Beautiful: The Art of Susanne Schuenke
mar 2 – apr 29 The generous space of the neo-classicistic Karpeles Museum provides the perfect setting for Susanne Schuenke’s Bold and Beautiful Paintings – some as tall as 9′, and other smaller oil and watercolor works, all brilliantly portraying intriguing narrative details and thought-provoking stories on canvas. Schuenke’s colorful, complex and wide-reaching works meld beautifully with the Karpeles’ legendary Manuscript Library Museum where rare original documents, among them some of the few letters in existence of Evita...
read moreThe Blue Trees
Greenscape of Jacksonville, founded over forty years ago to enrich Jacksonville through planting, protecting and promoting trees, invited internationally known artist Konstantin Demopoulos to add Jacksonville to his list of social/environmental art installations (including Singapore, London and Vancouver). The Blue Trees is a provocative addition to the conversation about deforestation and its global impact. Designed to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy tree canopy, The Blue Trees is a community engagement public art...
read moreDouglas Anderson School of the Arts 30th Annual Extravaganza
friday, feb 26 Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, the Duval County high school for students with a passion for the performing and visual arts, hosts its 30th annual showcase, Extravaganza, at the Moran Theater on Friday, February 26. The Art Exhibition begins at 6:30 p.m., with the theater performance at 7:30. The showcase features some of the area’s most accomplished high school performers in dance, theater, vocals, instrumental music, film, visual arts and the spoken word. The Chorale Women are going to perform a French folk song, La...
read morePassing the Torch
thursday, feb 4 The Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida, a non-profit organization, is sponsoring an historic gala event for the environmental and North Florida communities. Passing the Torch – Networking Young Environmental Activists, is designed to be a celebration of and an inspiration for young people in our community who have shown the potential to be our next generation of environmental leaders. The primary focus of the Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida is the zealous protection of the City of...
read more
