Art Perspectives
The series of cphace
thru may 29 The series of cphace is an exhibition of manipulated photography works by laird. This episode of the series of cphace features the Abacos, part of the Northern Bahama Islands. The lush natural environment, some of which is under water, was captured with a converted camera that records infrared waves of the electromagnetic light spectrum that is invisible to the naked eye. The images are then cropped, flopped, and merged to create a new original image, then enhanced with colour variations. The process results in symmetrical images...
read moreTea For Two at Wild Berry Tea Spa
Valentine’s Day—feb 14 Julie Lachance opened Wild Berry Tea Spa five years ago to offer soothing facials and back treatments infused with natural teas and herbs. Growing up on a small farm in Quebec, surrounded by fresh fruits, berries and herbs, helped Lachance discover the benefits that nature holds for health and healing. A licensed esthetician, tea specialist, and aspiring tea sommelier, she designed her own special approach to spa treatments. “Combining both natural skin care with the properties of special herbs and teas provides optimum...
read moreRoxanne Horvath
thru feb 3 Artist, architect and City of St. Augustine Vice-Mayor Roxanne Horvath is the featured artist at Butterfield Garage Art Gallery during the month of January. Horvath’s original and evocative work is informed not only by her background in architecture, but also by her study of photography at the university level and of enamel work at two international crafts schools, Penland School of Arts and Haystack. Deeply influenced by Horvath’s independent studies of myth and symbolism, this eclectic exhibition includes works in mixed media,...
read moreMagical Mermaids
thru april 1 First Street Gallery artists, along with regional and national artists, have created their own vision of magical mermaids for this third annual group show. You’ll discover mermaid artwork in all media – painting, photography, clay, glass, metal and jewelry. First Street Gallery has once again teamed up with Dreams Come True (an organization that assists local children battling life threatening illness): a portion of all mermaid artwork proceeds will be donated to this charity and enable “dreamers” to participate in the annual...
read moreRe-Riding History: From the Southern Plains to the Matanzas Bay
jan 16 – feb 28 Concurrent with St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary commemoration, artists Emily Arthur, Marwin Begaye and John Hitchcock present a curatorial project which metaphorically retraces the history of seventy‐two American Indians who were forcibly taken from their homes in Salt Fork, OK, and transported by train to St. Augustine in 1875. The United States War Department imprisoned Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, Arapaho, and Caddo leaders, under the control of Lieutenant Richard Henry Pratt, at Fort Marion (renamed Castillo de San Marcos...
read moreRobert Leedy
thru jan 7, 2015 Florida watercolorist Robert Leedy is known for his strong sense of light and color. Loose washes of bold, luminous color readily define his unique, personal style. His paintings celebrate the medium of watercolor through mingling color, unusual color mixes and granulating washes. His inspiration arrives from a variety of sources and his subject matter ranges from architecture, landscapes and figurative work to still lifes and non-representational pieces; yet it is that play of light and color that reemerges as a common...
read moreSecond Annual Doxie Derby Set
saturday, feb 21 Dachshund races, mixed breed races, a chihuahua race, costume contests, “smooching pooches” and more, plus adoptable pets, doggy treat makers, animal portrait painters, hand-crafted jewelry for dogs and people…fun for all is guaranteed at the Columbia County Doxie Derby. Co-sponsored by Covenant Pet Trust (CPT) and Doxie Tales Rescue, the fund-raising event is sanctioned by the National Dachshund Races. Last year dogs came from five states to compete for the trophy and the right to compete in the National Dachshund...
read moreUndisclosed: Photographs of Lightner Museum’s Stored Collections
thru dec 31 Lightner Museum in St. Augustine will be featuring contemporary art for the first time in its sixty-six-year history. This fall, Theresa Segal will be exhibiting her photographs of the museum’s stored collections. Her digital, color images are a new approach for the artist who is known for her haunting black and white photographs of landscapes, architecture and light studies. The museum is housed in the former Alcazar Hotel and exhibits collectors’ relics from America’s Gilded Age. For over a two-year period, Segal explored the...
read moreNazi Provenance
jan 13, 14 & 15, 2015 Nearly 70 years after the end of World War II, the art world is still reeling from the effects of the Nazi’s looting of artworks and other cultural property. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is proud to announce the amicable resolution of a claim regarding Nazi-era looting of a painting purchased by the museum in 1962. In 2012, The Cummer received notice from the heir of noted Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker regarding a claim to a still life painting by artist Jacques de Claeuw (Dutch, active 1642 –...
read moreAnnual Old Town Art Show~Winter
dec 27–28 The Old Town Art Show ~ Winter will showcase nearly one-hundred and twenty-five top-notch artists and craftsmen from Northeast Florida and around the country. The show is a juried art and fine craft event where each exhibitor is carefully selected, with only the best work being accepted in each category. Many favorites return: Jewelers extraordinaire Jim and Lia Biond of Jacksonville will have their display cases filled with exquisite pieces; painter Ray Brilli, Palm Coast, will be featuring his newest works to adorn your home;...
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