Spring is in the air and what a wonderful feeling that is—as wonderful as the feeling of celebrating Arbus Magazine’s 30th anniversary with you all!
For the Love of Books As a publisher, I absolutely love books and magazines. The history of local independent bookstores in the United States has been an essential part of our literary and political education. Thomas Paine used bookstores to circulate “Common Sense,” which made the case for independence from Great Britain and seeded the idea of revolution. Later, literature about the suffragists and civil rights was disseminated via...
Conversation … Leigh Fogle
Art Consultant, Entrepreneur, Innovator Congratulations on your 30th year anniversary—Fogle Fine Art and Arbus Magazine are celebrating the same milestone year! We’ve worked together since you opened your art gallery on Beach Boulevard back when your initial focus was on the development of corporate and interior design accounts. You’ve now grown into one of the largest galleries and art consulting firms in the Southeast. Can you tell...
Joe Segal Juxtapositions of Hope
By Caitlin Flynn Joe Segal’s sculptures exist in a juxtaposed world calling the viewer to ruminate and reflect. At first glance, the sculptures appear simple, but then you see the laborious process infused; raw wood and polished metal. Simple in shape yet complex in detail. Rough nature and streamlined development. Some acting as reliefs, others standing on their own—they are defiant and reflective; simple and complex. Perhaps...
When Hope Presses Into Generational Wrongs
By Sheri Leonard Webber Hope McMath has been active with “Take ‘Em Down Jax” since 2017, but it was two years into those efforts when she came to a critical point of connection. It was her second visit to the sites. “In 2019, I went with a group from 904WARD to Montgomery, Alabama, and the Equal Justice Initiative sites,” says McMath. She describes the museum, memorial, and sites as powerful—tracing threads of...
Kathy Stark Conscientious Creator & Parks Advocate
Imagine the mid-1930s. Transport yourself to the aftermath of the stock market crash that sent America spiraling into the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt took office as the nation grappled with unprecedented levels of unemployment, widespread poverty, and a financial system in shambles. As president, he lost no time in addressing the despair and hopelessness felt by more than 125 million Americans. He boldly declared “The only...
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