Sarah Crooks: A Circular Way of Being in the World
By Hope McMath Photos by Toni Smailagic Sarah Crooks is one of our region’s most enduring and endearing creatives, combining her experiences as a maker, healer, educator, and environmentalist. She is a multidisciplinary, ecofeminist artist. “An ecofeminist is someone who supports all of life,” Crooks explains. “It’s really breaking down hierarchies and looking at a circular way of being in the world. That expresses itself through my...
Conversation with Sharon Y. Cobb
Writer, Hollywood Survivor, Optimist Photo: Anthony Paderewski You’ve got quite the dossier as a former publisher, editor, journalist, rock musician, race car driver, and notably, a screenplay writer. You began writing fiction after meeting Tennessee Williams when you lived in Key West. What was your first fiction piece about and was it published? Was it inspired by Tennessee Williams? I was an artist in Key West when I...
SYMPHONY NOTES
The Heart of Jacoby Symphony Hall: The Bryan Concert Organ By Steven Libman, President and CEO of the Jacksonville Symphony Those who have attended a performance with the Jacksonville Symphony have likely seen the magnificent pipes of the Bryan Concert Organ that stretch behind the stage all the way to the ceiling. Affectionally called the heart of Jacoby Symphony Hall, the organ has the power to fill the space and even shake...
As we present our 28th annual Art and Architecture issue to you, Jacksonville still struggles with what to do with, well, itself.
Projects downtown continue to remain hot topics, and lately they are even more controversial. What to do with downtown? So many wonderful projects presented, yet we seem to constantly stand in our own way. One thing we cannot deny is that the river keeps moving even if downtown projects do not. A River Runs Through It For anyone traveling over the bridges of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, it can sometimes feel like we are...
“Gateway to Himalayan Art” at the Harn Museum of Art
A traveling exhibition that introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and traditions of Himalayan art and cultures organized by the Rubin Museum of Art, New York will be on view through July 28 at the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida in Gainesville. “Gateway to Himalayan Art,” features 110 objects from the Rubin Museum’s collection as well as multimedia elements—audio, videos, essays, maps, and more....