The Great Fire Run
Saturday, May 6 The Jacksonville Historical Society will host the 3rd Annual Great Fire Run, a 5K and 1 Mile Run to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of Jacksonville’s Great Fire of 1901. It’s time to light a fire under your feet and sign up for the Great Fire Run, to be held Saturday, May 6, 2023. Event begins and ends at Old St. Andrew’s Church, 317 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., across from VyStar...
Earthly Matters
An exhibit of recent works by 67-year-old, Georgia-born Bo Bartlett long known for his blending of realism and surrealism, comes to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville on May 26. Organized by the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina, and curated for MOCA by Senior Curator Ylva Rouse, the exhibition presents a selection of Bartlett’s works continuing his exploration into human interaction with the natural...
American Made
Painting and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection By Holly Keris Two centuries of classic American paintings collected by local philanthropist Diane DeMell Jacobsen and now touring the country arrive at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens on June 9. “American Made: Painting and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection” features more than a hundred works of art. While long-time museum visitors will...
For the Love of Gardening
By Charlie Patton According to the University of North Carolina’s Health Talk website, gardening has several “surprising health benefits.” Among them: It builds self-esteem; is good for the heart; reduces stress; makes you happy; boosts vitamin D; and leads to a healthier diet. Some of Jacksonville’s most passionate amateur horticulturists wouldn’t be surprised to hear this news, and they share their thoughts about the...
7th Annual St. Augustine Seventh Plein Air Paint Out
The St. Augustine Art Association is pleased to host the Seventh Annual St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out taking place throughout our historic city from April 26 to April 30. This event brings St. Augustine’s art history into present day as artists converge on the streets, committing to canvas the old-world charm of our city. The French phrase peinture en plein air translates to English as painting outdoors, and although we...
Posing Beauty in African American Culture at the Harn
By Jade Powers Harn Museum of Art, Curator of Contemporary Art The nationally touring exhibition “Posing Beauty in African American Culture” opened at the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida in Gainesville on January 31. More than a hundred works of art by more than 45 artists and photographers explore the ways in which African and African American beauty has been represented in historical and contemporary contexts....
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