Shop Local Gift Guide
We’ve had the enviable task of previewing many of the season’s sweetest and most elegant gifts from local businesses and we’ve compiled them into this issue.
STAAA Garden — An Artful 450th Legacy
The seed of an idea planted nearly fifteen years ago has blossomed into a 450th anniversary legacy project at the St. Augustine Art Association. The TOUCH St. Augustine Sculpture Garden, officially opening in October, is an extensive exterior renovation designed to celebrate the arts and honor St. Augustine history, while providing greater access for people with disabilities. The garden is one of three initiatives to make art and...
Live from The Met at Douglas Anderson
When Lawrence DuBow was fourteen, his mom got him a job as an usher at Chicago’s Civic Opera. Earlier this month, his name became attached to a Jacksonville venue where three-thousand area students annually will have their own first operatic experiences. DuBow made it possible for the twenty-five-year-old auditorium at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (DA) to receive $200,000 in technical upgrades needed to receive high-definition...
Art & Wellness at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
A recent research study out of the University of California at Berkeley suggests that the experience of awe and other positive emotions, such as those felt at an art museum when viewing an inspiring image or experiencing a natural wonder, may have a significant impact on health and immunity. Dr. Jennifer Stellar, one of the study’s authors, backed this up, stating, “Rather than seeing a walk through the park or a trip to the museum as...
Unmasked: Art with a Heart in Healthcare MOCA Exhibit
What’s in your head? When posed with that question countless images can go through your mind – an office desk piled with projects that need to get done, the Jaguars game that you are looking forward to this weekend, or even something as mundane as the pot roast you are going to have for dinner tonight. When young patients at Wolfson Children’s Hospital were asked the same question, “What’s in your head?” they each answered that...
One Heart at a Time
Patrons of the Hearts’ unique approach has a 100% success rate There are two things that make Patrons of the Hearts (POTH) unique. The first is that they bring children with congenital heart disease from their home countries to Jacksonville for specialized treatment. The second is precisely where that treatment takes place – our city’s state-of-the-art, fully equipped, and equally compassionate Wolfson Children’s Hospital (WCH). The...
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