Bouke de Vries: War & Pieces
Thru December 31 London-based Dutch artist Bouke de Vries’ War & Pieces has been described as a masterwork by art critics. The monumental artwork, crafted from thousands of fragments of porcelain, reimagines the decorative centerpieces that adorned seventeenth-and eighteenth-century banquet tables. A former conservator of ceramics, Bouke de Vries uses broken ceramics as the primary medium for his artwork, celebrating the “beauty...
Lightner Local
April thru October With support from the Benjamin and Jean Troemel Arts Foundation, the Lightner Museum presents the second year of Lightner Local. Created to showcase the extraordinary talents of artists who live in the Northeast and Central Florida regions, four artists will be awarded with solo exhibitions at the Lightner. Submissions were accepted through March 1, and the selection process is now underway. Information on...
Laura Lacambra Shubert and Wyanne Thompson
Thru April 14 Wyanne Thompson Hillary Whitaker Gallery will display the new artwork of renowned fine art painters Laura Lacambra Shubert and Wyanne Thompson. Shubert’s art uses light, shadow, and intense colors as key elements. Tones of gray serve as undercurrents among simple subject matter. Classic scenes with Shubert’s iconic thick painterly strokes have long been admired by collectors. Thompson’s work is consistently bold and...
Avondale 5K Classic
Saturday, March 19 The Sanctuary on 8th Street is excited to hold its annual Avondale 5K Classic as it celebrates its 30th year as an organization. Funds raised through the event will support the Sanctuary’s afterschool and summer programs serving at-hope youth in Jacksonville. This family-friendly event will feature a one-mile fun run at 8 a.m., followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. The race will begin and end at the Shoppes of Avondale on...
CalaVida Music & Arts Festival
April 27 – 30 The CalaVida Music & Arts Festival offers something for everyone, from performing arts to visual and written arts, plus vendors of all sorts. Music will include reggae, blues, jazz, country, bluegrass, a one-woman performance, and more. Fine arts will be displayed throughout Spring Park in beautiful Green Cove Springs. Painters, sculptors, and other artisans will have their work on display, and some artists will be...
Many Small Gestures
Thru May 4 Moving the Margins (MTM) presents “Many Small Gestures,” a powerful exhibition of artwork by local and nationally recognized artist, Sheila Goloborotko. Through a partnership with the Jessie Ball duPont Center, this is the latest in a series of artist residency projects taking place in The Corner Gallery. Moving the Margins is an immersive artist-in-residence program that redefines civic engagement. This groundbreaking...
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