25 Years of Art, Heart, & Healing
Art with a Heart in Healthcare When a child is in the hospital, their world can quickly shrink. Families adjust to unfamiliar routines built around tests, procedures, and waiting. Patients navigate not only what is happening to their bodies, but also the fear, boredom, and uncertainty that come with it. For 25 years, Art with a Heart in Healthcare (AWAHIH) has helped bring something else into that experience: creativity, choice,...
Inspiring Gardens
Some of our greatest thinkers extolled the virtues of nature, from Hippocrates, “Nature itself is the best physician,” to Albert Einstein, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” No surprise that naturalist John Muir noted “Allow nature’s peace to flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.” The importance of spending time outdoors to our physical, mental and spiritual health has been widely...
Ritz Chamber Players
Celebrate 25 Years of Expanding the Stage A landmark Silver Jubilee Season honors the extraordinary journey of a Jacksonville-born ensemble while opening the door to its next quarter-century. Twenty-five years ago, the Ritz Chamber Players (RCP) opened a door that classical music had kept too narrow for too long. Through it came extraordinary Black musicians, overlooked masterworks, new music, and audiences invited to hear the...
Fighting Antisemitism
From Dreyfus to Today By Allison Galloway-Gonzalez, Curator The Frisch Family Holocaust Memorial Gallery at LJD Jewish Family & Community Services (JFCS) Jacksonville is proud to present “Fighting Antisemitism: From Dreyfus to Today,” opening on September 3rd. A landmark travelling exhibition from the Wiener Holocaust Library in London, one of the world’s foremost institutions dedicated to the documentation of the...
Outside Looking In The Paintings of Amer Kobaslija
“I think it is about looking closely around you and responding with a sense of urgency. Not imposingviews but implicitly reflecting.” ~Amer Kobaslija When you see the world through the eyes of the artist and feel their connection to the place or the people depicted, that is when they capture your attention. Hyper detailed and often layered with meaning, Amer Kobaslija’s work is inherently...
Whitney Oldenburg: left behind
Edited by Amber Sesnick, Director of Communications, Arts UNF Photos by Elisabeth Bernstein A dynamic emerging sculptor who grew up here in Jacksonville but is now working out of New York, Whitney Oldenburg has cultivated a deeply reflective practice examining the relationships we build with everyday items. Her exhibition “Whitney Oldenburg: left behind” is on view through April 19 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)...
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