WHERE THE RIVER LEADS TO STORIES TOLD THROUGH PUBLIC ART
We Often hear, “What is Jacksonville’s Identity?” That is a question that is difficult to answer. However, a city’s identity can be shaped and expressed through public art. Businessman Preston Haskell has commissioned many sculptures throughout Northeast Florida and believes that public art “will make our city even more beautiful, more attractive.” For more than a decade, Haskell has led the Downtown Sculpture Initiative to...
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)...
Small Businesses With a Big Mission
There are a variety of health and wellness facilities and businesses in Northeast Florida. Degree Wellness offers an effective range of recovery and wellness services such as cryotherapy, infrared saunas, IV drips, and compression therapy in one luxurious space with private suites. Be Still Float is a wellness center that aims to help those suffering from anxiety, stress, pain, and incontinence through float therapy, emsella, MLS...
Cinda’s Cellar Valley Smoke: Low and Slow Wood-Smoked Barbeque
If you’ve driven the stretch of Roscoe Boulevard alongside the Intracoastal Waterway in Ponte Vedra Beach, you’ve probably noticed a contemporary farmhouse-style restaurant surrounded by the lingering aroma of barbeque. That would be Valley Smoke, one of the restaurant concepts from Southern Table Hospitality, operated by owners Ben and Liza Groshell—the same folks that created Marker 32, four Fish Camps, Billy Jack’s, AB...
The Conversation: Kimberly Noble
George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director & CEO Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens You’re a Jacksonville native stepping into leadership of one of the city’s most beloved cultural institutions. How has growing up here shaped your connection to the museum and its mission? Growing up in Jacksonville, the Cummer Museum has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Like so many in this community, I have deeply...
Na’Zir McFadden Jacksonville Symphony Assistant Conductor
Photo: ©Andrej Grilc Audience connection is at the heart of your work. From the podium, how do you create those powerful moments of connection? I try to create moments that feel personal and alive—where the orchestra and audience breathe together. It’s about honesty and presence, letting the music unfold naturally so everyone feels part of the same journey. When that connection happens, the performance becomes something shared, not...
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