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Artist By Accident: RJ Higgins

November 22, 2024

Words by Lorelei Belanger “I’m RJ Higgins and I’m an artist, kind of by accident.” In 2010, RJ Higgins had an ATV accident, fracturing C1, C2, C3 and bursting C4 vertebrae in his neck. He was paralyzed from the neck down with many people thinking he would be “fully paralyzed and driving a wheelchair with [his] chin.” Higgins

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November Art Listing

The Art Center Cooperative “A View From My Window,” through Nov. 9 tacjacksonville.org Beaches Museum beachesmuseum.org Butterfield Garage Art Gallery Silver Jubilee Exhibition butterfieldgarage.com The Corner Gallery at The Jessie “Marcus Williams: Un-American Gods,” through Feb.12, 2025 movingthemargins.org Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens “Mick Namarari

Humans of Jacksonville: Gunnel Humphreys

Words & photos by Ambar Ramirez If you’ve heard of Edge

September Art Listing

The Art Center Cooperative “View From My Window,” through Sept. 14 tacjacksonville.org

Show Me Your Tikis

August 23, 2024

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Words & Photos by Carmen Macri “It’s just a blank log, but it’s in there, and all I’m doing is showing the face that’s sitting inside of it.” — Mike Scroggie The intricate carvings, bold colors and distinct designs of tiki figures add a captivating touch to any space, but

Just For Kicks

July 31, 2024

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Word by Emily Cannon Driven through historic Springfield recently? You may have noticed a new 15-foot, soccer-themed mural. Located at 347 E. Eighth Street, the mural promoted Goals Jax, a pop-up that hosted and showed all 80 Copa American and UEFA Euro soccer matches — in 30 days. The pop-up,

The Stroke Of Love: Shako

July 31, 2024

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Words by Amiyah Golden Art has no bounds as it soars through the atmosphere with the ability to touch the souls of those who hold the paintbrush and those who bear witness to the imagination of the virtuoso. The selection of a chosen medium that allows artists the ability to

August Art Listing

July 29, 2024

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The Art Center Cooperative “View From My Window,” through Sept. 14 tacjacksonville.org Beaches Museum “Exalted Shores: The Work of Clint Burbridge and Tom Schifnella,” through Sept. 29 beachesmuseum.org Butterfield Garage Art Gallery butterfieldgarage.com The Corner Gallery at The Jessie “Sarah Crooks: The Long Way(t) Home,” through Aug.

Canvas Chronicles: Meet Wendy Sullivan, the Artist Who Made the Starry Night Out of Hair Extensions

February 27, 2024

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Words by Su Ertekin-Taner Artist Wendy Sullivan’s house and barn are full of bins. Unlike the uber-organized parent or the halfway-moved homeowner though, Sullivans bins don’t store the children’s newest baubles or appliances respectively. Her collection of plastic bins are not household treasures at all — and especially don’t lend

November Art Listing

November 1, 2023

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The Art Center Cooperative “Glimpses: Paul Lanier,” through Nov. 3 “Patterns,” Nov. 6-Dec. 8 tacjacksonville.org Beaches Museum “American Dream: Steps Toward Abstraction | Caitlin Flynn,” through Nov. 5 beachesmuseum.org Butterfield Garage Art Gallery Works by Amy Hemphill Dove, Nancy Hamlin–Vogle, Sydney McKenna, Jan Miller, Debra Mixon Holliday, Paula

Palette Popstar

August 29, 2023

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Janaya Bradley is a self-taught visual artist, “sometimes” creative writer, model and full-time ‘bad bitch’ Words and Photos by Carmen Macri “I went to school for creative writing, which is why I’m a ‘sometimes writer,’ “but school beat the passion for writing out of my body,” Bradley recalled.