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INAUGURAL JACKSONVILLE MURAL FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED!

December 30, 2024

Words by Jason Tetlak The National Mural Awards has invited three nationally recognized muralists to the First Coast to paint alongside local artists for the first ever Jacksonville Mural Festival. The event, which will be held Jan. 22-25, 2025 promises to add color to the growing Rail Yard District and help highlight the economic growth happening in the area with

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January Art Listing

The Art Center Cooperative tacjacksonville.org Beaches Museum beachesmuseum.org Butterfield Garage Art Gallery butterfieldgarage.com The Corner Gallery at The Jessie “Marcus Williams: Un-American Gods,” through Feb. 12 movingthemargins.org Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens “Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri: Mysteries that Remain,” through Jan. 12 cummermuseum.org FemArt Gallery

Artist By Accident: RJ Higgins

Words by Lorelei Belanger “I’m RJ Higgins and I’m an artist,

November Art Listing

The Art Center Cooperative “A View From My Window,” through Nov. 9

Sarah Crooks Chats About Decent; Dissent; Descend: Into the Springs of RED Pearl River at Jax Makerspace

January 12, 2019

Art News·Community·Creative Spaces·Downtown·Feature·Hemming Park·Learning·Local Artists·Visual Art

The turning of the New Year inspires rebirth, renewal and rediscovery through a cleansing of the spirit and affecting positive change. To get the year started off fresh, explore personal agency and the healing power of water with ecofeminist artist who will be hosting a creative engagement workshop Jan. 12

A JAZZ FEST SO NICE, IT’S FEATURED TWICE: New Poster Design by Jeff Whipple

May 15, 2018

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Historic Posters Feature Artist and Fan Since 1980, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival has presented itself each year with striking visual imagery through the event’s official poster. Throughout the years, talented local artists have contributed their unique touch to what has become a much anticipated and collectible piece of art. This

City of Murals: The Landing Walls

May 6, 2017

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Nicole Holderbaum’s fascination with murals stems from a simple reason. “I like to paint really big,” she says. “It’s nice to have a huge canvas to go crazy on.” The artist has been committed to painting and facilitating street art in the Jacksonville area for the past four years. She

The Art Spectrum: Art Aviators at MOCA, For Children & Families in the Autism Spectrum

May 6, 2017

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[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=”420px”]EVENT: Art Aviators Family Workshop WHERE: MOCA Jacksonville (333 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202) WHEN: Saturday, May 13, 10:00 to 11:30am MORE INFORMATION [/box] The invites autistic children to a morning of creating. Their Art Aviators Family Workshop is geared toward children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Creative Spaces: Wild Life Columnist Steve Nelson

April 16, 2017

Feature·Local Artists·Perennial·Visual Art

Florida Times-Union columnist Steve Nelson has been painting since he was four years old. The writing emerged surprisingly when he was nearly sixty. “Painting was my first love,” says Nelson in his bustling Times-Union newsroom cubicle. “Writing is just fun.” His illustrated Wild Life column is a staple in the

SPACE 42: Life, The Universe, and Everything

April 16, 2017

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[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=”419px”]EVENT: Solo Show & Performance with Michael Alan WHEN: Friday, April 28 at 5:30pm to 2am WHERE: SPACE 42 (2670 Phyllis Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204) TICKETS: available online MORE INFORMATION: SPACE 42 on Facebook[/box] The founders of believe that if you build it, they will come.

Cathedral Arts Project, County Missives, Tony Rodrigues

Pre-Trial Expressionism: Sentenced To Art

April 16, 2017

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[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=”419px”]EVENT: County Missives WHERE: Lufrano Intercultural Gallery, University of North Florida Student Union WHEN: March 30 through June 30[/box] Artist has been teaching art to juvenile inmates since the late 1990s. Lately, he’s noticed a major change in his classroom. He’s had a core group of

#whoiskesha, Jax Makerspace, Jacksonville Public Library, photos by Hurley Winkler

Who is Kesha? The Jacksonville Public Library and the Black Female Experience

February 7, 2017

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When she first conceived the idea for the Kesha exhibit, Arts and Culture Developer, Shawana Brooks recalls asking herself, “What would it take to showcase artists that lived here in Jacksonville and resource their abilities back to the community? What would it take to execute creative and collaborative art exhibitions

Hope McMath with The Space Gallery Directors, Matthew and Laura Bennett // Photo by Francesco Salomoni

At the Intersection of Art and Activism

February 3, 2017

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EVENT: A More Perfect Union: Explorations of Human Rights DATE: February 3 to February 28 VENUE: The Space Gallery (120 E. Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202) MORE INFO: Facebook Event When curator lifted A More Perfect Union from the as the title of her latest exhibition project, she knew exactly what

Jacksonville International Airport, JAI, 1st Quarter 2017 Show - Cindy Wilson - Batik

Exacting Nature at the Jacksonville International Airport

January 15, 2017

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[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=”420px”] EVENT: Nature’s Precision DATE: January 1 to March 30 VENUE: Jacksonville International Airport MORE INFORMATION: www.jiaarts.org[/box] You checked your luggage and printed the boarding passes. The liquids in your purse are less than three fluid ounces, and your carry-on is the perfect size for the