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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

Jeff Whipple Commissioned for 75ft long Mural in D.C.

December 7, 2014

Local Artists·Visual Art

Local Jacksonville artist Jeff Whipple won a national competition for a commission to paint a 9-foot by 75-foot mural for the new 140 million dollar Ballou High School in Washington, DC. The mural is oil paint and acrylic on canvas and will be displayed in the entrance lobby. designed the

Paper Cutting An Art Form by Hiromi Moneyhun

October 16, 2014

Art Exhibitions·Local Artists·Local Galleries·Mandarin·Visual Art

Tiny cuts–-slivers taken out, piece by piece, yet the whole skeleton remains intact; the ancient Chinese practice of paper cutting is a unique art form, one that artist has mastered. It elicits a gentle, quiet pause as we look at the beauty of each intricate piece. Hailing from , Moneyhun

Al Letson’s Comic Book Super Hero

August 13, 2014

Local Artists·Visual Art

The glossy super heroes reflected in comic book tales’ panels are often exaggerated versions of the heroes walking among us in real life. However, it was real life that inspired to craft a new kind of super hero, one who pushes back against the same insecurities and body issues we

Mystery in the Mouth: Sarah Crooks Flaire’s The Oyster & I

July 4, 2014

Local Artists·Visual Art

Recognized for years as someone who cares about our river, its tributaries, estuaries, and canals, nationally known artist and Jacksonville resident developed a fantastic magical mystery tour to bring about awareness of our most precious resource, the . She was awarded a major grant by and the for the community-based,