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September Art Listing

August 29, 2024

ART·Art Exhibitions·Local Artists·Local Galleries·Museum·Public Art·Visual Art

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 “Marcus Williams: Un-American Gods,” Sept. 7-Feb.12 movingthemargins.org Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens “Fabric of a Nation:

ART·Feature·Local Artists

Show Me Your Tikis

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

Word by Emily Cannon Driven through historic Springfield recently? You may have

The Stroke Of Love: Shako

Words by Amiyah Golden Art has no bounds as it soars through

Through Local Lens: Toni Smailagic is Introducing Jacksonville to Jacksonville

October 8, 2019

Books·Business·Community·Feature·Lifestyle·Local Artists·Photos·Photos + Video·Shopping·Visual Art

Interview with Toni Smailagic By the time you read this, you will have about 1 week left to order your very own copy of a ground-breaking photography book depicting the people and places we all collectively home. Local photographer and owner of Cr8Jax, , is currently running a campaign to

Maiya Elaine, A Young Jacksonville Artist with an Old Soul, Embarks on Her First Solo Exhibition

October 3, 2019

5 Points·Art Exhibitions·Feature·Local Artists·Riverside·Visual Art

“I have this strange habit of coming up with the names of my pieces before I know what I’m going to create. Sometimes they live without names until long after they’re done. I just know I hear them speak before I see them. During the times I know their names,

Art Teachers are Artists: Group Exhibition at Spliff’s Gastropub and 1904 Music Hall in Downtown Jacksonville

August 5, 2019

Art Exhibitions·Art News·Downtown·Events·Local Artists·Local Galleries·The Elbow·Visual Art

Art Teachers Group Exhibition at The Elbow Okay, so this may come as a complete shocker … but believe it or not folks, the teachers who your children spend their days with actually know a lot about the subjects that they teach! Most of them even practice the subjects they

Alma Ramirez, Jacksonville Artist, Cathedral Art Project

By the Water: Alma Ramirez Shows in the Heather Moore Gallery in Downtown Jacksonville

July 18, 2019

Art Exhibitions·Downtown·Feature·Local Artists·Visual Art

“In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.” -Leonardo Da Vinci There is so much to be said about the present moment . This moment right now is already changing and moving; and

GOOD WOMEN: A Look Into St. Augustine Based Artist Jenna Alexander’s Creative Space

January 22, 2019

Creative Spaces·Family·Feature·Local Artists·St. Augustine·Visual Art

“Here’s to good women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” The mantra that hung in Jenna Alexander’s bathroom throughout her childhood has never left her. It was her inspiration for her newest series, Stripes and Buns. She wanted to know what made a good

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

Downtown·Feature·Festivals·Jacksonville Jazz Festival·Local Artists·Visual Art

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

Art Exhibitions·Downtown·Feature·Local Artists·Public Art·Visual Art

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

Art Exhibitions·Downtown·Feature·Hemming Park·Local Artists·Local Galleries·Public Art·Visual Art

[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