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MOCA’s Project Atrium: Caroline Lathan-Stiefel “Wider Than the Sky”

July 7, 2014

Art Exhibitions·Downtown·Local Galleries·Visual Art

From pipe cleaners to reused and recognized old fabrics, Pennsylvania artist is preparing a monumental textile sculpture that will be suspended from skylight girders and cascade down to the floor 40-feet below in the Museum of Contemporary Art’s () Haskell Atrium Gallery. Influenced early on by textural components used in everyday life, such as pipe cleaners and swatches of frayed

Art Exhibitions·Downtown·Visual Art

Material Transformations at MOCA

The new mantra of life on earth is very simple, as it has to do with the Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. How do we begin to change our lifestyles? When do we realize our throw-away society no longer works in a world that believes “out of sight, out

Cultural Council has new leadership – Tony Allegretti

A new leader has taken over the reins of , circled round

Preston Haskell Gives $5M to MOCA Jacksonville Endowment

He said he hopes to inspire others to support the Museum’s future

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The 21 Most Instagrammed Places in Jacksonville

May 5, 2016

Community·Feature·Hemming Park·Learning·Networking·Outdoors·Perennial·Photos·Technology·Visual Art

The Instagram app, without a doubt, has been the driving force behind the revival of photography over the past 5 years. Sure, there’s the rise of the smartphone camera giving us the ability to take photos at any moment—nowadays, everyone has a camera in their pocket—but the inspiration among today’s

Downtown Developments in 2016

January 6, 2016

Business·Community·Downtown·Feature·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·Urban Planning

Downtown Jacksonville is no longer on the verge, but is actually undergoing a transformation. This transformation is not a rapid one, but rather the thoughtful type of renewal that it has long needed. It’s understandable if you’re cynical about it. Jacksonvillians have long heard mayoral campaign promises about downtown, but

Tickets for Christmas

December 9, 2015

Family·Feature·Holidays·Lifestyle·Shopping

Give the gift of experience! Tickets are the gift that keeps on giving and create a lasting memory whether it’s a season pass to a museum or theatre or tickets to a concert or family-friendly event. There are plenty of options for every budget and every age. It’s a perfect

Downtown Jacksonville, FL, Father's Day, Downtown Vision, DVI

Father’s Day, A Day for Dads in #DTJax

June 18, 2015

Downtown·Family·Feature·Hemming Park·Holidays·Shopping·The Elbow

[avatar user=”Downtown Vision Inc.” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” link=”http://downtownjacksonville.org/blog/2015/06/16/a-day-for-dads-in-dtjax/” target=”_blank” /] By Kristina Aviles, DVI Intern Father’s Day is this weekend and if you’re still figuring out what to do for your dad, look no further! has so much to offer for the wide variety of sporty, artsy or chocolate lovin’ dads

A Rookie Plans for One Spark: An All-Inclusive Guide for First Timers at One Spark

April 7, 2015

Crowdfunding·Downtown·Drink·Festivals·Food + Drink·Lifestyle·Local Musicians·Music·Neighborhoods·One Spark·Photos·Photos + Video·Public Art·Visual Art

Taking place in Downtown Jacksonville from April 7th through the 12th, the third annual One Spark is the World’s Largest Crowdfunding Festival. The festival acts as a platform for Creators to showcase their projects and ideas in the categories of Art, Education, Health & Science, Music, Technology, and Social Good.

Angela Glajcar for MOCA Jacksonville’s Project Atrium

April 5, 2015

Art Exhibitions·Downtown·Feature·Local Galleries·Visual Art

German artist Angela Glajcar is the twelfth artist to be featured in MOCA Jacksonville’s Project Atrium series. Her signature, large-scale paper floating sculpture was commissioned specifically for MOCA Jacksonville’s towering Atrium Gallery. On view until June 28th, this is Glajcar’s second largest sculpture in the United States and, taking advantage

GastroFest Brings Thousands of Diners Downtown

April 5, 2015

Crowdfunding·Downtown·Drink·Feature·Festivals·Food + Drink·GastroFest·GastroJax·Hemming Park·Restaurants

Foodies Unite Cook it, brew it, bake it, and they will come. During our first annual , held March 21st in , Jacksonville came hungry and left happy. First, we’d like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors and people who donated to our initial campaign; without you there would

MOCA is NOW at This Year’s One Spark

April 5, 2015

Crowdfunding·Downtown·Drink·Festivals·Food + Drink·Movies·On Screen·One Spark·Special Showings

One Spark 2015 is officially kicking off on Tuesday, April 7th, and Jacksonville’s Museum of Contemporary Art will be celebrating with “MOCA is NOW,” unleashing a year’s worth of programming in just six days, with dozens of innovative mini-programs that will help visitors discover and appreciate contemporary art. There will

“Big Block” Play at Hemming Park’s New Imagination Playground

March 18, 2015

Community·Downtown·Family·Feature·Hemming Park·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·Outdoors·Technology·Videos

Hemming Park unveils Imagination Playground, a giant, mobile play set that unlocks the limits of imagination of children, young and old. Imagination Playground is big block play; an innovative mobile equipment system that will transform the park into a play space that encourages learning, social development, movement, and fun! It

GastroFest 2015 Schedule of Events & Tastings! March 21st, Hemming Park 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

March 17, 2015

Charitable·Downtown·Drink·Family·Feature·Festivals·Food + Drink·GastroFest·GastroJax·Hemming Park·Lectures·Movies·Music·Neighborhoods·On Screen·Outdoors·Restaurants·Shopping·Special Showings

Welcome to GastroFest; we hope you are excited! This program of events will give you the details on what is happening, when, and where throughout the day. Our goal is to bring you tastes from around the First Coast, expert speakers, chef demos, kids’ activities and more! So get out