Liza Mitchell
August 28, 2020
Art News, Comedy, Dance, Downtown, Events, On Stage, Performing Arts Venues, Spoken Word, Symphony, Theatre, Visual Art
The Cultural Council Virtual Arts Awards Will Include Violin Virtuoso Phillip Pan, a Caribbean Vacation and One-of-a-Kind Glass Wave Awards Cultural events are at a standstill but the 44th annual Cultural Council Awards is live-streaming ahead! A virtual fete re-imagined event will be showcased Sept. 2 at 7pm on the Cultural Council, WJCT, and Downtown Vision’s Facebook page and the Jesse Ball DuPont Center website. The theme of this year’s Arts Awards is “Bridges: Connecting Arts, Business, and Community” which highlights the inter-connectivity between the arts, business and community. Organizers shifted programming to a virtual format ahead of the pandemic …
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Shannon Blankinship
January 10, 2015
Charitable, Community, Family, Feature, Neighborhoods, Springfield
The reasons residents love living in Springfield are as diverse as the residents themselves. Diversity happens to be one of the many features of our great community, and most people don’t choose to live here unless they appreciate it. I love Springfield because our quiet streets overlooking the city skyline are filled with potential. I see what Hogans Creek can become and love watching 100-year-old homes go through the restoration transition. Springfield Preservation & Restoration With the mission to “Preserve and Build Community,” the greatest asset any historic neighborhood can have is an active preservation society. Working to maintain a …
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Joanelle Mulrain
September 7, 2014
Art Exhibitions, Community, Downtown, Urban Planning, Visual Art
Jacksonville has opened the door to a new venue for sculpture. in downtown Jacksonville explodes with 13 sculptures to walk through, share, and enjoy starting this September 12th. Thousands of people will have the opportunity to experience a nexus of fascinating and alluring pieces of sculpture vetted for , a project led by internationally recognized sculptor , Associate Professor of Sculpture at and their Exhibition Curator. “The Sculpture Walk Jax streetscape exhibition showcases how the energy of sculpture can transform the way people look at this site, our city and our community–it gives us energy from all points,” Hager says. …
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FOLIO
April 5, 2014
Community, Downtown, Feature, Music, Music News, Music Venues, On Stage, One Spark, Theatre, Urban Planning, Visual Art
The is reinventing itself into a mature and multi-level central organization for the arts, which supports the art and cultural events in NE Florida. The is just one major initiative. An artist can participate in the grant process for funding, too. The first round of Spark District grants was implemented last year with the following: : Art in Empty Storefronts by performing artist and educator by long-time Jacksonville playwright Jacksonville Songwriter Residency by , Musician in Residence (special thanks to the Omni for participating in this project) Sculpture Walk in Main Street Park by Professor , UNF Jenny Hager, well …
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