Jacksonville, Florida
The auction will be hosted on the Greater Giving app. The link for the auction will become live (and shared) on Monday, Feb. 12th. Please note that through the gift agreement for Seaside Sculpture Park and a state mandate that pertains to UNF property, they Read More …
There is a beautiful new art installation at the FIS Global parking garage in Brooklyn, 347 Riverside Avenue. The artist is Sheila Wyne from Anchorage, Alaska. The sculpture is titled “The Walker.” It was crafted from repurposed traffic signs. The piece was commissioned via a Read More …
JaxParks Fall Arts Fest, Saturday, October 28th from 10am to 2pm at Riverside Park located at 753 Park St., 32204! There will be crafts, games, inflatables, and appearances from Mr. C. Cowford and the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Orchestra. It’s FREE to attend! Read More …
A school play at Jacksonville’s Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has been canceled because of “content concerns”. The play “Indecent” won Tony awards during its Broadway run in 2017. Indecent is based on Sholem Asch’s play, God of Vengeance. The play’s plot involves a Read More …
MOCA Jacksonville’s team has completed a post-storm evaluation on our campus. The museum will resume regular business hours tomorrow, Saturday, November 21 for VyStar Free Saturdays @ MOCA. MOCA are thrilled to be able to offer this free access day through the generous support of Read More …
There are a couple of weeks left to check out “Duval Art Downtown” at the Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch. It features some amazing paintings and sculptures from art educators from Duval County Public Schools.They are featured in the Gallery on Main located on the Read More …
Are you looking for meaningful Halloween family traditions that teach your child more give than gimme? You already bought a costume (or a second one if you got it too early), carved a pumpkin (or a second one if you got it too early), and stocked up Read More …
Attention comic and zine makers and fans! Join us in downtown Jax for the first Duval Comic and Zine Fest – coming to the Main Library on Saturday, October 22 from 12 – 5 p.m. Make, trade and READ zines! Meet over four dozen local, Read More …
.Jacksonville photographer Will Dickey’s work went on display today at the Story & Song Bookstore Bistro in Fernandina Beach as part of an exhibit celebrating the beauty of the Timucuan Preserve. Along with Dickey’s nature photography in the preserve, the exhibit includes a map of North Read More …
If you are heading to Downtown Jacksonville Art Walk tonight, be sure to check out “Our Florida” at the Main Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library. Presented by The Art Center Cooperative, Inc. and The Jacksonville Artists Guild, this brand new exhibit will have an Read More …
Wow! In less than two weeks we hope you’ll be joining the Jacksonville Historical Society and the City of Jacksonville at the biggest birthday party ever! We hope you will be as excited to attend as we are to share Jacksonville’s history from James Weldon Read More …
Art in the Park, Northeast Florida’s ONLY Chalk Drawing competition, returns to James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, March 26th, Noon – 5PM. The theme for 2022 will be “My Wish for Jacksonville – Celebrating The Next 200 Years” in honor of Jacksonville’s upcoming bicentennial Read More …
Art waqlk is tonight, from 5-9 p.m. Enjoy art, music, food and community. Visit the three main art hubs and stop into your favorite participating businesses along the way. Check out dtjax.com/artwalk to get the full scoop, including an interactive map of the participating venues Read More …
Our friends @ladyskateday will be auctioning off some amazing one of a kind painted boards @rootdownjax from a select group of local and global artists. Proceeds will go toward Lady Skate Day’s continual effort to bring skateboarding to the local community as a 501(c)3. The Read More …
The tents are up, food is on the grill, the band is getting ready – Downtown Vision, Inc.’s Art Walk is set to begin! Come downtown and enjoy live music, food trucks, and local vendors until 9pm tonight. Bring a jacket, it’s getting a little Read More …
It’s not too late to join the fun and build a gingerbread display for the 19th Annual Gingerbread Extravaganza. Visit www.jaxhistory.org for details to build, buy a ticket or become a sponsor! The Jacksonville Historical Society is hosting the 19th Annual Gingerbread Extravaganza in a manner Read More …
On this day in 1968, Snoopy walked into a surprise birthday party, so Peanuts officials give the beagle his birthday cake and candles to blow out every Aug. 10. Some older fans believe his birthday is in October as Snoopy was introduced to the world Read More …
Loyd Sandgren (1916-2001) was a Jacksonville-based commercial photographer who primarily worked from the 1940s through the 1990s. After his death in 2001, the Jacksonville Public Library acquired a collection of over 14,000 prints and thousands of negatives from his family. These are archived in cold Read More …