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The Recorder · October 8, 2015
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the St. Augustine region.
The project formally opened on
the First Friday Art Walk, Sept. 4. The
sculptures will be on display at each
patron site through Jan. 31, 2016. Brochures and maps will be available at
hotels, attractions and the St. Augustine
Visitor Information Center. Information
will also be available online during
exhibition dates at www.CompassionStAugustine.org.
Additionally, as part of the larger
project, kids have been given the
chance to decorate their own pintsized monuments. The Obelisk Art
450 Compassion through the Eyes of
Children is a collection of 28, four-foot
tall obelisks ornamented by elementary
schoolchildren in St. Johns County. The
art pieces are displayed at a variety
of public and private donor locations
throughout St. Augustine.
‘Project Atrium: Joelle Dietrick’ at
MOCA
“Project Atrium: Joelle Dietrick”
opened to the public on July 18 and
continues through Oct. 25. The Museum is located at 333 N. Laura St. in
Jacksonville. For more information, call
(904) 366-6911 or visit www.mocajacksonville.org.
2015 Art & Antiques Show
The 2015 Art & Antiques Show featuring 50 art and antiques dealers from
across America, is Dec. 3-6 at the Prime
F. Osborn III Convention Center, 1000
Water St. in Jacksonville. The show is
presented by The Women’s Board to
benefit Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
For more information, call (904) 2022886 or visit www.artandantiquesshow.
com.
50th annual St. Augustine Art & Craft
Festival
The 50th annual St. Augustine Art &
Craft Festival takes place Nov. 28 and
29 at Francis Field, W. Castillo Dr. in
St. Augustine. The festival will feature
150 artists. For more information, visit
Susan Griffin/The Recorder
A 32-foot piece by Robert Zakanitch part of the “BLOOM” exhibition at the J. Johnson Gallery.
www.staugustineartfestival.com.
‘BLOOM ‘at J. Johnson Gallery
A brand new group exhibition is currently on display at the J. Johnson Gallery in Jacksonville Beach. “BLOOM,”
features the work of six artists hailing from New York City, Miami and
Europe, showcasing art inspired by
nature. An opening reception was held
the evening of Sept. 11. “BLOOM” will
be on display at the gallery through
Nov. 5. J. Johnson Gallery is located at
177 Fourth Ave. N., Jacksonville Beach.
For more information, call (904) 4353200 or visit www.jjohnsongallery.com.
Quilts for a Cause at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach
Quilts for a Cause is a special exhibition honoring the work of Jacque
Huber. Jacque has generously donated
a series of seventeen of his hand-made
first coast
ARTISTS
STOP BY AND SEE ALL OF
THE ARTWORK ON DISPLAY.
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Ponte Vedra
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1102 A1A N., Unit 108 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
About a half mile South of the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
For more information about these works, the artists, or other works,
contact Bob Nickerson at First Coast Artists at 904.280.8187.
quilts to be exhibited and raffled off
to raise funds for the Cultural Center’s
outreach programs.
Each quilt, meticulously hand sewn,
are finely crafted pieces of art that can
be functional quilts or become beautiful wall art. All 17 quilts will be on
display at the Cultural Center Oct. 9 to
23.
Raffle tickets will be on sale starting Sept. 14 through Dec 12, online at ccpvb.org , by phone, (904)
280-0614 ext 204, or at the Cultural
Center. Tickets are one for $25 or 5
for $100. Enter for a chance to win
a hand-crafted quilt. Winners will be
notified by Dec. 15. You do not need
to be present to win. For more infor-
mation, call (904) 280-0614.
‘Women, Art, and Social Change: The
Newcomb Pottery Enterprise’ at the
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents “Women, Art, and Social
Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise,” an exhibition focusing on the
works of some of America’s pioneering
women artists. Showcasing work from
what was one of America’s most successful art potteries of the 20th century,
the exhibition will be on display Oct. 9
through Jan. 3, 2016.
ARTS CALENDAR continues on Page 23