New View - The Many Faces of the Saint Johns River
date:Saturday, May 10, 2008 time:10:00 AM to 5:00 PM venue:The Cummer Museum of Art And Gardens address:829 Riverside Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32204 View map posted by:The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
This exhibition is both a celebration of one of our community’s greatest
resources, the St. Johns River, and the power of partnerships. The centerpiece
of the exhibition is a nearly 30-foot mixed media mural created by students at
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. In addition, works of art from The Cummer’s
Collection, including watercolors and prints by Winslow Homer, Frederick
Frieseke and Theodor de Bry will be included to give a visual history of how
artists have experienced the river.
The exhibition, school curriculum and related public programs explore the role
of the river in our lives and the role of our human existence in the life of the
river. Students, and now visitors to the exhibition, are asked to think about
issues as diverse as the social history of the river, the economic impact of the
river on our local economy and the importance of preserving the river. Through a
humanities-based approach, with visual art at the center, the experience
promises to be a unique one for our community.
A collaboration in the truest sense, New View: The Many Faces of the St. Johns
River, is a result of a partnership between The Cummer, Douglas Anderson School
of the Arts, The St. Johns Riverkeeper, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT),
Museum of Science and History, Ritz Theater and La Villa Museum, The
Jacksonville Public Libraries, Dr. Carolyn Williams, History Professor at UNF,
artist Sarah Crooks Flaire and the Florida Humanities Council. The exhibition
will travel to multiple venues throughout the city of Jacksonville and will be
accompanied by a wide variety of programs for children, families and adults.
This exhibition is underwritten by Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT).
Programming is sponsored by the Florida Humanities Council, the state program of
the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Date: March 25, 2008 through July 13, 2008
Time:
Tuesdays - 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesdays - Saturdays - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sundays - Noon - 5:00 PM
Where: Art Connections Gallery
