Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009
through Sunday, May 31, 2009In conjunction with
Folio Weekly,
The Cummer presents a selection of works by some of the area’s top artists.
The exhibition features 33 works by 18 local artists chosen through a meticulous selection process that reviewed submissions from over 300 artists. The exhibition includes paintings, photography, mixed media, works on paper and sculpture representing a full range of styles.
Featured artists include:
Brian Gray, Casey Matthews, Chad Landenberger, Clay Doran, Daryl Bunn, David Hansford, Edmund Dansart, Matt Abercrombie, Franklin Matthews, James Greene, Jose Cue, Leigh-Ann Sullivan, Christina Foard, Logan Zawacki, Mark Estlund, Matthew Bennet, Sarah Crooks Flaire and Zac Freeman.
The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens Concert Series continues with acclaimed international award winning pianist, Jon Nakamatsu.
You have heard about them on Oprah and NPR's In Context, now you have teh chance to see them in person. On May 12, The Cummer presents the art of the quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama in the exhibition, The Quilts of Gee's Bend. The show runs through Aug. 2. The quilts, created as necessities by the local women have been praised as outstanding works of modern American art.
After almost ten years as the director of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Maarten van de Guchte is moving on. While director he has seen the museum grow in size and membership, including the aquistion of many notable pieces of artwork as well as the Women’s Club of Jacksonville on Riverside Avenue. The Cummer is now by size firmly in the top five art museums in the State of Florida. And it is the second most visited art museum in Florida.