Updated: January 4, 2017
The children are back in school, but the fact still remains that there’s lots
of things to see and do at the Cummer Museums of Arts and Gardens. Get your calendar ready to jot-down these
exciting January events.
Florida Blue Free Tuesday -– Each Tuesday Evening from 4 to 9 p.m. | Free No registration required. Every Tuesday, enjoy free admission to the Cummer Museum and its historic Gardens, thanks to the generous support of Florida Blue. Guests can enjoy free admission to the Galleries and Gardens. Each Tuesday evening, the Cummer Café is open for Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
Bank Of America And Merrill Lynch Museums On Us – Sun., Jan. 8, 2017, from 12 to 4 p.m. | Free to cardholders. No registration required. The Cummer Museum offers free admission on the first Sunday of the first full weekend of the month to all Bank of America or Merrill Lynch cardholders through the Museums on Us program. Each cardholder receives one free general admission to the Museum.
Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union – Each Tues. evening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. | Reservations recommended. Tap into Tapas Tuesday at the Cummer Café patio. Take in the sunset while listening to local musicians with beer, wine, or artfully inspired tapas for sale at the Café. Reserve your table by calling (904) 899-6022.
Art Fundamentals: Acrylic Painting – Wed., Jan. 4 through Feb. 8 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. | Members $170, Non-Members $190. Registration required. Instructor Allison Watson introduces painting to beginning students and strengthens the skills of intermediate painters. Learn composition for landscape and still life, color theory, and techniques in acrylic. Participants may sign up for multiple sessions. Supplies are not included. Ages 16 and up. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
The Search for Paradise: A History of Western Gardens the Renaissance Garden – Tues., January 10 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 (includes admission). Registration required, Explore garden history through this four-part lecture series. Join Director of Education Lynn Norris for a trip through some of the world’s great gardens as we trace the connections between art and gardens. Space is limited. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Art for Two: It’s Greek To Me! – Sat., Jan 14 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon | Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per pair. Registration required. Make art with your little one and enjoy Gallery and Garden visits on the second Saturday of each month. Students will examine Greek pottery in the Permanent Collection and create a still-life collage showing depth and balance. Projects will be completed within one class. Open to children ages 3 through 5 and their favorite adult. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Free Tuesday Lecture: Why Does War Need Art? – Tues., Jan. 17 from 7 to 8 p.m. | Free. Registration required. In conjunction with Heroes & Battlefields: World War I Prints by James McBey in the Millner Gallery, G. Kurt Piehler, Director of the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, and Associate Professor of History at Florida State University, will speak on why war and art are so inexorably linked. For further information, please call (904) 899-6038.
Lunching with The Ritz: A Lunchtime Chamber Concert – Wed., Jan. 18 from 12:30 p.m. | Free with Museum Admission. Registration required. Make your lunch hour more enjoyable with a concert from the Ritz Chamber Players. Pre-order a box lunch from the Cummer Café (for an additional fee) and enjoy a special performance inspired by LIFT. For further information or to register, please call (904) 899-6038.
Art Adventures: Pop! – Sat., Jan. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Members $10, Non-Members $15. Join us on the third Saturday of each month for studio classes. In this class students will view the work of the iconic 20th-century artist Andy Warhol and discuss his impact on art and the origins of Pop Art, then create Pop Art-inspired works in the studio. Projects will be completed within one class. Open to children ages 6 through 12. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Cummer Beach Gala: A Night At The Museum – Sat., Jan. 21 from 5 to 11 p.m. | Members $150, Non-Members $175. TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse, Ponte Vedra Beach. Registration required. Cummer Beaches is hosting a Black-Tie Gala fundraiser at TPC Sawgrass clubhouse, which will include cocktails and dinner, a silent auction of Museum programs, and entertainment by the Jacksonville University Music Department. For further information please call Wendy Mayle at 904.899.6007 or email.
History lf Western Art Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism – Tues., Jan. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon | Members Free, Non-Members $10 (includes admission). Registration required. Explore art history through this monthly series of lectures that includes time in the Galleries. If you just want to brush up on your art history for personal enjoyment, then join Director of Education Lynn Norris as she leads you through the history of Western Art. Space is limited, and reservations are encouraged. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Ponce De León Society Opening Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks From The Dahesh Museum Of Art – Wed, Jan. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. | Free for Ponce de León Society only. RSVP requested. The Board of Trustees and the Chief Operating Officer & Chief Curator of the Cummer Museum invite you to be their guest at the private viewing of Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from the Dahesh Museum of Art. Please join us for a reception with live music, cocktails, small bites, and remarks. For further information or to RSVP, please call (904) 899.6038.
Member Preview Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from The Dahesh Museum of Art – Thurs., Jan. 26 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. | Free for Members Only. No registration required. Members of the Cummer Museum are invited to view the exhibition before it opens to the public. Enjoy Docent-led tours every hour and a 20% discount in the Cummer Shop and Café. Reservations for the Cummer Café are highly recommended. For further information, please call (904) 899-6007.
Community Opening Party Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from The Dahesh Museum Of Art – Thurs., Jan. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10. Join the Museum for the opening celebration of the Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from the Dahesh Museum of Art. Get a sneak peek at the exhibition before it opens to the public, with small bites, beer, and wine while listening to live music and remarks from Associate Curator Nelda Damiano at 6:30 p.m. For further information or to register, please call (904) 899-6038.
Searching for Identity: Memorial Through the Lens of the Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor – Jan. 31 through Feb. 11 Round Room. No registration required. This multi-media art installation will highlight essays that explore the ideal Jacksonville Holocaust Memorial as seen through the lens of second-generation Holocaust survivors, the children of those whose parents survived the Holocaust. Accompanying each essay, a maquette will be displayed, created by The Bolles School high school AP art students who worked in collaboration with survivors’ families.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
The children are back in school, but the fact still remains that there’s lots
of things to see and do at the Cummer Museums of Arts and Gardens. Get your calendar ready to jot-down these
exciting January events.Florida Blue Free Tuesday -– Each Tuesday Evening from 4 to 9 p.m. | Free No registration required. Every Tuesday, enjoy free admission to the Cummer Museum and its historic Gardens, thanks to the generous support of Florida Blue. Guests can enjoy free admission to the Galleries and Gardens. Each Tuesday evening, the Cummer Café is open for Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
Bank Of America And Merrill Lynch Museums On Us – Sun., Jan. 8, 2017, from 12 to 4 p.m. | Free to cardholders. No registration required. The Cummer Museum offers free admission on the first Sunday of the first full weekend of the month to all Bank of America or Merrill Lynch cardholders through the Museums on Us program. Each cardholder receives one free general admission to the Museum.
Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union – Each Tues. evening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. | Reservations recommended. Tap into Tapas Tuesday at the Cummer Café patio. Take in the sunset while listening to local musicians with beer, wine, or artfully inspired tapas for sale at the Café. Reserve your table by calling (904) 899-6022.
Art Fundamentals: Acrylic Painting – Wed., Jan. 4 through Feb. 8 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. | Members $170, Non-Members $190. Registration required. Instructor Allison Watson introduces painting to beginning students and strengthens the skills of intermediate painters. Learn composition for landscape and still life, color theory, and techniques in acrylic. Participants may sign up for multiple sessions. Supplies are not included. Ages 16 and up. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
The Search for Paradise: A History of Western Gardens the Renaissance Garden – Tues., January 10 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 (includes admission). Registration required, Explore garden history through this four-part lecture series. Join Director of Education Lynn Norris for a trip through some of the world’s great gardens as we trace the connections between art and gardens. Space is limited. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Art for Two: It’s Greek To Me! – Sat., Jan 14 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon | Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per pair. Registration required. Make art with your little one and enjoy Gallery and Garden visits on the second Saturday of each month. Students will examine Greek pottery in the Permanent Collection and create a still-life collage showing depth and balance. Projects will be completed within one class. Open to children ages 3 through 5 and their favorite adult. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Free Tuesday Lecture: Why Does War Need Art? – Tues., Jan. 17 from 7 to 8 p.m. | Free. Registration required. In conjunction with Heroes & Battlefields: World War I Prints by James McBey in the Millner Gallery, G. Kurt Piehler, Director of the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, and Associate Professor of History at Florida State University, will speak on why war and art are so inexorably linked. For further information, please call (904) 899-6038.
Lunching with The Ritz: A Lunchtime Chamber Concert – Wed., Jan. 18 from 12:30 p.m. | Free with Museum Admission. Registration required. Make your lunch hour more enjoyable with a concert from the Ritz Chamber Players. Pre-order a box lunch from the Cummer Café (for an additional fee) and enjoy a special performance inspired by LIFT. For further information or to register, please call (904) 899-6038.
Art Adventures: Pop! – Sat., Jan. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Members $10, Non-Members $15. Join us on the third Saturday of each month for studio classes. In this class students will view the work of the iconic 20th-century artist Andy Warhol and discuss his impact on art and the origins of Pop Art, then create Pop Art-inspired works in the studio. Projects will be completed within one class. Open to children ages 6 through 12. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Cummer Beach Gala: A Night At The Museum – Sat., Jan. 21 from 5 to 11 p.m. | Members $150, Non-Members $175. TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse, Ponte Vedra Beach. Registration required. Cummer Beaches is hosting a Black-Tie Gala fundraiser at TPC Sawgrass clubhouse, which will include cocktails and dinner, a silent auction of Museum programs, and entertainment by the Jacksonville University Music Department. For further information please call Wendy Mayle at 904.899.6007 or email.
History lf Western Art Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism – Tues., Jan. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon | Members Free, Non-Members $10 (includes admission). Registration required. Explore art history through this monthly series of lectures that includes time in the Galleries. If you just want to brush up on your art history for personal enjoyment, then join Director of Education Lynn Norris as she leads you through the history of Western Art. Space is limited, and reservations are encouraged. For further information, please email or call (904) 355-0630.
Ponce De León Society Opening Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks From The Dahesh Museum Of Art – Wed, Jan. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. | Free for Ponce de León Society only. RSVP requested. The Board of Trustees and the Chief Operating Officer & Chief Curator of the Cummer Museum invite you to be their guest at the private viewing of Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from the Dahesh Museum of Art. Please join us for a reception with live music, cocktails, small bites, and remarks. For further information or to RSVP, please call (904) 899.6038.
Member Preview Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from The Dahesh Museum of Art – Thurs., Jan. 26 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. | Free for Members Only. No registration required. Members of the Cummer Museum are invited to view the exhibition before it opens to the public. Enjoy Docent-led tours every hour and a 20% discount in the Cummer Shop and Café. Reservations for the Cummer Café are highly recommended. For further information, please call (904) 899-6007.
Community Opening Party Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from The Dahesh Museum Of Art – Thurs., Jan. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10. Join the Museum for the opening celebration of the Academic Splendor: Nineteenth-Century Masterworks from the Dahesh Museum of Art. Get a sneak peek at the exhibition before it opens to the public, with small bites, beer, and wine while listening to live music and remarks from Associate Curator Nelda Damiano at 6:30 p.m. For further information or to register, please call (904) 899-6038.
Searching for Identity: Memorial Through the Lens of the Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor – Jan. 31 through Feb. 11 Round Room. No registration required. This multi-media art installation will highlight essays that explore the ideal Jacksonville Holocaust Memorial as seen through the lens of second-generation Holocaust survivors, the children of those whose parents survived the Holocaust. Accompanying each essay, a maquette will be displayed, created by The Bolles School high school AP art students who worked in collaboration with survivors’ families.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
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