The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is honored to announce it has won the
Gold award from the 2017 Southeastern Museum Conference (SEMC) Exhibition
Competition for LIFT: Contemporary
Expressions of the African American Experience. The competition focuses on
exhibitions that are well designed, have educational value, and treat objects
with care and respect, showcasing the best in the profession and providing
benchmarks for the regional exhibition efforts in southeastern museums. The
award was presented to the Museum on September 12, 2017, in the under $25,000
budget category.
LIFT was a collection of works by 10
local artists responding to Jacksonville’s rich artistic African American
heritage, and focused on creating an artful platform to discuss issues around
race, equity, and community. Participating artists created works utilizing the
original lyrics to “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a hymn written by Jacksonville natives
James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson in 1900 for a celebration of
Lincoln’s birthday. The works included abstract emotional responses,
traditional portraiture, and even completely non-objective pieces. These new
works challenged and inspired, giving way to contemporary views of the lyrics
and social relevance to the Johnson brothers’ masterpiece. LIFT was on display at the Museum from June 14, 2016 through
February 12, 2017.
“There were a total of 18 applicants to the Exhibition Competition this year. I
coordinated the 2017 Exhibition Competition as the Southeastern Museums
Council regional representative for the Curators Committee of the American
Alliance of Museums,” said Denise Drury Homewood, Chair of SEMC 2017
Exhibition Competition & Executive Director of the John
W. Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center.
The SEMC Exhibition Competition honors curatorial excellence in
museums across the Southeast. Awarded institutions, like the Cummer Museum
of Art & Gardens, were selected by a committee of three professionals in
the museum field using a criteria based on the American Alliance of
Museum’s 2012 ‘Standards for Museum Exhibitions and Indicators of Excellence’.
The Southeastern Museum Conference is a networking organization that serves to
foster professionalism, mutual support, and communication. The SEMC is an
association of museums, museum staff, independent professionals, and corporate
partners in 14 states, including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. As a
nonprofit membership association, SEMC strives to increase educational and
professional development opportunities and improve the interchange of ideas,
information, and cooperation. The organization seeks to encourage diversity and
foster mutual respect and collegiality, and develop new initiatives within the
larger context of the profession.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
Laurie Hernandez, USA Silver and Gold
medal winner in Rio, appeared at the 2017
Southern Women’s Show, Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on the Fashion Stage. Laurie was interviewed by First Coast News anchorwoman,
Keitha Nelson, whom you will recognize from the TV show; “Good
Morning Jacksonville”. The cute and fit seventeen-year-old
gymnast answered questions from Keitha, and also numerous questions from very
young enthusiastic gymnasts. Miss
Hernandez stayed around and signed copies of her book (“I Got This: To Gold and
Beyond”) and took pictures with her fans.
She is very well spoken young woman and was an encourager to those in
attendance. Laurie was brought to the 2017
SWS by the Florida Dairy
Farmers.
If you’ve previously attended the Southern Women’s Show, or this is your first
time, you will be excited to know that more special days have been designated
again this year. “Girls Night Out” will
be Friday October 20th. and admission is only $5 after 5 p.m. “Mother/Daughter Day” will be held all day on
Saturday Oct. 21st. “Teachers Day” will
be on Sun. Oct. 22nd. Teachers who visit
the Show Office (Room 104) on Sunday will receive a FREE ticket to the show! *Must show your school ID to collect your
complimentary ticket.
If you didn’t make it on Thursday – you have a few more days to catch all the
action with the 2017 show. There are
lots of vendors, demonstrations, freebies, shows, eating and much more. Grab your friends, family and coworker’s
together as you make a day-of-it at the 2017
Southern Women’s Show in Jacksonville, Florida.
Southern Women’s Show
Dates: Times:
Thurs. Oct. 19, 2017 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 20 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 21 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 22 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Prime Osborn Center
1000 Water St.
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
TICKETS:
Advanced Adults $10
Admission at
the door: $12
$2 off
Coupon
Youth 6 – 12 yrs. $6. Group $8 each of 10 or more (Advance Only!)
Children under 6 FREE with paying adult
Advance Discount Tickets Available at Walgreens
($2 off
discount coupon)
Parking $7 - $5 per car.
