Florida Blue Free Tuesday - Each Tuesday Evening from 4 to 9 p.m. | Free | No registration required. 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. Each Tuesday evening, the Cummer Café is open for Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
Tapas Tuesday - Each Tuesday Evening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. | The Cummer Café | Reservations recommended. Tap into Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union at the Cummer Café. Every Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on 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.
Spring Celebration & Plant Sale - Sat, Mar 3 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free | No registration required. Welcome Spring with a free family event and plant sale! Celebrate the coming of the season by purchasing plants and flowers from local vendors on the front lawn of the Museum. Enjoy plein air painting, live music, a hands-on family art activity, and garden tours throughout the day. For further information, please call 904.899.6038.
Weaver First Saturday Free For All - Sat, Mar 3 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free | No registration required. The first Saturday of each month at the Cummer Museum is FREE FOR ALL, thanks to the generous support of J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver. Guests can enjoy free admission, as well as art-making activities for all ages in the Cummer Gardens, live music, and a Docent-led tour at 2 p.m. For further information, please call 904.899.6038.
Bank Of America And Merrill Lynch Museums On Us - Sun, Mar 4 | Noon to 4 p.m. | Free to cardholders | No registration required. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens 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. For further information, please call 904.899.6038.
History Of Western Art: American Art - Tue, Mar 6 | 10:30 a.m. to noon | Members Free, Non-Members $10 | Registration required. Explore art history through this monthly series of lectures that includes time in the galleries. Brush up on your art history for personal enjoyment as Director of Education Lynn Norris leads you through the history of Western Art. Space is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Talks & Tea: The Historic Cummer Museum Gardens - Wed, Mar 14 | 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $6 | Registration required. You are invited to the Museum to enjoy an insightful talk over a cup of tea and a sweet treat, led by Museum Educator Karl Boecklen, on the historic Cummer Museum Gardens. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6023.
Art Adventures: Nature And Art! - Sat, Mar 17 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Members $10, Non-Members $15 | Registration required. Ages 6 through 12. Join them on the third Saturday of each month for studio classes. In this class students will focus on the natural beauty of the Museum’s outdoor spaces. Students will visit the galleries to view nature-inspired works before being introduced to en plein air painting as they work from direct observation in the courtyard. Projects will be completed within one class period. Open to children ages 6 through 12. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
History Of Western Gardens: The 19th-Century English Garden - Tue, Mar 20 | 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 | Registration required. Explore garden history through this four-part lecture series. Join Director of Education Lynn 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 Tots: Modern Messages! - Thu, Mar 22 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | $10 per pair | Registration required. Ages 24-36 months with accompanying adult. Join them with your little one to see how shapes can combine to make strong images. In the studio children will use collage techniques to create modern masterpieces. Art for Tots is funded through the generosity of the Chartrand Family Foundation. Entry is through Art Connections. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Jax Lantern Parade Workshop: Illuminated Parasols Pre-registration - Thu, Mar 22 | 6 to 8 p.m. | Members $30, Non-Members $40 | Registration required. This workshop is offered in support of the first-ever Jacksonville Lantern Parade on April 7, 2018! The lantern parade is a creative community collaboration and will take place on a two-mile span up and down the St. Johns River. Participating with your own hand-painted, one-of-a-kind lantern will make the experience unforgettable. Please read parade details at Jacksonville Lantern Parade. Create your own illuminated parasol for the Jacksonville Lantern Parade. Let the bright colors and imagery on display in the exhibition Fields of Color: The Art of Japanese Printmaking inspire your design. After experiencing the exhibition, participants will work with a local artist to design an illuminated parasol while enjoying beer, wine, and light appetizers. For further information, please call 904.899.6023 or register online.
Art For Tots: Modern Messages! - Sat, Mar 24 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per pair | Registration required. Ages 24-36 months with accompanying adult. Join the Cummer with your little one to see how shapes can combine to make strong images. In the studio children will use collage techniques to create modern masterpieces. Art for Tots is funded through the generosity of the Chartrand Family Foundation. Entry is through Art Connections. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Classical Concert: In The Garden - Sun, Mar 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Free with admission | Registration required. Join the Museum for a classical concert inspired by the exhibition In the Garden. Drawn from the vast George Eastman Museum collection in Rochester, New York, the photographs in this exhibition explore how humans cultivate the landscapes that surround them. From famous locations such as Versailles to the simplest home vegetable garden, from worlds imagined by artists to food production recorded by journalists, these images broaden our understanding of how photography has been used to record gardens. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6023.
Cummer Amelia An Afternoon Of Art: Women Artists Of The 19th Century - Mon, Mar 26 | 2 to 4 p.m. | Free | Registration required at Fernandina Beach Library. Cummer Amelia partners with the Fernandina Beach Library for a lecture series with a presentation on “Women Artists from the Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism” by Cummer Museum Director of Education Lynn Norris. In the third talk in this series, Rosa Bonheur, Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Cecilia Beaux were at the vanguard of a large contingent of women artists who concentrated on scenes of everyday life. Their place - still separate and not equal. Seating is limited. For further information please visit Cummer Museum Amelia or contact Wendy Mayle or 904.899.6007.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
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