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. Each Tuesday evening, the Cummer Café is open for Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
Tapas Tuesday - Tap into Tapas Tuesday sponsored by VyStar Credit Union at the Cummer Café. Every Tuesday from 5 to 8 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.
Weaver First Saturday Free for All - Sat., June2 | 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., June 3 from 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.
Azaleas To Zinnias Community Opening Party - Wed, June 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | Free | Registration required. Join the Museum for a wine and cheese reception at the opening of its newest exhibition, Azaleas to Zinnias. The Museum has partnered with Jacksonville Artists Guild and the Berdy Dental Group to present a community-focused juried art exhibition featuring art work by members of the Jacksonville Artists Guild. The exhibition, titled Azaleas to Zinnias, will be presented in support of the Garden Reconstruction Fund from June 6 through December 16, 2018. A dessert reception will be held at The Berdy Dental Group’s office, located at 1511 Stockton Street, following the Museum opening reception. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6023.
Art For Tots: Who’s Going To Make The Dishes? - Thurs., June 14 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | $10 per pair | Registration required. Ages 24 through 36 months with an adult. This class will explore the Meissen Pottery collection and will discuss, “What is it made of? Why is it decorated? What purpose does it serve?” In the studio children will create their own piece of tableware. 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.
Working with Succulents: Adult Workshop - Thurs., June 14 | 6 to 8 p.m. | Members $30, Non-Members $40 | Registration required. Find out how to plant and care for succulents with local artist Crystal Floyd. Floyd’s body of work rests at the intersection of art and gardening “exploring themes of nature, storytelling, and adaptive reuse.” Participants will create an assemblage of succulents. All supplies, wine, beer, and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided. To learn more about Crystal and her amazing work, please visit crystalfloyd.com. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6023.
Art For Tots: Who’s Going To Make The Dishes? - Thurs., June 16 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | $10 per pair | Registration required. Ages 24 through 36 months with an adult. This class will explore the Meissen Pottery collection and will discuss, “What is it made of? Why is it decorated? What purpose does it serve?” In the studio children will create their own piece of tableware. 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.
Art Adventures: Abstraction! - Sat, June 16 | 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. Abstract artists use line, shape, and color to express their ideas and feelings through their work. In this class students will view abstract art in the permanent collection and then return to the studio to make their own abstract creations. Projects will be completed within one class period. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Garden Concert: Americana Concert with Brett Bass and Melted Plectrum (formerly Grandpa’s Cough Medicine) - Sat, June 23 | Doors Open at 6 p.m., Concert from 7 to 9 p.m. | Members $20, Non-Members $25, Reserved Table and Seating for 10 $400 | Registration required. The founder and flat-picking front man of Grandpa's Cough Medicine has moved back to Florida. Brett Bass is shedding his outlaw skin to bring his powerful guitar and songwriting to the forefront of attention. After a couple years absorbing music in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, he's bringing a family friendly, hard driving, high energy bluegrass sound back to his home state of Florida for a wider audience than ever before. For further information, please call 904.899.6023. Don’t feel like packing a picnic? Let the Cummer Café handle your food and beverages by placing an order for pick-up at the concert. To pre-order, call 904.899.6022 or email.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
Hours of Operation & Admission
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