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. Reservations recommended! 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.
Artists & World War I: Behind The Lines - Thurs., Oct 4 | 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 | Registration required. World War I was the first truly mechanized global war and it changed everything, including art. This four-part series examines how artists captured the Great War and the post-war world, creating the path for Modern Art that would send shock waves across the cultural landscape. Hospitals, staging areas, general headquarters, nearby towns, and even prisoner of war camps were all part of the labyrinth of war behind the lines recorded by artists. Women were there in large numbers for the first time as nurses, VADS, ambulance drivers, and Red Cross personnel. There was no behind the lines in France and Belgium, as they fought on their own soil. Artists, such as Australian Iso Rae, recorded life behind the lines in France. Britain’s William Orpen and Sir Stanley Spence painted the rag-tag, bombed-out civilians, the soldiers, and the medical personnel all sharing the surreal space behind the lines. Join Museum staff to discover Artists & World War I: The Battlefront including time in the galleries. Space is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Cummer Beaches Adventures In The Arts: The Actor, The Stage - Thurs., Oct 4 | 2 p.m. | Free | No registration required. Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library. Theater director and Julliard Alumni JaMario Stills will present a lecture on playwriting. JaMario is the Co-Founder of the First Coast Actors Center and the Director of Development at The Performers Academy. For further information or to register, please email Brittany Nazario at or 904.899.6007.
Cummer Beaches Lecture Series: Rome As A Center For The Arts - Fri., Oct 5 | 5:30 to 7 p.m. | Free | No registration required. Beaches Museum & History Park Chapel. This presentation will focus on the Eternal City as a source of opportunity and patronage for artists such Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and countless others. The central role of Rome as an artistic and training hub was sustained by the presence of wealthy merchants, bankers, ecclesiastic figures and, of course, the Church. Artists from all corners of Europe, and later the United States, from the 15th century forward, flocked to the Italian city. Works from the Museum’s collection offer many examples, including paintings by Claude Lorrain and Charles-Joseph Natoire. For further information, please email Brittany Nazario at or 904.899.6007.
Weaver First Saturday Free for All - Sat., Oct. 6 from 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.
Envirofest - Sat., Oct. 6 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Free | No registration required. Join the museum as they seek ways to cultivate curiosity, respect, and understanding of the shared natural environment, and the plant and animal wildlife in and around the neighborhoods of Jacksonville. Along with yoga, plein-air artists, live music, and eco-friendly art projects, representatives from various environmental agencies, governmental and private, give of their time and offer interactive activities to visitors. For further information, please call 904.899.6023.
Bank Of America And Merrill Lynch Museums On Us - Sun., Oct. 7 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.
Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman Pdl Opening - Wed., Oct. 10 | 6 to 8 p.m. | Free for Ponce de León Donors only | RSVP required. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Please join the museum for a reception with live music from “Mama Blue”, artist demonstration by “Erin Kendrick”, cocktails, small bites, and remarks from Acting Directory Holly Keris and Guest Curator Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. This exclusive event is for Ponce de León Society Donors only and their guests. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6023. If you are a Member or Non-Member of the Cummer Museum, please register for the Member and Community Opening Party on Thurs., Oct. 11th.
Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman Member Preview - Thurs., Oct. 11 | Noon to 4 p.m. | Free for Members Only | No registration required. Museum members are invited to view the exhibition before it opens to the public, with docent-led tours at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. and a 20% discount in the Shop and Café. Reservations for the Café are recommended, so please call 904.899.6022 to reserve your table.
Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman Member & Community Opening Party - Thurs., Oct. 11 | 6 to 8 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 | Registration required. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Join the Museum for a sneak peak of Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman. The evening will include live music from Mama Blue, artist demonstration by Erin Kendrick, small bites, beer, wine, and exciting new merchandise in the Shop. Remarks at 6:15 p.m. Tour at 6:30 p.m. with Guest Curator Jeffreen M. Hayes, Ph.D. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6023.
Art For Two: Social Ceramics! - Sat., Oct. 13 | 10:30 a.m. to Noon | Members $15 per pair, Non-Members $20 per pair | Registration required. Ages 3 through 5 with an adult. Make art with your little one and enjoy gallery and garden visits on the second Saturday of each month. In this class students will visit Museum’s collection of Early Meissen Porcelain for inspiration. Then they will create a ceramic artwork embellished with carved designs using colors to represent their own world. Clay pieces will be fired at the Museum and available for pick-up one week after class. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Talks & Tea: The Renaissance In Florence - Wed., Oct. 17 | 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $10 | Registration required. You are invited to the Museum to enjoy an insightful talk on the Renaissance in Florence led by Museum staff over a cup of tea and a sweet treat. For further information or to register, please call 904.899.6023.
Art For Tots: Mythical Beasts! - Thurs., Oct. 18 and Sat, Oct 20 | 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. | $10 per pair | Registration required. Ages 24 through 36 months with an adult. This class will look at ancient Green pottery in the Schultz Gallery and will discuss the designs and mythical creatures depicted. In the studio children will reimagine their own creatures. 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.
Cummer Amelia – An Evening In The Arts: Augusta Savage And The 2018/2019 Calendar - Thurs., Oct. 18 | 5 to 7 p.m. | Members Free, Non-Members $15 | Registration required. Osprey Village, Amelia Island. Acting Director Holly Keris will unveil the 2018/2019 exhibition calendar and discuss current happenings at the Museum. For further information or to register, please email Brittany Nazario or call 904.899.6007.
Art Adventures: Collage! - Sat., Oct. 20 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Members $10, Non-Members $15 | Registration required. Ages 6 through 12. Join the museum on the third Saturday of each month for studio classes. In this class students will spend time viewing works of still-life from the Museum’s permanent collection and learning about their place in art history. In the studio, students will cut, tear, and glue paper together to make their own still-life images. Projects will be completed within one class period. Class size is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
History Of Western Art: Early Christian To High Renaissance Art - Tues, Oct. 23 | 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 Museum staff leads you through the history of Western Art. Space is limited. For further information, please email or call 904.355.0630.
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 356-6857
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