The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

"Spirit in the Land" opens this Saturday, November 9, at the Cummer Museum! This extraordinary contemporary art exhibition examines today’s urgent ecological concerns from a cultural perspective, demonstrating how intricately our identities and natural environments are intertwined. Through their artwork, 30 artists show us how rooted in the earth our most cherished cultural traditions are, how our relationship to land and water shapes us as individuals and communities. The works reflect the restorative potential of our connection to nature and exemplify how essential both biodiversity and cultural diversity are to our survival. "Spirit in the Land" is organized by Trevor Schoonmaker, Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Director, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Lead Support for "Spirit in the Land" is provided by the Ford Foundation. Major support for "Spirit in the Land" is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

As we unwind this Labor Day weekend, let the rejuvenation continue with the River Blossom Jamboree on September 7th. Extend your relaxation in the Cummer Gardens, enjoying live bluegrass from Jake Eddy & Band, Larry & Joe, and Low Ground. It’s the perfect way to keep the post-holiday stress relief going. Grab your tickets here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQwMt556

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The 2024 Arts For All Festival was a huge success! A community collaboration since 1995, this dynamic program welcomed approximately 350 children onsite at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, plus 2,240 children virtually! Thanks to all our partners who support this great festival AND the hundreds of volunteers that donate their time to make a difference for these students. Check out this year's video here!  https://lnkd.in/erKwUw8Z

With just two weeks left to view "Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960," you will want to get to the Museum before May 19, so you don't miss the last stop of this travelling exhibit organized by the American Federation of Arts and the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles. And...in case you needed another reason to come visit our arts & gardens, check out this recent article published by SELF.com and do something great for your mental health! https://lnkd.in/e8bnnq32 - https://lnkd.in/e8bnnq32

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Sport Your Fashion this past Saturday. The fashion! The fun! The generosity! Thank you for raising your paddles to support the Cummer Museum. We are so grateful! https://lnkd.in/gU4GwDWx

Kim Kuta Dring did such a great job on First Coast Living yesterday! We love talking about this extraordinary exhibit - "Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960" and all the fun programming scheduled around it! If you haven't checked it out yet, there's still time. It's on view through May 19. Explore Sporting Fashion at Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens | firstcoastnews.com

A nice shout-out in Veranda Magazine and our historically significant Cummer Gardens just in time for National Garden Month! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eArqNEE As we approach the heat of summer, April represents an inflection point in the rhythm of gardens. The Azaleas have finished blooming and the cool-season annuals that defined the color in the gardens all winter are starting to fade. This is the time of year that most gardens begin to ease into the stalwart plants of summer. Traditionally in Jacksonville, this has meant a reliance on heat-tolerant bedding or tropical foliage plants. Summer is not considered a time of floral abundance in North Florida landscapes. Here at the Museum, we practice a different style of gardening. Our aim, especially in the English Garden where we’re seeking a “cottage” aesthetic, is to ensure that there remains a complex mixture of flowering annuals, punctuated by perennials for texture and structure, that carry throughout the summer, lending a sense of exuberance and abundance.  (Image by Laura Evans Photography.)

We had such a busy last few days at the Museum (with many more in weeks ahead!) However, our Slow Art Day celebration yesterday was a perfect reminder us there's no better time than the present to slow down and look closely at what is around us!

Thank you, Will Brown, for telling this great story of the partnership between the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, the members the Bold City chapter of The Links Inc. and the YMCA Tiger Academy! Each year, this program brings our staff such a sense of joy and fulfillment. We love to see it shared with others. https://lnkd.in/eKj9Xhpd