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Saturday, April 3

Classes - Adults

Jazz Collage

with Instructor Rhonda Bristol

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Guided by music, create a painted and collaged work incorporating personal images.  We will explore the power of music to aid artistic expression.  Activities and discussions will focus on collage and multi-media techniques and intense re-working of your personal theme using flat painting, impressionistic and repetetive outlining techniques.  

Members $70, Non-members $85, Active Docents $55

Ages 13 and up.  Catered lunch included.  Please call 355-0630 for more information or to register.


Saturday, April 10

Classes - Children

Art for Two

Gardens in Bloom

10:30AM - 12:00PM

With the Cummer Garden in full bloom, students will create large scale paintings of their view of something growing in the garden. They will tour the Garden and paint in the studio.  Ages 3 to 5.

Members $10 per pair, Non-members $15 per pair

Call 904.355.0630 for more information or to register.

 


Wednesday, April 14

Classes - Seniors

Especially for Seniors Talks and Tea

Go Figure: Twentieth Century Figurative Works on Paper from the Cummer Collection

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Seated gallery talk at 1:30 p.m., with afternoon tea and refreshments following. Includes free admission to the museum and Gardens. 

$6; for reservations please call (904) 355-0630.

Sponsored by the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc.


Thursday, April 15

Classes - Seniors

Especially for Seniors Talks and Tea

Go Figure: Twentieth Century Figurative Works on Paper from the Cummer Collection

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Seated gallery talk at 1:30 p.m., with afternoon tea and refreshments following. Includes free admission to the museum and Gardens. 

$6; for reservations please call (904) 355-0630.

Sponsored by the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc.


Saturday, April 17

Classes - Children

Art Adventures

Gardens in Bloom

10:00AM - 12:00PM

With the Cummer Garden in full bloom, students will create large scale paintings of their view of something growing in the garden. They will tour the Garden and paint in the studio.  Ages 6 to 12.

Members $10, Non-members $15

Pre-registration recommended; register early to prevent class cancelation.  For more information or to register, call (904) 355-0630.


Tuesday, April 20

Special Activities

THE ARTIST IN THE STORE EVENT

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Meet local multi-media photographer, painter and printer Gil Mayers in The Cummer Store. Mayers'' jazz themed work has been exhibited widely in Jacksonville and the Southeast.
 
For more information about the event, please call The Cummer Store at (904) 899-6035.
 
Proceeds from The Cummer Store support the many projects at The Cummer.

Sunday, April 25

Concerts

Sunday Garden Jazz Concert with Noel Freidline Quintet

4:00PM - 6:00PM

Together since 1992, Noel Freidline leads an acoustic jazz ensemble that has successfully bridged the gap between artistry and entertainment. They have developed a signature sound built upon the innovative writing and arranging of Noel Freidline and powered by masterful musicianship, stellar vocals, an infectious enthusiasm for the music, and a sincere desire to have fun. A diverse and captivating experience that is fresh, creative and exciting!  Guests are invited to bring chairs, blankets, food and beverages.

In case of rain, concert will be held indoors in Terry Gallery.

Sponsored by CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, Inc.

$10 Members and Non-members. No pre-ticketing; for reservations call 904.355.0630


Wednesday, April 28

Classes - Adults

Painting Basics

Session III: Wednesdays, April 28 through June 2

1:30PM - 5:00PM

This class is for beginning and intermediate painters, as well as advanced students wanting to advance into more intensive study of techniques. Each student will have individual attention, and will work at their own level and will produce one or more original paintings. There will be demonstrations in each class covering landscapes, still life, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, and color theory. Each session is six weeks.

Members: $168; Non-members: $188; Active Docents: $84

Call 904.355.0630 for more information, supply list or to register.


April

Exhibitions

Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits by Paul Rogers with poems by Wynton Marsalis

See exhibition description for details.

Variations on a Theme

See exhibition description for details.

Go Figure: Twentieth Century Works On Paper from The Cummer Collection

See exhibition description for details.

Jazz ABZ: Improvisations by Students at S.P. Livingston Elementary School

Art Connections

See exhibition description for details.