LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

​Artists, arts professionals, and arts educators in Jacksonville are eager to share their knowledge with others. Information is shared through a number of mediums, including lectures, seminars, and workshops.  Examples include; Q&As with artists during an exhibition opening, a panel discussion that promotes critical discourse related to a specific theme or topic, or group workshops tailored to teach artistic processes or craft. 

There are also organizations in Jacksonville, such as Long Road Projects and the Jazz Discovery Series, that import nationally and internationally renowned artists into Jacksonville to conduct artist residencies and clinics as a means to promote collaboration and information sharing.  Educational institutions in Jacksonville, such as Jacksonville University,  Florida State College at Jacksonville, Edward Waters College, and the University of North Florida, also bring academics and professionals to Jacksonville to discuss the arts and topics related to the arts. Most of these discussions are open to the public.

Photographer Gideon Mendel providing a lecture on his body of work at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville.

Adult and youth workshops, classes, and courses in creative disciplines are offered by a number of organizations.  Such organizations include:
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• The Art Center Cooperative
• The Art League of Jacksonville
• Bridge Eight Press
• Cathedral Arts Projects
• Children's Art Classes
• Don't Miss a Beat
• Girls Rock Jacksonville
• Hope at Hand
• Indigo Art Therapy
• Jax Kid's Mural Project
• Jax Makerspace
• Just Add Rhythm
• The Performers Academy
• The Posh Factory
• Women Writing for (a) Change Jacksonville

Photo courtesy of Don't Miss a Beat.