Quarter 1: 1st Place Winner – Mortimer Rex Local band and 1st Place Winner of The Square, Mortimer Rex, performs their song “Dandelion”. [divider/ ] Artist: James English Genre: Music Bio: James English and Kyle Lanning make up the band called Mortimer Rex. They started playing together at a coffee shop just off the college campus where James was working …
LIFT OFF by G.J. P-H We knew this tyme would come… I knew before they told me. We knew this tyme would come… We talked about it BOLDLY! We knew this tyme would come… We said to each other I LOVE YOU! We knew this tyme would come… We said who’d be there to greet you. We knew this tyme …
Quarter 1: 2nd Place Winner – Wise River Local artists and 2nd Place Winners of The Square, Wise River, performs their song “Sionna”. [divider/] Artist: wise river Genre: Music Bio: Wise river is a 3 piece dream-pop/synth-pop band fronted by brother and sister duo John and Laura Shannon from Jacksonville, FL. Wise river focuses on combining digital and analog instruments, …
Artist: Cynthia Pierson Genre: Painting Bio: A resident of St Augustine, working at what I love; painting in pastel and watercolor. Many of my works and commissioned portraits are in private collections. I’m a member of the St Augustine Artists Association, North Florida Pastel Society, Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra, Art Guild of Orange Park, Pastel Society of North Florida …
Artist: Jerry Albert Genre: Painting Bio: Work full time as a rehabilitation counselor helping individuals with impairments return to work. Self taught artist. Married 47 years. I enjoy painting in my mind and transferring the image to canvas. Piece: Flowers in a vase #1 Piece Description: Large piece completed in a day by which movement of the paint takes on …
Artist: Charles Pesterfield Genre: Painting Bio: I live in Middleburg Florida but I am from Michigan so I paint a lot of fall and winter scenes. I love art in all forms and my passion is oil and acrylic painting. I have been painting and drawing since I was in elementary school and my paintings are my children they stay …
Artist: Kurt Polkey Genre: Other Bio: Kurt Polkey b. 1972 My mix media art is comprised of sarcasm, humor, bitterness, masking tape, and sometimes glitter. I am a co-founder of nullspace projects, an experimental curatorial team in Jacksonville, Florida. I have exhibited my work, from Miami to Seattle and nowhere in between. Piece: Lusitania Piece Description: Masking tape on paper. …
Artist: Lynn Blakemore Genre: Painting Bio: My specialty is architecture and landscape with an emphasis on color, light and shadow. Piece: Club Continental Piece Description: The Club Continental in Orange Park on the St. Johns River is a popular wedding/party venue. Web: Lynn Blakemore – Website
Artist: Michael D. Glinski Genre: Photography Bio: Michael D. Glinski is a fine-arts photographer and filmmaker in Jacksonville, Florida. “I suppose the work of Muybridge and more recent followers dwell somewhere deep in my subconscious,” says Michael. “But it is with experience and skill with camera, classic printmaking and digital post-production tools that I take on the challenge of telling …
Artist: Leanna Crossan Genre: Painting Bio: Hello! My name is Leanna Crossan and I’m a freelance illustrator! In my work I strive to create captivating characters and compelling narratives. Some of my favorite illustrators and biggest influences are Jon Foster, NC Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Adam Rex and Georges Beuville. I attended Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL, …
Artist: Ohad Paris Genre: Music Bio: Ohad Paris is a singer-songwriter who brings into sound those things in life that remain silent – maybe the common secrets we all possess but never share, the world of a quiet man who doesn’t know how to love, or maybe the thoughts of the animals that observe us every day. Ohad does this …
Sunday, 1pm on WJCT 89.9FM
Artist: John Caesar Genre: Painting Bio: I am a self taught abstract expressionist working in natural wood medium tho I have always called my works my ‘paintings’ my influences include Klee, Noland, Kline Pollack and Calder new to Jacksonville I hope to make this my home for many years Piece: Flag (or else) #6 Piece Description: Constructed of and inspired …
Quarter 1: 3rd Place Winner – Kate Rouh Local artist and 3rd Place Winner of The Square, Kate Rouh, talks about her mosaic project at Yacht Basin Park. [divider/ ] Artist: Kate Garcia Rouh Genre: Sculpture Bio: Kate Garcia Rouh has been an artist in Jacksonville over 30 years, a Duval County Public School teacher for almost 20 years and …
Artist: Joel Cook Genre: Photography Bio: I like taking photos of people. I dont really know how else to put it. My experience ranges from protests, strikes, photo essays on homelessness to weddings and home birth. I just like making images that people can identify with. Piece: I can’t Breathe Piece Description: This photo was taken in Hemming Plaza during …
Artist: Madge Bruner Hazen Genre: Painting Bio: Program Director of WJCT-FM for 29 years; program notes for the Jacksonville Symphony; played and sang with the Jacksonville Symphony; promoted the London Symphony in Daytona Beach, Fla.; Sing with St. John’s Cathedral Choir (30 Years); Madge Bruner Enterprises to promote concerts; Taking acrylics from artist Allison Watson (6 years) Piece: Country Road …
Sunday, January 4 at 9PM on WJCT-TV
Tuesday, January 6 at 9PM on WJCT-TV
Artist: Randy Pitts Genre: Painting Bio: Randy Pitts graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of South Florida in 1982 . Following a career in the commercial arts, Randy began painting in oils in 2001. Randy has since become devoted to painting the landscape on location and the challenges of capturing the light, form and shape …
Artist: Diana Shepherd Genre: Sculpture Bio: Currently a “later in life” student at UNF majoring in sculpting. Love doing figurative work and casting and welding. Piece: Snake Dancer Piece Description: Materials include: Iron, welded steel and glass. About the mysteries of spirituality. Web: Diana Shepherd – Website Diana Shepherd – Facebook
Sundays at 7pm on 89.9FM
This fall Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns to PBS with Finding Your Roots. As part of the national outreach for the series, WJCT is proud to showcase the Genealogy Collection at the Jacksonville Public Library as a source for individuals researching their family history in Jacksonville.
This fall Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns to PBS with Finding Your Roots – a new ten-part series exploring the history of American through the lives, family, and DNA of some of its most celebrated citizens. As part of the national outreach for the series, WJCT is proud to present the story of Staci Grant.
This fall Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns to PBS with Finding Your Roots – a new ten-part series exploring the history of American through the lives, family, and DNA of some of its most celebrated citizens. As part of the national outreach for the series, WJCT is proud to present the story of Jennifer Mansfield.
This fall Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns to PBS with Finding Your Roots – a new ten-part series exploring the history of American through the lives, family, and DNA of some of its most celebrated citizens. As part of the national outreach for the series, WJCT is proud to present the story of Jennifer Mansfield.
This fall Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns to PBS with Finding Your Roots. As part of the national outreach for the series, WJCT is proud to showcase a project being conducted by the Amelia Island Genealogical Society that will serve as a valuable resource for individuals researching their family history in Nassau County.
Artist: Arvid Smith Genre: Music Bio: Multi-instrumentalist, performing on a variety of stringed instruments in a variety of genres. Currently performing with the Americana group Canary In The Coal Mine. Composer for a wide variety of mediums, including film, dance, yogic events and folk styles. Piece: Crosscurrents Piece Description: An instrumental piece blending Sitar, 12 String Guitar , Tanpuras and …
Artist: Frank Martinez Genre: Photography Bio: Frank has been an active artist for over 10 years, mainly in photography and has begun to branch into video. He is self taught in many fields including photography, art, art history and lately in cinematography. He currently resides in Middleburg. In the Spring of 2013 he launched his website as a hub to …
Artist: Sherri Lewis-Seals Genre: Painting Bio: I am currently working in Pastels. I absolutely love the colors and the vibrancy of this medium. I am a Jacksonville native, a graduate of JU, happily married for 18 years, and I worked for over 31 years in IT. Now I have returned to my first love of Art. I am fortunate to …
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Breathing, Playing, Being…….. Present from Tiffany Fish on Vimeo. Artist: Tiffany Fish Genre: Dance Bio: Tiffany Fish is a Jacksonville native who’s professional dance career began at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC and has brought her to dance companies in Europe and Israel. Her recent dance making has been focused within the genera of film, her films have been shown …
Artist: Meredith Woodard Genre: Music Bio: After struggling with infertility, music became a space to put all of my feelings. What started out as a simple mission, “learn guitar enough to distract myself” became a full time hobby. Before I knew it, I had shows booked and a whole new outlook on everything. Last year I released my children’s album …
Artist: James Lacey Genre: Painting Bio: Jim Lacey trained as a commercial artist in the sixties and has spent many years on the road working in the carnival business painting murals on rides, concessions and whatever needed painting. At the age of 75, he’s now (mostly) off the road and has time for the type of painting he’s always enjoyed. …
Artist: Peggy Shashy Genre: Other Bio: I am a veterinarian, fused glass artist, avid bird watcher and environmental advocate. I am a Jacksonville native who is interested in protecting, preserving and promoting our natural resources here in northeast Florida. Piece: Florida in Nature Piece Description: It is a fused glass quilt depicting wildlife and natural habitats of north Florida. Web: …
