Cummer and MOCA:

New Exhibits from Jacksonville’s Premier Museums
By:Donald Dusinberre
From: EU Jacksonville
Date: January 2008

The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville.
You can’t go wrong with a trip to either of those places, because they’ve always got a ton of stuff to look at and plenty of events and workshops to participate in. The Cummer and MOCA continually bring our community stellar art exhibits from all over the world, and that is, without a doubt, one of the best things about both of these museums. While they both offer substantial permanent collections, they also change out their galleries every few months to keep Jacksonville on the forefront of art’s present and informed on its past. Used to their full potential, it’s unlikely you’ll ever run out of things to keep you interested.
MOCA is the place to go when you want to focus on current and established artists who create work of a more modern, conceptual nature. If you’ve never been there, the art on display may sometimes seem weird or boring on the surface, but if you stop to think about what you’re seeing, you’ll find that it is anything but boring (if still a little weird).
The Cummer generally offers a more traditional selection of artwork, with a huge collection on display from throughout history. It’s a fantastic place to go to get a well-rounded look at countless styles and media from many cultures, past and present. Whereas MOCA may test your creative capacity, the Cummer offers viewers a chance to exercise an emotional connection with their favorite kind of art.
Although these two museums specialize in different parts of the art spectrum, they both allow the residents of North Florida to enrich their lives with some of the finest art in the world. Below is a quick look at the newest and upcoming exhibits from each of these establishments. To learn more about the exhibits and the activities that accompany them, check out their websites- cummer.org and mocajacksonville.org.

The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens:

A Kiowa’s Odyssey: A Sketchbook from Fort Marion
January 22, 2008 through March 16, 2008

Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks in Cuba, 1933
March 8, 2008 through June 1, 2008

New View: The Many Faces of the St. Johns River
March 25, 2008 through July 13, 2008

Scalpel to Sketch: The Science and Beauty of Medical Illustration at Mayo Clinic
July 10, 2008 through September 28, 2008

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville:

Contemporary Visions: A Focus on Jacksonville Collections
January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008

Ramen Noodles 2008: Installation by Sang-Wook Lee
January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008

Continental Shifts: The Art of Edouard Duval Carrié
January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008

Annual First Coast Portfolio Exhibition
January 24, 2008 through April 6, 2008

Carly, So Far: Francie Bishop Good
April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008

Paper Installations by Chris Natrop
April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008

Civitates Orbis Terrarum: Recent Drawings by John Bailly
April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008

Making Marks: Jacksonville Drawing Invitational
April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008

Black and White: Explorations in Line
April 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008