WELLNESS ACTIVITIES ABOUND IN ART – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – September 2024
HUMANS HAVE KNOWN for thousands of years that arts activities can provide healing properties. Art Presence offers lots of healthy activities in September, from enjoying the art in […]
ART ABOUNDS IN AUGUST – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – August 2024
IT’S HOT OUT THERE! Come visit our gallery to cool off and enjoy the amazing artwork of our members and guest artist. Even better, come […]
SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING! – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – July 2024
THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING at Art Presence in July with a fresh Guest Artist and Member Artist of the Month, plus a talk about […]
HEATING UP IN JUNE! – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – June 2024
TEMPERATURES RISE in June, and Art Presence is heating up right along with the weather! We have lots of creative activities happening throughout June: a […]
CELEBRATING JACKSONVILLE THROUGH ART – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – May 2024
ART PRESENCE IS DELIGHTED to present a special collection that captures the historic soul of Jacksonville. Our latest exhibition is a selective showcase, featuring pieces chosen from a […]
APRIL SHOWERS – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – April 2024
April Guest Artist: Andre Satie – Tiny Pictures and More—April showers bring local painter and former Member Artist Andre Satie to the Art Presence Gallery […]
MARCH FORWARD – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence – March 2024
THE CROCUS ARE POPPING and life is beginning to return to nature as we reflect through our featured artists this month. Both artists focus deeply on nature and […]
SPECIAL COLLECTION SHOWING IN FEBRUARY – by Mike Gantenbein
State of the Art Presence Art Center – February 2024
GREETINGS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ART PRESENCE, Jacksonville’s own nonprofit art center! I’d like to introduce myself as the new column composer and board member […]
Holiday Art Happenings – by Paula Bandy
State of the Art Presence Art Center – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
Winter is the time when there is a hush of solitude…whisperings of a winter mind. The weather is cold, the ground hard, bears hibernate, and […]
State of the Art Presence November 2023 – by Paula Bandy
The American West—Sweeping plains, dusty wooden steps, tumbleweeds tossing across arid soil, hot colored sunsets, and the sound of hooves galloping all conjure up romantic images known as the American West. There’s a saying that […]