Arts and Culture

In 2012, Dr. Melinda Simmons stood among smiling strangers posing in front of colorful murals of wildlife at the San Francisco Zoo for the quintessential vacation photo-op. It’s a similar scene that plays out in places like Nashville, Los Angeles, …

Even as the Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts celebrates its 60^th year, it continues to focus on the future by creating two schools within the college, Jacksonville University Provost Dr. Chris Sapienza announced today.

The Stein College …

Jacksonville University professors who are also successful authors, poets, and illustrators will discuss their works and their craft during two Creative Writers events on Wednesday, Feb. 26, and Thursday, Feb. 27.

The presenters include:

• John Heine, marine biologist and

Dancers from Jacksonville University Linda Barry Stein College of Fine Arts, Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) Dance Department and Episcopal School of Jacksonville (ESJ) Fine Arts will present an evening of modern dance by the critically acclaimed Cleo Parker …

Jacksonville University Professor Jorge Majfud put quite a bit of himself into his novel El Mismo Fuego, which recently won The Independent International Literary Award.

Orrizonte Atlantico, the Italian literary agency that organized the competition, called Prof. Majfud’s novel …

Visiting Writer Kevin McGrath, poet-in-residence at Lowell House and Associate of the Department of South Asian Studies at Harvard University, will discuss the Hero in Ancient Greek Epics from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Terry Concert Hall.

“Essentially what we …

Visiting the offices of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbourough on the 41st floor at Bank of America Tower Downtown, you might get the impression you’re in an art gallery instead of law firm.

That’s because the space is filled with …

From a 10-foot pendulum incorporated into a musical performance to a three-movement piece about mental disorders performed with the Jacksonville Dance Theatre, this year’s Electroacoustic Barn Dance beginning on Thursday, Nov. 14, promises to showcase expanded boundaries.

“This is all …

No passport? No problem! French Week is on its way to campus and bringing lots of cultural activities and food with it.

Jacksonville University’s French classes are pairing up with the Le Cercle Francophone French Club for this annual celebration …

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is highlighting five glass artists with strong Jacksonville University ties in “Glass Here,” an exhibit in the new Pop Up Art Shop inside Cummer’s Bank of America Concourse.

The show is the second …