Sasha Wortzel digital installation imageSasha Wortzel digital installation image
Or those of us who live at the shoreline (ghost forest), 2021 Digital video, silent 00:03:18, Courtesy of the artist

ARTS PICKS | March 10-12

Published on March 9, 2023 at 11:33 am
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Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his top 3 arts and culture picks for the weekend.

Digital image from Sasha Wortzel's exhibit an CEAM
“For those of us who live at the shoreline (sunrise),” 2021, Digital Video, silent 00:01:01 | Courtesy of the artist

Friday & Saturday

Dreams of Unknown Islands: St. Augustine 

Crisp-Ellert Art Museum | St. Augustine

An exhibit of new works by Florida-born multimedia artist Sasha Wortzel transforms Flagler College’s Crisp-Ellert Art Museum into an ecological dreamscape. Through ritual sounds, projected films, and a group of functional sculptures that Wortzel refers to as “listening islands,” Dreams of Unknown Islands: St. Augustine creates an immersive and unique way to view coastal shores, animal migrations, the shifting colors of the sky and more. The exhibit opened March 3 and runs through April 22. The gallery is open Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday from noon-4 p.m. Closed on Sundays. More info here.  

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Saturday 

Indulgence Book Festival 

James Weldon Johnson Park | Downtown Jacksonville 

Romance remains the best-selling book genre. And its subgenres (contemporary, young adult, erotic, historical) are vast. No doubt, the exponential (and surprising) growth of book sales during, and after, the pandemic owes much to lovestruck bibliophiles the world over. On Saturday, a gathering of readers and authors, book-club members, industry experts and book vendors will gather in James Weldon Johnson Park for the Indulgence Book Festival, a celebration of books about love. The event is held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. It’s free to attend. More info here.


Saturday 

Studio Practice with Desirae Lee 

MOCA Jacksonville | Downtown Jacksonville 

Jax native and multimedia artist Desirae Lee teaches a studio course on collage art at Jacksonville’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday. A Blackhouse Foundation fellow, Facebook SEEN Initiative winner, and a Paul Robeson awardee, Lee will delve into the history of Black collage artists and makers, while leading students as they excavate images from magazines to create a collage that reflects their personal identity. All skill levels are welcome. Supplies provided but attendees are encouraged to bring a book or magazine they don’t mind sharing/deconstructing. The event is from noon-2 p.m. Space is limited. Register here.


author image Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Shaw is a writer, editor and musician. His writing has appeared in Folio Weekly, Edible Northeast Florida, The Surfer's Journal, and SURFER Magazine, and he's reported on national stories for The New York Times. He was previously editor in chief of the Void Magazine.

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