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Long Roads Project booth at Untitled Art in Miami featuring works by Jax-based artists Dustin Harewood, Mark Creegan, Tony Rodrigues and Hiromi Moneyhun | Credit: Photograph courtesy of Long Road Projects
December 16, 2021

How 4 Jacksonville artists made it to Miami Art Week

It’s just after 5 p.m. on the Monday before Thanksgiving. Artist and Professor Dustin Harewood dons a paint-splattered denim apron…

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"Blue" by Malcolm Jackson is on view at the Lark as part of the group show of photography Last Coast. The image was inspired by the movie Moonlight, says Malcolm Jackson. "I chose to shoot it near the Talbot Islands off Heckscher Drive because of the the area's ties to the Atlantic slave trade. I felt a Black woman was best subject for this because nobody has a better combination of power, grace and resilience." | Photograph courtesy of the artist
November 30, 2021

3 local photojournalists frame up the First Coast in ‘Last Coast’

The term First Coast is synonymous with Jacksonville and its four surrounding counties: Clay, Nassau, Baker and St. Johns. A…

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November 30, 2021

Site-Scale Green Infrastructure Solutions For Shoreline Management

This is the first event of the “Let’s Talk About Resilience” webinar series presented in partnership with the GTM Research…

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A composite image of Ricder Ricardo, Mimi Tran and Kirsten Williams for the show 'Age of Cognizance' on view at the Yellow House | Art by Ricder Ricardo
November 22, 2021

In ‘Age of Cognizance’ 3 Jacksonville artists explore their individual identities through collective consciousness

The Age of Cognizance, which opened this month, is the Yellow House’s first in-person exhibit in nearly two years. A…

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November 1, 2021

ADAPT: The State of the St. Johns River

Following the release on October 15 of the 14th annual State of the St. Johns River report, WJCT Public Media…

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August 26, 2021

Climate Change & National Security in Northeast Florida

On August 24, WJCT Public Media and the American Security Project hosted an in-person and on-line discussion on how rising…

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April 20, 2021

ADAPT: Using Parks & Green Space In The Fight Against Climate Change

On April 20th, WJCT Public Media hosted a virtual panel discussion on the varied roles that parks and green space…

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February 3, 2021

ADAPT: Will A New Administration Change Florida’s Climate Future?

On January 28th, WJCT hosted a virtual panel discussion on what a new year, a new Congress, and a new…

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October 22, 2020

ADAPT: The State of the St. Johns River

Following the release on October 15 of the 14th annual State of the St. Johns River report, WJCT Public Media…

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October 12, 2020

ADAPT: Activating a Resilient Future

WJCT Public Media, the Northeast Florida Regional Council (NEFRC) and the Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board (JEPB) hosted a virtual community…

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July 14, 2020

ADAPT: Is There a Connection? Climate Change & Coronavirus

WJCT Public Media and the Northeast Florida Regional Council hosted an ADAPT conversation on July 14 focused on the parallels…