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      The Man Who Knows Jax: Joe Talentino Shares Jacksonville’s Hidden Gems

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      Joe Talentino of I Know Jax joins The Contrast Project Lounge Podcast to discuss supporting Jacksonville local businesses, preserving community...

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      Breaking Boundaries: An evening with Mal Jones

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      Mal Jones: Hip-Hop as Folk Art, Education, and Community Healing in Jacksonville Jacksonville hip-hop artist Mal Jones isn’t chasing clout or...

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      Beyond the Lens: Exploring Creativity with Zach Duke

      9 months ago
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      Zach Duke doesn’t fit neatly into a single category, and that’s the point. While he’s an award-winning photographer and videographer, his creative...

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      Ebonee “Puff Mistress” Williams: Confidence, Creativity, and Claiming Your Space

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      Introduction: Showing Up as Your Full Self Every so often, a guest sits down at the Contrast Project Lounge and the conversation quietly expands...

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      Listening to the Margins: A Conversation with Kris Kiernan

      9 months ago
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      Listening to the Margins: A Conversation with Kris Kiernan Some conversations don’t offer neat conclusions. They offer clarity. In this episode of...

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      Christina Wagner and the Soul of Jacksonville’s Creative Spaces

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      Spaces Some places don’t just host music, conversation, or late nights—they hold people. They become repositories for memory, belonging, and shared...

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      Journey into Holistic Healing: A Conversation with Summer Van Mun

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      Join spiritual guide Summer Van Mun and Tracy Rigdon as they discuss the transformative world of holistic healing and wellness. Explore the journey...

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      Cole Pepper: Jacksonville’s Soccer Champion

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      Redefining the 50+ Experience with Dionne Polite

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      Dave Eggar: Bridging Music Across Borders

      June 4, 2025
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      Public art is not decoration. It is part of how a city understands itself.Jenny K. Hager-Vickery, chair of the art department at the University of North Florida and professor of sculpture, joined Jim Alabiso and me for a wide-ranging conversation about sculpture, metalwork, collaboration, education, and Jacksonville’s unfinished cultural potential.Jenny explains why moving to Jacksonville pushed her toward large-scale public art. She saw a city with room to grow, not simply in population or development, but in the visible presence of art throughout its neighborhoods and public spaces.That matters. A sculpture, mural, performance, or public installation can become part of a community’s identity. People photograph it, meet around it, argue about it, remember it, and eventually claim it as part of their city. Public art makes culture available to people who may never enter a gallery or museum.We also discuss an emerging vision for expanding UNF’s arts and cultural presence downtown through performances, screenings, lectures, pop-up exhibitions, and possible partnerships involving spaces such as Snyder Memorial Church.The larger question is not whether Jacksonville has talented artists. That question was settled a long damn time ago. The question is whether the city, its institutions, its donors, and its political leadership are willing to build the spaces, tools, and sustained support those artists need.Watch or listen here: youtu.be/ER_DLYx3fkU?si=jsQ0MTinFrenRQTy#JacksonvilleArt #PublicArt #UNF #JacksonvilleCulture #TheContrastProject ...

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