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      Public Art as Social Commentary with Jason Tetlak

      May 30, 2025
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      Jason Tetlak: The Artist Who Paints Loud When Jason Tetlak touches a wall, the neighborhood changes. His work doesn’t whisper background beauty, it...

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      Behind the Glamour: Taylor Roberts and the Music Hustle

      May 29, 2025
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      Taylor Roberts: The Other 20 Hours From stages soaked in jazz to rehab centers steeped in healing, Taylor Roberts lives the grind behind the glamour...

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      Unfiltered Voices: Charles Gaskins on Punk, Writing, and the Hustle

      May 28, 2025
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      How Charles Gaskins, artist, hustler, and storyteller went from punk basements to podcast co-host—without ever watering down who he is. A Voice Born...

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      From Family Recipe to Whole Foods: The Lentil House Story with Sharlay Smith

      May 27, 2025
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      Turning family flavor into national recognition, one handful of lentils at a time. From The Lentil House to Whole Foods shelves Sometimes the most...

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      May 25, 2025
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

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      April 15, 2025
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      Reclaiming Your Plate, One Raised Bed at a Time In an age of mass recalls, price shocks, and “fresh” food trucked across three time...

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      Chris Thomas on Dance, Divorce, and Defining His Own Project

      April 12, 2025
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

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      Understanding Juneteenth History: A Journey of Truth and Freedom

      April 11, 2025
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      Jana Angel: Leading with Heart in Jacksonville’s Changing Landscape

      April 11, 2025
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      Mitigating Climate Change and Building Resilience with Ashantae Green

      July 15, 2024
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

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      July 15, 2024
      Tracy Rigdon Jax

      In this conversation, Tracy Rigdon interviews Brenda Kato, a local artist from Jacksonville, Florida. They discuss various topics including...

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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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