Teresa Cook Pop-Up Art Exhibit

Event Overview

In celebration of Black History Month First Coast Cultural Center is hosting an exciting evening combining Florida art and history in the San Marco neighborhood of Jacksonville. Award-winning watercolorist Teresa Cook will showcase her exhibit “Figuratively Seen” in this one-night-only pop-up exhibit and reception. Following the pop-up exhibit her work will be on display at First Coast Cultural Center in Jacksonville Beach from February 10-28.

The February 3rd reception will also feature a talk by curator and historian Dr. Cori Convertito entitled “Shaping an Island: Key West’s Black History.” She will explore how Black settlers shaped the island of Key West into what it is today and what that has meant for the state of Florida. Convertito is Lead Historian at the Florida Keys History Center and her presentation is made possible through a partnership with Florida Talks.

This event is free and open to the public but advance registration via our online RSVP is strongly encouraged. Please RSVP directly through our website at https://app.etapestry.com/cart/CulturalCenterAtPonteVedraBea/default/item.php?ref=4138.0.1746169889

This Florida Talks program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and First Coast Cultural Center. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida Department of State Division of Arts and Culture the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Host or Publisher First Coast Cultural Center