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One of the ways you can further experience JAXPORT is through one of the many arts programs we've sponsored:

The JAXPORT Gallery
Located on the first floor of JAXPORT's Headquarters, the Gallery features local artists rotating on a bimonthly basis. JAXPORT Gallery is open during normal JAXPORT Headquarters hours and admission is free.

The mission of the JAXPORT Gallery is to showcase local visual arts within Northeast Florida. The Gallery will display new and existing works by emerging and established artists of high quality. Through exhibitions the Gallery is dedicated to the cultural enrichment of the Jacksonville community, the State of Florida, and the Southeast region.

CALL TO ARTISTS
If you're an artist in Northeast Florida, and you would like to submit your work for consideration in the Gallery, please complete this form and submit to Meredith Fordham Hughes, JAXPORT's Creative Design Manager.

2010 JAXPORT Gallery Schedule

April - May
Bill Yates — Burning Daylight

June 1 - July 30
Keith Doles and Billie McCray — Acrylic Paintings and Fiber Art

August 2 - September 30
Tree Hill Artist Coalition



Women of the Port
The Women of the Port photography exhibit is a study of working women at Jacksonville’s seaport. While many city residents identify the port with large ships, cranes and equipment, a closer inspection reveals that nearly 23,000 people are employed regionally in port-dependent positions, and another 43,000 jobs are related to cargo activity in the Port of Jacksonville.


The Women of the Port exhibit recognizes the contributions made by women in the maritime industry. These women and many others are achieving success and breaking barriers every day, demonstrating that the port is a place of opportunity and stability. This exhibit also highlights the industry’s diversity, illustrating how port workers’ various ethnicities, personalities and career paths all make JAXPORT a dynamic workplace.

The Women of the Port was unveiled at the Main Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library in January 2010, and will be on display at the following times and locations:
2010 Women of the Port Schedule

March 24 - April 7
R Roberts Gallery

April 7 - May 21
Ponte Vedra High School Media Center

September 1 - 30
Pace Center for Girls

2011 Women of the Port Schedule

January 6 - June 6
JIA Baggage Claim Display Cases




Faces of the Port
In 2006, JAXPORT unveiled Faces of the Port - a black-and-white study of workers at Jacksonville's bustling port. Faces of the Port is a journalistic exhibition introducing the viewer to this vital sector of the city and presenting a face to those whose livelihoods depend on it.

All photographs were taken by a University of North Florida graduate, Joella Davis. The Director of the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art (JMOMA), George Kinghorn, served as artistic advisor on the project.





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