JaxNEXT 100 Join us this August for a 5-day celebration of Jacksonville’s past, present and future with an arts, music, film and literary festival at The Jessie. We’ll continue the yearlong Jacksonville Bicentennial commemoration with a week of creativity, collaboration, and envisioning Jacksonville’s next 100 years. https://www.thejessie.org/jaxnext100 Tuesday, August 9 • 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Artist Salon […]
Wednesday, August 10 • 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Our Music, Our Future Free and open to the public Curated by Jacksonville-based music festival producers Winterland Presents, four local and national musical acts will perform against a stunning visual backdrop in The Jessie's artful alleyway. Join us in the Great Hall for a vinyl market, synthesizer explorations and […]
Thursday, August 11 • 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Cinematic Futures Filmmaking Contest and Celebration Contest submissions accepted until July 31. August 11 event free and open to the public In partnership with and curated by Adam and Monique Madrid of LOL JAX Film Festival, The Jessie invites filmmakers to present new work that reflects on 200 years of Jacksonville history […]
Friday, August 12 • 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. We Have the WRITE to Our Futures Writing Contest and Celebration Contest submissions accepted between June 13 and July 20. August 12 event free and open to the public In partnership with 904WARD and JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival, The Jessie invites writers, poets and spoken word artists to present work that […]
Saturday, August 13 • 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Past - Present - Future: Rivers, Threads, Pockets and Bubbles Collaborative Exhibit Opening Exhibit opening is free and open to the public. Exhibit will run through October In partnership with Moving the Margins and 904WARD, The Corner Gallery at The Jessie will present an unprecedented collaboration between four local visual artists that […]
Attention Jacksonville, we are only 2 weeks out from Day 2 of JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival! 🤩 On October 29th, you can expect writing workshops, performances from authors, poets, playwrights & screenwriters, and an after-party! This year's theme, "Past, Present, & Future of Jacksonville" will give you an insight to how people truly have experienced […]
We're excited to welcome our newest artist in resident at The Corner Gallery, join us at the grand opening on Saturday, November 12! 🤩 In his exhibit, "Tabono’s Tempo: Standing Room Only", Roosevelt Watson III takes us on a wayfinding journey back to his spiritual roots in a mixed-media installation steeped in the iconography that […]
Only events occurring within Downtown Jacksonville will be accepted.
If you have any questions please email lexi@dtjax.org.