We’re Hiring!
The St. Johns Cultural Council (SJCC) is seeking a part-time Facilities Manager, reporting to the Executive Director. The Facilities Manager will oversee maintenance, leasing activities, and events of two National [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council receives grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support new funding program for individual artists and cultural organizations
The St. Johns Cultural Council has been approved for a $60,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support a new local program, [...]
Free Chamber Music Festival Returns to St. Augustine June 19 – July 2
St. Augustine Music Festival (SAMF), the nation’s largest free chamber music festival, has announced the 17th annual event will present seven world-class performances between June 19 and July 2. Concerts [...]
Juneteenth emancipation events to be held in St. Augustine from June 15 until June 19
Juneteenth, a federal holiday on Monday, June 19 commemorates the end of slavery. A variety of celebratory events will be held in the City of St. Augustine’s historic Lincolnville neighborhood and [...]
2023 Haiku Contest Results & Comments
The Cultural Council’s third annual Haiku Contest was a great success with 41 individual entries and over 120 poems. Antoinette Libro and Michael Henry Lee chose one winner from each [...]
27th Annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival to feature free family-friendly children’s activities
The 27th Annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival and St. Johns Cultural Council have announced a family weekend of free outdoor activities for children 16 years and under accompanied by adult [...]
Repurposed Waterworks building one of St. Augustine’s busiest venues
**From the Jacksonville Business Journal by Renee Unsworth When Christina Parrish Stone sits in her office during workdays, she might strain to hear a guest or caller over a Johnny [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council names 2023 Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA Award winners
Each year, the St. Johns Cultural Council recognizes women who have profoundly influenced the artistic environment of St. Johns County with the Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA (“Recognizing Outstanding Women in [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council Announces its Third Annual Haiku Contest
The St. Johns Cultural Council is pleased to announce its Third Annual Haiku Contest. Local poets of all ages are invited to submit up to three haiku with the theme [...]
St. Augustine, Florida featured in Samantha Brown’s “Places to Love” – Season Six
Beautiful and historic St. Augustine, Florida is the focus of the next episode of the Emmy award-winning PBS travel show Samantha Brown’s Places to Love. In early 2022 Christina Parrish [...]
Iris DeMent to Headline Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, April 14-16
Headliners include Bill and the Belles, Robin and Linda Williams, and Richard Smith The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival and the St. Johns Cultural Council have announced the headliners and ticket [...]
Request for Proposal and Qualifications (RFP): SEA Community Help Resource & Cultural Center
Request for proposal and qualifications (RFP) for architectural/engineering and historic preservation work for the SEA Community Help Resource and Cultural Center renovation in Armstrong, Florida.BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEWThe Spuds, Elkton, and [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council Announces Recipients of Fall 2022 State of the Arts Grants
The St. Johns Cultural Council has awarded this year’s recipients of the Fall 2022 State of the Arts (“SOTA”) Grants. The grants, presented annually, are available through funds raised by the [...]
Request for Proposal and Qualifications (RFP): St. Augustine Beach Hotel Roof Repair
Location of Work: St. Augustine Beach Hotel, 370 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, Florida Scope: Reroof Spanish tile on building mansard and upper to include: Remove single layer of existing tile [...]
Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival to Celebrate St. Augustine’s Rich History
The St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture and heritage in St. Augustine, has announced a Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival that will be held on December [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council and the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival Present Live from The Waterworks – A Gamble Rogers Concert Series, October through June GallerySt. Johns Cultural Council and the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival Present Live from The Waterworks – A Gamble Rogers Concert Series, October through June
St. Johns Cultural Council and the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival Present Live from The Waterworks – A Gamble Rogers Concert Series, October through June
The St. Johns Cultural Council and the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival have partnered to present a new concert series, Live from The Waterworks, celebrating the legendary recording artist Gamble Rogers, whose [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council applications for 2022 State of the Arts (SOTA) Grants, September 1st
The St. Johns Cultural Council will open its applications for the 2022 State of the Arts Grants on Thursday, September 1. The annual State of the Arts (SOTA) grant [...]
The St. Johns Cultural Council and its “Art in Public Spaces” program has selected the work of St. Augustine-based fine artist Nancy Hamlin-Vogler and her exhibition “Swimming in the Infinite” GalleryThe St. Johns Cultural Council and its “Art in Public Spaces” program has selected the work of St. Augustine-based fine artist Nancy Hamlin-Vogler and her exhibition “Swimming in the Infinite”
The St. Johns Cultural Council and its “Art in Public Spaces” program has selected the work of St. Augustine-based fine artist Nancy Hamlin-Vogler and her exhibition “Swimming in the Infinite”
St. Johns Cultural Council and its "Art in Public Spaces" program has selected the work of St. Augustine-based fine artist Nancy Hamlin-Vogler and will present her exhibition Swimming in the Infinite from Tuesday, [...]
Request for Proposal and Qualifications (RFP): St. Augustine Beach Hotel Phase I Restoration and Phase II Plans
The St. Johns Cultural Council is seeking requests for proposals and qualifications (RFP) for architectural/engineering and historic preservation work for the St. Augustine Beach Hotel in St. Augustine Beach, [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council Receives $25,000 from National Trust for Historic Preservation to Help Tell the Full American Story
$2.5 MILLION FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN At a news conference today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Telling the Full History [...]
Local Arts Organizations Can Apply for Share of $400K in Grants
The St. Johns Cultural Council has announced opportunities for funding local organizations that present arts, culture, and heritage programming. The Cultural Council administers St. Johns County’s Tourist Development Council Arts, [...]
St. Augustine Nonprofit Organizations Slated to Receive $2,933,500 in African American Cultural and Historical Grants
St. Augustine Beach Hotel On Monday, February 28, the Florida Department of State released the ranked list of applications and scores for its African American Cultural and Historical Grants, following [...]
The St. Johns Cultural Council’s 2nd Annual Haiku Contest
What is a Haiku? A haiku is a type of short form poetry originated in Japan. These poems traditionally contain 17 total syllables in three lines. Line one is [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council names 2022 Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA Award winners
Each year the St. Johns Cultural Council recognizes women who have profoundly influenced the artistic environment of St. Johns County with the Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA (“Recognizing Outstanding Women in [...]
Call for Entries: Solo and Group Visual Arts Exhibitions
The St. Johns Cultural Council presents opportunities for local artists to exhibit at the St. Johns County Administration Building: February 1, 2022 – January 31, 2023 The St. Johns Cultural [...]
