CALL FOR ENTRIES: Solo Visual Arts Exhibition
The St. Johns Cultural Council presents an opportunity for local artists to exhibit at the St. Johns County Administration Building from February through March 2024. Visual artists are invited to [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council Announces Recipients of Fall 2023 State of the Arts Grants
Arts organizations, schools, and artists receive grants for projects at the holiday open house on December 7th St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture, and heritage has [...]
Request for Proposal and Qualifications: SEA Community Help Resource & Cultural Center Renovation
Request for proposal and qualifications (RFP) to renovate the SEA Community Help Resource and Cultural Center in Elkton, Florida. BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW The mission of the SEA (Spuds, Elkton, and [...]
CEAM Welcomes Artist Laia Estruch in Partnership with The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain
Barcelona-based artist to spend two weeks at Flagler College as Artist-In-Residence Flagler College welcomes Barcelona-based artist Laia Estruch as the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum’s (CEAM) Artist-in-Residence from Monday, October 16th through [...]
10th Annual SEA Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival to be held on December 2
The St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Augustine, has announced the 10th Annual S.E.A. Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival will be held on [...]
Concert Series and Festival to Celebrate Legendary Florida Musician Gamble Rogers
The St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Augustine, has announced the second annual Live from The Waterworks: A Gamble Rogers Concert Series [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council Announces Arts for All Grant Program
The St. Johns Cultural Council is pleased to announce its new “Arts for All” grant program (AFA). With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Cultural Council will [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council Selects 17 Local Artists for Exhibition, September 5 – November 30
St. Johns Cultural Council will commemorate textile arts this fall with workshops and theatrical performances at The Waterworks and an Art in Public Spaces exhibition at the St. Johns County [...]
Request for Proposal and Qualifications (RFP): St. Augustine Beach Hotel Renovation
Request for proposal and qualifications (RFP) to renovate the historic St. Augustine Beach Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW The mission of the St. Johns County Cultural Council [...]
St. Johns Cultural Council Receives $50,000 in National Grant Funding from African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and National Trust for Historic Preservation
St. Johns Cultural Council has announced $50,000 in funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Council’s project is [...]
CALL TO ARTISTS: Textile Exhibition
The St. Johns Cultural Council presents an opportunity for textile artists to exhibit at the St. Johns County Administration Building: September – December 2023 The St. Johns Cultural Council [...]
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 [...]
