Exhibitions

Current Exhibition

 

Juried Artist Member Exhibition (JAM)

Opening Reception
January 16, 2026 
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition from 01/16/2026 - 02/12/2026

First Coast Cultural Center
6000B Sawgrass Village Circle
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Place:

Michael Cenci, Demilune Table - 3D
Helen Curran, Santorini - 2D
Heidy Weaver, Magnifique Garlique - Photography

2nd Place:

Michael Wodrich - 3D
Jackie Woolf - 2D
Linda Caden - Photography

3rd Place:

Jackie Woolf - 3D
Julianna O’Hara - 2D
Michael Cenci - Photography

Honorable Mentions:

Norbert Ploetz - 3D
Sandra Harrington - 2D
Cynthia Spitzer - Photography
Judges:

• Two teaching artists who wish to remain anonymous
• Aisling McDonald
  • With a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Aisling has over twenty years of experience teaching across public, private, and nonprofit settings in Jacksonville, including DCPS, MOCA Jax, Cathedral Arts Project, Art with a Heart, the Cultural Center and many others. She currently serves as a Visiting Instructor in Sculpture at UNF, where she teaches 3D Design, Sculpture, Scenic Design, and Enlivened Spaces.

    Aisling’s large-scale steel sculptures are installed across the United States. Locally, her works include Rising Coalescence, for the Jacksonville Jaguars Miller Electric Performance Center, Harmonious Ascent, for the Jax Chamber, and Surge, outside the Karpeles Grand, among others. She is currently working on two commissions, one for the city of Greenville, NC and one for Augusta, GA.

 

Scratching the Elements

Paintings by Debbie Pounders

Opening Reception*
February 19, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Zena Groover Gallery (Upstairs) 

Exhibition from 02/19/2026 - 04/16/2026

First Coast Cultural Center
6000B Sawgrass Village Circle
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

 

*Reception will also include art from Chana Kurinsky, Jacque Huber, and Contemporary Abstractions in the First Floor Gallery

 

Group Exhibition

 

Chana Kurinsky

J.R. Huber 

Eva Konya

Opening Reception*
February 19, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

First Floor Gallery

Exhibition from 02/19/2026 - 04/16/2026

First Coast Cultural Center
6000B Sawgrass Village Circle
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

 *Reception will also include art from Debbie Pounders in the Zena Groover Gallery

 

Entanglements

Acrylic and oil paintings by Susanne Schuenke

Opening Reception
April 23, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition from 04/23/2026 - 06/18/2026

First Coast Cultural Center
6000B Sawgrass Village Circle
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

 

 

I Felt So Many Things

Wool Felted Sculptures by Liz Canali

Opening Reception
June 26, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition from 06/26/2026 - 08/15/2026

First Coast Cultural Center
6000B Sawgrass Village Circle
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

 

 

A Brushstroke Journey

Midge Scelzo

Opening Reception
August 21, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition from 08/21/2026 - 10/08/2026

First Coast Cultural Center
6000B Sawgrass Village Circle
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

 

 

Best Of

Best of JAM - Juried Artist Member Group Exhibition

Opening Reception
October 15, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition from 10/15/2026 - 01/02/2027

First Coast Cultural Center
6000B Sawgrass Village Circle
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

 

Annual Exhibition Sponsorship
Your sponsorship allows FCCC to keep our opening reception nights free to all! We offer wine, food, and quality community time at our exhibition openings.
With support from sponsors, we will also continue to upgrade the visual appearance of our galleries. It is more than a night--it's a continuous experience for any guests who walk through our doors all year long! We promote our sponsors at any tier below for a full 12 months during every exhibition. Please click the links below to learn more about the benefits of each tier.

• The Masterpiece Tier - $5,000
• The Gallery Tier - $4,000
• The Canvas Tier - $3,000

Sponsor an Exhibition: Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Rent a wall for your art: Here (As exhibition spots are booked 10-18 months out, renting a wall for a small amount of work is a great way to display your work.)

Apply for an exhibition: Contact Kimberly Sheridan, Events and Programs Manager at 904-280-0614 ext.1205 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Past Exhibitions

Best of Juried Artist Member (JAM) Exhibition 

Opening Reception
October 9, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition from 10/09/2025 - 01/02/202

 Native Flora, Fauna, and Fantasy
Acrylic paintings by Sandra FitzSimmons

Opening Reception
August 1, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibition from 8/01/25 - 10/02/25

Sponsored in part by

 

 

Family Heirlooms

Still Life Paintings
by Julianna O'Hara

Exhibition from 5/23/25 - 7/24/25
Sponsored in part by

 

Jacksonville Coalition

of Visual Artists (JCVA)

Group Exhibition

Exhibition from 4/3/25 - 5/15//25
Sponsored in part by

 Where We Stand 

Photography by Lenny Foster

Exhibition from 2/6/25 - 3/27/25 

Sponsored in part by

https://www.galleryonefortyfour.com/

 

 

 2025 Juried Artist Member Exhibition

 

 

Best of Juried Artist Member Exhibition

 

Paper and Fabric Collage by Hollie Heller 

Current Exhibition and Reception

Opening Reception 
Friday, 11/1/24
From 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 

This exhibition will be open to the public
from 10/8/24 - 11/21/24 during business hours. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Teresa Graham

Day by Day: Abstract Collections
Exhibition and Reception

Opening Reception 
Thursday, August 8
From 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

This exhibition will be open to the public from
8/8/24 - 9/19/24 during business hours.

Refreshments provided by First Coast Cultural Center.

First Coast Cultural Center will be donating 10% of Teresa Graham’s Exhibition sales to support the important work done at Art with a Heart in Healthcare, a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to arts and healing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artists' Salon for Artist Members 

This exhibition will be open to the public from 7/11/24 - 7/25/24 during business hours.

Must be an Artist Member to enter up to two pieces of artwork.

Tell us about your artwork by 6/30/24:
 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

What is an Artists' Salon?
See more information on this event's landing page here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jessica Pinsky 

Textile Sculptural Creations
Exhibition and Reception

Opening Reception 
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
From 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

This exhibition will be open to the public from
5/21/24 - 7/5/24 during business hours.

See the article published in The Ponte Vedra Recorder about Jessica Pinsky's opening reception: 
Fiber artist exhibits unique works at First Coast Cultural Center | The Ponte Vedra Recorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Nagata 

Flora and Fauna, East to West

Opening Reception 
Thursday, April 4, 2024
From 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

This exhibition will be open to the public from 4/4/24 - 5/16/24 during business hours.

Click here to read the artist's bio and here to view his sharable flyer with more beautiful images!

Refreshments provided by

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024 Juried Artist Member (JAM) Exhibition

Juried Placement:

1st Place Winners By Category
Douglas Johnson (2D)
Cynthia Spitzer (Photography)
Sheryl Sherwood (3D)

2nd Place Winners By Category
Robert Arbogast (2D)
Bob Rosenblum (3D)

Honorable Mentions By Category
Teresa Graham (2D)
Donzleigh Dowie (3D)

This Year's Judges:

Megan Reid - Mixed Media Artist and Adjunct Professor of Ceramics at FSCJ
megan reid (meganreidart.com)

Anonymous Judge - MFA and Professor at UNF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte Chastain and Bart Woloson

Exhibition and Reception

Opening Reception 
Thursday, December 7, 2023
From 4 pm - 7:30 pm

J. McLaughlin
330 A1A N #214, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Journey To Abstraction by Darline Braz

2023 Juried Artist Member Exhibit Winner
Exhibition and Reception

Opening Reception 
Friday, September 29, 2023
From 6 pm - 7:30 pm

First Coast Cultural Center in Jacksonville Beach
3972 Third Street South, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

This exhibition will be open to the public from 9/29/23 - 10/20/23 during business hours.
⇒ Darline Braz's website

 

Sponsor an Exhibition: Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Rent a wall for your art: Here (As exhibition spots are booked 6-18 months out, renting a wall for a small amount of work is a great way to display your work.)

Apply for an exhibition: Contact Kimberly Sheridan, Events and Programs Manager at 904-280-0614 ext.1205 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.