Virtual Resources

Beaches Rotaract Read-Alouds
Elements of Art
Artists Haunted by Florida’s Memory
Conservation, Beautification, and a City Plan
Mildred Thompson
Charmion von Wiegand
Lockdown Lectures

Beaches Rotaract Read-Alouds

READ USA partnered with the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens and the Rotaract Club of Jacksonville’s Beaches to create a unique new series of Read Alouds. The 10-video series provides children with a variety of stories that reflect different cultures and ethnicities while exposing them to unique artistic and cultural resources available at the Cummer Museum. Ten members of the Beaches Rotaract conducted the Read Alouds inside the Cummer Museum and in the gardens and discuss works of art that inspired them and are related to each of the stories the members read.

Elements of Art

Explore the Elements of Art through our art and gardens with museum educator, Danielle. Part one of this seven-part series focuses on the color wheel and is geared to students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.

Artists Haunted by Florida’s Memory

The founders of the Cummer Museum quickly became intrigued by the mystique of Florida. For nearly 60 years the Museum has developed a special collection of the art of Florida. From artists and alligators, to swamps and Seminoles, join Chief Curator, Holly Keris, for a discussion on Artists Haunted by Florida’s Memory.

Conservation, Beautification, and a City Plan

Ninah Cummer was instrumental in conserving, preserving, and developing Jacksonville’s green spaces. Conservation, Beautification, and a City Plan: Ninah Cummer and the Beautification of Jacksonville shows just how much of an imprint Mrs. Cummer made on the city and it’s parks. Learn about the history of Riverside and how it shaped what the neighborhood looks like today.

Mildred Thompson

The Cummer Museum recently acquired “Magnetic Fields,” a work of art by abstract artist Mildred Thompson (1936-2003), born in Jacksonville, Florida. The acquisition of Thompson’s ‘Magnetic Fields’ adds to the collection in significant ways. Not only is the work by a locally-born Black lesbian woman, it is an exceptional example of Abstract Expressionism from an overlooked figure in art history. The acquisition of this work exemplifies the institution’s commitment to creating a permanent collection that represents its community through artworks of exceptional aesthetic merit. Participate in the Mildred Thompson Escape Room after watching the video below!

Stuck in the room? Need help escaping? View the answer key.

Charmion von Wiegand: Iterations of Abstraction in American in the 20th Century

Charmion von Wiegand worked as a newspaper reporter in NYC, and later in Moscow as a correspondent for Hearst Newspapers. She did not begin her artistic career until her early 30s. She would later serve as president of the American Abstract Artists association and became a champion for Abstract Expressionism. Her painting Night Environment in Manhattan is on long term loan to the Cummer Museum. Take a moment to hear from our curatorial assistant, Katy Martin-Beal, as she discusses Charmion von Wiegan’s impact.

Lockdown Lectures

Enjoy free art history lessons from your couch! Dive deeper into works from the Cummer Museum’s permanent collection in a special partnership with Dr. Scott Brown, Professor of Art History at the University of North Florida, as his lectures take you from the American Revolution to the near contemporary moment. These special Zoom talks focus on ideas of American renewal and transformation. This lecture series is in three parts with focus on presidential portraiture, the iconic cowboy myth, and an African American artist engaged in interpreting the European past for the American future.

Virtual Resources

Beaches Rotaract Read-Alouds

Elements of Art

Artists Haunted by Florida’s Memory

Conservation, Beautification, and a City Plan

Mildred Thompson

Charmion von Wiegand: Iterations of Abstraction in American in the 20th Century

Lockdown Lectures

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