St. Johns Cultural Council Press Releases

In connection with the 100th anniversary celebration of the relationship between St. Augustine, Florida and its sister city Aviles, Spain, local artist Martha Ferguson has been selected to travel to Aviles in August and participate in activities.

The National Park Service today awarded $750,000 to St. Johns Cultural Council for continuing the non-profit's efforts in rehabilitating the Cultural Arts Center at the St. Augustine Beach Hotel.

Sixty years ago, St. Augustine, Fla. played a pivotal role in passage of the American Civil Rights Act. This year more than a dozen St. Johns County area cultural organizations have collaborated to present a full month of events and exhibitions.

The St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, announced today that Christina Parrish Stone will retire from her role as Executive Director.

The St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, is pleased to recognize the 250th anniversary of William Bartram's travels throughout St. Johns County with an Art in Public Spaces exhibition.

St. Augustine's Romanza Festivale of Music and The Arts and the St. Johns Cultural Council have partnered to present The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra during the 2024 Romanza event.

St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Haiku Contest. Local poets of all ages are invited to submit up to three haiku inspired by William Bartram.

St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural "Arts for All" grants.

St. Johns Cultural Council which promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, will honor a select group of women for lifetime achievements and influencing arts and culture in St. Johns County.

St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture, and heritage in St. Johns County, Florida, has selected two local artists to present solo exhibitions for its Art in Public Spaces program.

Local St. Johns County, Fla. arts organizations, schools, and artists receive grants for projects at holiday open house, Dec. 7.

The St. Johns Cultural Council has announced the 10th Annual S.E.A. Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival will celebrate more than 450 years of West African influence.

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 to commemorate Gamble Rogers in 2023-2024.

With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the St. Johns Cultural Council will award a total of $80,000 in grant funds to arts, culture, heritage organizations, and individual artists.

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 Administration Building.

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 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, Arts for All.

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 local venues.

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 of age and under accompanied by adult ticketholders on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16

The St. Johns Cultural Council, the organization that promotes arts, culture and heritage in St. Augustine, has announced that the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society's 34th Annual Conference will be held in St. Augustine on April 28-30, 2023.

Each year, the St. Johns Cultural Council recognizes women who have profoundly influenced the artistic environment of St. Johns County, Fla. with the Dr. Gail Pflaster ROWITA ("Recognizing Outstanding Women in the Arts") Awards.

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 Natural Florida

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. Local Premiere on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival and the St. Johns Cultural Council have announced the headliners and ticket sales for the 27th Annual Festival.

The St. Johns Cultural Council has awarded this year's recipients of the Fall 2022 State of the Arts ("SOTA") Grants.

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 program will award up to five $1,000 grants and one $5,000 grant award.

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.

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" from September 6 until November 15.