Ulysses Owens, Jr. Selected for the Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award
Grammy award-winning performer, producer and educator uses music to empower Jacksonville youth Grammy Award-winning jazz percussionist, producer and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. was recently named the 2022 Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award recipient by The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. The award, bestowed annually, recognizes a gifted local artist whose work brings distinction to […]
In Memoriam: Edward “Ted” L’Engle Baker
February 2, 1935 to April 28, 2022 Edward L’Engle Baker, affectionately known as Ted, peacefully passed on April 28, 2022. The 87-year-old was from several generations of Ortega Baker family members. A great contributor to local, state, and regional causes, he was the most senior member of Jacksonville’s Baker dynasty. A lifetime resident of Jacksonville, […]
Jacksonville Women in the Arts: A timeline
We have all come to recognize March as Women’s History Month. It began, however, as a local celebration created and executed in 1978 by an educational task force in northern California and rather than a month, it lasted only a week. The first National Women’s History Week was designated by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. […]
Peña honored with 2021 Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award
Jorge Peña, veteran member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and artistic director and co-founder of the St. Augustine Music Festival, was presented with the Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award in early January. The presentation was made in front of his colleagues in the Jacoby Symphony Hall as they prepared for the Florida Blue Masterworks […]
