Empowering Local Arts and Culture Leaders
Advocating for collaboration and growth in Nassau County arts.
Empowering Local Arts and Culture Leaders
Advocating for collaboration and growth in Nassau County arts.
Our Mission
The Arts Leaders Forum, is dedicated to advocating for the arts and culture nonprofit organizations in Nassau County, Florida. Our mission is to support and educate local art leaders to foster a vibrant community that values artistic expression and events.
THE ORGANIZATIONS
Amelia Community Theatre – ameliacommunitytheatre.org
Amelia Island Book Festival – Literacy | Amelia Island Book Festival | Florida
Amelia Island Jazz Festival – ameliaislandjazzfestival.com
Amelia Island Museum of History – ameliamuseum.org
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival – ameliachambermusic.org
Amelia Musical Playhouse – ameliamusicalplayhouse.com
Friends of the Nassau County Library – fernandinafol.org
Island Art Association – islandart.org
West Nassau Historical Society – wnhsfl.org
Amelia Island Singers – ameliaislandsingers.com
Amelia Island Quilt Guild – ameliaquilters.org
Amelia Island Writers Assoc. – ameliaislandwriters.org
Amelia Island Dance Festival – ameliaislanddancefestival.org
Arts Alive Nassau – artsalivenassau.org
Amelia Island Opera – ameliaislandopera.org
Blue Fire Theatre – bluefiretheatre.org
Country Star Quilters – countrystarquilters.org
Story and Song Center for Arts and Culture – StoryandSongArts.org
Friends of Fort Clinch – fortclinch.org
Friends of American Beach – friendsofamericanbeach.org
Yulee Historic Council – https://www.facebook.com/groups
Pirates Club of Fernandina Beach – fernandinapirates.com
Northeast FL Fair – www.neflfair.org
Nassau Community Band – https://www.facebook.com/NassauCommunityBand/
West Nassau Arts Alliance- facebook.com/@wnaasocial
ABOUT THE ARTS LEADERS FORUM
Vision and Purpose
Vision and Purpose
OUR ARTS LEADERS FORUM
We have been promoting the arts in our community for over 5 years. Our organization was founded by a group of passionate artists who wanted to make a difference in their community.
Vision and Purpose
Vision and Purpose
Vision and Purpose
Our purpose is to provide a forum for the arts and culture organization leaders to Connect the leaders; Confer with county and city leaders; and Collaborate among the organizations. We also provide a platform for artists to showcase their work and connect with other creatives in the community. We aim to promote diversity, creativity, and collaboration in the arts for all in Nassau County, FL
Our Events
Vision and Purpose
Our Events
We host a variety of events throughout the year, including art exhibitions, workshops, and performances. Our events are open to everyone and are a great way to get involved in the arts community.
DIRECTORS UPDATE
Right from the earliest known cave drawings thousands of years ago, humans wanted to express to other humans what they saw, where they lived, who they are and always questioning where they came from. Art is communication. It has been the communication tool early on for humans to express their needs, desires, discoveries and questions to their fellow group and still works today so far-human to human, and hopefully remains that way, (not looking for AI to human). What if the artists didn’t record their world centuries back, how would we know the past? It’s not just color and beauty, it’s history.
Well, here we are, February, the month of Love and Valentines' Day. What could possibly be more inspiring for artists than the subject of love? Love found, lost, denied, longed for, dreamed of, desired, and sometimes avoided. Art communicates and love is surely the most universally expressed subject. Artists feel and convey the passion and emotions of love. They look to express it all- the pain, the joy, beauty, the fulfillment and also for some, the absence of this human phenomenon. I have highlighted three artists listed here:
See Klimt’s The Kiss- here- klimt-the-kiss-tablo
You can see love in so many ways- not just for human to human, but the love of nature, music, dance, cooking, writing…the art of love drives our satisfaction of living. This February look to see how love has influenced the arts you support and collect. It’s probably pretty deep.
Art's definition generally falls into three categories: Art as Representational; Art as Expression of Emotional Content; Art as Design, i.e.- Robert Indiana- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LOVE_(1967).jpg
See more of art of LOVE here- https://share.google/Lw7YxpWVF71q7z8qZ
Just think of your world without art, books, music, theatre, film, dance, sculpture. Art is personal to the viewer--that what the artist communicates makes you think and feel…happy, serious, mad, confused, informational, memorial, joyful, optimistic. Experienced by the senses visual, oral, touch. Take the time out of your crazy busy day to explore the oasis that the arts provide us humans. Shakespeare- “If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it, surfeiting, (feed to excess), the appetite may sicken and so die.”
Richard A. Restiano, Sr.
Director
The Art Leaders Forum meets next at Story and Song February 23rd- 10am to noon. Nassau Arts Leaders discuss their next events, issues and concerns they may have. City, County and Tourist Board present updates and planned activities and events.
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