Cultural Center cuts ribbon on new facility

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The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach opened its new facility Jan. 4 in Jacksonville Beach, marking the first step in expanding its services to reach more artists, art students and art lovers throughout the area.

The new studio is located at 3972 Third St. South in the Trader Joe’s shopping complex. Classes in visual arts and music, workshops, camps for children and the Market, where local artists sell their work, will be available at this location.

The hours at the new studio are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, with after-hour appointments available.

Because COVID-19 continues to pose challenges at public venues, no exhibitions have been scheduled at this time.

Though not all classes and workshops have been canceled, most are being offered online. At this time, some events are still being planned, including the Bark For Art Family Event in March, the Beaches Celebration of the Arts in May and Holiday Shoppes in November.

For the latest information on exhibits, classes, workshops and events, go to ccpvb.org.

The center has sold its former headquarters at 50 Executive Way in Ponte Vedra Beach to Roanoke Vinton Radio Inc. The sale dovetailed with a plan to eventually sell the building with an eye toward a future move into an arts complex to be built near the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall.

The center is also looking to expand into additional facilities in Nocatee.

The center continues to offer the Sound Connections Music Therapy program for children with special needs, which has expanded to six schools in St. Johns County. The expansion was supported by the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund and The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida.

The Kick StART after-school visual arts program continues at Palm Valley Academy and Osceola Elementary. This is supported by the Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida and The Lazzara Family Foundation.