Education

Memphis Wood Excellence in Teaching Award

Known as Jacksonville’s “First Lady of Art,” Memphis Wood made an astonishing contribution to art and art education in Jacksonville that is still felt today. As a one-woman force in building an appreciation for the arts, Memphis taught and influenced many of Jacksonville’s most successful artists.

In her honor, MOCA Jacksonville offers the annual Memphis Wood Excellence in Teaching Award for outstanding contributions to arts in education. The award honors a First Coast educator with a $1000 honorarium, a guided tour of the museum for 30 students, and an opportunity to be a featured artist in MOCA’s annual First Coast Portfolio Exhibition in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Gallery.

2011 Memphis Wood Award Recipient

Tamara Culbert, Art Instructor at St. Johns Country Day School