We’ve reached the initial REIMAGINE Campaign goal of $21 million to ensure access to arts education in Northeast Florida! We now invite you to join us in creating brighter futures for young people in our community.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? These CAP students know the answer. The student ensemble earned the honor after scoring first place in the Crescendo International Music Competition 2025 audition round.
CAP’s 9th Annual CAP Golf Tournament, presented by Fickling Construction, raised nearly $133,000 in support of arts education. Since its inception, the tournament has raised over $1 million.
In appreciation of their efforts to safeguard and advance the arts along the First Coast, Kristine Cherek and Kirk Larsen will receive the 2026 Guardians of the Arts award at the 21st annual Spring for the Arts on Friday, April 17, 2026.
The event, held on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Epping Forest Yacht & Country Club, was a powerful infusion of support for CAP’s REIMAGINE Campaign: Empowering Children Through the Arts, aiming to broaden and deepen the organization’s impact across Northeast Florida.
The Cathedral Arts Project String Orchestra (CAPSO), led by Teaching Artist Fellow Joshua Stone, took home top awards at Music in the Parks, held on March 14-15, 2025 at Universal Studios Orlando.
CAP announces Frances and Anthony Jabbour as the distinguished 2025 Guardians of the Arts for their efforts to safeguard and advance the arts along the First Coast. The Jabbours will be recognized at the 20th annual Spring for the Arts on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Epping Forest Yacht & Country Club.
Christopher E. Begley, principal of Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies, is the recipient of CAP’s inaugural Principal of the Arts Award recognizing principals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to delivering high-quality arts education for their students.
CAP launches the Principal of the Arts Award, recognizing excellence in arts education leadership in Duval County. The award was created as part of a collective impact strategy for evaluation and feedback, developed as a comprehensive assessment system and roadmap for schools.
CAP’s 8th Annual CAP Golf Tournament, presented by Fickling Construction, raised over $150,000 in support of arts education. Since its inception, the tournament has raised nearly $900,000.
CAP has been awarded by the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds a $500,000 gift to create a new named teaching artist fellow position—the Delores Barr Weaver Teaching Artist Fellow in Theatre. CAP welcomes Christian Anderson as the new Delores Barr Weaver Teaching Artist Fellow in Theatre. CAP also adds three new teaching artist fellows to the team.
The CAP String Orchestra Quartet was awarded second prize at the Crescendo International Music Competition and invited to perform at Harvard University. In addition, two members traveled over the summer to perform regionally and internationally.