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Tallahassee's Arts & Cultural Events Calendar
Tallahassee's Arts & Cultural Events Calendar
Tallahassee’s blend of small town atmosphere combined with its big-city activities make it the ideal spot for a diverse & vibrant arts scene. Search these listings from the Tallahassee Arts Guide below to find everything from quaint galleries and historic landmarks to stage performances and music festivals that you can enjoy right here in Florida’s capital city & surrounding area.
No Borders: Richard Bickel
Presented by Thomasville Center for the Arts at Thomasville Center for the Arts, ThomasvilleAugust 20 - October 30
Richard Bickel is an award‑winning American photographer and photojournalist whose career spans more than 70 countries and includes features in many of the world’s leading publications. Drawn to the rhythms of life along great rivers—from Africa’s Niger to Burma’s Irrawaddy—Bickel found a deep and lasting connection in Apalachicola, Florida, where he settled in 1994. For three decades, he has documented the culture, character, and working traditions of the Gulf Coast, discovering...
[more+]Richard Bickel is an award‑winning American photographer and photojournalist whose career spans more than 70 countries and includes features in many of the world’s leading publications. Drawn to the rhythms of life along great rivers—from Africa’s Niger to Burma’s Irrawaddy—Bickel found a deep and lasting connection in Apalachicola, Florida, where he settled in 1994. For three decades, he has documented the culture, character, and working traditions of the Gulf Coast, discovering in its working waterfront, resilient people, and enduring heritage the same spirit that animated the communities he photographed abroad.
Bickel’s work in Apalachicola is matched by his long‑standing commitment to documenting the everyday lives of Cubans and their ongoing fight for survival. Across borders and cultures, he seeks out the universal threads of joy, survival, perseverance, and human dignity.
In No Borders, Bickel brings these worlds together. This exhibition explores the shared depths and striking similarities among the people of Apalachicola, Cuba, and communities across the globe. Through his lens, viewers witness how joy, struggle, and the will to endure transcend geography—revealing a humanity that knows no boundaries.
His photographs have appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Die Zeit, The Times of London, and on Italian Public Television. He is the author of the best‑selling photo books The Last Great Bay and Apalachicola, An American Treasure, both considered definitive visual portraits of the region. Bickel’s honors include a 2023 Emmy Award, the Golden Quill for photography, and the New York Art Directors Club Award. His work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States.
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Admission
Free Admission / Open to the public
Location
Thomasville Center for the Arts 
600 East Washington Street, Thomasville, GA 31792
Are you an artist? Perhaps you’re looking for more arts & cultural opportunities & events? Be sure to check out TallahasseeArts.org for more information about the arts and cultural community in our area.
**This page’s header image provided courtesy of Bob Howard**