Blog From the Center

& The bath Party Jacksonville CD Release / Art Walk
Live @ The Burrito Gallery
21 E. Adams St. • Jacksonville, FL 32202
904.598.2922

Wednesday, July 5th
5-9 p.m.

be sure to check out both of these venues

Public Art Forum: Cultural Arts in Nassau County-6/29/06

Hello everyone!

A reminder next Thursday June 29 @ 6pm, here at Wall Art, Bob White, executive director of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville will be answering the questions below in a discussion on how to get a county arts council started here in Nassau. I have attached a flier for the event. Please print it up and hang it where it will be seen! Anyone who is interested in seeing art and cultural development as imperative to the growth of this county needs to attend this meeting. It is very important for us to do our research before getting too far ahead of ourselves, and hopefully this meeting will provide a great jumping board. We need to have a strong community showing. Please forward this email to anyone you know who may be interested.

These are the final 10 questions:

1. How did the community work together to create an arts council? What were the major obstacles?

2. What has been the economic impact of having a an arts council in Jacksonville?

3. How are funds raised to support the organization?

4. What programs have you found to be the most successful that have been sposored by the arts council? What have been the least successful ventures?

5. What role does the city and county government play within the arts council?

6. Are there designated arts districts in Jacksonville? What are the pluses to having art districts?

7. What is happening Jacksonville development to support affordable live/work space for artists?

8. Do you have any data or experience with the developement of a community-based performing arts facility?

9. In what have local vendors been able to contribute to the arts through the cultural council?

10. How is the "Greater Jacksonville" area defined? How do you see strengthening NE Florida as a region working to promote the arts?

Look Forward to Seeing You!



Nan Kavanaugh
Wall Art Gallery Director
122 South 8th St.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
904. 491. 6303 or www.wallartweb.com

"A Legacy Illuminated" At the Ritz-6/29-9/29/06

Jacksonville artists, many of which are members of JCAAA (the Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists), will exhibit works curated by Lydia Stewart of the Lavilla Museum and Ritz Theatre.

The show opens Thursday, June 29, 2006.

There will be a reception:

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum
Address: 829 N. Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL

Ph: 904 632-5555

Come out and join us. The works in the show were inspired by the history of Jacksonville's African American Community. The show runs from June 29-September 29, 2006.

Join us for the opening!

Call for Jacksonville Dance Artists!

The Downtown Dance Project is looking for professional & emerging dance artists for their spectacular stage event at The Florida Theatre in October.

Dance artists need to provide a biography, mission statement, and a 2-minute DVD or VHS presentation to Toni Chadwell at the address below.

No phone calls please. Email inquiries will be addressed.

All materials are due by July 10.

Please pass this on!


The Downtown Dance Project is the second production of the Jacksonville Dance Forum, an organization of local dance professionals and other individuals devoted to increasing the awareness of dance in Jacksonville. Last year’s Dance Project was a huge success, and we hope to continue presenting special events to further enhance Jacksonville’s cultural landscape.



Jacksonville has a tremendous variety and depth of dance resources. In addition to our developing companies which offer a diversity of traditional dance styles and techniques, we have gifted solo artists exploring the boundaries of the art form and pushing it in new directions. Our dance education resources rival those of many major cities. Dozens of studios throughout the community offer private instruction for all ages, and the training programs offered through our public schools - LaVilla School of the Arts and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - are first rate. At the college level, both Florida Community College at Jacksonville and Jacksonville University have exemplary dance programs. It is a credit to all these institutions that so many Jacksonville dancers have gone on to pursue successful professional careers around the country and the world.



All the best,
Toni Alison Chadwell
The Florida Theatre
Director of Rental Operations
128 East Forsyth Street, Ste. 300
Jacksonville, FL 32202
phone: (904) 355-5661
fax: (904) 358-1874
www.floridatheatre.com

Artist Opening-Suzzette Solano at the Karpeles-7/8/06

Please accept this invitation for my next show entitled:
"Between the Lines: The First Ladies of the US".

The Artist Reception is July 8th from 2-4pm at the
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Springfield (see map below)
Located at 101 West 1st Street Jacksonville, Fl 32206
Phone: 904-356-2992
Open Tues-Fri 10-4pm, Sat 12-4pm.

The show goes from July 1st to August 31st.

Classic guitarist Goliath Flores will be playing for us.

Please see the information below on Riverside Liquors & Village Wine Shop it is a great spot to hang out and it is one of my sponsors.Call 904-354-1001 for information.


Also check the Karpeles Museum Summer Program and Film Series which are soon to start. Call 904-356-2992 for information.


You are free to pass this information along to those you think might be interested. Best Regards, Suzzette

"Two Chairs" by P. Rashid Chosen For New BFAS Cover

Princess Rashid's painting, "Two Chairs". was selected as the 2006-2007 cover art for The Beaches Fine Art Series (BFAS) program book. Princess competed with several other Jacksonville's talented artists. Solomon Dixon, Suzzette Solano, Ryan Ketterman, Pierre Sabourin, and several other artists were also competing for the cover. Thanks to Don and Kathy Wallis and members of The Beaches Fine Arts Series for hosting the selection event.

June ArtWalk @ the Twisted Martini

Hey Everybody,
I will be the featured artist @ the Twisted Martini for June's ArtWalk,
rumor has it Heavenly Noise will be the featured band (yeah!) They
honor the
featured artist with a martini named after them, mine of course I chose
to
name after the love of my life & it will be known as the "Gambitini" (
for
those of you who don't know Gambit is my dog)

ArtWalk is from 5pm to 9pm next Wednesday & the Official After Party is
@
the Twisted Martini from 9pm till?. I'm very excited, it'll be fun. I
hope
to see everyone there.

-yvonne

June Art Walk at the BellSouth Tower-6/7/06

Featured Artists: Clair Hartmann, Sharla Valeski and Goliath Flores

As Part of the June Art Walk,
BellSouth Tower,
Downtown Jacksonville
is Featuring
"Two Steps Forward"
New Work From
Clair Hartmann & Sharla Valeski
June 7, 2006
5:00 - 8:00pm
Music by Accomplished
Classical/Flamenco Guitarist
Goliath Flores
Please Join Us!

Gallery 1037-June & July Artists

June: Helen Ashmead, "Moments in Time, Mixed Media works

July/August: Ted Head, Watercolors

New Hours for Peppa Rama Gallery

Image by Ali Fuderer. See upcoming show reception. June 9th, 6-9 pm.

The Pepper Rama Gallery of Visionary Art is an exhibition space for visionary and contemporary art located
inside the Pepper Rama Gourmet & Hot Shoppe at Riverside Village.

The Gallery provides an opportunity for those artists that choose a different path, whose personal artistic vision
can not be contained by ordinary means. By placing the Visionary Art Gallery inside Pepper Rama Gourmet & Hot
Shoppe, we have a means to bring the community and the artist together by creating an environment that fosters
positive discourse and places cultural value on the artistic expression and imagination in us all.

New Hours -- Tues - Fri 12 noon - 8 pm ; Sat 10 am - 6 pm

Thank you,

Diane

Pepper Rama

Gallery of Visionary Art

www.JaxHotSauce.com