Artist Phillip Tuggle Opens at SanJon gallery -9/1/06.

Meet Phillip Tuggle, Sculptor in Metal with Wood, Stone, and Glass.
He will be joining Amelia SanJon Gallery September 1 as an exhibiting
artist. Phillip is from Sumter, South Carolina and loves Amelia
Island. Having a gallery on the island is a good excuse to make
trips back here.

Join Sandra for a reception September 1 to introduce Phillip and his
work to the community as well as to celebrate the 1st anniversary of
Amelia SanJon Gallery.

The First is also First Friday Art Walk with the gallery's reception starting at 5:30 thru 9 pm. The gallery is located at 218A Ash Street in the Historic District of Fernandina Beach. Hours for the gallery are 10:30 until 5 seven days a week. Gallery phone is 491-8040 or 557-1195.

L. Murphy and K. Stark at Ponte Vedra Cultural Center - 9/15/06

Visual artists Leigh Murphy and Kathy Stark will exhibit work at the Ponte Vedra Cultural Center. The opening for the show is on Sept 15 at 6pm. Show runs through October 14.

CONNECT THE DOTS

title of show: Connect the Dots location: a new space called Block27 address: 2766 Park Street (across from european street)date: Friday, September 1st time: 6-10pm artwork by: brittni wood, kelly eason, catherine bauer, molly riefler,bryan eason musical performance by: crystal stafford The goal of Connect the Dots and Block 27 is to break down barriers of pretense associated with art galleries by exhibiting affordable original art in a laid-back gallery atmosphere that is accessible to all ages and all levels of income. Block 27 bridges the gap between emerging artists and young collectors by offering a local gathering place to comfortably view, discuss, or purchase art.Unifying themes that can be found throughout the exhibition include:consumer-driven popular culture in America, human interaction with the environment, animals and creatures in the modern world, and the process of transformation through creation and destruction.Contemporary west coast art and artistic movements from Pop Art and Dadaism to Fauvism and Abstract Expressionism have influenced the artists' recent works.

Images of Dignity @ The Karpeles Manuscript Museum - September 1-30th

This is just a line to announce a JCAAA event [Jacksonville Consortium of
African American Artists] Images of Dignity at the Karpeles Museum on 1st
and Laura Sts. for the month of September.

This project was funded in part by the Puffin Foundation.

It is intended to celebrate the black community by artists , This is
grassroots, positive and about the human experience. Any mention of it
would be appreciated/Gil Mayers 398-9813.

Art Opening at Peppa Rama-8/18/06

Pepper Rama Gallery of Visionary Art presents

Deborah Corbett: D is for Dominance

Friday, August 18, 6 pm - 9 pm

Compelling, provocative - a truly unique style, colorful and vivid describe the recent works of Deborah Corbett. Join us at the artist reception to meet this newly emerging artist.

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Upcoming Shows At Gallery 1037-August/October

August 2006 Artists:

Ted Head
Kay McAfee

September/October 2006 Artists:
Princess Rashid,
Elaine Bedell
Natacha Jones.

WCJ's 11th Annual Celebration of Women-8/25/06

Women’s Center of Jacksonville’s 11th Annual Celebration of Women
Save the Date -- Friday, August 25, 2006

Plan to join us at the Jacoby Symphony Hall at the Times Union Center as the Women’s Center of Jacksonville celebrates its 11th Annual Celebration of Women and enjoy an evening of festivities including our traditional silent auction, music, cake, coffee and entertainment by nationally renowned spoken-word artist Susan Klein. Patron party begins at 6:00 p.m., silent auction, coffee and dessert at 7:00 p.m. followed by Ms. Klein's performance.

JCAAA Members Help Create Art Oasis

Art Oasis

This is a video depicts the Art Oasis project that is spearheaded by local artist, Daniel Wynn. Mr. Wynn recently received a grant from the Community Foundation of Jacksonville to establish an "art oasis" in a vacant neighborhood lot at 18th and North Davis Streets. The artists assisting him are members of the Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists (JCAAA). For more information visit jcaaa.blogspot.com. This video was shot by JCAAA member, Marsha Hatcher.

August Artwalk at Bellsouth-Art-iculation Show

We had live music, great food and a lot of fun. The show was a great success! Sales were made that night! To see more great pictures from the show, click Art-iculation.

The music was perfomered by Tammerlin. The participating visual artists were: Caroline Daley, Margaret Edmondson, Clair Hartmann, Brenda Kato, Hope Kinchen-Pennington, Princess Simpson Rashid, Sharla Valeski, Jennifer Woodall. The show will hang the entire month of August 2006. If you missed the August Artwalk, you still have a chance to stop by and see the show.

Thief in the Knight Show-August ArtWalk

Thief in the Knight 2 @ August Art Walk (hi-res)

This is a real live video shot by Joey Marchy featuring another art walk venue.

Interactive Artwalk Experience at the Ritz Theater & Lavilla Museum

August Artwalk patrons that made their way to the Ritz Theatre & Lavilla Museum last night were in for a treat. TOE participating artists under the direction of Marsha Hatcher assisted people in painting a "mosaic mural". Everyone had a small square that they could work on. When they were done all the pieces together made one large painting. I think it looks fabulous!! What do you think?

First Wednesday Artwalk Video-Check out what you are missing!

This video was produced by Downtown Vision. They did a great job portraying the energy and diversity of the local art community.