November ArtWalk

Hi Everybody,

November ArtWalk is right around the corner.
For those of you who don't know, ArtWalk has become extremely popular &
was even voted as Folio Weekly's "Best New Reason to go Downtown"
ArtWalk will be celebrating it's 3rd anniversary in November &
I'm very thankful to the venues that have so graciously allowed local artists'
to show & perform their talent & I'm so proud of our local artists' who have continued
to push forward despite of weather, lack of attendance, & other various obstacles that artists face
on a daily basis.

This ArtWalk, I'll be selling a piece called "Daydreaming." It was recently used for the promotional material for the Mayor's Hispanic Advisory Board Scholarship Luncheon that's held every year to award deserving hispanic students scholarships that will help them in their pursuit of a college education. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

I hope everyone will come out to celebrate ArtWalk's 3rd Anniversary & continue to support the local artists & the various venues because in turn you too are helping to promote our growing culture in Jacksonville.

Thanks,

Yvonne C. Lozano
http://groups.msn.com/YCLArt
www.blogfromthecenter.blogspot.com

Open Gallery Invitation-November Show

The OPEN GALLERY in San Marco would like to invite you to our second event on November 9th (5-9pm). PRP Wines will be hosting a wine tasting celebrating 12 local Jacksonville artists. Artists will be present, working on unfinished pieces, and available for conversation. We encourage everyone to come to the Open Gallery.

Location- 1838 Dewey Place - 32207.
Catering provided by Chai House Tea Co.

ARTISTS (of all types) WANTED for future shows....
Sponsorships for students and teachers available.
Have them contact Jennifer Price at 502-9385.

Hope to see you there!!!

"ELEMENTS"-Solo exhibit by Desiree Kantrim/Beaches Fine Art Series-11/5/06

(Title of Painting: "Rhapsody in Blue")

"ELEMENTS"

An exhibition by DESIREE KANTRIM in connection with the Beaches Fine Arts Series on Sunday, November 5th at St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, 1150 Fifth Street N Jacksonville Beach .

Organist Clive Driscill Smith in concert at 3:30pm,

Opening reception follows at 5 pm.


"This series is a fusion of the abstract with aspects of reality. While I start with a totally free flowing concept somewhere along the line I have to make a connection to my world and the way I see things. Only if I can achieve the equilibrium between the metaphysical and reality do I consider my work successful"

-Desiree

Congratulations Leigh Murphy!!!

Jacksonville artist and Center member, Leigh Murphy, was chosen to be included in the 2007 edition of Who's Who in American Women by merit of her achievements in the arts. Way to go Leigh!!!

ATTN: Center Artists-Hanging Times for November Artwalk @ the Carling

Hanging starts at 10am. Saturday , October 28, 2006, from 10am-1pm

To avoid traffic, then getting to the Center earlier than later would be better.


For those who are still concerned, Princess has very kindly volunteered to be at the
Center @ 7pm on Monday 10/30/06.

So pick a day, hang your work, & have a great weekend if I don't see you.

thanks,

yvonne

Billie McCray Quiltmaking Workshop @ Lavilla- 10/28/06

Quilt making workshop with Billie McCray

Learn the basics of the "Yo-Yo" quilt, a fun and easy hand quilting technique.

Saturday, October 28 10:30 - 12:30 pm

Regular museum student admission fee: $3.00

Bring fabric swatches to swap or share scissors, needle and thread.

For more information contact:

Adonnica L. Toler
Museum Assistant
Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum
829 N. Davis Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202

(904) 632-5555
(904) 632-5553 fax
atoler@coj.net

Join Plein Air Painting in and Around St. Augustine, Florida

PAPSA, Plein Air Painters of St Augustine has been painting out on locations for a couple of years. Participation with the group only suggests that you to set up and paint at the designated location. No membership, no dues, no commitment, just fit the date into your schedule and come and paint. The group has been meeting on the 2nd and 4th Thursday mornings, but now is expanding to 4 outings a month. You are invited to be a part of the fun.

Come and paint on the first and third Thursdays also. These additional outings are being hosted by JWS member Lenny Gemski.

The group will focus on providing opportunities to explore new painting locations, ideas, and growing as an expressive artist. Producing a gallery quality piece is a goal that few of us reach, so let's explore how we can enjoy painting just for the sake of working with the media and celebrating the outcome.

We will meet in a different location each time. A schedule will be distributed by email. Meeting time is 9am, but subject to change if necessary. Inclement weather is the only reason that we would not meet. We will encourage all interested artists to join us using any medium and with any level of experience. At about 11:30 we will meet in a comfortable spot to share our work for the day. This is a great way to meet other artists and get to know their work from their perspective. We will focus on talking about our own work for a couple of minutes. If discussion is desired by the artist, then that is possible too. No one needs to feel that they must share their work, it is possible to just listen to others.

Come paint with us!

Email Lenny Gemski if you would like more information and to be on the email list. lgemski@earthlink.net

Oct 26 Old St Augustine Village 10 am

Nov 2, in my neighborhood, meet at 22 Sea Oaks Dr. It is a small neighborhood, a couple of blocks from the beach which has wonderful overhanging live oaks and interesting vines and plantings. Bring a bag lunch and we will have lunch on my patio. Directions: Go over the 312 bridge. Continue straight to the beach. (This is A1A Beach.) After you leave the bridge, count three traffic lights. Turn right at the third traffic light which is A Street. Continue down A St a couple of blocks and turn right onto Sea Oaks.

Nov 16 Meet at Coastal Outdoor Center 291 Cubbage Rd, Crescent Beach-Turn right off A1A across from the Crescent Beach Access Ramp at South Beach Grill. Marina, Canoes, Intercoastal views

Dec 7 Princess Place Preserve More info http://www.flaglerparks.com/princess/preserve.htm Exact meeting place TBA.

Lenny Gemski
(904) 471 5369
lgemski@earthlink.net

Marsha Hatcher @Flordia Theatre/BFAS Concert- October 2006

(In photo are Center/JCAAA artists Marsha Hatcher and Annelies Dykgraaf.)

On October 15, 2006, the Beaches Fine Arts Series presented Imani Winds & Rene Marie in the Josephine Baker Story. The event was sponsored by Lifestyle Realtors.

JCAAA/Center Artist, Marsha Hatcher was the featured artist. For more photos from the event, visit Marsha's blog at http://hatcherart.blogspot.com

Solo Exhibit: Desiree Kantrim at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum-Nov 1, 2006

"Journeys", -Solo show by Desiree Kantrim at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 101 West 1st Street Jacksonville, Fl .

The diversity of three continents inspired this collection. After many years of living in Canada and Costa Rica Desiree finally settled in Florida. Her paintings are as diverse as her background. Since coming here she has been particulary intrigued by the Spanish Moss that is so abundant in our trees. She developed a series of paintings incorporating the real thing under many layers of paint and metallic glazes with stunning results.

Come and meet the artist at the Opening Reception on November 1, 2006 from 5-9pm.

Free admission- there will be refreshments

Ken Anoff's Drum Experience-Nov 4, 2006

Printmaking Competition & Exhibition in ATL- Entry Due Nov.1, 2006

EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITY FOR
ATLANTA PRINTMAKERS STUDIO MEMBERS
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY - Wednesday, November 1, 2006

PRINTMAKING EXHIBIT
Swan Coach House Gallery
January 18 - March 10, 2007
Reception January 18, 6-8pm

 
Atlanta Printmakers Studio is happy to announce that we will have a printmaking show at the Swan Coach House Gallery, January 18 to March 10, 2007.  The show will be juried by Marianne Lambert, curator at Swan Coach House Gallery.  This will be great exposure for APS and a promotion of printmaking in general.  Swan Coach House is located behind the Atlanta History Center at 3130 Slaton Drive NW.  

 
All APS members are eligible to enter (membership must be up to date).  There is no entry fee.  You can submit up to 4 works for consideration (created in the last 5 years).  Printmaking must be a significant element, although the use of other media is allowed.  Either 35mm slides or jpeg files on cd are acceptable.  Download PDF entry form with all the details at www.AtlantaPrintmakersStudio.org

Live Figure Drawing Session Every Sunday!!!

The figure drawing group sponsored by JCVA and FCCJ will meet at the FCCJ South Campus on Beach Blvd.

Time: 11AM to 2PM.
Cost: $7.00 for the first 2 hours , $10.00 for 3 hours.
Directions:
* From FCCJ South Campus main entrance on Beach Blvd.
* Come in the main entrance and take a left at the STOP sign.
* Continue around to the end of the road and enter the parking lot on your right.
*There are two buildings marked M3 and M4 .
* Walk between these two buildings and STUDIO 3120 will be the 5th door on your right.

We will have JCVA applications available for you to mail back in. You need to be a JCVA member in good standing to participate.
The studio is large, has easels, and a model stand. Hope to see you there.

Thanks,
Vin Dolan
904-992-1899 phone
vdolan@comcast.net

Call To Artist-Women's Center of Jacksonville-(Deadline October 28, 2006)

Call for Artists

Art & Soul is accepting submissions from women artists to participate in “XS -XL". Think small (11x14 inches or smaller) or thinking big (36 x 48 or larger), either way this is going to be a fun event. Works will be selected for a three-month exhibition in the Women’s Center at 5644 Colcord Avenue.

Details

This Call for Artists is open to all women artists working in the Southeast region. Entries must be original and be postmarked by October 28, 2006. Incomplete applications and/or materials will not be considered. Applications are available online at womenscenterofjax.org, or by calling the Women's Center at 904-722-3000.

Local Call to Artists for November Artwalk!

Please join the Artist Bazaar in Hemming Plaza for November’s Art Walk!
November is Art Walk’s 3rd Birthday! We are celebrating in the best way we know possible . . . with lots of Art! If you are interested in joining us from 5-9pm on Wednesday, November 1st, at NO COST, please email me and I will pass along the particulars.

Thanks!

Circe

Circe LeNoble
Downtown Promotions Assistant
Downtown Vision, Inc.
214 N. Hogan Street, Ste. 201
904.634.0303 ext. 230
www.downtownjacksonville.org

Local Art Exhibition-Art After Dark-Florida Theatre (Deadline 11/11/06)

Each spring the Florida Theatre hosts the season’s most original and talked about event - Art After Dark. For one evening each year, Jacksonville’s premier live performance venue transforms into a showcase for the works of our community’s most exceptional visual artists. The event provides patrons an opportunity to view and purchase works by these fabulous artists. All of the artwork showcased is for sale, and 90% of the proceeds go directly to the artists.

Please contact the Florida Theatre, 355-5661 for an application. All materials are due by November 15, 2006.

Art After Dark is March 30, 2007 @ 7pm.

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

Local Ongoing Exhibition Opportunity-Perks Coffee House

  
  Perks, the coffee house in the Shops of Avondale section  will be looking for more artists to display their work for November, December and so on.
 
While it is not a huge place it can easily fit 25-30 pieces . Besides the front of the shop there is a passage way with great display space as well as a back room that is used almost daily for meetings of various woman groups. Easiest is- check it out yourself. The owner Michelle Preston Strout is very nice to talk to, and is asking a minimum in commissions (5% !!) The shop is open every day from 6:30 am-6pm except Friday and Saturday when they are open till 11pm with live music on both nights starting at 8 pm. Definitely worthwhile to check out !!

PERKS
3651 St. Johns Ave. Jacksonville  
(904) 388-6950   

Contact person: Michelle

Center Gallery Draws Big ArtWalk Crowd!-October 4, 2006

The art scene in Jacksonville, FL is growing and the Art Center: An Artist's Cooperative is destined to be a major player. SPREAD THE WORD!



After a lot of hard work, sweat ( and a few tears) members of The Art Center: An Artist's Cooperative, presented a very professional and pleasing display this last artwalk at their new home, The Carling, 31 West Adams St. (Downtown Jacksonville).



Over the course of the night (between 5-9 pm), the gallery had over 1000 visitors come through there doors. Five artists made sales that night!!!!!





The Artists showing are: Thomas Arcuri, Kenneth Balser, Elaine Bedell, Rita Blum, Lisa Cederberg, Russell Cederberg, Vincent Dolan, Annelies Dykgraaf, Marsha Hatcher, Lora Henninqsen, Desiree Kantrim, Yvonne Lozano, Terese Muller, Leigh Murphy, Charles Payne, Erik Penia, Suzanne Pickett, Princess Rashid, Suzzette Solano and Ximena Vergara.

Fellow Artists Came Out To Support P. Rashid's "Sum Of All Things" Exhibit- 10/4/06

In the photo from l.r ( Annelies, Dykgraaf, Princess Rashid, Daniel Wynn, Marsha Hatcher, Solomon Dixon)

Thanks everyone who came out. I hope you enjoyed the show.

The exhibit continues until October 20, 2006. Contact me (prashid@theswordandbrush.com) if you would like a personal tour of the show.


Gallery Hours:

Monday -Thursdays: 12 noon-5 pm
Friday: 10 am-1 pm.

FCCJ Downtown Campus Gallery
101 West State Street
Room A-1046

For more information call: 904 633-8210

Solo Exhibit: Princess Rashid @FCCJ DOWNTOWN Gallery, October 4, 2006

You are Invited To My Show: October 4, 2006

Make the Downtown Gallery a Stop on Your Artwalk!!!

"The Sum of All Things: Original Prints and Paintings by Princess Simpson Rashid"

Lecture/Artist Talk: 12 pm and 5 pm

Artist will discuss work and process. Emphasis will be on original printmaking processes.

Opening Reception: October 4, 2006
Time: 5-8 pm

Location: FCCJ Downtown Campus Gallery
101 West State Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
904 633-8210

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