DANIEL WYNN @ THE KARPELES MUSEUM

You are cordially invited to attend the opening of
DANIEL WYNN "Between Heaven and Earth" Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
A collection featuring new, symbolic paintings and illustrations by Jacksonville, Florida artist Daniel Ruben Wynn.
Opening reception: Friday, November 7; 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The exhibit runs November 2 - 30, 2008Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum 101 West 1st Street Jacksonville, FL 33206 Phone: 904.356.2992
For more information about Daniel Wynn's art, please visit http://www.wynn-art.com/

ART OPPORTUNITY

Design a Logo for Jacksonville’s Biggest Art Event! What Is It? The Riverside Arts Market (RAM) – Jacksonville's spectacular new riverfront artists' market – is scheduled to open next spring. Beneath the sheltering canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge structure, this huge all-weather weekend artists’ market has its Grand Opening tentatively scheduled for March 14, 2009. With the size of over one football field’s covered area, the riverfront market will feature nearly 150 artists displaying their wares, accompanied by musical entertainment, street performers, and food vendors, rain or shine.
Riverside Avondale Preservation, Inc., the non-profit organization which is coordinating this ambitious project, is seeking artists to design a logo for RAM. This logo will be used in all advertising, signage, tote bags, printed literature, banners, etc. We have already received some excellent logo ideas, but this venue is so unique and so compelling that we have decided to open up the competition to the entire Jacksonville arts community.Please submit your design(s) using the following guidelines:

Limited to no more than 8 designs per artist.
Entries must be in digital format, either .pdf or .jpg files.
Size is from 5 to 9 inches.
Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, November 12, 2008.
The winner will be notified by November 30, 2008.
Send entries by email to Doug Coleman, doug.coleman@yahoo.com
Include your name, address, phone number(s), and email address.
The winning entry becomes property of Riverside Avondale Preservation, Inc. performers, and food vendors, rain or shine.

FAMILY FUN @ THE RITZ / LAVILLA

Greetings, Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum invites you to
Family Fun Day Saturday, October 25, 10:00am - 2:00pm Free Admission
Bring your friends and family out to celebrate the best part of the Fall season! This event was planned by participating artists in our current exhibit Through Our Eyes 2008: Everything Must Change.
Activities include:
Halloween mask makingPumpkin decorating& a group mural.
Through Our Eyes 2008: Everything Must Change
Our 16th Annual Exhibit features original new works by

Yuwnus Asami - Elaine M. Austin - Owiredu Baffour - Rhonda Bristol - Charles Coffin - Glendia Cooper - Keith Doles - Angie Dooley - Overstreet Ducasse - Annelies Dykgraaf - Palma Gilder - Marsha Hatcher - Etta L. Haygood
Jeanece Lyles - Gil Mayers - Billie McCray - Traci Mims-Jones - Naim Rashid - Adrian Rhodes - James Robinson - Rootman - Laurence Walden - Roosevelt Watson III - Olice Williams - Daniel R. Wynn
This exhibit continues through December 19, 2008.
Additional workshops or Gallery Talks with the artists may be scheduled upon request. Call 904-632-5555 for more information
Museum Hours: Tues - Fri 10 AM - 6 PM, Sat 10 AM - 2 PM, Sun 2 - 5 PM
Entrance Fee: Adults $6, Students and Senior Citizens $3
We hope to see you there!
Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum829 N. Davis Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 904-632-5555

REAL WOMAN BLUES OCT. 24, 25 ,26

You are Especially invited to attend an Intimate, Adult Celebration of Women -“Real Woman Blues, The Play” By Samelia Adams.

Take a journey with six lovely ladies, exploring issues that have plagued women and troubled men for eternity! You’ll, laugh, cry scream and shout! Bring your girls or your man.
Thank you for supporting the Arts and Celebrating the Woman You Are, the Women You Know, and the You are with.

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A TASTE OF JCAAA @ TAC

The Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists (JCAAA) are the featured artists @ The Art Center for November 5TH Art Walk 31 West Adam St. (Downtown Jax) The public is invited. 5PM-9PM

ART AFTER DARK

Jacksonville, FL – Applications are now available for The Florida Theatre’s Art After Dark artist submissions. Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of this great showcase of local talent. Deadline for submissions is by December 5, 2008. The event will be held on Friday, March 27 at 7PM.
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 premiere live performance venue transforms into a showcase for the works of our community’s most exceptional unrepresented emerging 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.
Visit http://www.floridatheatre.com/SpecialEvents/ArtAfterDark.aspx to download the application.

JCAAA RECEIVES GRANT

Trustees of The Community Foundation have awarded JCAAA $9550.00 to purchase computer equipment and software to enable support of artists and their work.
MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE THIS GRANT POSSIBLE!!!!!
http://www.jaxcf.org/index.html

OUT OF THE BOX EXHIBIT

Annelies Dykgraaf and

Marsha Hatcher are

two of the featured

artists in this

invitational exhibit.

Out of the Box, a new exhibition of women's art, will open on October 16, 2008 at the Women's Center of Jacksonville. An opening reception will be held from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will remain open through December 19. The public is invited to view the works at the Women's Center located at 5644 Colcord Avenue, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, Mon-Fri.

To find out more information about the Art and Soul Program, calls for artists, workshops, or presentations, visit www.womenscenterofjax.org or contact Allison Graff, Program Coordinator, at 904.860.4034 or artandsoulwcj@gmail.com.