WALDEN TAKES 1ST PLACE @ ZORA'S FEST

Walden Wins First Place in Mixed Media Catagory
In the Zora Neale Hurston Juried Festival Art Show
Congresswoman Corrine Brown along with others from
Jacksonville visits his booth. Other Highlight of the Festival
for Walden was meeting Dr. Evelyn Bethune,
( Grand daughter of Mary McCloud Bethune, Billy Eckstine was
her favorite singer!) Dr Bethune, will be booking Walden's salute to
Billy Eckstine at Bethune Cookman College in the near future.

RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET OPENING SOON

The Riverside Arts Market (RAM) is planned to open in April 2009. This huge all-weather market under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge has the potential to be the biggest weekly arts event ever held in Northeast Florida. The RAM Committee has been working for the past year to develop market policies and guidelines, a parking plan, a marketing plan, an agreement with the city, a sponsorship plan and much more.

On Saturday, January 24th, 10am - 11:30am, the RAM Committee will host a workshop for interested artists, food vendors and farmers. The purpose of this workshop is to receive feedback on the market guidelines (including market layout, booth assignment policy and cost structure, Market policies and procedures).

In order for the Market to be successful we need and want your input.

The meeting on the 24th will be held at the First Guaranty Bank Building at 760 Riverside Ave, Jacksonville FL 32204, immediately across the street from the Arts Market site. We will begin promptly at 10am. After the meeting, we will walk over to the Market location so you can take a look and ask questions.

Please RSVP by January 22 to Teresa Fish at teresa@riversideavondale.org if you plan to attend. This will be a great meeting!

Thank you,
RAM Committee

TWO MEMBERS OF JCAAA REPRESENT FLORIDA

15th ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ART EXHIBITIONON DISPLAY AT ACTORS THEATRE
Actors Theatre of Louisville celebrates African American art and artists with its 15th annual African American Art Exhibition January 29 through March 1 in the theatre’s lobby gallery.
The gallery’s popular signature exhibit features an array of 45 works by 26 local and regional artists, ranging from sculpture in various media to unique mixed media collages to evocative paintings and photography. Ten states are represented in the exhibit.
The artists in the exhibition are Milton 510 Bowens (Mountain House, California), Ronda Bristol (Fernandina Beach, Florida), William Buchanan (Riverdale, Georgia), Aukram Burton (Louisville, Kentucky), Danny Bruce Campbell (Atlanta, Georgia), Ronald W. Claxton (Columbus, Ohio), Abner Cope (Dayton, Ohio), Rex Deloney (Little Rock, Arkansas), William M. Duffy (Louisville, Kentucky), Anna W. Edwards (San Leandro, California), Lois Fortson (Centerville, Ohio), Eric L. Gholston, Sr. (Louisville, Kentucky), Marsha Hatcher (Jacksonville, Florida), Ariston Jacks (Little Rock, Arkansas), Gary J. Kirksey (Athens, Ohio), Velma J. Morris (Cincinnati, Ohio), Gary J. Noland, Jr. (Columbus, South Carolina), Kyle and Kelly Phelps (Centerville, Ohio), J. Rozzell (Astoria, New York), Craig Screven (Dayton, Ohio), Sylvia L. Smith (Lithonia, Georgia), Jasma R. Smith (Louisville, Kentucky), Eugene Thomas (Louisville, Kentucky), UPFROMSUMDIRT (Midway, Kentucky) and Ronnie Williams (Dayton, Ohio).
In conjunction with Downtown Louisville’s First Friday Gallery Hop, the theatre will host a reception for the artists and an award ceremony with live entertainment and appetizers on February 6 at 6 p.m. This event is free to the public.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 10 p.m. or by appointment with Roanne Victor at (502) 584-1265.

JCAAA CULTURAL FUSION ARTISTS

Rhonda Bristol, Annelies Dykgraaf, Pam Barnett, Pablo Rivera, and Marsha Hatcher are the "Cultural Fusion " artists who artwork was selected for this exhibit. This exhibit runs through Feb 16.

WOMEN'S CENTER EXHIBIT OPENS TODAY 1-15- 09

TUESDAY NEW MEETING DAY

THE JACKSONVILLE CONSORTIUM OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN ARTISTS (JCAAA) MONTHLY MEETINGS
HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE FIRST TUESDAY OF
EACH MONTH. JAN. 6, 2009 @ 6:30PM IS THE FIRST MEETING
OF THE NEW YEAR.
THE KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY MUSEUM

YOU'RE INVITED TO "IN THE HOT SEAT"

THROUGH OUR EYES 2008 LAST LOOK

featuring original new works by Jacksonville African American artists. Exhibit closing party and Art market. In a year where "change" was a major theme in our country, 25 talented local artists defined change through their favorite medium. Join us for a final look and celebration of this very inspirational exhibit. Includes marketplace with affordable art and gift items for sale direct from the artists.

PAM BARNETT IN THE FOLIO

Pam's design is one of

several design chosen

by Folio Weekly to

adorn their paper

boxes.

CONGRATULATION KEITH

Keith Doles American Beach painting was chosen to be published in ArtWanted.com's 2009 calendar. ArtWanted.com is an international portfolio site that promotes and publishes artwork from artists from around the globe. American Beach will be featured on the date March 4, 2009. Pears and the The Country were printed in the 2008 calendar.American Beach: http://www.keithdoles.com/landscapes.htmlIf you would like to order the 2009 calendar, here's the link: http://www.artwanted.com/ps/calendar/index.cfm?Action=Order

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission is now accepting applications from North Florida / South Georgia artists who are interested in working and displaying at the Jacksonville International Airport during the month of December.

Artists will create their artwork in a designated “Art Zone” at the JIA terminal. Artists will also be able to sell their artwork to holiday passengers.
COMMITMENT:
Artists must commit to being at the airport for at least two three-hour shifts. A small stipend will be given for travel and food.
BENEFITS:
There are numerous benefits of this program:
Name exposure to over 16,000 passengers a day.
Opportunity to sell artwork.
Opportunity to create and participate in art dialogues.
Showcasing Jacksonville as a city where culture and the arts are vibrant and alive!

DEADLINE:
Please submit via e-mail your resume, up to 10 digital images of work, and a letter of interest to Cabeth Cornelius (ccornelius@jaa.aero) by Friday, December 5th. Images must represent the work you would undertake while at the airport.

Artists chosen to participate in the program will be notified via e-mail on Friday, December 12.

Any questions can be directed to Cabeth Cornelius at the below contact information.


Cabeth Cornelius
Program Coordinator
Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission
ccornelius@jaa.aero
904.741.3546


www.JIAarts.org

HAPPENINGS @ MOCA JAX

Thursday November 20th at MOCA

@ 7pm
Contemporary Conversations:
Making Marks and the Marketplace
Free for Members and students with a valid school id; $8 for Non-Members,

What does it take to make it as an artist in Jacksonville? See the exhibition Making Marks: Jacksonville Creates and get opinions, tips, and stories from the source.

“Lectures” sounds so one-sided. MOCA offers conversations, dialogue and discussion with and around contemporary artists and art. Contemporary Conversations features guest speakers presenting in a roundtable or panel exchange with Director of Education and Exhibitions J. Marshall Adams.

ANNELIES DYKGRAAF @ REDDI ARTS

Annelies Dykgraaf is exhibiting a series of African

Inspired woodcut prints @ Reddi Arts

Gallery 1037 on Hendricks Ave.

GIL MAYERS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

GIL MAYERS

11E Forsyth St.
Dec. 3rd-6-9PM

11 East – See and feel the rhythm of jazz by painter and printmaker Gil Mayers. Mayers has gained recognition for his jazz-theme works and has been featured on many album covers such as Dave Brubeck, Jacques Lucier, and Milt Jackson. Come see why Mayers continues his love of jazz and has more recently focused on integrating his political and social convictions into his visual repertoire.

JCAAA SHOWCASE @ FAMILY ART FESTIVAL/SALUTE THE TRROPS 2008

ART OPPORTUNITY

EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES
2009 CALL TO ARTISTS
DEADLINE JANUARY 12, 2009
NO FEE $1000 CASH PRIZE
http://www.embracingourdifferences.org/pdfs/2009artists.pdf

MEMBERS SOLO EXHIBITS

THE PEOPLES ADVOCATE

Don't forget to pick up
your copy of The Peoples
Adovate News paper.
You can read all about
Overstreet Ducasse
art auction for his
hometown Haiti.

KEITH DOLES EXHIBIT @ FCCJ NORTH GALLERY

You are invited to the opening of my new multimedia exhibit "Graphic Art & Paintings Too" by Keith Doles at FCCJ North Campus Art Gallery. This show will feature 35 works including several new paintings (The River Came Down), original design sketches, and digital prints. Interview and preview of this exhibit will appear in this Saturday's Florida Times-Union My Northside Sun community section and http://www.mynorthsidesun.com/

The opening reception is Thursday, November 13, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. and the exhibit will continue through December 17.

G. MAYERS IN THE FOLIO WEEKLY

Don't forget to

pick up this week

addition of Folio Weekly.

Gil Mayers is the

featured artist of

the Folio's paper box

contest.