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.

FAMILY ART FEST/ SALUTE THE TROOPS 2008

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
MEET SOME OF JAX OUTSTANDING ARTISTS
THIS WEEKEND NOV. 8TH & 9TH
SAT. & SUN 10AM-5PM





http://www.familyartfestsalutetothetroops.org/zones.html#artmarketi

GIL MAYERS EXHIBITING @ 11E FORSYTHE

"Come join me Wed at 11e Forsythe (DOWNTOWN JAX)

next to Starbucks for Artwalk Wed. Nov. 5th."

Gil Cordially invites you to the exhibition

Music, Metaphors and More

Artist reception- November 5th, 5:00 - 9:30
11 East Forsyth Street

The exhibition will continue until November 30th
and can be viewed by appointment.
Information (904)358-6464

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.