tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76206506039997202822024-02-20T22:18:56.745-05:00JaxCAL.orgThe Jacksonville Contemporary Arts League:: A sounding board for developing contemporary art and culture in Jacksonville, Florida.Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-56472591259502378832007-09-10T14:10:00.000-05:002007-09-10T20:17:57.738-05:00NextGEN JaxCALFolks the time has arrived. I'm been working on how to take JaxCAL to the next level, and well I think I'm there now. I thank everyone for their input on this little Blogger site. JaxCAL has grown up now and is now using Wordpress. Anything you want to do we can now do.<br /><br />The new url is now <a href="http://www.jaxcal.org/">http://www.jaxcal.org/</a>.<br /><br />This site will now be suspended. All contributors please go over to the new site and register by <a href="http://www.jaxcal.org/wp-login.php?action=register">clicking here</a>. Super easy. Once registered you'll be able to add posts and use the Events Calendar. Read the About page as it has a some instructions if you need them. It's really easy though. No worries.<br /><br />You add an event to the Events Calendar the same way you write a post but at the bottom you'll see an option that says Event Editor. Set the time and date, and click publish.<br /><br />Also there's a little chat feature that I think I would like folks to use. Really anything you want to do we can now do it on the new platform.<br /><br />I also have a page at the top called Shows. I'm hoping it will turn into an Art Show Reviews section. Anyone who'd like to review shows please shoot fell free to. Shoot any reviews to jaxcaleague@gmail.com<br /><br />Long live JaxCAL. Thanks everyone for turning this blog into a living breathing arts community.Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com128tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-67226676435002559632007-09-10T09:53:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:29.501-05:002007 Soho Art Parade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4SlcliN7duay-X-FL9cWKIFYJlZ9-2913Ktb87nY2ImSIYJ0SIXE3gVlrIXEcCcXVGi42uDYaWWW6ITqo_CUHe93VUtAjlegCDd1J_cxp7AuJ_1C6OZ1s3yDPBctulnqvTvhMYiRjMU/s1600-h/1350345885_4e3fa175a3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4SlcliN7duay-X-FL9cWKIFYJlZ9-2913Ktb87nY2ImSIYJ0SIXE3gVlrIXEcCcXVGi42uDYaWWW6ITqo_CUHe93VUtAjlegCDd1J_cxp7AuJ_1C6OZ1s3yDPBctulnqvTvhMYiRjMU/s320/1350345885_4e3fa175a3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108592291499209010" /></a><br /><br /><br />photo by N!fer<br /><br /><br />This is why I love Flickr. Great set of art parade pics <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/editrrix/sets/72157601915885122/">here</a><br /><br />and<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nifer/sets/72157601925324242/">here</a><br /><br />and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gunstreetphoto/sets/72157601926752096/">here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-19624330827128546882007-09-07T06:54:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:29.975-05:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://www.jaxcal.org/2007/08/art-in-public-places-public-art.html">Do you want your Art in Public Places??--Public Art Workshop</a> </h3> <p><span style=""><span style=""> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">A FREE workshop describing the public art process will be held at the Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum on September 8 from </span></span><st1:time style="font-weight: bold;" hour="13" minute="0"><span style="">1-3pm</span></st1:time><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style=""> </span>The workshop is for artists as well as those interested in learning more about the public art field. The artist Susan Cooper will specifically address the unique concerns of public art.</span><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:place><st1:placename><b style=""><span style="">Ritz</span></b></st1:placename><b style=""><span style=""> </span></b><st1:placetype><b style=""><span style="">Theatre & LaVilla</span></b></st1:placetype><b style=""><span style=""> </span></b><st1:placetype><b style=""><span style="">Museum</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b style=""><span style=""> Braided with PUBLIC Art</span></b></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/RrxlDLD3nMI/AAAAAAAAAbk/zTKTOeIhZrw/s1600-h/img004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/RrxlDLD3nMI/AAAAAAAAAbk/zTKTOeIhZrw/s320/img004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097059983459589314" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><span style=""><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><span style="">A new public artwork entitled <i style="">LaVilla Braid</i> has been installed at the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="">Ritz</span></st1:placename><span style=""> </span><st1:placetype><span style="">Theatre & LaVilla</span></st1:placetype><span style=""> </span><st1:placetype><span style="">Museum</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style=""> at </span><st1:street><st1:address><span style="">829 North Davis Street</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style="">, as part of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="">Jacksonville</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="">’s Art in Public Places Program. </span><i style=""><span style="">LaVilla Braid</span></i><span style=""> will be dedicated on <b style="">Saturday, September 8 at </b></span><st1:time hour="18" minute="0"><b style=""><span style="">7pm</span></b></st1:time><span style="">.<span style=""> </span>The Colorado-based artist, Susan Cooper will lead a nighttime tour showcasing the complete installation</span><span style="">.</span><span style=""></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/RrxnKrD3nPI/AAAAAAAAAb8/3oe_dJCaKLU/s320/west-side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097062311331863794" border="0" /></a><span style=""><i style="">LaVilla Braid</i> is Cooper’s visual interpretation of LaVilla’s history and culture in a multi-media art installation.<span style=""> </span>The work is composed of three separate “braids” named for their locations at the site: the pedestrian braid, the motorist braid, and the community braid. <span style=""> </span>Eight colorful, aluminum, wall-mounted sculptures, are the “pedestrian braids” (pictured).<span style=""> </span>They represent film, </span><span style="">music, </span><span style="">art, the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="">St. John’s</span></st1:placename><span style=""> </span><st1:placetype><span style="">River</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style=""> (from left to right), and will flank the entrance at the northwest corner of the facility.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/Rrxlo7D3nNI/AAAAAAAAAbs/HjM3ZUBAfME/s1600-h/Ritz+Corners+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/Rrxlo7D3nNI/AAAAAAAAAbs/HjM3ZUBAfME/s320/Ritz+Corners+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097060631999651026" border="0" /></a><span style="">The motorist braid, a sculpture made from woven, colored LED light tubes, will wrap around the southwest corner of the building (pictured). <span style=""> </span>The community braid, an installation of crisscrossed lights, will be projected onto the top level of the building, displaying a braided pattern of lights viewable from a considerable distance (pictured). <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/RrxnKbD3nOI/AAAAAAAAAb0/MFZYEb-EjKg/s1600-h/lights.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/RrxnKbD3nOI/AAAAAAAAAb0/MFZYEb-EjKg/s320/lights.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097062307036896482" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><span style=""><span style=""> </span>For <i style="">LaVilla Braid</i>, Cooper was inspired by MaVynee Betsch, better known as the “Beach Lady,” who worked for over 30 years to preserve </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="">American</span></st1:placename><span style=""> </span><st1:placetype><span style="">Beach</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="">, the community founded by her great-grandfather, A.L. Lewis.<span style=""> </span></span><st1:personname><span style="">Li</span></st1:personname><span style="">ke Betsch’s complex braided hairstyle, Cooper weaves metal, color, and light to reflect the Beach Lady’s intertwining of history, culture, and philosophy.<span style=""> </span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: left;"><span style="">To learn more about Susan Cooper’s work, visit <span style="font-weight: bold;">www.susancooperart.com.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><span style=""><span style=""></span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="">Jacksonville</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="">’s Art in Public Places Program (APPP) uses designated funds from city construction and renovation projects to purchase works of public art to display in the community.<span style=""> </span>The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville administers the APPP on behalf of the City of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="">Jacksonville</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="">.<span style=""> </span></span><span style=""><span style=""></span>For more information, contact Allison Graff at 904.358.3600.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-18526639292232255672007-09-06T17:36:00.001-05:002008-11-19T01:32:30.203-05:00Vestal Show 9/7!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFYt0tk0rBakkePSgsVCOyodaJpy08xQdicSmEcwDd4i-QUIvc7u3lj3hZSaoIW1tD6_cBICnbiljnBuuye1F5oM7ak6e5sgCS7bRBNfaOPor2WRwoYNvCZQLRZRHHFksUZmsR5NC9yE/s1600-h/vestal+poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFYt0tk0rBakkePSgsVCOyodaJpy08xQdicSmEcwDd4i-QUIvc7u3lj3hZSaoIW1tD6_cBICnbiljnBuuye1F5oM7ak6e5sgCS7bRBNfaOPor2WRwoYNvCZQLRZRHHFksUZmsR5NC9yE/s320/vestal+poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107223906500086738" border="0" /></a>Some entertainment for Friday night, the Vestal art and music show. Over 50 artists, a bunch of bands, drink specials, I think the last show generated of 1500 people, so be one of them!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-23447536982078043102007-09-06T10:59:00.000-05:002007-09-06T11:02:03.835-05:00Call for ShowsHi there, most of you know that I work here at the local art mag, Arbus. Well, we are begining to put together our annual "Holiday to-do" List, and I'd like to feature some art-related events...so, if anyone has anything exciting planned for Dec...email me at mp@arbus.com. <br /><br />thx-mpUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-77546782432975124152007-09-06T08:24:00.000-05:002007-09-06T09:10:40.021-05:00Art Group CalendarHey artists. I've just created an art calendar using Google Calendars, something I just stumbled across. I know I know, pathetically slow to keep up with generation Y (or is it generation zzz). Once I started fooling around with the features of the calendar, it just seemed like a great way for the JaxCAL group to share events like art openings or face-to-face meetings all in one place. Recently, I found myself searching through archived blog entries trying to find that specific one where somebody mentioned a show coming up and that seems unnecessary.<br /><br />I don't even think you have to join anything new (not sure). But I think by being on Blogger you're already able to use Google's calendar and I think I have it set so everyone can view, edit, and post events.<br /><br />So if you guys are into it you can view it here <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c1iq2ttbfkqcbqj5b4ho7fbe24%40group.calendar.google.com">Art Calendar</a> and join here <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/render?cid=c1iq2ttbfkqcbqj5b4ho7fbe24%40group.calendar.google.com">Subscribe</a>.<br /><br />The only event on there to see how it works is on November 9th, my own show the only event I knew of. So check it out, post an event, or even just let me know the links worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-16563790618914659172007-09-05T20:15:00.000-05:002007-09-05T20:47:06.825-05:00NAVEL GAZERSI'm ready for someone to say something nasty, not critical then followed by a "but I understand" kind of thing. I'm talking mean, spit in your eye, talk about your mama, pistol whip, kind of nasty. Name names! How about a drunken artist fight? I bet I could get Morrison to be in one corner. Who wants to go toe to toe?<br /><br />We're all too nice.<br /><br />Scott Allen posted a critical comment about the portent show, but then he wouldn't back up his words, then he almost apologized for making them, then he said he didn't like one person's work, but the rest was good. He should have stood behind his comments. He should have explained why he didn't like that particular artist work.<br />If you're going to criticize a show, explain why, then stand behind it. It's fine to tell a couple of friends on the way home that you didn't like the show, but don't blog about it.<br />Moreover, I would like to take Steve and Mark's comments to task.<br />I don't apologize for the portent show. I think it was the best show in this town in a while. And I don't think we were misleading anyone with the idea of really good things to come (portent). I also happen to think that I'm a damn good artist and I challenge anyone to prove me otherwise. The same goes for Mark and Steve and the rest of the Beaver/Pedestrian crew. <br /><br />The line has been drawn in the sand. Who's stepping over it?<br /><br />KPUnknownnoreply@blogger.com628tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-24500656262494626832007-09-04T13:08:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:31.019-05:00Rick Rubin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5EV8sS3IlCx14uG2QiK3-bpvgJ6MKpDe5ISax42XJSlF5EzzHJejLx2z9FmioKLY6YyzdTem9m6Fj441ZCirFuZNwevLqWedMOZiJCOM-7wCKsHIGnb_YGQt6IFi6zrqcXCoy_qa2Xhy/s1600-h/CarteBlanche5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5EV8sS3IlCx14uG2QiK3-bpvgJ6MKpDe5ISax42XJSlF5EzzHJejLx2z9FmioKLY6YyzdTem9m6Fj441ZCirFuZNwevLqWedMOZiJCOM-7wCKsHIGnb_YGQt6IFi6zrqcXCoy_qa2Xhy/s320/CarteBlanche5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106414286702079106" /></a><br />There's a great article in the Times about Rick Rubin: is he a man doing a mysterious bearded shaman shtick, or the real thing? It's a pretty long article, might merit printing out and reading over tea or coffee.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/magazine/02rubin.t.html?em&ex=1188964800&en=c39103cf9c12a7a8&ei=5087%0AUnknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-82989772867464279362007-09-03T10:48:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:31.092-05:00On this holiday weekend....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://byronking.com/ts/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ffcccc.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__5LYMqQO4bg/RtwtuIhqhVI/AAAAAAAAADo/QXBx04wPzzs/s400/trophy_blend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106006348117214546" border="0" /></a><br />another roadside bomb takes one of our dear <a href="http://www.trophysoldiers.com/">trophy soldiers</a>.......<br /><br /><br />While aboard the USS Denton, Petty Officer #FFCCCC got a lesson in Dan Read’s kindness. “He knew that my wife and I were broke and she couldn’t send very many care packages to me so he told his wife about it. About a month later I received two packages, one from her and one from their church,” Read wrote on a military bulletin board. “When I got them, I couldn’t believe that someone I had never met cared enough to send me something. I never thought that a bottle of shampoo could bring me to tears.” Petty Officer #FFCCCC, 21, of New York City, died at 7am EST Sep. 3rd , 2007 at Camp Tisch by a roadside bomb while entering the front gate.<br /><a href="http://byronking.com/ts/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/ffcccc.pdf" title="Petty Officer #FFCCCC" target="_blank">Spread Awareness by posting a flyer</a>Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-87469841831232094762007-09-01T20:02:00.000-05:002007-09-04T14:07:00.886-05:00Portent, I said Portent !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.freethebeaver.org/images/stories/easygallery/resized/34/1188689302_img_6345-01.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.freethebeaver.org/images/stories/easygallery/resized/34/1188689302_img_6345-01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.freethebeaver.org/index.php?option=com_easygallery&act=categories&cid=34&Itemid=48">Portent, I said Portent opening photos by yours truly.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/createjacksonville/">Opening photos by CREATEJacksonville.</a><br /><br />Thanks <a href="http://www.createjacksonville.com/">Brittni</a>. Great pics.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for coming to the opening. What a great turnout. This show will be up through September.<br /><br />Cheers.<br /><br />bkByronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-22663908530640436452007-08-29T22:04:00.001-05:002007-08-29T22:04:35.426-05:00Inaugural Exhibition<h1><br /></h1><p align="justify"><strong>"</strong><strong><em>Pedestrian Projects Inc.</em> </strong>is delighted to present its inaugural exhibition, "Portent, I Said Portent". The show features artists <a href="http://www.byronking.com/" target="_blank" title="Byron King">Byron King</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/valuistics" target="_blank" title="James Greene">James Greene</a>, <a href="http://www.brittniwood.com/" target="_blank" title="Brittni Wood">Brittni Wood</a>, <a href="http://www.markcreegan.com/" target="_blank" title="Mark Creegan ">Mark Creegan</a>, and Kurt Polkey, and will include painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, and photography.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.freethebeaver.org/images/stories/easygallery/23/portent_image.jpg" alt="Portent I Said Portent" title="Portent I Said Portent" height="313" width="450" /></div><br /><br />The title of the exhibit suggests a positive sign of things to come for the visual arts in Jacksonville. The unique work on display foreshadows a new, contemporary direction for the local cultural scene, indicating we are on the cusp of something exciting and progressive." <p align="justify">The artists extend the metaphor further by creating work that stands as a reaction to and against the ominous "portents" we read everyday in the news. All of the artists are young, many with young families, and their work conceptually and materially reflects their ever-present anxiety about the future.</p><p align="justify">7pm Thursday, August 30th SEGD Private Designer Reception<br />7pm Friday, August 31st Opening Reception<br /><br />Location:<br />1535 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207. <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?q=1535+San+Marco+Blvd,+Jacksonville,+FL+32207,+USA&sa=X&amp;oi=map&ct=title" target="_blank" title="Map to Pedestrian Projects">Click for Map.</a><br />Email:<br /><a href="mailto:PedestrianProjects@comcast.net"><u><span style="color:#800080;">PedestrianProjects@comcast.net</span></u></a></p>Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-26530759267548036392007-08-29T06:00:00.000-05:002007-08-29T07:26:17.898-05:00Silverstein: Retrospectivehttp://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082207/ner_192966415.shtml<br /><br />A retrospective of Brad Silverstein's work opens Thursday night at JU. I met him briefly and was extremely shocked to hear that such a young talented artist has passed away. I was really hoping to work with him on some projects locally. Really sad news. Life is truly too short. My condolences go out to his family.<br /><br />Here's a link to his web site:<br />http://www.bradsilverstein.com/Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-76936544292553673362007-08-28T22:55:00.000-05:002007-08-28T22:56:55.318-05:002007 Hipster Olympics"Hobos are the new Unicorns"..so true!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kAO4EVMlpwM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kAO4EVMlpwM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-60272896564534085622007-08-28T21:48:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:31.327-05:00A protocol must be followed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmrQqOxMmtf4oxETGWUoPG8F8XrKQ8Nz8MjDlEFcy9jprHSGXJM3NrS5Km7mBPW8afaVV9nCEF3FLAduW-x2YcHgoFxQk8ppw0XQdQ4wW_q0dTxbKCZpiW6QJzeRCtYqshaS2mKj5_gQ/s1600-h/flood+teaser.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103949449719361922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmrQqOxMmtf4oxETGWUoPG8F8XrKQ8Nz8MjDlEFcy9jprHSGXJM3NrS5Km7mBPW8afaVV9nCEF3FLAduW-x2YcHgoFxQk8ppw0XQdQ4wW_q0dTxbKCZpiW6QJzeRCtYqshaS2mKj5_gQ/s320/flood+teaser.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Juried Art Exhibition protocol<br /><br />It’s very important that in conducting a juried art competition that a strict protocol is adhered to. With “FLOOD”, Beaver Contemporary Art Center’s first Juried Exhibition, a protocol has been defined and set. This is done to assure that the competition is fair and unbiased. Here are the steps of protocol we are taking for “FLOOD”: </span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><ul><li>An out-of-town juror has been selected to jury the exhibition. This insures that the juror is unfamiliar with the artist’s of this region. </li><li>The artists in the Beaver committee have agreed not to enter the competition. </li><li>Names will be omitted from all entries. Each entry will be given a number and transferred to one or more master disks for the juror. This way the artist’s names will not appear on the disks or disk covers. The juror will only receive the numbered digital images with the matching (numbered) sheet that indicates title, medium and size. </li><li>There will be no communication with the juror regarding the entries. If the juror were to jury the exhibition in person, our group (if present) would be trained on being silent during the selection process. No verbal or visual signals will be allowed during the selection process. We will do everything in our power to insure that the juror’s selections will be his own.</li><li>All entries that are submitted within the given timeframe and meet with the requirements on the prospectus are submitted to the juror. </li><li>It has not been determined whether or not the juror will come to Jacksonville to judge the prize winner. If he does, a same strict protocol used in the juryng process will be enforced. If the juror cannot come to Jacksonville to judge the prize winner, he will make his selection from the digital images.<br /><br />Please feel free to comment on this set of protocols. We are very interested on how they may be improved upon.<br />Thank you,<br />Sharla T. Valeski<br />Beaver Contemporary Art Center</span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-38878165835669712752007-08-28T16:23:00.001-05:002007-08-28T16:49:25.099-05:00From Jacksonville's greatest (relatively) unknown (relatively) playwrightI forewarn you that I was invited to add to this blog, so if you don't like my writing, don't blame me. <br /><br />I was invited to write here after I sent a cynical-bordering-on-cancerous E-mail to JaxCAL.org's blogmaster bemoaning the fact that, even though I do not create tangibly "physical" art, I think of myself as just as financially- and PR-deprived as any other artist in Jacksonville.<br /><br />I have been, in various capacities, a local movie critic and playwright for the past 20 years. My movie reviews, at least, found a home -- at Jacksonville Beach's twice-weekly newspaper, The Beaches Leader, for whom I've critiqued for the past ten years. (Upfront disclosure: My wife is the newspaper's editor.)<br /><br />By contrast, my long-awaited semi-fame for playwriting did not begin until the summer of 2005. At that time, I happened to watch a DVD of the venerably bad sci-fi cult film <span style="font-weight:bold;">Plan 9 from Outer Space</span>. When I found myself shouting corny responses to the TV screen as if I was at a <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rocky Horror</span> screening, I figured I'd better make something out of it. So I found a copy of the movie's script on-line, printed it out, and went to town satirizing it.<br /><br />I hated to keep to myself something into which I'd poured so much effort, so I sent my "revised" version -- titled "Plan Nine from Outer Space: The Rip-Off" -- to every theater in town. The Jacksonville-theater circuit will tell you they are starved for low-budget, high-quality entertainment that they can produce without legal hassles. Don't you believe it. The only theater in town that showed any interest was Boomtown, run by the locally infamous Stephen Dare, who basically handed the theater over to me so that I could write, direct, and co-star in my first-ever stage venture. It was a moderate hit, and I and anyone in the cast could tell you how much fun we had.<br /><br />Stephen called on me a year later to help resuscitate his Thursday-night program "Pulp Fiction Theatre," an excellent concept that was then being run into the ground by its wet-behind-the-ears cast. Stephen and I assembled a new cast from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Plan Nine</span> players and some other actors Stephen had worked with. Again, we had a blast. I wrote, co-acted, and co-directed three one-act playlets every Thursday night from January through April of this year. I quit only because I had a day job that didn't bode well for my Thursday-night late-night venture.<br /><br />Boomtown has now moved to Hendricks Avenue and is in the process of trying to get its theater venue to co-exist with its newly-formed bistro. If the merger works, I will have a new play to launch at Boomtown in October. Stephen asked for an old-style-radio play, so I've written <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Fairly Big Broadcast of 1937</span>, a take-off on Orson Welles' famed <span style="font-weight:bold;">War of the Worlds</span> broadcast of Halloween 1938. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.geocities.com/barbaraeberlyfan/BBLogoSmall.JPG" align="right"><br /><br />Why do I mention all of this? Because despite the fact that I am at least a semi-known quantity in Jacksonville theatre now, I can't get backing to save my life. My "advertising" consists of any free notice I can get in local entertainment publications (Folio Weekly, etc.) and any leaflets I make up and distribute and/or post around town. <br /><br />I will never understand why it has to be like this. I do not beg well, which is why I don't try to obtain local grants or financed ads that they wouldn't let me have anyway. I used to <span style="font-style:italic;">review</span> local theater for Folio, so I know how in-bred the local theater process is anyway. (You'll notice that Folio doesn't even <span style="font-style:italic;">do</span> theater reviews anymore.)<br /><br />I hope someone out there will notice this and take note of my admitted horn-blowing. I have tons of material that I wrote for "Pulp Fiction Theater" and never got a chance to even try out. I am more than willing to write new stuff, given the right incentive. Or would local theatre rather spend hundreds for the rights to "brand name" writers such as Neil Simon, or spend nothing for the rights to decades-old public-domain stuff that nobody wants to see anyway?<br /><br />(While I'm at it, how is it that certain business won't even let me post leaflets for my Boomtown plays because I charge admission, while local theaters that <span style="font-style:italic;">also</span> charge admission are allowed to post lavish posters that cost more than I have for even a single play's production budget??)<br /><br />There, I've gotten all of that off my chest. If you want to check out my past and present work, here are some URLs of my stuff:<br /><br />http://www.epinions.com/user-skad13<br />http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2/plannine/index.html<br />http://www.pulpfictiontheatre.tk<br /><br />If you want to tell me what a blowhard I am, E-mail me at:<br /><br />barbaraeberlyfan@excite.com<br /><br />Thanks for letting me sound off!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-29914417748787474082007-08-28T11:25:00.000-05:002007-08-28T11:44:41.812-05:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:10;">Looking for art events in </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:10;">Jacksonville</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:10;">…Need a place to advertise your exhibition...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville and nGen Works have created ExperienceJax, an online community calendar that encourages anyone to add art, cultural, or entertainment events in Jacksonville.</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;">Visit <a href="http://experiencejax.com/">http://experiencejax.com</a> today and add your next event.</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:176.25pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\allison\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.png" title="cclogo"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10;" > </span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-27061611230472305102007-08-26T23:22:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:31.546-05:00I Hear Many Voices--Revised<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/RtLKBEeMsWI/AAAAAAAAAdk/TOwH7FuTdnE/s1600-h/art+community+diagram.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 406px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U2wwi7XI8dc/RtLKBEeMsWI/AAAAAAAAAdk/TOwH7FuTdnE/s320/art+community+diagram.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103363447493276002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></b><st1:city><st1:place><b style=""><span style=""><br /></span></b></st1:place></st1:city></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place><b style=""><span style=""><br /></span></b></st1:place></st1:city></p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place><b style=""><span style=""><br /></span></b></st1:place></st1:city></p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place><b style=""><span style=""><br /></span></b></st1:place></st1:city></p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place><b style=""><span style=""><br /></span></b></st1:place></st1:city></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">Art Community stakeholders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><br /> </span> <div class="Section2"> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Jacksonville</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">’s art community is buzzing. Because of many conversations lately, I am trying to define the term “art community” by categorizing its stakeholders. Who is included in the art community? What is the motivation of each member of the community? <span style=""> </span>Who are the consumers of the art?<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><br /> </span> <div class="Section3"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Who are the stakeholders in our art community?<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Please consider producers and consumers.<span style=""> </span>Individuals may often represent multiple viewpoints.<span style=""> </span>Think of a person you would consider to be a member of the art community--is that person represented in the list below?<span style=""> </span>Who is missing?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><br /> </span> <div class="Section4"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">After school programs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Art commissions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Artists<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Art professionals<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Art sales<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Art teachers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Business owners<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Community educators <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p 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class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Event patrons <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Gallery (commercial)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Galleries (display)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Grantors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">K-12 students<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Media<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -12.55pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Members of Cultural Organizations <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Museums<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Parks and recreation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Parents<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Patrons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Program participants<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Public Art Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Social service agencies<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Tourism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Universities<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Vendors/Suppliers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Writers<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><br /> </span> <div class="Section5"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><br /> </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">IDENTIFYING MOTIVATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Below you will find a list of various categories.<span style=""> </span>Each is composed of multiple stakeholders or consumers.<span style=""> </span>For example, Art Production assumes an artist’s primary motivation/mission is to produce or create.<span style=""> </span>Supplies are also involved in art production by providing those products or services required to materialize a work of art.<span style=""> </span>Once the work is produced, it is displayed or purchased (or stored).<span style=""> </span>An entire web of relationships, stimulated <span style=""> </span>by the production of art, begins to intertwine stakeholders.<span style=""> </span>Each category is motivated by unique needs and will require separate objectives. <span style=""> </span>A stakeholder may have multiple motivations--this list attempts to focus on primary purpose.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Where are you on this list?<span style=""> </span>Let me know your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.7pt; text-indent: -18.7pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="">a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">artists and ART PRODUCTION <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Display (galleries, museums, business environment)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 91.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Consultants<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Sales (commercial galleries, corporate, collectors) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 91.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Agents/Dealer<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Suppliers (material vendors, equipment, fabrication, installation)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Art Professionals (specialists to assist with all aspects of production, display, sales, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Support Personnel (marketing, non-art jobs)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 37.05pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><span style="">B.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">access and Appreciation </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">(enable access to art)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Cultural Organizations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Public Art and programming<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Parks and Recreation Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Volunteers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Critics/Writers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Media<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="">b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">History<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Stewards (museums, archives, conservation, preservation)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Research<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Writers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="">c.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">Education </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">(</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Formal, informal, higher education, community, after school, professional development)<b style=""><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Learners (early childhood, K-12, higher education, artists, adult (non-artist), seniors)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial 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font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">Human Services </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">(H</span><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">ospitals, at-risk children, crime prevention)<b style=""><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Art Therapy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p 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"Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="">e.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">Funding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Public (city, state, federal)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Private (members, event-based fundraising)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Donors (grants, solicited)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Corporations (sponsorship, partnership)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Foundations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="">f.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow"; text-transform: uppercase;">Tourism and Development<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Visitors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Recruitment/Retention<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Economic Impact<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 55.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Downtown Development<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 99pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-85487940925297188542007-08-24T20:38:00.000-05:002007-08-24T21:39:29.702-05:00John Cage and the massesHere is a great video-John Cage on an old game show- the game was canceled for his performance. I love his improvising with the radios.<br /><br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7KKE0f1FGiw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7KKE0f1FGiw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />And while we are on the subject of mixing popular and avant garde music:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNJy-OgCzB0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNJy-OgCzB0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-30792428783771308332007-08-24T11:02:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:31.833-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh6OhAJoFAQSO2eKL0vYGQqsrSk7KS-eD0pmH69AG5VKwtW2wmZ8mjAPAwSrf-HyD6a7VHas5AKEo20WqZL5cKQwxheCnOvR6YbqMdv1F2-C1EjEeLC01BzYqBfX9wYJXhq6AqcTZWhA/s1600-h/flood+teaser.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102298313966924146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh6OhAJoFAQSO2eKL0vYGQqsrSk7KS-eD0pmH69AG5VKwtW2wmZ8mjAPAwSrf-HyD6a7VHas5AKEo20WqZL5cKQwxheCnOvR6YbqMdv1F2-C1EjEeLC01BzYqBfX9wYJXhq6AqcTZWhA/s320/flood+teaser.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Beaver Contemporary Art Center is accepting entries for their juried exhibition "Flood".The event, being held at Pedestrian Projects Gallery in Jacksonville, is open to all of Florida and Georgia residents.Installation, Video, 2D and 3D media accepted. The juror for this event is Jim Frazer. We will be accepting JPEG images on CD's.Accepted work may be either mailed or hand delivered. The schedule is as follows:September 17, 2007 - POSTMARK OF ENTRIESOctober 5, 2007 - JURORS NOTIFICATIONOctober 26, 2007 - WORK DUE TO GALLERYNovember 2, 2007 - OPENING RECEPTIONNovember 29, 2007 - EXHIBIT CLOSESNovember 29, 2007 - PACKING / SHIPPING<br /><br />To download prospectus/call for entries form go to </span><a href=""><span style="font-family:verdana;">www.freethebeaver.org</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For further information or questions regarding this event call or email us at 904 859-8281 </span><a href=""><span style="font-family:verdana;">pedestrianprojects@comcast.net</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-61251995037299006532007-08-24T06:46:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:31.998-05:00another roadside bombing.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__5LYMqQO4bg/Rs7FFIhqhTI/AAAAAAAAADY/lDGUKnhBtxo/s1600-h/trophy_soldier.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102232119836050738" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__5LYMqQO4bg/Rs7FFIhqhTI/AAAAAAAAADY/lDGUKnhBtxo/s400/trophy_soldier.jpg" border="0" /></a> come see portraits of PVT #000000 and all of our fallen <a href="http://www.trophysoldiers.com/">Trophy Soldiers</a> at the very first opening at <a href="http://www.freethebeaver.org/">Pedestrian Projects</a>.<br /><br />Portent, I said Portent!<br />7pm Friday, August 31st Opening Reception<br />Location:1535 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207.<br /><a href="mailto:PedestrianProjects@comcast.net">PedestrianProjects@comcast.net</a><br /><div></div>Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-24535446724108014672007-08-22T13:00:00.000-05:002007-08-22T13:19:32.695-05:00City Support for Nonprofits in Jeopardy<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HELP SAVE OUR CITY!!<br /><br /></span></span>I hope everyone is aware of the finance committee debates about Public Service Grant funding for nonprofits in Jacksonville. As a newbie to city government myself, I am still learning about the effect of Governor Christ's property tax cuts on local budgets and city services. Here is a super quick synopsis.<br /><br />In July, the Florida Legislature passed a bill that will require cities throughout Florida to rollback city budgets to the 2006-7 fiscal year amount. Added to the COJ's existing deficit, this legislation will create a $65 million shortfall in Jacksonville's city budget. The Mayor proposed a budget that would cut department budgets by 10% while adding fees for trash, storm runoff, etc. Visit <a href="http://www.coj.net">coj.net</a> to see the Mayor's entire presentation. Currently, City Council is "ripping to shreds" the Mayor's proposed budget. A final budget must be past by October 1, 2007.<br /><br />The finance committee meeting to discuss Public Service Grants will be held <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday, August 23 from 9-12pm at City Hall</span></span>. Over $11 million in PSG funds are in jeopardy of being lost to offset the deficit. Visit <a href="http://helpsaveourcity.com">helpsaveourcity.com</a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/allison/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/allison/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/allison/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" />for more information about what Jacksonville will lose as a result of Christ's property tax legislation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-55726678834017846182007-08-21T21:43:00.000-05:002008-11-19T01:32:32.197-05:00THE WHITE PAPER<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ty_xhYAsQ5Y/RsujXvekvFI/AAAAAAAAACk/Y6Lw3kPF8gA/s1600-h/schultz.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101350631204240466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ty_xhYAsQ5Y/RsujXvekvFI/AAAAAAAAACk/Y6Lw3kPF8gA/s320/schultz.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.jaxwhitepaper.blogspot.com/">http://www.jaxwhitepaper.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-80670822234262472722007-08-21T14:56:00.000-05:002007-08-21T15:00:26.950-05:00Poor Art Houseand JaxCore... A car ran into the building that housed both of these places late last night. Apparently the man who hit the building was shooting at his wiife, who was in another car at the time that he slammed into the building. JaxCore's ceiling has collapsed and I am not sure the extent of the damage to Art House. Mia was/is having an art opening on August 31st...this sure is going to put a damper on things.<br /><br />Here is the link for more info:<br />http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2007/08/21/roof-collapse-at-jaxcore-art-house/#commentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-47912680399577462222007-08-20T20:01:00.000-05:002007-08-20T20:15:51.873-05:00There are going to be times when we can't wait for somebody. Now, you're either on the bus or off the bus. If you're on the bus, and you get left behind, then you'll find it again. If you're off the bus in the first place—then it won't make a damn.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey">Ken Kesey</a> as quoted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wolfe" class="new" title="Tom Wolfe">Tom Wolfe</a> in <i>The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test</i> (1968) Ch. 11</li></ul>Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620650603999720282.post-65575062131090916222007-08-20T05:58:00.000-05:002007-08-20T12:09:52.978-05:00Crickets<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://new.wavlist.com/soundfx/014/cricket-2.wav">chirping...</a></div>Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927666976994826064noreply@blogger.com3