Chat Box

If we remain connected through the web what feature do you think would make it gel more? I was thinking if there was a chat room connected to this or a forum. There seems to be a lot of history over the last twenty years that I'm not aware of. I was thinking a Wiki would be interesting specifically so we could populate it with what has gone on, who we are, and where we are headed.

I have tons of Open Source tools at my finger tips (as do all of you) that are free and easy to install. If I knew what type of tools you all felt would take us to the next level I'll get started on putting it together. Maybe I should host JaxCAL and bring it into a real site versus Blogger?

I really think a chat room that was local and serious about contemporary art could be a very powerful tool. Chat rooms can be so silly but if used correctly who knows what types of collaboration and community building could take place.

MASKING TAPE BALL

many years ago (5) there was a group called ARTSTOP. The idea was to create a sort of "Chamber of Commerce" for the arts. A clearinghouse sort of group that would inventory, promote, and inform about the jacksonville contemporary art scene. We found it interesting that Jacksonville sat right where two of the major federal highways crossed and that typically everyone we talked to usually said they had been "Through" jacksonville but never stopped. A la ArtStop! This group actually at one point "became" the 5 points merchants association or the 5 points merchants association became ArtStop. It was operated as a 501c3 under Riverside Avondale Preservation. There were many successful events and immediately there were hundreds of people / volunteers involved.

The group had a great idea for a fundraiser. Instead of a Masked Ball, we were going to hold a Masking Tape Ball, where something you wore was to be made from masking tape. Someone actually made a complete ball gown out of masking tape.
The event never happened............but it was a GREAT idea............
JAXCAL should continue the group on........I dont know where the groups stands now.

Viva la Revolution

There is a really swell article on Jacksonville Arts today in the Times Union.

Click here for a read.

If you buy the paper there's a nice little graphic with CreateJacksonville's front page on it also.
All and all a really nice article about what we can do here together through the web to make things work for Jacksonville arts. There's a photo of my ugly mug on there too. I actually do smile every now and again. The photo makes me look like a tough guy of which I am not.

Take a read and tell me what you think. Things are moving in the right direction I think for sure. What do you all think?

Hope the Times Union keeps doing coverage like this. It could really be a step in the right direction by getting the printed media involved in what I think is a real developing scene.

Konrad great article. Really positive.

Cheers.

Byron

Another Tragedy

SGT 1ST Class #6600FF

CAR WRECK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDqm0NhWdY

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Packing-Tape-Sculpture

http://www.tapesculpture.org

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I don't even know what to say on this one...it's a sad story, so consider yourself warned. For some reason when I read this, it struck me and I had to share.

Jeremy Blake