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may art events Downtown ArtWalk Wednesday, May 7 from 5 pm – 9 pm. Mayor Peyton will kick-off The Players Championship Week at the Jacksonville Landing, Hemming Plaza will be rockin’ out to the 50s with hot rods, motorcycles and rockabilly music, and Café 331 will feature models dressed in 50s attire and vintage 50s records from Royal Treatment Records. Over on the Southbank at “The MOSH Juke Joint Jam, Where Music & History Meet,” blues musicians are invited to bring their electric or acoustic instrument to jam. A map of the galleries can be acquired at any of the venues, including MOCA Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Landing, and Art Walk Headquarters at 100 North Laura Street. St. Augustine Art Walk First Friday of every month from 5 pm – 9 pm, Tours begin at Rembrandtz Fine Gifts for Fun People, 131 King Street, St. Augustine. Info: (904) 829-0065 or staugustinegalleries.com Beaches Art Walk Second Tuesday of each month from 5 pm – 8 pm, 9 varied venues. Info: jaxbeachesartwalk.org North Beaches Art Walk; Every third Thursday of each month, 5 pm – 9 pm, Atlantic/ Neptune Beach area. Info: (904) 249-2222 or archwayframing@aol.com LoudSOUNDLive; Thursday, May 1, 7 pm, (University Gallery at UNF, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Rd) “LoudSOUNDLive” the latest monthly installment of sound art and multi-media performance. Info: myspace.com/loudsoundlive Images in Fiber On exhibit May 3 - June 4 Jacksonville Main Library. The Fiber Artists Network (FAN) presents a most exciting and unusual exhibit of fi ber. Many forms of surface design such as coloring fabric with paint or dye and embellishing with threads and other materials are displayed. Art Attack May 10, 4pm-9pm, St. Johns County’s most exciting art education event of the year! Presented by the St. Johns County Education Foundation. St. Augustine Amphitheatre, (904) 819-7560 A Peaceful Journey On display May 16 thru July 6, Bethel Gallery, (904) 285-8225 The Sawgrass Village Spring Art Festival May 17 and 18, 10 am – 5 pm each day at Sawgrass Village, Ponte Vedra. ARTtalks Join Florida Artists Nancy Asbell, Sydney McKenna, Joanelle Mulrain & Mary St. Germain as they “Take A Walk Through Florida” on Thursday, May 29 from 6 - 7 pm at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra, 50 Executive Way. Paper Cuts: Contemporary Drawing At MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Jacksonville celebrates drawing and the artist’s creative use of paper in a series of exhibitions titled Paper Cuts: Contemporary Drawing at MOCA. And Further the Dew Drop Falls: Installations by Chris Natrop and Civitates Orbis Terrarum: Recent Works by John Bailly will be available for viewing through August 31 at MOCA (333 North Laura St.) Natrop works on enormous sheets of paper that are stretched out on self-healing mats. Wielding a standard utility knife, he spontaneously cuts away at the paper to create his organic forms. Many of the drawings are suspended from the ceiling with wires and strings, and take on a sculptural presence, ultimately challenging the boundaries between two- and three-dimensional art. And Further 34 MAY 2008 | eu jacksonville monthly | visual arts And Further the Dew Drop Falls: Installations by Chris Natrop from Paper Cuts: Contemporary Drawing at MOCA visual arts { } the Dew Drop Falls was designed and created specifi cally for MOCA Jacksonville and is Chris Natrop’s fi rst large-scale museum exhibition. In Civitates Orbis Terrarum (Cities of the World), artist John Bailly examines the relationship of place and time in his multi-layered compositions. Bailly’s works depict cities derived from ancient maps and atlases that have either been decisive in shaping world history, conquered culturally or militarily, or were literally destroyed. Info: (904) 366-6911 or mocajacksonville.org. Africa’s Living Arts The Spirit of the Masquerade On display through May 16, Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum. Info: (904) 632-5555. Carl De Keyzer: Zona On display through May 23, Southeast Museum of Photography, 1200 International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach. Info: smponline.org Art on a Pedestal Juror Ethan Karp (of the renowned OK Harris Gallery in NYC) selected each of the works that will be on display through May 23 at PIE Studio, 1827 North Pearl Street, Springfi eld. Info: (904) 247-8337 or piestudio.net. David Engdahl: Laminated Wood Sculpture On display through May 24, The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, 50 Executive Way, Ponte Vedra Beach. Info: (904) 280-0614 Tony Rodrigues: Gurus, Boatsmen and Beasts; On display through May 30, The Gallery at Screen Arts, 228 West King Street, St. Augustine. Info: (904) 829-2838 or screenartsfl orida.com Southern Rays on Chart by Bob Van Cort The Bronze Art of Bob Van Cort On display through May 31, Van Cort creates real-to-life sculptural renditions of marine life in a special cold-cast bronze technique. Van Cort draws inspiration from the waters near his family home on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi that was lost to the rising fl ood waters of Hurricane Katrina. Meet the Artists Reception on Friday, May 9th from 5:30-8pm. Eclectic Galleries, 2405 3rd Street South, Jax Beach. Info: (904) 247-3750 Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks in Cuba, 1933; On display through June 1, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Riverside. Info: (904) 899-6034 or cummer.org Project Augusta Savage April 29 – June 29, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Riverside. Info: (904) 899-6034 or cummer.org New View: The Many Faces of the St. Johns River On display through July 13, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Riverside. Info: (904) 899-6034 or cummer.org. Precious Gifts of Asian Art On display through September, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Riverside. Info: (904) 899-6034 or cummer.org May Group Show with Michael Soliman & William Burbridge, Saturday May 3, 8pm-11pm, Bogda, 1253 McDuff Avenue South. Info: (904) 387-0852
honoring the arts in a changing landscape by w. henley 32 nd Annual Arts Awards “More than 450 people were enthusiastic as we recognized the talents and efforts of the 2008 Arts Awards Winners,” reported Amy Crane, Deputy Director of the Jacksonville Cultural Council, which held the 32 nd Annual Arts Awards luncheon this April. The Council honored Darryl Hall of Stage Aurora, the Mayo Clinic, Carol McQueen from the LaVilla School, Harrington Design Associates and WJCT. It’s a way to acknowledge some of the magnifi cently talented people and businesses that help create a productive atmosphere for arts and culture in Jacksonville. The ceremony also serves to steer Jacksonville’s efforts at improving our community through arts and culture. Julie Muraco knows the challenges of funding the arts and served as keynote speaker at the event. As Senior Managing Director of NASDAQ Stock Market Capital Markets Group and a board member for Americans for the Arts in Washington, which is the nation’s leading nonprofi t organization for advancing the arts, Muraco brought her wealth of experience and undeniable dedication to the event. Muraco addressed the group about the importance of creativity and innovation in the contemporary business landscape. The Cultural Council was formed in 1973 with the vision to provide quality arts education programs to area students and to promote and support Jacksonville artists. Amy Crane notes, “These are challenging times. We, as a community, are faced with the possibility of dramatic reductions in services and programs which affect our quality of life. It is our hope that the Mayor’s Offi ce and the City Council will continue to work closely with the Cultural Council and organizations which we fund to fi nd ways to continue to support the programs in education, tourism, downtown development and entertainment which make Jacksonville a great place to live.” With the severe cutbacks in funding from the state, arts programs in Jacksonville as well as all the nonprofi t groups are in a squeeze. The powers at City Hall recognize that challenge and have heard the voice of the voters of Duval County who didn’t go along with the governor’s property tax cuts. In spite of these challenges, the spark of inspiration is still lighting and enlightening the minds of Jacksonville. The award recipients deserve all the thanks they can get as a source of that inspiration. As a token of their accomplishments each Arts Awards winner received an original piece of art by Atlantic Beach artist Linda Broadfoot that will surely be a treasured memento. bringing theater to the northside We’ve known Darryl Hall and the works of Stage Aurora and have covered many of their performances over the years. SA’s presentation of Crowns was an especially delightful play focused on African-American women and their hats. Their exuberance fi lled the Ezekiel Bryant Auditorium at FCCJ’s North Campus, where Stage Aurora found a home. That’s only natural because Darryl is a native son of the Northside and where he founded his theatrical company in 1999. Growing up on the Northside didn’t provide Hall with much in the way of acting opportunities or even an organized theatrical group of any kind. States Hall, “The Arts are truly a defi nite medium for self-expression, creativity, and a means by which people of any socioeconomic background may share precious moments together. In the early 80s, the desire to provide a theatrical format for artists of color to develop self-expression and creativity stirred deeply in my soul. Thus, as time would allow, the desire grew and Stage Aurora was born.” Upon receiving this accolade from the Cultural Council, Darryl responds, “Having won the Individual Arts Award is a symbol that Jacksonville appreciates my efforts in bringing professional theater showcasing the African-American experience to the City of Jacksonville. It is not about black or white, but rather quality entertainment and a sharing of the human experience. I’m working even harder (if that’s possible) to continue on this journey of enlightenment through theatre.” Hall is a highly credited veteran of television, screen and the stage who has performed on Broadway in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess at the Lincoln Center which was broadcast live on PBS, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt, and in Street Corner Symphony. Darryl is also an accomplished playwright with his inaugural production, Frat House, which premiered at the Florida Theatre last July. Darryl and his crew pour the efforts of their every fi ber into the productions and consistently expand the budding talents of their cast to bring performances to the stage that delight and entertain. “It is the place where bands of light, different minds come together to share in one moment, in the emotions of joy, hope, tears, laughter, and sorrow; where color is colorless and life is celebrated. It is the theatre,” says Darryl. Watch for Stage Aurora’s upcoming production of DreamGirls, May 10 and 11 at the Florida Theatre. art for the next generation There are not enough good things to say about the dedication and sacrifi ce that teachers put out day after day for a meager paycheck to educate our children. They should be paid more that the President of the United States for all they do. The arts educators at Douglas Anderson and the LaVilla School of the Arts (as well as in many other schools) nurture our children’s talent and strive to open new horizons. Carol McQueen, band director at LaVilla exemplifi es excellence in her fi eld and was named the 2008 Arts Educator. LaVilla’s ensembles have been nationally recognized, traveling to Europe four different times to perform at the Montreaux and North Seas jazz festivals. McQueen’s unique and distinctive style of teaching has been chronicled in the fi lm Chops, which is scheduled for theatrical release later this year. That’s right, a Jacksonville teacher right up there 30 feet tall on the big screen. Carol, if you won’t blow your own horn, we will do it for you. You deserve the recognition and thanks from our community and the hundreds of student’s you have infl uenced. medicine and the arts The Corporate Award was presented to the Mayo Clinic for their Humanities in Medicine Program which brings concerts to the hospital’s auditorium as well as music and art in patient rooms and cultural exhibits throughout their facility. The exceptionally health conscious Sports Medicine doctors at Mayo provide onsite care at area running events and provide readiness workshops for athletes. Music and arts in the hospital provide a pleasant atmosphere in a place where hope is most cherished. small business helping the arts The 2008 Small Business Award went to Harrington Design Associates who are the creative force behind the very successful branding and creative design work for the Riverside Fine Arts Series. Jeff Harrington, Flagler College alum, has formed the Harrington Arts Alliance to help local nonprofi t organizations coordinate and properly utilize the aspects and benefi ts of design in presenting their programs. cultural tv Finally, a Special Recognition Award was presented to WJCT Public Broadcasting in celebration of its 50 th Anniversary of providing high quality cultural and community programming to residents of the First Coast. You’ve got to take your hats off to their programming bringing youngsters the joys of learning with the Sesame Street gang, their variety of concerts and award winning historical programming like Ken Burns’ War and the upcoming series, Carrier. “We are proud to be the recipient of this special recognition award from the Cultural Council,” says Michael Boylan, president and CEO of WJCT Public Broadcasting. He adds, “It is a special honor being that we are celebrating 50 years of providing programming and services to the First Coast community. In celebration of our 50 th anniversary we are planning a variety of community events including an open house at WJCT on August 23 rd and a gala on the evening of September 12 th . Stay tuned for more information about our celebration via our broadcast channels and WJCT.org.” visual arts | eujacksonville.com | MAY 2008 35
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