New space downtown on Hemming Plaza

It is with much pleasure that we announce the arrival of a new art, music, performance space downtown Jacksonville on Hemming Plaza. Located at 229 N. Hogan, The Bryan Building was built in 1927 and housed Underwood's Jeweler's corporate headquarters and retail for many years. The third story space is a dream come true. 6,200 sq ft, old wood floors, exposed brick walls. Just rough enough. Our first show will be open call for Artwalk Wednesday November 4th. The drop off deadline is November 3rd. IT'S GETTING GOOD, STAY TUNED...

A PUBLIC ART ARMY IS BEING ASSEMBLED

Good things in the air lately: new artwalk venue looks promising, tasty discussions about public transportation, and A PUBLIC ART ARMY IS BEING ASSEMBLED. If you are an artist or collective interested in collaborating on PUBLIC ART get in touch with me. If you are a business or property owner interested in participating in this ART IN PUBLIC SPACES MOVEMENT, we need you! Public art creates vibrant communities that also thrive economically. It is time to take pride in who we are and where we live. Go forth and beautify...

old library basement tonight

looking forward to the shaun thurston/sons of the south show tonight @ OLB. if you have not made it downtown to OLB or artwalk this should be a good one. see you in the basement, enjoy.

folio weekly/cummer show

taken from http://www.flogfolioweekly.com/?p=349
Folio Weekly has partnered with the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens to create a month-long showcase of work by local artists. The rigorous artist selection process took several weeks, with participation by both Folio Weekly’s art department and Cummer curatorial staff. In the end, 18 artists were selected from more than 300 entries received...
...An opening night reception is held Friday, April 17 from 5-8:30 p.m., and the exhibit will be up from April 15-May 31. Tickets are $5, but include free snackables, beer, wine, music and a chance to rub elbows with the best and brightest artists in Northeast Florida.

Below is a list of the artists who will be featured. Click the artists’ name below to connect to their websites, and be sure and come out to the show to meet them in person!

Brian Gray Casey Matthews Chad Landenberger Clay Doran

Daryl Bunn David Hansford Edmund Dansart

Matt Abercrombie Franklin Matthews James Greene Jose Cue

Leigh-Ann Sullivan Christina Foard Logan Zawacki Mark Estlund

Matthew Bennet Sarah Crooks Flaire Zac Freeman

see you there...

shakti life kitchen

it hit me today to post about shakti life kitchen. some friends asked if we had been there and i was raving about the food. the hanuman shake/smoothie thing is a favorite for sure. go check them out in atlantic beach. this place is a jewel in our town. all vegan, all raw, all shakti. it is good stuff. if you are not familiar with raw food (entrees are heated to a maximum of 118 degrees), keep an open mind. go get healthy and tasty. enjoy!

EARTH HOUR, DUVAL!!!!!!!

THIS SATURDAY 28 MARCH AT 8.30PM YOU CAN VOTE EARTH BY SWITCHING OFF YOUR LIGHTS FOR ONE HOUR - EARTH HOUR.
Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.
In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

Public School Number Four, a modest proposal?

I have a vision for Public School Number Four, aka the Annie Lytle School. There has been talk of condos, artist's lofts and recently a 55-and-up residential facility, but nothing has come to fruition. I propose making Public School Number Four, the Annie Lytle School, a contemporary art center modeled after P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City (Queens), NY. This is a place that you have to experience for your self. We loved going to P.S.1 when we lived in Brooklyn and I truly believe that Duval can make something like this happen. It will be a world class cultural institution the likes of which the south has never seen. So are we really the "Bold New City of the South" or is that just something to front about? Let's do something amazing for our community and the world...

P.S.1 Profile:

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is one of the oldest and largest non-profit contemporary art institutions in the United States. An exhibition space rather than a collecting institution, P.S.1 devotes its energy and resources to displaying the most experimental art in the world. A catalyst and an advocate for new ideas, discourses, and trends in contemporary art, P.S.1 actively pursues emerging artists, new genres, and adventurous new work by recognized artists in an effort to support innovation in contemporary art. P.S.1 achieves this mission by presenting its diverse program to a broad audience in a unique and welcoming environment in which visitors can discover and explore the work of contemporary artists. P.S.1 presents over 50 exhibitions each year, including artists’ retrospectives, site-specific installations, historical surveys, arts from across the United States and the world, and a full schedule of music and performance programming.
Imagine OLB to the next level in Public School Number Four...

art @ eclipse thursday night

a couple of my peoples are showing work this thursday night at eclipse. go check it out. DUUUUUUVAAAAAAAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OLB pics from jaxscene

big thanks to tom p. from jaxscene for taking tons of pictures last night in the OLB. it's a movement...

artwalk wednesday @ OLB

should be another tasty one this wednesday night for artwalk down in the OLB. get it while the getting is good.

DUUVAAALLLL!!!!!!!!!!!

DUUVAAALLLL!!!!!!!!!!! I SALUTE YOU. CONSIDER THIS A BELATED VALENTINE TO MY CITY. I LOVE YOU. WITH ALL OF OUR ADVERSITY, DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY, NOT TO MENTION SIMPLICITY, IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE SUCH LIFE IN DUVAL (gun violence aside). I KNOW TIMES ARE HARD, WE ARE ALL FEELING IT. BUT IN STRUGGLE COMES GROWTH AND CHANGE, RIGHT? JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM TO BE A PART OF A PLACE THAT IS HOME TO SO MANY AMAZING, TALENTED, GENUINE PEOPLE THAT ARE CHURNING OUT SUCH FRESH WORK AND IDEAS. KEEP IT UP. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT SEE HERE.

garbage

Reject a no-bid 35 year $750,000,000 contract with Waste Management.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/BidTheLandfill/index.html
ignore the donation bit after the petition.
DUVAL IS OUR BUSINESS. What other kind of business would we run this way? NADA! TRANSPARENCY NOW!!!

keep it wheel

short and sweet today. it's workshop/movie wednesday night at zombie bikes.
check out what these cats are doing for the kids...photos compliments of jaxscene.

THANK YOU DUVAL

artwalk down in the OLB was a good time wednesday night. thank you DUVAL for making it happen! big thanks to everyone who came out and contributed. check out some photos of the evening courtesy of jaxscene, thanks tom. THANKS FOR GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY WITH US DUVAL, I LOVE YA BABY!!!!

wednesday artwalk old library basement

FEBRUARY ARTWALK WED 2.04.09
an open call for public art. we invite you to participate as we turn the OLD LIBRARY BASEMENT into an open studio. see artists in action and be the artist as YOU contribute to this ongoing project.
live music @ 7pm BUFF CLOUT & HUMAN SEED
HAYDON BURNS LIBRARY BASEMENT
112 NORTH OCEAN STREET
JACKSONVILLE, FL

RIP BILLY POWELL

"Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died Wednesday morning (January 28) at his home in Orange Park, Fla. He was 56. Powell was a roadie for Skynyrd until 1972, when the band was hired to play the Bolles School prom. After setting up the band's equipment, Billy sat down at a piano in the corner of the room and began to play his own version of 'Free Bird'. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant was impressed, and invited Powell to join Lynyrd Skynyrd officially as their new keyboard player."
-when i was a little kid BILLY played piano at the church we went to. he was such a cool, laid back guy. he used to come to church wearing baggies and flip flops with a hawaiian shirt. he was the man. he had this big, white piano on stage. he let me play the piano a few times after church. i had no idea he was a rock star, he was just BILLY with the big smile.
THANKS BILLY, BANG ON!...

zombie bikes

tonight is workshop and movie night wednesday at zombie bikes.
they are hosting an open bike workshop from 5:30-7:30 pm. volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and help with bicycle mechanics. bomb it, a global graffiti documentary, will be shown at 8:30 pm. it's all free. so hook them up with a donation if you can and keep it going.

urban jacksonville weekly

urban jacksonville weekly posted their second show. check it out. i learned that jacksonville is considering scaling back its recycling program and downtown jacksonville has no recycling, that is so LAME! is there something we can do about that? the show is definitely worth a listen.

buggin'

i am not ashamed to say i had an ant problem. ha! no more. thanks to gina over at nature's way natural home and lawn pest control. they make most of the product that they use and gina even tasted some of it to show us that it would not hurt us or our little ones (that was the coolest part). the place smelled great after they left and the best part...no more ants. it's local, it's green and it works.

regret

stoked on the regret print that i ordered from armageddon visuals.
this one is a two color screen print with an edition of 100. only $25 delivered! tom is busting out some tight work. check out armageddon's available prints.

growers alliance

i mentioned growers alliance in the previous post about the riverside arts market meeting. ran into Matten (email me with correct spelling) again today at the beaches green market and figured a follow up was in order. i am not the biggest coffee drinker, usually go for chai, but this is some of the tastiest cafè i have had in a long time. Matten is really good people and the coffee sales help support the coffee farmers in kenya, ethiopia, costa rica, guatemala, etc.
check them out for some good karma brew.

ram

In case you haven't heard the riverside arts market will debut april 4, 2009. The market will take place under the fuller warren bridge every saturday 10am - 4pm, april through december. There are spaces for 150 artists/vendors. Farmers are artists too! There is also a stage on the river where there will be live music all day. The 100 plus turnout for the meeting this morning was encouraging and the organization was impressive. I have to say the note taking skills over at theurbancore.com were on point as well, thanks TA! special thanks to growers alliance for the free coffee!!!

beaches green market

beacheslocalfoodnetwork
has been doing a great job putting on the green market every saturday from 2-5 pm at jarboe park in neptune beach. i have been enjoying my sweet potatoes, collards, cabbage, greens and other goodies. come out and support local farmers!!!

new belt

Love my new belt. Thanks to the folks at http://www.couchguitarstraps.com
Made in downtown Los Angeles. Vegan, sweat free, recycled goodness. All for under $20 bucks delivered!!! Leather is dead anyway...