Entries must be received by Wednesday, September 1, 2010.It must be original art. Photos of entries may be e-mailed as a JPG or PDF document to events@coj.net or sent via regular mail to City of Jacksonville Office of Special Events
2011 Poster Contest
Attn: Tiffany Valla Hutto
117 West Duval Street, Suite 280
Jacksonville, Florida 32202

The Jacksonville Business Journal is seeking original artwork from local artists to be published in our 2011 Book of Lists in December 2010. The book, which contains nearly 100 lists of area industries, reaches close to 92,300 readers in the Jacksonville-area business community and is used as a resource for a year or more.

We are looking for original paintings and drawings (not photos) that reflect area landmarks, events, communities or landscapes. The book is in a tabloid format, so vertical art is preferred, but we can work with horizontal. We will use one piece of art on the cover and 10 other pieces inside the publication.

The artists whose works are selected will each be given a short profile with contact information in the 2011 Book of Lists, will receive five copies of the book, and will be allowed to use the published copy for promotion purposes.

Artists will be required to sign a release giving The Business Journal permission to edit the art as needed and to reproduce the art. The original art will remain the artists property. Artists are welcome to provide multiple submissions. Art students as well as professional artists are welcome to submit paintings and drawings.

Submissions can be e-mailed to Kristilee Adler at kadler@bizjournals.com. Art can be sent electronically by JPEG or PDF, please send high resolution images only. If you have any questions, please e-mail Kristilee at kadler@bizjournals.com or call her at (904) 265-2205.

Submissions must be received by Friday, September 10. Please do not send original art.

The excitement is continues for the “North Beaches Art Walk” that will takes place every third Thursday of each month, from 5 to 9 PM. As well as promoting the beautiful Atlantic and Neptune  beaches, each month, merchants will work in tandem with artists opening their doors providing artists with an additional venue to show and sell their original art work. 

Guide maps will be available at each participating merchants place of business listing shops, restaurants, bars, galleries, and boutiques  of the Atlantic/Neptune beach area within a quarter mile stretch.  “The North Beaches Art Walk”  encompasses the area from Sherry Drive in Atlantic Beach ; going eastward towards the beach; around to Neptune Beach side, and up to 3 rd Street.  It will include the Town Center area, in addition to the Atlantic Beach Cultural Center .

For more information regarding the NBAW, contact Linda Stewart, owner of Archway Gallery and Framing, located at 363 Atlantic Blvd, Suite 2 , Atlantic Beach , phone 249-2222. The e-mail address is ArchwayFraming@aol.com .

Acoustic Night

When: Sunday, July 25th, from 6pm - 8pm
Where: Atlantic Beach Cultural Arts and Community Center.
Contact: 904-710-0397

Come and bring a friend. The Atlantic Beach Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee hosts this free event on the lawn at Bull Memorial Park on the corner of Ocean Boulevard and 7th Street. The event is held indoors in the theater at the Adele Grage Cultural Arts Center if it rains.

Our intimate event has developed quite a following and is a wonderful way for artists to meet and for everyone to enjoy playing and listening to truly awesome talent. You would be hard-pressed to find better talent, friends or artistic collaboration and we have it all! We routinely average 30 to 50 warm, positive people to listen and 12 to 20 performers.

Whether you write, sing, play or simply enjoy good music, plan on being with us. Our musical host, Mike Shackelford and his fellow talented performers from our region will once again transform the Atlantic Beach Theater into a coffee house for two hours of original musical creations by neighbors and friends.