Comments on: Riverside Artists Market Approved By City Council 14-0

By: Lisa Leuthold

Lisa Leuthold — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:33:36 +0000

And another thing, one of the times I went to the Portland market I bought some homemade beef jerky and a delightfully crappy wooden squirrel. There were all skill and creativity levels represented. There were intricate jewelry pieces next to children’s paintings. RAP is going to blow it if they impose an endless amount of regulation. I know that rules titillate RAP,but the over abundance of them is also what aggravate we Riverside residents. There has to be:
No jury!
No rule eliminating co-ops by requiring all artists be present during the market .
No requirement for artist to buy insurance, that’s the responsibility of the city.
The best artists I know wouldn’t wast their time with such silliness.

FREE RAM!

DON’T BLOW IT!!!!!!!

By: Lisa Leuthold

Lisa Leuthold — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:21:38 +0000

I am very excited about the market but very disturbed by a jury deciding who should be allowed to sell. I think ANY artist should be allowed to present their wares as long as they are not profane. It is completely elitist and ludicrous that a grandma from the Presbyterian apartments would probably not be allowed to sell her plastic canvass tissue holders at the market. What snobs!!! Let the shoppers dictate who is desirable and who isn’t, by their purchases.

By: bebe

bebe — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:28:31 +0000

thanks Joey :) so happy to hear something about it

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:32:29 +0000

This should be pretty sweet.We were pretty excited about the fact it will be outside, but not really thanks to Fuller Warren….we should build a bridge over the top of the St. Johns Town Center!

Here was our post on it last week.
http://www.whatsupjacksonville.com/?p=303

By: edliberatori

edliberatori — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:07:51 +0000

The City just got cooler…. AGAIN!

By: tduhart

tduhart — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:36:00 +0000

sounds like it will be cool, once everything is finalized, I hope it gets the support needed

By: biggie tea

biggie tea — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:32:11 +0000

The storm water um feature is not part of the market site, which is pretty much finished. That will likely be an esplanade connecting the river/market to riverside park. The infrastructure is in place and very well designed(melody bishop). It has been a very long process for the team behind this lead by Dr Wood. It could be our mayors biggest accomplishment because this thing will change our city and it couldn’t have come at a better time.

By: brittni

brittni — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:02:38 +0000

wow. this is great news. i had no idea- thanks for sharing joey.

By: Gil

Gil — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:56:25 +0000

if this is going where i think it is, DOT and DEP will have to work together to relocate/redesign the stormwater retention system that is located at the proposed site…

By: Travis Schmeisser

Travis Schmeisser — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:47:44 +0000

I’ve been to that market and it’s pretty incredible. I hope we can get that kind of turn out and support. It would be great for our city!