Thanks to special guests Varick Rosete (right), AIGA President, and Chad Landenberger (left). For more on Chad and Varick, read yesterdays blog post: Designer’s in Toyland and I’m Board IV on Urban Jacksonville Weekly. There is a good bio and photos of each.
I also want to thank our breakfast sponsor Uptown Market for the good-but-not-halved breakfast sandwiches and Jack Diablo for the notes which you are about to consume.
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Designers in Toyland
- Varick – AIGA Jacksonville President
- Art Walk art show – Designers in Toyland
- most pieces for sale
- proceeds benefit The Big Fun Box
- live toy painting (Mighty Muggs)
- 229 N Hogan (map)
- Tony – AIGA seems very strong
- Varick – medium-sized chapter
- developing designers and helping out the community
- aigajacksonville.org
- aiga.org
- taking advantage of social media (facebook and twitter)
- public welcome at most events
- sponsors: Urban Jax, 229 N Hogan, Duval Destroyer
I’m Board IV
- Chad – design dude
- I’m Board in its 4th year
- eyeswideawake.com
- merge art & design “scene”
- Man of Movember winner (sick ‘stache!)
- jaxbeard.com
- Joey – is AIGA stepping up its programming
- Varick – yes
- bringing designers together
- education
- meeting new people
- lecture series
- Joey – what are the challenges to putting on art shows
- Chad – biggest hurdle = location
- first show was at the Riverside Pit
- last year at OLB w/ skate expo
- plan 6 months in advance
- word of mouth promotion 4 months in advance
- face to face communication trumps twitter/facebook
- Art Walk is perfect time for these kinds of shows
- also at 229 N Hogan
- really helped by Ryan King of Red Bull
Joey – best thing about Jacksonville art scene is the ease of getting into shows
Jack – locations are hard but nowadays in Jax there are many spots
Recommendations
- Jack – Warehouse Show at The Devil’s Playground and Warehouse 8B Saturday
- Jonathan – StoryCorps at Hemming Plaza now – December 19
- Joey – Uptown Market Breakfast Happy Hour
- Tony – ONLY 3 WEEKS LEFT OF RAM!
- Varick – Holiday Affair to benefit Second Harvest
- Chad – read The Road by Cormac McCarthy (also Blood Meridian)
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