Jump to Art Walk links and best bets (updated 4:04pm!)
…are like peanut butter and jelly. They go great together between two pieces of bread, or two beers. My sister-in-law just returned home from 3 years in Chicago and this is going to be her first Art Walk. Ever! Luckily for her it’s going to be a good one. The weather is going to be in the high 70s tomorrow night and there’s no sign of rain in sight.
Two of the best Art Walk events will be re:CHARGE08 related. You’ll remember, prior to the best April Fools Day prank in the city, I posted on re:CHARGE08, an AIGA sponsored design conference here in Downtown Jacksonville.
re:CHARGE will be hosting events at two Art Walk venues. These shows will be free and open to the public. First is Circuits, a digital art show at the Burrito Gallery (map)
Circuits is twelve 20″ Apple iMacs, two 30″ Cinema Displays and two 12 foot projections. The large projection features examples from all the artists with full sound. Each of the smaller screens is dedicated to a single artist or collective and continually loops their work.
Artists include PES, We Work For Them, MOOVlab, ©ause Collective, Jeff Boortz, Eric Dyer, and others. Experience 16 moving screens of this fascinating emerging genre. Curated by Doug Grimmett, Primal Screen.
I saw Doug Grimmett speak at the last re:CHARGE and I am very excited to see any show he has curated. Check out the Primal Screen website for the quality of work you can expect at Circuits.
The next show I recommend is the “Get Out the Vote” poster show project at the Opaq Gallery above TSI. This is going to be the last time you can go to an Art Walk show at Opaq without sweating through your shirt, so you better get down there. The winning poster is pictured above.
Discover Design, paired local high school students interested in design with professionals from the local design community. Over the course of three months, the group met for six sessions at the Jacksonville Main Library to create original Get Out the Vote posters that focus on the 2008 Presidential Election.
Hmm, that sounds like a good idea for an art show.
Here are all your Art Walk related links and other best bets:
New Stuff
The Urban Core - Art Walk! Ahhhhhhh
Stuff you already read
The Art Center Presents - MOSAIC
Skull Bunny’s + UAW + Jax = Awesome!
In case you hadn’t heard, there is free parking during the Art Walk at the Downtown Garage on the Clay St. between Adams St. and Forsyth St. (Apr 2 from 5- 9pm)
Official Art Walk site
JaxScene: (SOME OF) ART WALK THIS WEDNESDAY
Nicky G’s Pizza has artist Tommy Armageddon
Jacksonville Confidential staff meeting at Burrito Gallery
Art Center Presents:One image of our city, 16 artists, 16 styles
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