Urban Jacksonville

This Saturday we made some significant progress cleaning up the space and getting ready for the Partisan the Sea show. We moved doors, drywall, trash and swept up about 100 years worth of dust.

Lighting, Loft Tours and Bathrooms
Our decision to use the West side of the building instead of the entire space is turning out to be a genius move. I went back to the Churchwell Lofts building Saturday night to see how the lighting was and the West side of the building is good as is. The East side on the other hand would have required significant lighting. People will be able to use the bathrooms in the lofts so we are good on the bathrooms.

There will be loft tours of the Churchwell Lofts so this will be a good chance to get a sneak peek of these pretty awesome units. The loft tours will feature even more artwork from local artists Emmy Cerveny, Susan Britt and Kathy Stark

Here is the schedule over the next couple of days

• Monday 22nd – Cleaning and painting if anyone wants to help. Bring a roller and a paint tray if you come. I also need to move some tables so whenever there are more than 3 people there we can move the tables.
• Tuesday 23rd – During the day they will be mopping and setting up fans.
• Wednesday 24th – Hanging posters and setting up
• Thursday 25th – Hanging posters and setting up until everything is done. The show will be entirely set up and ready to go on Thursday night, with the exception of any late posters. This includes any AIGA get out the vote posters, etc.

More updates and photos tomorrow.

We are two weeks out from the biggest art show/party this election season, Partisan the Sea. So gear up and tell your friends! We’ve added a new band to the Friday night (September 26th) lineup. Picayunes will be playing their first Jacksonville show so make sure and come out to see the premier of this new band.

Details for the Shantytown after parties for both nights have been finalized. Once the show is over, head to Springfield for more DJs and bands. The Friday after party at Shantytown will feature DJ Biggie Tea and Joe E. Fresh as GHETTOBLASTER! Free Keg. The Artwalk after party will feature bands Helios Eye, Paper Scissors Rocket and more tba plus $2 Ying Ling pints.

Shantytown is located in Springfield
22 West 6th Street (6th and Main)
Phone: 798-8222

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Now for the actual show, there was so much interest in the show we opened it up to public submissions. We’re keeping the artist list updated so check that to see who’s in the show so far. Our most recent blog post El Jefe is gonna rock us all night gives a little teaser of what you can expect to see at the show.

We’ll have posters for sale, political giveaways and a raffle. Are you into antique furniture? There will be great deals on antique furniture reclaimed from the depths of the Churchwell building. Most stuff is 100+ years in age. Could be some good deals. Bring your wallet! You probably want to clear your event calendar for this one. Srsly.