Friday night at Flux Gallery in 5 Points people are gathering to help local artist Brian Hicks who has been diagnosed with cancer for a second time.
Brian Hicks, well known in the riverside and San Marco community in Jacksonville. He is a very well accomplished musician that needs our help with his personal battle with cancer that he has become a victim of now for the second time in the last 3 years. flux gallery in 5 points will be hosting an art auction where all proceeds will go to his benefit.
There will be art by Mark George who is also running an online auction to benefit Brian. If you enjoy Marks’s work, the auction is a great way to help out and get an early bid in before Friday night.
To join the auction go to the auction site above and comment on any of the paintings below to post an early bid. Place your bid and leave your name full name. All pieces on the site will be displayed for the art show and the auction will continue Friday night.
More Links and Gallery Info
For Brian..we love you man (via Art Isn’t Rocket Science)
“I Love Brian Hicks” Art Auction @ Flux / May , 29th (via JaxScene)
Brian Hicks Facebook Group
Friday, May 29 at 6:00pm – 9pm
flux galley
1011 Park Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204
in Historic Five Points
“Anything Goes” from Art Behind the Fridge. See a full deconstruction and zoom in on details here.
I’m anticipating a big week at Urban Jacksonville next week so I’m getting these links out early. Look for a 2010 Mayoral Preview Monday from UJ and JaxPolitics. JaxPolitics is getting in on the Mayoral candidate forecasting act too and so is the Times Union.
Landfill operator sues Jacksonville over contract We all knew this was coming.
JEDC gets clear view of Shipyards “It takes no great talent to terminate an agreement,†said Barton. “It takes talent to come up with a solution.â€
JTA officials agreed to waive the 50-cent fare on the Skyway Memorial Day Weekend
Clue Two from Find The Jade Monkey Before The Next Full Moon
Clue One from Find The Jade Monkey Before The Next Full Moon
Interview with Mark George via Globatron
Call For Bike Valet Volunteers!
We are in need of few bike loving community service orientated souls to help us valet bikes for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival (May 22- 24) and the Riverside Arts Market (May 23rd).
Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to me and I’ll hit you up with some stickers. Thanks to my good buddy Mark George for dropping by with the stickers and regaling me with stories of his youth. You thank him too.
Joey Marchy
c/o Ronnieland!
1807 Hendricks Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207
To promote his upcoming December 5th show at Screen Arts in St. Augustine, R.Land had these awesome-ass stickers made. It’s a throw back to the old Marineland logo, but it’s some crazy sea monster instead of a dolphin. The show information is printed on the back. You can find all the art below and more at Thisisrland.com
