What is the Jax? The Jacksonville Center is a community arts center in Floyd, Virginia, just miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway. We celebrate and facilitate regional arts through classes, exhibits, community receptions and more.
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On Saturday, April 14 from 4-6pm, The Jacksonville Center will host the 8th Annual Education Kick-off and Instructor’s Exhibit Reception, which highlights The Jax 2012 class schedule and features a selection of art by some of the center’s instructors, including Ed Gowen, Gretchen St. Lawrence, Jean Poythress Koon, Karen Sewell, Sharon Hall and more.
Activities during the reception will include demonstrations from local art instructors such as blacksmith John Riddle and ceramics artist Sidra Kaluszka. Glenda George will demonstrate her felted soaps course and give attendees a chance to try it out for themselves. There will also be kids’ activities with Afternoon Arts teacher, Sarah Greene and assistant Rebekah Bordeaux and a talk/demonstration from Japanese Woodworker and Jax instructor, Yann Giguere. Yann will give a one hour talk/demonstration from 4-5pm introducing his love of the art and the goal of the classes he will be teaching in June. Yann is owner and founder of Mokuchi Woodworking and will be teaching a 4-day series of classes on knife sharpening, planing, and small stool making. Registrations for classes made during the event will receive a 10% discount on class tuition.
“I’m really excited about this year’s reception. We have some great demonstrations and activities planned and, of course, great people leading them. I hope we can give people a taste of how fun it can be to participate in our educational programming here at The Jax,” said Amy Avery-Grubel, Director of Educational Programming. The community is encouraged to attend. The exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
For more information about these exhibits and more, visit www.jacksonvillecenter.com, email info@jacksonvillecenter.com or call (540) 745-2784.
What I liked most about my After school art program: “I get to be myself, I got to learn about different artists, and I got to make new friends” ~4th Grader Chloe Beardslee
The class helped me: “Improve my painting skill[s], improve my drawing skill[s], and made me less shy” ~4th Grader Cassay Marion
The 10th Annual “New Works” exhibit in the Hayloft Gallery opened on Friday, March 2, and will run through Saturday, April 28. A ‘Meet-the-Artists’ reception will be held at the center on March 10 from 6-8pm featuring music by classical guitarist David Oakes. Due to a revamped gallery schedule, the show opened earlier in the year and attracted a number of new artists. “Don’t miss this chance to see the latest works by your favorite artists and artisans and work by a number of new artists who are exhibiting at the center for the first time.” said Lore Deighan, the center’s Gallery Coordinator.
Exhibiting artists include: Charlotte Lou Atkins, Samuel A’Court Bason, Susan Brittingham, Ernest Bryant, Ron Campbell, Audrey Caywood, Rick Cooley, Lore Deighan, Susan Egbert, Aileen Fletcher, Glenda George, Art Haase, Winter Hart, Don Johnson, Fred Jones, Charlie Knighton, Floyd Bud Lohr, Gina Louthian-Stanley, Cheryl Mackian, Glenda McAlexander, Swede McBroom, Nathan Popp, Dennis Ross, Karen Sewell, Helen Shaw, Sylvester Simard, Kimberly Simmons, Gretchen St. Lawrence, Agnes Stringfellow, Teri Walters, Howard Wenger, and Gerri Young.
Visitors to the center can also view the Breezeway Gallery’s exhibit featuring Joli Ayn Wood’s collection of works entitled “Inspirations in Multi-Media” which will close at the end of March. The next Hayloft Gallery exhibit “Make Me Laugh” will open Friday, May 4.
All exhibits at The Jax are free and open to the public during regular business hours, though a $3 donation would help offset daily operating expenses for the galleries. The reception includes a cash bar and refreshments in addition to the live music. For more information visit jacksonvillecenter.org/at-the-center/hayloft-gallery.
 Moving on by Karen Sewell
‘Round the Mountain members are invited to submit proposals for the “Make and Take Holiday Crafts” interactive demonstrations at Heartwood during the holiday season.
The “Make and Take” activity will be scheduled for approximately two hours each day on:
- Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26
- Saturday, December 3, 10, 17 & 24
The “Make and Take” activity will involve interaction with Heartwood visitors through the creation of a “craft” item that can be completed by a visitor (child or adult) within an allotted time frame.
Cost of materials for the project will be paid for by Heartwood and a table will be provided for the project. Each craftsperson will receive a meal ticket for the Heartwood Café.
The proposal should include:
- Description of craft project and your experience with this type of activity
- Approximate time to complete the project
- Estimated material cost per item created
- Dates you are available
Please submit your proposal by November 9th to info@roundthemountain.orgor by mail to the attention of Debby Loggans at One Heartwood Circle, Abingdon, VA 24210. Contact RTM at 276.492.2408 should you have any questions or comments.
November’s Second Saturday featuring the Blacksburg Photography Club will be November 12 from 4-6pm. Come out and see the “Water” themed exhibit.
 Tranquil by Jeremy Riffe
 Suncatcher from the Kids Creativity Jubilee The Kids Creativity Jubilee will be held at The Jacksonville Center on Saturday, June 18 with affordable two-hour classes for kids ages 5 to 14, running from 9am – 4pm. Kids can come down to make crafts (and even Father’s Day presents) such as pop-up books, fused glass sun-catchers, ceramic sculptures, printmaking, and ornamental metals. We’ll provide healthy snacks throughout the day, and the kids will have plenty of time to stretch their legs and run off some steam between class sessions.
Parents are welcome to stay and play, or use the center’s parking and shuttle location to spend time at the Floyd Town Jubilee happening the same day. Walk-ins are welcome, but any classes that have not met their minimum enrollments by June 17 will be cancelled so parents are advised to register early to ensure their desired classes go.
For more information or to register for Kids’ Creativity Jubilee class sessions, head on over to the Kids Creativity Jubilee page,call (540) 745-2784 or email info@jacksonvillecenter.org.
Altared Space Artists’ Cooperative Exhibit , May 13 – August 13, 2nd floor Squires Student Center, Virginia Tech
In 1998, Perspective Gallery Director, Mary Tartaro founded an artist cooperative Gallery in Floyd County. In a community known for traditional mountain crafts, Altared Space brought a new flavor of art to the county by offering more contemporary and experimental forms of expression. Its 4 year run became a key feature in defining Floyd County Eclecticism. This exhibition is a revisiting of the original, founding members and the art that they are making after so many years, and features work by Mary Tartaro, Jennifer L. Hand, Jayn Avery, Charlie Brouwer, Charlotte Atkins, Robin Boucher, Starroot, Jennifer Spoon, Art Haase, Mary North, Deb Wildman, and Pam McGraw. For more information, visit www.uusa.vt.edu/artgallery.
Paintings by Joli Ayn Wood, Summer Season
Special Showing at the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University of Richmond in Richmond, VA from Friday, June 3 – Saturday, June 4. Joli will speak about her work and creative process in an artist talk at the gallery at 2:30pm on June 4. And as part of the Floyd County Artisan Trail Tour, Joli will hold an open studio from 9 – 5 on June 11 and 12. For more information, visit www.jolisart.blogspot.com or email jolisart@yahoo.com
34th Annual Highland Summer Conference, June 6 – 17 at the Appalachian Regional Studies Center at Radford University
Discover the power of writing with powerful writers at the Highland Summer Conference and join well-known guest authors for a two-week intensive workshop in creative and expository writing. Earn three hours credit in English 490/590, profit from consultations with guest authors and critiques from the class, and build your portfolio at the same time. For more information, contact Dr Theresa Burriss or Ruth Derrick at (540) 831-5366 or (540) 831-6152 or email rbderrick@radford.edu.
School is out, which means that our children have about two glorious weeks of backyard picnics, chasing lightning bugs, and lounging under trees with a great book until the novelty wears off and the daily chorus of “I’m booooooooored” begins. Enter the Kids Creativity Jubilee and the Kids Art Camp at The Jacksonville Center, for the type of creative fun that’ll knock their socks off.
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The Jacksonville Center’s First Friday receptions had long been a popular destination for art lovers in Floyd and surrounding areas. This year, the First Fridays have been replaced with Second Saturdays at the center. Now, we are sponsoring “Jax+1”, a monthly event for every Second Saturday featuring local galleries and restaurants to provide a special focus on visual art activities for visitors and Floydians alike.
“As the first arts organization in Floyd to offer First Fridays, we were pleased to see other arts organizations join us,” said John McEnhill, Executive Director at the Jax. “Creating the Second Saturday collaboration is an effort to expand weekend offerings for the visiting public and take it to a new level, involving our local restaurants in a celebration of the visual arts in Floyd.”
The Jacksonville Center is partnering with local galleries and restaurants to offer a fun and innovative way for visitors to feed both their bodies and their creative spirits. On every Second Saturday, “Jax+1” coupons will be available at The Jacksonville Center and five local galleries: Troika, Floyd Artists Association, St. Pierre Gallery (all at The Station on South Locust Street), Gallery 111 on South Main Street, and the Bell Gallery on North Locust Street.
Simply collect a stamp at the Jax and at least one of the participating galleries, then redeem your “Jax+1” coupons for a special offer or discount at one of Floyd’s participating local restaurants, including Natasha’s Café, Oddfellas Cantina, Mickey G’s, The Pine Tavern, El Charro, Dogtown Roadhouse, and the Blue Ridge Restaurant in Floyd and the Woodberry Inn just up the Parkway in Meadows of Dan. Coupons can be redeemed any time during the following 30 days and new coupons and offers will be available each month
Keep an eye on the blog or “Like” us on Facebook for up-to-date information about special Second Saturday events at the Jax and participating galleries.
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