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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The Kennedy Center has launched “What’s Going On…NOW” http://www.whatsgoingonnow.org/
A national arts and digital media campaign to inspire and engage youth while marking the 40th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s iconic album and his 1972 Kennedy Center performance. The project will culminate with two concerts in May at the Kennedy Center featuring John Legend, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Two students who submit entries to “What’s Going On…NOW,” will be selected for a trip to Washington, D.C. to attend one of these concerts on May 3. To apply, students may go to http://www.whatsgoingonnow.org/ and share their own creative perspectives on the similarities and differences between Marvin Gaye’s “then” and their own “now.” They can upload video, photos, poems, music – whatever art form inspires their own creative expression. To be considered for the trip to Washington, students must submit their entry by March 23.
To unsubscribe at any time please visit this URL: http://www.listlva.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=VCA-ANNOUNCE&A=1 OR send a blank email (no subject line) to VCA-ANNOUNCE-signoff-request@listlva.lib.va.us. If you have any questions, please contact Foster Billingsley, Deputy Director at foster.billingsley@arts.virginia.gov.
On Monday, March 19 from 6-8pm, The Jacksonville Center will host its second Community Night celebrating the work and creativity of children in Floyd Elementary School (FES). The 140 students are participating in AfterSchool Arts Enrichment, a Floyd ArtReach (FAR) program.
The Floyd AfterSchool Arts Enrichment Program is a comprehensive effort to address the need for creative outlets for children in the community. While somewhat limited, it is an after-school enrichment program for Floyd Elementary School students in grades 1 – 7 who demonstrate interest in creative arts education and is sponsored by The Jax. A wide variety of challenging enrichment courses are offered, tuition free, over the course of three sessions, focusing on fine arts, technology, language (written, sign and foreign), natural sciences, physical education, world cultures, and more. The goal of is to expand to all four elementary schools but sufficient funding is needed. These first three sessions were funded by an anonymous D.C. foundation.
“We were pleasantly surprised at the turnout of parents and students for the first Community Night,” said John McEnhill, Executive Director of The Jax “I encourage the community to support this afterschool program. Amy Avery Grubel, Director of Education, has helped create an effective partnership between FES and the center to address the dwindling resources for creative base learning opportunities due to ‘budget challenges.’”
The evening will include a mini-exhibition of the work done by students in classes including puppet making, painting, drawing, ceramics, collage, and duct taping. Refreshments will be served and the community is encouraged to attend.
For more information please call 540-745-2784.
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
Jazz@Jax returns to The Jacksonville Center for a second year on March 24, featuring Chris Prokosch and The Jazz Providers, for the Center’s annual spring benefit concert.
The group will be performing a range of music from the Great American Song Book, which is a loose collection of pieces by composers such as Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Frank Loesser and Jazz Standards by Miles Davis, Monk, Bird, Oliver Nelson and others.
To complement the music, Jazz@Jax will change the community room into a jazz club atmosphere with intimate table settings for socializing and a dancing floor for those folks with their dancing shoes on. Refreshments and light snacks will be available throughout the evening.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at The Jacksonville Center, by calling (540) 745-2784, or online via PayPal at jacksonvillecenter.org.
 Joli Ayn Woods On Saturday, February 4, The Jacksonville Center for the Arts will host a reception from 2 to 4pm highlighting artist Joli Ayn Wood. The exhibit will run from February through March in the Breezeway Gallery.
Joli Ayn Wood is an artist that lives in Floyd County and while known for her paintings, she has incorporated drawings and photography into this exhibit. The exhibit “Inspirations in Multi-Media” is the first time that these two mediums are used. “The photos I include are not subjects I would likely paint, at least not in the way they are captured on film.” Joli explains “They are finite in their vision and say all that I want to say about my subject. I bring these mediums to you to show my point of inspiration in the people, places, and things that I love most, or that I am intrigued with the most.”
Joli devotes her free time to painting both in the studio and outdoor locations. Her favorite subjects include the mountains and rural landscapes of Southwestern Virginia, often painting, “en plein air”, as well as the rugged coastline of Massachusetts. While painting on location, her passion is to capture the rolling shapes of the mountains, and the clear, colorful skies quickly, most times within a couple hours. She finds inspiration in the works of Fitz Henry Lane, Georgia O’Keefe and Ed Hopper.
Joli graduated from Westhampton College, University of Richmond with a BAdegree in Art History, with concentrations in Studio Art, Ancient Art, and Archaeology. During her time at Westhampton, she was fortunate to study under New York artist Ephraim Rubenstein, who emphasized the painting methods of the late Charles Hawthorne and the Cape Cod School.
Joli is a member of The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge, Giles Arts Council, and her studio is a noted stop on the Round the Mountain Artisan Trail in Southwest VA. She has participated in various Virginia regional art festivals, such as Roanoke’s Sidewalk Art Show, Salem’s Art in the Alley, Wine Down the Music Trail Festival in Floyd, and Art on the Lawn in Giles County, VA, a show that she helped found in 2006.
Aside from art shows, Joli has recently been concentrating on private commissions, art instruction, and greeting patrons in her open studio in Floyd County, Virginia. Highlighted in the February 2008 issue of New River Valley Magazine, her works are included in many private collections around the region and abroad. Joli’s painting studio in Floyd is open to the public by appointment or chance. The winter hours at The Jacksonville Center are Monday through 10am-4pm and Saturday from 11am-4pm.
For more information or to book an appointment email jolisart@yahoo.com, call 540-449-9078 or visit www.jolisart.blogspot.com.
Join local bee guru, Gunther Hauk, for an hour long introduction to the art of biodynamic beekeeping.
Gunther’s discussion will introduce the audience to the plight of the honeybee and some of the way…s in which Spikenard Farms Honeybee Sanctuary is addressing their needs. It is also a free introduction to 4 workshops scheduled over the course of the year, which will teach hopeful honeybee farmers the hows of the business.
Digital Craft Photography Workshop
Saturday February 4, 2012
One day, hands on class on basic craft photography.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
$85.00 (includes digital photographs of 2 pieces and a delicious lunch).
Joy Tanner and John Britt will conduct a one day, hands on class on how to
take digital photographs of your three dimensional ceramics/crafts using a
simple, low tech approach for the beginner.
Space is limited to 8 people.
Digital Craft Photography Workshop
Sunday February 5, 2012
One day, hands on class on basic craft photography.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
$85.00 (includes digital photographs of 2 pieces and a delicious lunch).
Joy Tanner and John Britt will conduct a one day, hands on class on how to
take digital photographs of your three dimensional ceramics/crafts using a
simple, low tech approach for the beginner.
Space is limited to 8 people.
Basic Social Media for Artists Workshop
Saturday February 11, 2012
One day, hands on class on how to use social media to promote your work.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
$100.00 (includes a delicious lunch).
John Britt will conduct a one day how to use social media to promote your
art work for beginners. We will discuss Facebook, blogging, Youtube and Etsy as a way to get you more visibility and sales. Bring your laptop.
Space is limited to 10 people.
Glazing Techniques
February 20 – 24, 2012
Learn glazing techniques including, pouring, brushing, spraying, dipping,
stencils, overlapping, latex, wax resist, multi-firing, decals, china
paints, sandblasting, etc.
Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$450.00 includes glaze notebook (PLUS $50.00 FIRING AND MATERIALS FEE)
$500.00
Total Space limited to 8 people
Basic Glaze Chemistry and Raw Materials
March 5 – 9, 2012
Learn basic glaze chemistry of clay bodies and glazes Covering low, medium
and high-fire glazes Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$450.00 includes glaze notebook (PLUS $50.00 FIRING AND MATERIALS FEE)
Reduction Firing Workshop
March 23 – 24, 2012
Understanding Firing and cone 10 Reduction Weekend Firing of Shino, Celadon and Copper Red Glazes Friday March 23 – 6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. Glazing Saturday
March 24 – 9:00p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday March 25 10:00 – 3:00 p.m.
$220.00 includes recipe handout (PLUS $30.00 FIRING AND MATERIALS FEE) Total
$250.00
John Britt Pottery
154 Sparks Road
Bakersville, NC 28705
828-467-5020/ 828-688-6615
http://johnbrittpottery.com/workshops/
johnbrittpottery@gmail.com
For more information contact:
John Britt at johnbrittpottery@gmail.com or call 828-467-5020 Check the
website for most current schedule.
http://johnbrittpottery.com/workshops/
Workshop suggestions welcome!
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