JAA Arts & Culture Program

01/15/2021

Minority Artists And Experiences Highlighted Across Jacksonville, Florida, This Winter

Awareness of the Jacksonville Florida art scene continues and has been reported by Forbes.

Puerto Rican mosaic artist Celso González Quiñones has exuberantly memorialized six Black dignitaries, two-by-two, in three murals installed side-by-side along an outer wall at the Jessie duPont Ball Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

08/19/2020

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2021 Call to Artists - Due August 31, 2020

Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission invites artists living and working in the 7-county region to apply for a temporary exhibition at the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) for one of the four quarters of 2021.

Apply here: https://131d094e-d6ec-2f4d-eed9-eb0a6087c18f.filesusr.com/…

Learn more here: https://www.jiaarts.org/opportunities

The JIA Arts Commission is committed to showing the work of professional and emerging artists from the seven-county service region of Jacksonville, Florida including Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties.
The intention of the Art Program is to display works of art reflective of the unique character of Northeast Florida and to thoughtfully enhance the JAX experience while
respecting the sensitivities and functional needs of airport visitors.

For this Open Call to Artists, the JIAAC will review all artwork submitted on or before August 31, 2020, during the period of September - November of 2020. The work selected will be displayed in one quarter of the calendar year 2021.

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08/18/2020

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New Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Call to Artists for projects in LaVilla.

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08/16/2020

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Duval County Court House Plaza - CALL TO ARTISTS

Call to Artists: Duval County Courthouse Plaza

NAME:
LOCATION:
DUE DATE OF APPLICATION: TOTAL BUDGET:
PROPOSAL FEES:
ONE SENTENCE DESCRIPTION:

ONLINE PRE-PROPOSAL Q&A:

Duval County Courthouse Plaza
Duval County Courthouse, 501 W Adams St, Jacksonville, FL 32202 September 22, 2020
$500,000
Three Finalists paid $15,000 each
The City of Jacksonville seeks an artist team to transform the 3-acre lawn at the Duval County Courthouse into a work of public art.
September 4 (3:00 PM EST) and September 1​5​ (3:00 PM EST)

ARTWORK DESCRIPTION
The City of Jacksonville, via the management of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, seeks the transformation of a major downtown space into a dynamic and dignified work of public art.

See attachment for more information.

Call to artists 8:17: https://api.membershipworks.com/file?mid=5f39460024d6b21a714a4b6e&fnm=Call+to+artists+8%3A17.pdf

Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Glenn Weiss

08/12/2020

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2021 Call to Artists - Due August 31, 2020

Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission invites artists living and working in the 7-county region to apply for a temporary exhibition at the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) for one of the four quarters of 2021.

Apply here: https://131d094e-d6ec-2f4d-eed9-eb0a6087c18f.filesusr.com/…

Learn more here: https://www.jiaarts.org/opportunities

The JIA Arts Commission is committed to showing the work of professional and emerging artists from the seven-county service region of Jacksonville, Florida including Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties.
The intention of the Art Program is to display works of art reflective of the unique character of Northeast Florida and to thoughtfully enhance the JAX experience while
respecting the sensitivities and functional needs of airport visitors.

For this Open Call to Artists, the JIAAC will review all artwork submitted on or before August 31, 2020, during the period of September - November of 2020. The work selected will be displayed in one quarter of the calendar year 2021.

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08/04/2020

Doubting Gauguin: An amateur detective takes on the National Gallery, and the art world

today and yesterday...

Meet the Gauguin obsessive who’s trying to prove that major art museums are showing fakes.

07/14/2020

2020 Arts Awards Nominations

Hello Jacksonville!

As one of many volunteer ambassadors helping to spread the word via social media in support of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville's 44th Annual Arts Awards on September 2, please nominate creators and the businesses who support them from around our community for a 2020 CCGJ Arts Award...

Especially important during the pandemic -- the more candidates nominated for the award will increase awareness of this important CCGJ virtual event and, more importantly, bring increased awareness to the work of nominees for the long-lasting, artistic, and cultural contributions they provide to our city.

and cultural programs in our community takes the village!

Please take a moment if you can today and place one or more nominations. There are 9 total award types, which are detailed in the link below.

**Nominations open through end-of-day July 15.**

Thank you! :-) Nomination direct link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VKT9NK2

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03/10/2020

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Please join us tonight at the Jacksonville International Airport Haskell Art Gallery from 6-8pm!

Join Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville tonight!
We have an exciting evening planned and a must see exhibit.
Please share!

Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission
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01/13/2020

National Calls to Artists

National Calls to Artists

You are cordially invited to submit up to three pieces for our “community garden” of artists for the BLOOMS Exhibit, opening Friday, Feb. 28, 6-8 p.m.

Deadline to submit online: January 23. Submit HERE.

Drop off (after registering online): January 25-26, from 1-6 p-m

Featured artists: Krista Lee Weller, Tiffany Manning, Jamie Galley, Susan Davenport Ober, Suzanne Pickett, Ana Kamiar

Theme: We are celebrating flowers, beauty, the natural world, and all that we see blooming around us…good or bad. What is blooming in ourselves, our backyards, and the larger world? Stilllife and figurative work encouraged, but non-figurative, metaphorical work accepted gladly; the theme is open to interpretation. The use of women and words in art is encouraged but not necessary.

More information: womenwritingjacksonville/artists

Art on this image by Suzanne Pickett

Contact: [email protected]

Cheers!
Jennifer Wolfe

https://www.womenwritingjacksonville.org/artists/

12/04/2019

Arts Sector Contributed $763.6 Billion to U.S. Economy—More Than Agriculture or Transportation

Arts Sector Contributed $763.6 Billion to U.S. Economy—More Than Agriculture or Transportation

The data comes as the NEA is facing severe cuts under U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget.

10/02/2019

Pittsburgh’s airport is latest to create a sensory-friendly space for travelers with autism

A special article submitted by JIA art collaborator Cynthia Walburn:

Pittsburgh International Airport opened a 1,500-square-foot space this month with a transitional entrance, individual and family rooms, an area for adults and a simulated “airplane experience” with a cabin, seats, overhead bins and a boarding ramp.

09/26/2019

Jacksonville International Airport

PRESS RELEASE - JAX ranks among best U.S. airports for customer satisfaction:

Jacksonville International Airport has earned a top spot among comparably sized airports for customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2019 North American Airport Satisfaction Survey.

“We are thrilled to be recognized for the excellent customer service we provide at JAX. Our airport is a gateway to the Northeast Florida region that our community can be proud of,” shared Mark VanLoh, Chief Executive Officer of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA). “As our team meets the challenges of record passenger growth and managing ongoing improvements to our parking facilities and terminal, our sights are still firmly set on our number one goal: ensuring that JAX provides an outstanding passenger experience to all travelers.”

JAX was ranked second place with a score of 831 points based on a 1,000 point scale. The average score for other medium-sized airports was 803.

Last year, JAX was the fastest-growing airport in the United States, and in July it generated the most revenue in one month in the airport’s history.

JAA invites customer feedback through a survey on its website, flyjax.com.


Debbie Jones
Public Relations Manager

Jacksonville International Airport

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09/18/2019

Jax Daily Record

Jax Daily Record

Boldly going where no man has gone before ... from Jacksonville.

09/11/2019

This morning at 8:46am, JAX will observe a moment of silence to mark the 18th Anniversary of September 11, 2001. All screening at the checkpoint will cease during this one minute of silence.

Debbie Jones
Public Relations Manager
Jacksonville Aviation Authority

08/28/2019

The Powerful Women Whose Patronage Shaped Art History

Formidable women across centuries and continents have wielded influence through their impassioned support of art and culture.

08/01/2019

From the The Florida Times-Union July 29, 2019

"As one of the fastest-growing airports in North America for 2018, Jacksonville International Airport is already having another banner year.

This March, 664,479 passengers traveled through JAX, more than any other month in the airport’s half-century of operations.

In April, we announced that our airport system contributed a record $6 billion to our local economy.

In June, we marked 21 months of consecutive growth.

We also look forward to unveiling Concourse B, which will add six new gates to our terminal, by the end of 2022.

The most publicly tangible sign of our remarkable growth is the capacity closures which have affected every parking option available at JAX. Long-awaited renovations and repairs on our parking facilities, combined with welcoming a record volume of passengers, means during this off-peak season, we have had to open new economy lots, because even our most expensive parking options are frequently at capacity.

We are working hard to accommodate increased passenger volume and demands on our amenities, but we face inevitable growing pains.

Many Northeast Florida residents may not know that the Jacksonville Aviation Authority is a self-supporting agency. It does not receive any revenues from the city’s general fund. We rely largely on revenue from the Passenger Facility Charge to build and maintain infrastructure that increases capacity, improves safety and creates competition among carriers to benefit our customers.

The Passenger Facility Charge program was created by Congress in 1990 as a small user fee attached to airline tickets that goes directly to improving the airport you are traveling from to make your flying experience safer and more efficient.

In 2000, Congress increased the fee to $4.50, and it has remained unchanged in spite of its reduced buying power over the past two decades. If the fee kept up with inflation, that $4.50 would be worth $6.83 today.

While passenger traffic has increased more than 35 percent over that period, we have lost 51 percent of our buying power with the PFC."

Mark VanLoh is CEO of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.

Debbie Jones
Public Relations Manager

08/01/2019

Jacksonville International Airport News:

The Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) has begun construction on a new air traffic control tower and spaceport operations center at Cecil Airport, with completion projected in early 2021.

“The construction of our new control tower and operations center marks an exciting new development as we prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the transition from NAS Cecil Field to Cecil Airport later this year,” said JAA chief executive officer Mark VanLoh. “We look forward to providing an outstanding new facility to serve the industry leaders who operate at Cecil and advance our region’s reputation for world-class aviation and aerospace opportunities.”

With a total cost of $8.9 million, the new tower will be funded by JAA and matching Florida Department of Transportation and Space Florida funding. The contractor, Walbridge Southeast LLC, has begun digging for utilities at the future base of the tower.

The current tower’s view of the airport is partially obstructed by newer hangars, but in the new tower, air traffic controllers will have unimpeded views of all 6,000 acres, including the new Fire Station 63. The current tower will be removed once the new tower is operational.

In addition to the new air traffic control tower, the spaceport operation center and mission control will house telemetry and weather monitoring equipment to support Cecil Spaceport. Cecil Spaceport is the first FAA-licensed horizontal launch commercial spaceport on the East Coast and only the eighth to be licensed in the United States.

JAA plans a commissioning ceremony which will be open to the public near the completion of the project. More details will become available as the ceremony approaches.

Debbie Jones
Public Relations Manager