Amelia Island Film Festival (AIFF) invites Film Submissions beginning Sydney Sweeney bbcFebruary 1 through March 15, 2008. AIFF calls for Film Festival film submissions starting February 1, 2008 with a March 15, 2008 deadline. A total of over $5,000.00 in judged awards will be presented in 11 categories including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Student Film, Best Non-English Film, Best Comedy/Farce, and Best Film About Amelia Island or of Local Interest to Northeast Florida & Southeast Georgia. The Amelia Island Film Festival is looking for fellow movie-lovers to VOLUNTEER to help with our film selection. Contact Diane Warwick at the Florida House Inn (904-261-3300). Go to http://www.AmeliaIslandFilmFestival.org to download the application. The festival will take place from Thursday September 25, 2008 until October 1, 2008.
New Gallery Reflects an Exhilarating Point of View – St Augustine, Florida
A Jaunty Beret and Dashing Accent…
St. Augustine, Florida (February 2008) Conrad van Wyk, noted international architect, has opened his first art gallery on brick-paved Hypolita Street in St. Augustine, Florida. His large monochromatic black and white acrylic paintings adorn the walls of the new van Wyk Gallery, a handsome uncluttered studio in the Casa del Hildalgo – a building built by Spain in the 1960’s as the tourism office. Situated on the corner of famed St. George Street, the entire building surrounds a courtyard that is almost the center of the ancient city’s historic district.
Black History Month Exhibit at City Gallery – Charleston, South Carolina
Lou Stovall: Artist and the Landscape and Gary Grier: Room Full of Mirrors
February 8-March 9, 2008
Please join us for a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception featuring mello jazz by Franklin Ashley and friends on Feb 8, 5:30pm – 20:00pm
Anton Harris Brings Rhythm to March – Savannah, Georgia
Saxophonist, Anton Harris’ playing creates a historical dialogue with the past great jazz musicians. To listen to Harris play is to embrace a whirlwind of masterful sounds, surrounded by the styles of great musicians of the past yet hearing the distinct sound of the future.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition – North Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina fine craft artists are invited to participate in the 2008 South Carolina Palmetto Hands exhibition. As the state’s only fine craft competition and exhibition, objects juried into the exhibit may compete for cash prizes totaling $4000. Organized and presented by the North Charleston Cultural Arts Department and assisted by the South Carolina Artisans Center, this unique exhibition offers fine craft artists the opportunity to exhibit their inspiring objects in the media of clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and three-dimensional mixed media.
The exhibition will be hosted at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center and Charleston Area Convention Center May 2 – May 10, 2008 during the North Charleston Arts Festival. The opening reception is Friday, May 2, 2008, 6:00PM-7:00PM. An optional opportunity for the works in the exhibit is the South Carolina State Museum’s 2008/2009 Traveling Exhibitions Program. Call 843-745-1087 for more information or email culturalarts@northcharleston.org. The application can be downloaded at www.northcharleston.org.
Deadline for submissions March 2008 (exact date TBA)