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Art Walk Leads to New Downtown Retail
Here’s a great article about how Downtown Art Walk has helped fuel the growth of retail business. Daniel Day and Ida Metzger, owners of Diversions, a new relaxation store in the Elks Building along...
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More Lessons From Downtown Minneapolis: Public Art
According to American urban studies theorist Richard Florida http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida, “Public art plays two roles in a community: It helps to create an authentic sense of place and...
View ArticleNew video highlights sights and sounds of Art Walk
Hemming Plaza packed with artists. Creative treasures tucked away in galleries and studios. Local music, dining and events. You can’t deny that Art Walk is engaging, contagious and a true Downtown...
View ArticleOne Spark ‘Creators’ will light up Downtown
Where there’s a spark, there’s fire. Downtown Jacksonville is beginning to feel the heat of anticipation from the world’s first crowd-funding festival, One Spark, coming to Downtown Jacksonville April...
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First Wednesday Art Walk Case Study: Atomic Sketch Partnership
“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is a process, working together is a success,” Henry Ford said. And an opportunity arose…. A recent Art Walk survey confirmed that attendees crave a...
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Guerrilla Placemaking: Made You Look…
Guerilla sidewalk gardening Downtowns may not be perfect, but they’re the perfect canvas for a little – or a lot – of creativity through guerilla placemaking: everything from street art to gardening to...
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Furthering the Case for Creative Placemaking
Recently a blank canvas, the Chamblin’s Uptown storefront came alive last week thanks to local muralist Shaun Thurston. Four more murals are set to grace the corners of the Yates Garage this spring and...
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One Spark: Downtown is calling
This is Downtown. This is Downtown on One Spark. After more than 20 years as a Jacksonville resident, I’m happy to say Downtown still continues to surprise me. As I stood among the crowd in Hemming...
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Placemaking through Public Art
When Shawn Thurston spray-painted his landscape mural on the storefront of Chamblin’s Uptown last month, the installation was an introduction of the public art to come. Using the inaugural One Spark...
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Public Art and Placemaking: Sao Paulo’s Story
NPR photo Thought-provoking public art and effective placemaking knows no borders. Walk the streets of Downtown Jacksonville, and you’ll see yarn-bombs, murals and sculptures. Walk the streets of...
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Public Art Update: Installation begins on Yates garage murals
The saying goes that colors brighten any room. The same can be said about public art Downtown. The recent addition of several public art installations Downtown have brightened bare exterior walls of...
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A Tale of Two River Cities
Enjoying views of the Arno River. I recently returned home from the trip of a lifetime. In a series of events that can only be filed under “Luckiest Girl Alive,” I was able to spend 10 days wandering...
View ArticleDowntown Jacksonville: Your public art gallery
“I love this city, and I’m doing what I can to make it a better place.” -Artist Shaun Thurston It’s not a far stretch of the imagination to believe art has a positive affect on communities. In a...
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Public Art Update: Yates garage murals complete
Finished last week, the murals on the Yates parking garage brighten up Downtown with more whimsical public art. The first two murals, best seen by drivers entering Downtown from the Hart Bridge...
View ArticleTimes-Union’s Matt Pittman tours Art Walk
DVI, you, your friends and thousands of other locals aren’t the only ones roaming around Art Walk – so is The Florida Times-Union‘s Matt Pittman. Check out his latest video below, featuring a cameo by...
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#DTJaxkids
By Amy E. Pittman, DVI Intern Yesterday evening in Downtown Jacksonville following the opening night of ANNIE: The Musical, smiling kids from 2 to 92 flooded the sidewalks in front of the Times-Union...
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One Spark 2014: Where are they now?
By Amy E. Pittman, DVI Intern It’s been six months since Downtown Jacksonville was flooded with hundreds of excited Creators presenting more than 600 projects during One Spark. The spark has grown, the...
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Art Walk Artist Spotlight: Lemoree
by Zahni Thuzar, DVI intern A six-year vendor of Downtown Jacksonville’s Art Walk, Lemoree remains a popular hot spot every first Wednesday. Named after her childhood imaginary friend, Meredith...
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Art Walk Artist Spotlight: Landis Greenhut Custom Artworks
by Zahni Thuzar, DVI Intern Source: Sarah Henderson “Space painting” and spray paint art have recently become Internet sensations, showcasing the artistic talents of individuals all over the world. The...
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#DTJax Itineraries: Every Day is Kids Day Downtown
Part four of our Downtown Itinerary series provides some fun ways to get the whole family involved and acquainted with all Downtown offers. Downtown Jacksonville is a happening place for kids! Check...
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