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Artists & Education Foundation of NW Florida Inc. 501(c)3 Charitable status applied for.
"The state and County due, to budget shortfalls, have all but gutted funding for the arts in our community schools, and for grants to local talent. Lets stem the tide, and help replace and even exceed the support formerly enjoyed by our local schools and artists! Enrich Lives, Revitalize Communities, Build the Local Arts Brand, Grow Art/Education Related Tourism, - Support the Local Arts". Jeffrey Blake Adams

Artists & Education Foundation of NW Florida Inc. 501(c)3 Charitable status applied for.

Can you ever have enough really great Art?

Building new Art Collective, School, and artist residency though our Weekend Art Festivals to benefit local artists; at least biannually in Spring & Fall of each year.
These events will be held; two (spring/fall) near Eden State Park, one mid summer in Pensacola's Historic Seville Square in 2006, and one early fall, in the San Marco Arts Community, Jax FL, in 2006, and Half Moon Bay CA in 2006.

Next meeting will be At Dharma Blue Pensacola. e-mail for directions. Tentatively set for after the holidays, contact us to RSVP.

Our primary objective is to collectively promote local artists, & grow new talent, to provide a venue for LOCAL talent to develop, show their work to both learn and share their skills.

We want to help counteract the funding fiasco that has happened at the state and county levels, effecting the school's arts programs, and grants available to local talent. Lets work extra hard to assure our area is able to continue to grow great talent and share the arts with generations to come!

We want to encourage our area to become a viable; Art lover, art collector and art student's Destination, thus helping create and increase sustainable tourism and business climate for local artists.

We want to see more community based opportunities for kids, families artists and aspiring artists to share, learn show and sell.

We want to be an artist's cooperative based resource for new and emerging talent, and a place where established talent can share and give back to the community that has supported their efforts.

To involve, educate and inform the the public about art, Eden State Park, our local area artists, and all the gulfcoast arts community has to offer, to pass on the history and teaching of local artists, to foster community spirit and growth in the arts and crafts.

Our festival's (East of Eden Artfest) specific goals are to collectively promote local artists, & grow new talent, in non commercial festivals.

Hands on workshops, contests and classes for artists, children and families.
Vendor space will be available for artists, kids and vendors to share their work and sell their wares.

• An invitational "Arts Bazaar," Collectors will discover rising talent while still affordable. Booths tables and tents for artists of all media and vendors to share their vision with the attendees.
• Interactive Workshops for artists, kids and families offering arts and crafts, watercolor, photography, Feng Shui, reclaiming materials for art and more.
• Participation sessions featuring artists in Pilates, Yoga, Tai Chi and more.
• Contests for children in Coloring, photography, watercolor etc.
• "Best of class" contests for participating artists in many mediums. Cash awards, specific grants to artists, scholarships to art immersion workshops and artist led expeditions.
• co-op resources for local artists and collectors.
• Ultimately we wish create a local Visual Arts School, with an Artist residence program.

If you or someone you know, would like to help organize, sponsor, teach, participate, volunteer or otherwise be a part of this community effort, please contact; Jeffrey Blake Adams, prophoto@adamsimages.com , POB 4861 Seaside FL 32459, and share your vision for a thriving artist community here on the NW FL gulf coast. Thank you! Together we are making it happen.

We are also currently accepting applications for our Board or Directors, we would like to have one director from each county we serve. Directors should be artists, teachers or successful business owners who love and support the arts and want to take an active role in the foundation.

NOW Hiring:

Development Coordinator

• develop programs and events
• fund raising, maintain and cultivate relationships with current and potential resource providers
• recruit and train volunteers
• Ability to write and develop media, newsletter and publications
• Strong communication skills required, Self Starter, Part time and work from home encouraged
• Locations; Escambia, Okaloosa, Gulf, Bay, Walton, or Franklin County
• Contact Jeffrey Blake Adams 1.866.226.9611 or e-mail at prophoto@adamsimages.com

"As you may Know, ArtsQuest has moved from the wonderful Eden State Park, to Baytowne Wharf in Destin. I know I share in the disappointment of many locals that loved an arts festival at the Historic Eden.

This change has brought together many people and opened an opportunity for us to create a Non-Profit Foundation to benefit the community as a whole, and local artists and families in particular. Our local family oriented Focus is not to replace but to supplement the many fantastic existing arts organizations, and provide additional funding for many of them.

If you feel as I do that our community is important enough to warrant a grass roots local Arts Foundation Promoting, sharing, teaching and celebrating the arts along the Gulf Coast, Join us in building such an organization. Thank you." Jeffrey Blake Adams

©2003 Artists & Education Foundation of NW FL Inc. and Jeffrey Blake Adams all rights reserved.

©2003 Artists & Education Foundation of NW FL Inc. and Jeffrey Blake Adams all rights reserved.

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