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EL Sol Fest - Call for Artists
Performing artists who want free professional video and visual artists looking to showcase their art, read this...
 El Sol Fest 2017, to be held October 29 in Jupiter, Florida typically features Mayan painters, and now also hopes to attract a diverse collection of artists for this family friendly event.
They are looking for painters, sculptors, photographers and artisans to sell and showcase their work.
More than 3,000 attendees are expected at this year’s festival, and vendors will have the opportunity to reach a diverse audience of art lovers - but space is limited. El Sol Fest is a highly visible event that will be heavily promoted in print, television, radio, online and through other promotional venues. The festival will be held on Sunday, October 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 106 Military Trail in Jupiter. Admission is free.
There are also opportunities for performing artists! A sound system and stage will be available, and professional videographers will be creating videos to help artists promote their work. Videos which you can retain, reuse for your own promotion! To participate: Submit three images of artwork.
Early bird registration is $40 through July 31.
Artists must provide or rent a tent. Artists requiring rental of a tent, table and chairs can register for $145. Artist registration is $60 after July 31.
Performing artists can contact Vanessa Ibarra at 561-745-9860. Interested? Visit their website to learn more about the event and what the nonprofit does to help the community! |
A4AC to Present "Visual Artist Showcase"
 Avian Eyes by Jane Blatt We have so much talent in our network and we'd like to give visual artists a chance to showcase their work in our monthly e-newsletter through a Visual Artist Showcase. This is an opportunity for exceptional visual artists to show, promote and hopefully sell their work.
Selection for the Visual Artist Showcase is based on artistic excellence and you must be able to provide us with access to a website and/or professional photography of your work. We also ask that you donate a portion of proceeds generated either to support A4AC programs, or to a charity near and dear to your heart.
If you are interested in being a featured artist in our Visual Artist Showcase please email info@a4ac.org.
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Dance for Food Sponsorship
Dance for Food creates performance opportunities for professional dancers and an accessible cultural experience for the community, while collecting food for the hungry. To date, A4AC has collected more than 30,000 lbs. of food which we have donated to partnering food banks.
We would like to thank Publix for sponsoring our Dance for Food Program this year! They have given us a generous sponsorship of $5,000 which will cover the cost one professional Dance for Food event, engage 200 audience members, 100 dancers, and provide meals for 300+ people. We are extremely appreciative and hope to continue this partnership.
Thank you Publix!! Two Dance for Food events are confirmed for our 2017 season already, with two more remaining to be scheduled. We hope you will join us at one or all of them! Mark your calendars!
Nov. 4th Duncan Theatre at 200 S Congress Ave in Lake Worth, FL
Nov. 5th Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Rd in Stuart, FL.
Nov. 19th Sunrise Theater Black Box, Ft. Pierce FL (pending)
The fourth event in Florida this November will be a student-produced Dance for Food at Marin County High School, date to be confirmed soon.
After two successful events in St. Louis last season, two more Dance for Food events will be announced soon, which will be performed in January, 2018.
Please, if you are interested in supporting this program and would like more information about becoming a sponsor, email info@a4ac.org. |
Jackie Robbins, a clinical musician with tremendous experience and ability, is very actively working in our Therapeutic Arts Program. She provides therapeutic music and support services for A4AC, specializing in the cello for certified bedside clinical musical services, and group and memory care sessions. Since February, Jackie has performed nine sessions at Hospice and other medical facilities.
Here is a note from Jackie about one of these experiences:
"I decided to go to Treasure Coast Hospice Care in Stuart and play in the lobby for people. It was a very active day at the Harper House. And I saw a lot of people wearily sharing poignant family conversations. I started playing lovely themes from around the world and soon heads had started popping out of rooms all over the 16 bed facility. One daughter walked over and said can you play 'you are my sunshine?' I broke into it right in the middle of the famous theme from a piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky. Several minutes later she walked back to me and asked if I could play any 'patriotic songs' for her dad who didn't have very long to live.
I opened the piano bench and found an entire three ring binder of American and patriotic songs and realized there were very many veterans that came through hospice, as I had been informed about during my Treasure Coast Hospice care training certification.
I played page after page from the treasure trove of patriotic and homemade American tunes that I now know are available for me to insert into my repertoire, enhancing the arrangements I already have available."
This excerpt was pulled from Jackie's notes from one of the many sessions she provided. We are so thankful to have her in our network as she continues to help people through her music.
If you would like to be a part of our Therapeutic Arts Program let us know! Our goal is to serve as many at-risk youth and elderly people with the healing power of the arts as possible. We currently have so much of the area's most tremendous talent involved. We thank them, and you! |
Artists for a Cause supports artists
who serve community needs.
 Artists for a Cause is a national nonprofit organization that supports artists who serve community needs. Some programs help artists and charities to get the most out of their collaboration, while most produce results directly, by feeding the poor, healing the sick, or solving other problems through unique artistic solutions. Additionally, we never ask artist professionals in a struggling industry to donate or give away their livelihood. No program is merely about art for arts’ sake –
Artists for a Cause is about the arts as a solution. |
| We would like to thank the following for their support. Please, click to learn more.
Mr. Chain | The Elmezzi Foundation | Amy Inman | The Terrio Group | Publix
Tim & Maureen Cotter | TC Palm | Paul J. Feinsinger, CPA, CFP
The Firefly Group | Terrance & Patricia Barber | Faye A. Haverlock
The Pedersen Family Foundation | Jill Arbet | Forest Hills | Gunster | Gordon & Doner
Women Supporting the Arts | Elisabeth Lahti | Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith
The William H. Donner Foundation | Steven & Alison Clark
The Kranzberg Arts Foundation | Style Encore | NisAir
The MAH Foundation | The Des Lee Arts Collaborative
Artists for a Cause, Inc
1211 SW Sunset Trail, Palm City, FL 34990
With a new office at the .ZACK, 3224 Locust Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103 t:772.419.8778 |
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