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TACKSONVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL
1st annual Jacksonville Autumn Arts Festival deemed success
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
Rows of vivid paintings,
vibrant jewelry and various
crafts thrilled and enthralled
visitors, delighted to have
beautiful weather and live
music as they perused the
best each artist had to offer.
However, this was not a
metropolitan museum, as the
Jacksonville Autumn Arts
Festival delighted both par-
ticipating artists and visitors
on Oct. 27.
The event was the first of
its kind, and was presented
by the Jacksonville Area Arts
Council.
Event coordinator Liz Hal-
pain said the event exceeded
her expectations.
' When I first visualized this
festival, my goals were to have
at least 20 vendors and to earn
back as much money as we had
invested,” she said. “We had
six local musical groups, five
art demonstrators, a student
art show and 29 vendors.
“We definitely brought in
enough money to cover all our
expenses, and the 2013 event
team should ha ve enough seed
money to start next year’s
event.”
Mrs. Halpain said approxi-
mately 400-500 people visited
throughout the day.
“I talked to many of the ven-
dors, and most said they had
sold more than expected,” she
said. “Of those who didn’t sell
much, most said they made
good contacts and felt it would
bring sales in the future.”
Vendors and demonstrators
were just as pleased with the
outcome.
“I think overall, most people
thought it was nice,” said Judy
Seamonds of Wall Work by
Judy, located in Jacksonville.
“Somethinglike this gives the
community something to do
and allows opportunities for
artists. This can really work
well in a small market.”
Ms. Seamonds had an inter-
esting vantage point, as she
was an artist at the event as
well as a former member of
the Jacksonville Area Arts
Council.
“I think that, for a while,
we needed a lot stronger con-
nection between the council
and area artists, and this
festival is a good step to do
that,” she said. “The council
needs to draw in the artisans
and create a community for
them, as well as draw arts to
the forefront. As events like
this continue, you will start
to draw the people.
“As artists, we need this
type of event to help build a
community right here in our
area. It takes time to grow,
but as it does, the area will
benefit from festivals like
this one. Having this first one
excited the people and will
help motivate them to build
an art community right here
at home.”
Ms. Seamands said she
provided painting workshops
during the event, and said
she was impressed with the
inspiration that could be
found around Jacksonville
and Cherokee County.
“I live here because I love
and want this atmosphere,”
she said. “I love the laid-back,
quiet way of life. Admittedly,
the atmosphere may not be
great as far as for sales just
yet, but what I love about the
area is that it’s a great place
to produce art.
“Some artists need different
things to excite their talents,
and this area provides many
of them.”
Along with Ms. Seamands,
local artists involved included
Carol Meyers, Jan Ott, Rev.
Fred Lang, Celeste Berry,
Charles Brooks, Connie Sher-
man, Dolores Cribbs, Eliza-
beth Halpain, Evangalan
Saye, Jacksonville Art Class,
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The event also boasted a stu-
dent art show, which debuted
to rave reviews.
“Visitors voted on the art
of students from Rusk and
Jacksonville schools,” she
said. “This gave our students,
and some of the wonderful art
teachers in our area, a chance
to show their talents.”
The event’s sponsors were
Austin Bank, Bill McRae
Ford, CDE Computers, Cen-
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