The Fort Pierce Jazz Market Brings Live Music And The Visual Arts Together Every Saturday Morning. Raffle Of Special Commissioned Glass Artwork By Laura O’Kelly Will Benefit Music Scholarships To Local Students Now Through March 24. Check Out Free Concerts During Jazz Week March 20-24.

What is a “Jazz Market”?  At the Fort Pierce Jazz Market you’ll find the perfect piece of handcrafted art, unique housewarming, wedding, or birthday gift and enjoy fabulous music! It is one of the Treasure Coast’s treasures! With high-quality vendors, you won’t find tchotchkes, items ordered-by-catalog or mass-produced in an overseas factory – everything is handcrafted by skilled artisans who are right there to chat with you as you browse. Laura O’Kelly of Fine Art By Laura is a well respected glass artist who has been a fixture of the market. Using translucent glass, color, treasures from the sea, and light, she creates breathtaking wall décor. If you’re lucky, you can take home one of her masterpieces of light and color for just $5/1 ticket or $10/ 3 tickets, with a raffle benefiting the Fort Pierce Jazz Society’s Scholarship Fund.  The winner Laura’s artwork will be drawn on Saturday, April 15th at the Market. The Rickie Report shares the Art Raffle infoJazz and Market details PLUS we encourage more visual artists to apply and be part of this creative venture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don Bestor, President of FPJS  tells The Rickie Report, “The Fort Pierce Jazz Society, celebrating its 25th Anniversary, manages that Saturday Morning Jazz Market. Taking its mission of quality very seriously and not allowing anything less than the best, FPJ Society certainly makes an effort to be worthy. Twenty-five years is a long time for a volunteer 501 (C) (3) organization to exist and succeed in its mission. Our core are musical performers from our area and those who winter here to avoid the cold. But we are more than that; we are educators, citizens supporters of arts, volunteers and hundreds of members who support the Society financially.  We schedule and perform at many venues throughout the year but a major factor in our success is our focus on the future generation, which undoubtedly will take our place”.

 

Each year the Society awards 10 – 15  $1,000 scholarships

to young performers

entering college with music as a primary or secondary subject.

 

 

 

For more information about support or to apply for a scholarship please visit www.jazzsociety.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

The  Power  of  Music  and  the  Visual  Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet  Laura  O’Kelly

 

 

A dedicated professional and passionate music-lover who fell in love with the Treasure Coast when she relocated here from Albany, New York in 1983, O’Kelly has offered one of her spectacular pieces to help raise funds for a Fort Pierce Jazz Scholarship. Tickets, which are available at www.jazzsociety.org or at any of Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society’s many weekly gigs and performances as well as at the Saturday Morning Jazz Market, are just $5 each, and you can even get three tickets for just $10. The value of the piece being raffled off is already priceless, but add to that the knowledge that you’ll also be supporting an aspiring young musician who has chosen to further his or her musical education.

 

 

 

Laura O’Kelly holding “Blue Marlin”, which she is donating to the Fort Pierce Jazz Society to raffle for Scholarships

 

 

“Blue Marlin” is framed and ready to hang!  Laura O’Kelly has a gift for combining translucent glass, color and light to create an amazing visual effect and a positive energy that will fill the room.  She tells The Rickie Report, ” Our coastal wall décor is done in a sensual and calming palette of the sea.  Each of my art pieces is uniquely designed with the intention and no two pieces will be exactly alike. All our frames are made of wood and the hardware is attached so your piece is ready to hang! Each piece is personally signed by the me”.  Laura began taking weekly private art lessons in 2009 and discovered the Jazz Society Market through a colleague in 2011.  She says, ” I wanted a platform for exposure  to market my artwork, so I decided to become a weekly, year-round vendor and the rest is history….from the very first day I’ve maintained a level of professionalism and found success selling my artworks.  I also take commissions, so if a visitor doesn’t see exactly what strikes their fancy, I work with them and create something totally unique!  I have been truly blessed with making my mark in the art community here on the Treasure Coast and the positive result as a professional artist that has followed”.

 

 

 

For more information about Laura’s artistry:  

 

 

 

The art raffle winner will be drawn on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 11:00 AM

 

 

You don’t have to be present to win

 

 

Whether you’re purchasing tickets for yourself, as a gift for others, or because you want to help support an aspiring young musician through one of the many scholarships provided by Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society each year, this is one way for everyone to be a winner here on the Treasure Coast and to help ensure that the soundtrack of our lives will continue for generations to come. To get your tickets today, visit www.jazzsociety.org, stop by the Saturday Morning Jazz Market, or pop into any one of our regular weekly gigs, which you can find out about on the website, too.    

 

 

Upcoming Concerts/ buy your art raffle tickets:

 

 

Jazz Market

March 4,  18

April 1, 15

Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens

March  8

Special  Jazz Week Show – March 22

April 5, 19

 

2nd Street Bistro

Special Jazz Week Show  – March 23

March 30

April 27

 

American Legion

March 27

The Black Box

March  14

April 11

 

 

 

 

Kick    Off    Of    Jazz    Week – At the Waterfront

Waterside Blues    Sunday, March 19

Jazz Week    Sunday, March 19 –  Friday, March 24, 2023

 

 

 

** See entire schedule by clicking here**

 

The art raffle winner will be drawn at the Jazz Market on Saturday, April 15  at 11 AM

 

 

 

 

Inspiring    the    Next    Generation:    127 Scholarships   /   $130,000.

 

 

 

 

Don continues, “We share our time and talent with students throughout St. Lucie, Martin, and Indian River County providing master classes in music and performance and we invite student musicians to perform with us every Tuesday evening at the Sunrise Black Box Theatre in historic downtown Fort Pierce, and every other Wednesday evening at the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens. We believe in the power of music, and we want to make sure we pass that magic along to the next generation through scholarship, opportunities, and education. There are lots of investments with a much lower return, but we believe in the power of music and the incredible return it gives in the form of education, building teamwork and cooperation, creating and celebrating joy, and creating a legacy of love that will be passed on generation to generation for as long as we are.

 

 

Won’t  you  join  us  in  supporting  the  power  of  music  and  the  visual  arts?

 

 

 

 

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Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

Port St Lucie Botanical Gardens Shares Call For Art, Craft, And Plant Sale Saturday, March 25 And Announces New Mosaic Installation Artwork By Anita Prentice. Public invited To Watch As She Works On The Mosaic Beginning March 8

Due to the ongoing construction  at the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, in lieu of a full Art Show, a smaller event is being planned for Saturday, March 25, 2023. The Rickie Report shares this CALL for Artists, Crafters, and Plant Vendors and urges the public to mark their calendars!  The event will be inside and outside and serves to kick off a new Mosaic art installation by professional mosaicist, Anita Prentice.  Everyone is welcome to watch Anita change a plain pole into a mosaic wonder! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Port St Lucie Botanical Gardens

 

 

 

Art,   Craft   and   Plant   Sale

 

 

 

Saturday, March 25, 2023

 

 

9 am  –  4  pm

 

 

 

Free parking           Free Admission

 

 

 

Spaces are indoors and outdoors

$25 per space, with a donation for our raffle

or $35  per space, without a donation for our raffle

 

 

 

Applications are ongoing

 

 

 

Here is the link to the application form:

 

 

 

 

The public is welcome to watch as mosaic artist,

 

 

 

Anita Prentice transforms this concrete pole …………

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Into an artistic masterpiece!

 

 

 

 

 

Begins March 8th

 

 

We  look  forward  to  your  joining  us  at  these  special  events!

Friends  of  The  Port  St.  Lucie  Botanical  Gardens

 

For more information please visit:

 

 

www.PSLBG.org

772.337.1959

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

Aya Fiber Studio Announces A Season Full Of Workshops And Classes For All Levels Of Experience From International And Nationally Renown Fiber Artists

Suzanne Connors and Aya Fiber Studio has a full season of classes and workshops for 2023 for all levels of experience with regional, international and nationally known instructors who are experts in their fields. Studio time is also available for your own projects. Bring a group of friends and create together!  Shop in the boutique for one-of-a-kind textiles, wearable art pieces, and functional artworks.  The Rickie Report shares the details and sneak peeks of the workshops.  

 

 

 

 

 

170 NE Dixie Highway      Stuart, FL 34994

www.ayafiberstudio.com              suzanne@ayafiberstudio.com  

336.693.4606

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAKE   AN   IN – STUDIO  WORKSHOP

 

 

January  2023

 

 

 

 

 

STITCHES IN TIME; DEVELOPING A DAILY FIBER ART PRACTICE 1/16/2023-1/20/2023 Lisa Binkle

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62e2db1024b9f7af8…

 

 

JOOMCHI AND BEYOND 1/24/2023 – 1/28/2023 Jiyoung Chung https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f16b99a6cba0139…

 

 

 

SHIBORI AND COLOR ARE MY OBSESSION 1/30/2023 – 2/3/2023 Doshi- Nancy Jo Smith https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f3c8b7a6cba071f…

 

 

 

February 2023

 

 

 

ECO PRINT ON LEATHER 2/6/2023 – 2/9/2023 M. Theresa Brown https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f3d857a6cba02a8…

 

 

 

FIBER FUN: From Ideas to Formation… 2/13/2023 – 2/17/2023 MERILL COMEAU

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f3dc60a6cba0b0b…

 

 

 

INTRO TO SHIBORI and INDIGO 2/20/2023 10:00 Suzanne Connors https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62df319e24b9f775b…

 

 

SUBTRACTIONS and ADDITIONS 2/27/2023 – 3/3/2023 ELIN NOBLE

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f3ea1ea6cba0937…

 

 

March  2023

 

 

BOJAGI – THE ART OF WRAPPING CLOTHS   3/13/2023 -3/15/2023 YOUNGMIN LEE https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f520c75440bbc0e…

 

 

 

SAEKSILNUBI 3/16/2023-3/17/2023 YOUNGMIN LEE https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f524ad5440bb376…

 

 

3 + WAY NUNO FELT SHAWL 3/27/2023 – 3/28/2023 Marjolaine Arsenault https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f52d9c5440bb0af…

 

 

 

 

NUNO FELT VEST 3/29/2023 – 3/31/2023 Marjolaine Arsenault https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f531045440bb04f…

 

 

April   2023

 

 

 

 

SASHIKO, MENDING,AND HITOMEZASHI STITCHING 4/1/2023 = 4/3/2023 ATSUSHI FUTATSUYA

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f538135440bb95f…

 

 

EXPLORATIONS IN SHIBORI 4/4/2023 = 4/8/2023 Ana Lisa Hedstrom https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f53bd55440bb396…

 

 

 

 

INTRO TO SHIBORI and INDIGO 4/17/2023 Suzanne Connors

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62df32b224b9f7233…

 

 

FOLLOWING THE TRADITION: ROZOME/ JAPANESE BATIK IMAGE MAKING 4/19/2023 – 4/23/2023 Kiranada Benjamin

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f55c5a5440bb5e5…

 

 

 

KATAZOME: JAPANESE PASTE RESIST 4/25- 4/28/2023 Suzanne Connors

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/630b965d61d3a96b6…

 

 

 

May  2023

 

 

OUT OF THE BLUE | SHIBORI AND NATURAL INDIGO 5/1/2023 – 5/5/2023 Suzanne Connors https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f564345440bb85f…

 

 

 

SPRING RESIDENCY- INDEPENDENT STUDY 5/8- 5/12/2023 SELF GUIDED

https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/630b944b61d3a928e…

 

 

 

INTRO TO ECO-PRINT 5/15/2023 Suzanne Connors https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62f564345440bb85f…

 

 

3 DAY BOTANICAL PRINT WORKSHOP 5/16/2023 -5/18/2023 Suzanne Connors https://ayafiberstudio.corsizio.com/…/62dfe05c24b9f72b7…

 

 

June- October : BLUE IN THE MOUNTAINS

https://www.ayafiberstudio.com/blue-in-the-mountains

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OPEN STUDIO

https://www.ayafiberstudio.com/open-studio-appointments

 

 

VISIT   OUR   BOUTIQUE!

 

 

 

 

For more details about these events, classes, upcoming workshops and opportunities to explore creative fabric design:

 

Contact Suzanne Connors at: (336) 693-4606

 www.ayafiberstudio.com

www.facebook.com/ayafiberstudio?fref=ts

 

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Features 2-Part Seminar “Marketing Your Art: Working Smarter Not Harder” With Rickie Leiter On January 16 & 23, 2023. Pre-Registration Is A Must

You create, but how do you sell?  Artists who want to sell their artwork need a clear and easy business plan!  The St. Lucie Cultural Alliance in Fort Pierce is offering a 2-part workshop with Rickie Leiter, publisher of The Rickie Report on Mondays, January 16 and 23, 2023. Don’t miss  this hands-on practical knowledge seminar, including how to frame your work to show your best advantage!  Past seminar attendees and consultation clients have been accepted into traditional galleries, juried exhibits, won awards, and made major sales at Florida venues as well as at international venues. The skills they learned through these seminars and mentoring have taken them from hopeful to successful! The Rickie Report shares the details about the next seminar here.  Advanced registration is a must.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Lucie Cultural Alliance

111 Orange Avenue, Lower Level, Fort Pierce, FL 34950

 (772) 776-ARTS (2787)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 1: Monday, January 16 | 6 – 8:30  pm

Session 2: Monday, January 23 | 6 – 8:30 pm

 

 

 

 

Learn….

 

How to Brand Your Business

How to approach Galleries

Prepare a portfolio (Body of Work)

Present your work

Price Your Work (What is Perceived Value?)

Market your Work

Answer Calls to Artists

and more…

 

 

 

 

R E G I S T E R      H E R E

 

 

 

 

 

Rickie Leiter has always been fascinated by the creative process. A former art consultant in her native Massachusetts, her instinct to connect with creatives in her new Florida home led her to found The Rickie Report in 2011. This free online publication features artist stories, helpful tips for marketing, a calendar of upcoming art events, and calls to artists/artisans for both juried and non-juried shows. Rickie’s goal is to help artists, galleries, and visual arts-related organizations achieve their potential by connecting with other artists, art lovers, and patrons. Rickie’s mission is to help emerging artists achieve meaningful careers and to guide professional artists in finding their niches. She has juried exhibits, offered Art Marketing Seminars, and been a featured speaker at many art-related events.

 

 

Rickie is an active member of numerous art coalitions in southeast Florida. She is always looking for a way to connect emerging artists, established artists, art promoters, and art patrons together, sometimes in the most unexpected ways. Rickie earned an MSW and worked as a psychiatric social worker before changing professional paths as an art consultant. While her own creativity includes a successful career as a jewelry artist and a mosaicist, she is open to new knowledge, growth and experiences. Rickie has served as a long-time volunteer in national and international non-profits, providing her with a solid on-the-ground education for marketing, communication and leadership training. She and her husband, Jeff, publish The Rickie Report while enjoying the cultural bounties around them.

 

 

 

 

About the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance:

The mission of the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance is to better position the arts and cultural sector as a significant contributor to the vibrancy, and educational and economic well-being, of St. Lucie County.

SLCAlliance is sponsored in part by the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the St. Lucie Office of Tourism.

SLCA is located at 111 Orange Avenue, Lower Level, Fort Pierce, Fla. 34950  

To learn more, visit ArtStLucie.org, or call 772.462.2783

 

 

 

 

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Opens Call For Instructors In Any Medium. Participate In This New Initiative And Teach Your Area Of Expertise To Eager Learners

From Bellydancing to Visual arts and Professional development, the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance invites artists to propose a class at The Vault.  The Cultural Alliance has moved into a wonderful new space in the lower level of 111 Orange Avenue. The space is bigger and will enable SLCA to offer classes. Classes will start in January, and SLCA can’t wait to promote yours! The Rickie Report shares the details and a link to the form.  Don’t hesitate – share your expertise and passion with students who are eager to learn!

 

 

 

 

111 Orange Ave. in Downtown Fort Pierce, FL

 

 

 

 

 

The Cultural Alliance will only collect a 10% commission from our members who sign up now until December 31st, 2022. Cultural Alliance will collect 25% of tuition from non-members. As an instructor, you will set your tuition fee and minimum & maximum number of students and determine any supplies cost if applicable. Please complete this form to be considered for this much needed and anticipated initiative.

 

 

 

If you wish to visit the Gallery and discuss how it can best adapt to your needs, please stop anytime by Monday – Friday from 10 AM – 6 PM.

 

 

About the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance:

The mission of the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance is to better position the arts and cultural sector as a significant contributor to the vibrancy, and educational and economic well-being, of St. Lucie County.

SLCAlliance is sponsored in part by the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the St. Lucie Office of Tourism.

SLCA is located at 111 Orange Avenue, 3rd Floor, Fort Pierce, Fla. 34950  

To learn more, visit ArtStLucie.org, or call 772.462.2783

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

St. Lucie Cultural Alliance’s “Art Mind & Soul Fest” April 1 & 2, 2023 Opens Calls For Vendors At New Location In Tradition Town Square. Early Registration Discount Ends December 31, 2022

The St. Lucie Cultural Alliance proudly presents the “Art, Mind & Soul Fest” on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Tradition Town Square. A Call for Vendors is now open!  All work must be original. Take advantage of the Early Registration discount which ends December 31, 2022. Alliance members pay no registration fee.  Tent space is limited. Regular Registration closes February 28, 2023. The Rickie Report shares the details and urges you to apply NOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

St.   Lucie   Cultural   Alliance

Proudly   presents

 

 

 

 

 

 

“A r t,    M i n d    &    S o u l    F e s t”

 

Saturday, April 1, 2023

 

&

 

Sunday, April 2, 2023

 

 

 

11  AM   –   7  PM

 

Tradition   Town   Square

 

10799 SW Civic Lane         Port St. Lucie, FL 34987

 

 

 

Previously known as “Arts & Mindfulness Fest”, this is the Cultural Alliance’s 3rd year of presenting this one-of-a-kind festival. We are thrilled to move this festival to Tradition Square, which is more centrally located and comes with a built-in audience. However, the space is more intimate, and we will have limited tent spaces available. 

 

  • All work must be original.

  • By submitting this application, you agree that all products are 100% handmade.

 

 

APPLY HERE:

 

 

Early Registration Fees:      

The non-refundable early application fee is $40

  • Cultural Alliance member early registration fee: FREE
  • Regular vendor early registration fee: $150
  • If you are not a member, you may join at the PREMIUM LEVEL or higher, participate in “Art, Mind & Soul Fest” for a $40 registration fee, and receive additional benefits throughout the year. This level is only open to individual artists.
  • Please visit Business or Cultural Organizations for additional membership benefits. Businesses and Cultural Organizations are entitled to two tent spaces in addition to other annual membership levels.
  • **EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS 12/31/2022**

Regular Fees:

  • Application fee: $50
  • Cultural Alliance member registration fee: FREE
  • Regular vendor registration fee: $200**REGULAR REGISTRATION CLOSES 2/28/2023**

 

APPLY HERE:

 

 

Call (772) 776-ARTS (2787)

 

 

Join the Alliance:

   www.artstlucie.org/memberships.

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com  

561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

 

Fort Pierce Art Club Opens Call For Miniature Artworks And Announces Public Auction To Benefit Local High Schools And The Club’s Scholarship Program At Indian River State College

The Fort Pierce Art Club shares a Call to Artists for “Magnificent Miniature Masterpieces” (DEADLINE: Saturday, December 5).  ALL ARTISTS are encouraged to take part! Students from these high schools: Central, Lincoln Park Academy, and Westwood will be involved.  Each school will receive a $500 check. The 2022 Silent Auction is Wednesday, December 14 thru Friday, December 16 in the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Vault. The event concludes on Sunday, December 18, with the winning artists and student artists being awarded cash prizes in Harmony Music Lounge’s Mermaid Gallery.  ART LOVERS: Mark your calendars now – you won’t want to miss the FUN! Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County are a hub for art! All proceeds from the event go to local schools and to the Club’s Scholarship Program at Indian River State College.  Get your mini canvas and easel NOW! The Rickie Report shares the details in this article.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEADLINE:   December 5, 2022

 

 

 

Silent   Auction

December 14 – 16, 2022

St Lucie County Cultural Alliance Vault

111 Orange Avenue    Fort Pierce, FL

 

 

 

 

Final   Gala

Sunday, December 18

3  to 5 PM

Harmony Music Lounge’s Mermaid Gallery

116 Avenue A, Fort Pierce, FL

 

 

Details:

The Fort Pierce Art Club’s calls on all artists to participate in this worthy cause with cash prizes for the 2022 Magnificent Miniature Masterpieces.

Artists may pick up entry forms which include a 3”x3” canvas and easel to enter at several locations and events.  Entry fee is $10.  Entries with canvas and easel may be mailed to participants from the website for an additional $10 for priority mail.  The completed art submission deadline is December 5, 2022.   

 

The 2022 silent auction starts on Wednesday, December 14 through Friday, December 16 in the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Vault located at 111 Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce from 11 AM to 4 PM and during ArtWalk from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

 

The event concludes on Sunday, December 18, with the winning artists and student artists being awarded cash prizes from 3 PM to 5 PM in Harmony Music Lounge’s gallery located at 116 Avenue A, Fort Pierce.   

 

This year’s the club is sponsoring participants 90 students from the following high schools:  Central High, Lincoln Park Academy, and Westwood in the student category.  Each school will be presented with a $500 check at the December 18 celebration for their arts programs.

 

All proceeds from the event go to the art programs for supplies in local schools and scholarships for students at Indian River State College.  The Fort Pierce Art Club, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) and donations to the club are tax deductible in accordance with the tax laws.

 

 

 

 

 

For questions about events, calls to artists, upcoming workshops, or how to become a member of this arts organization:

Call:  772-579-1529 (Jeanne Johansen)

Facebook @fortpierceartclub 

Website:  www.fortpierceartclub.org

Contact:  Jeanne Johansen, 772-579-1529,

Email:  fortpierce.art.club@gmail.com

 

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

 

 

 

St. Lucie Cultural Alliance Kicks Off Season In A Big Way With “The Vault” Grand Opening Friday, November 18 In Fort Pierce

The St. Lucie Cultural Alliance invites the public to attend The Vault’s Grand Opening at the November Art Walk Friday, November 18. Enjoy wine and locally catered food. The Alliance’s Literary Guild will be on hand for a meet-and-greet with book signings in addition to live painting. A special Drum Circle led by Kevin Beatkeeper takes place in the parking lot.  Stubborn Bastards Band will add to the entertainment. The Rickie Report shares the details with links to sign up for the Drum Circle and RSVP for the Grand Opening.  Admission is Free- but PLEASE RSVP.

 

 

 

 

111 Orange Ave. in Downtown Fort Pierce, FL

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, November 18, 2022

5 – 8 pm

Free admission and parking

FREE   –   PLEASE   RSVP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downtown Fort Pierce’s historical buildings have gone through multiple transitions over the years. A recent metamorphosis has taken place at 111 Orange Avenue. Formerly the Sun Bank building, it is now divided into several sections with offices and galleries upstairs, and until recently, the home of St. Lucie Cultural Alliance.

 

This summer, the Alliance headed to the basement. “We’re calling the entire space The Vault,” curator Terry Long says. “There’s an actual bank vault there. It’s the coolest thing ever – a fun space.” Long has been curator for the last year and a half. “Fort Pierce, really all of St. Lucie County, is extremely rich with a variety of talented people in the arts, music, dance, theater.” 

 

 

Fort Pierce also has its own genre, art history-wise. “We have the Highwaymen,” Long explains, “and hundreds of plein air artists. I could go on and on. As more people become aware of St. Lucie Cultural Alliance, we’re constantly increasing membership.”  This led to the happy problem of becoming cramped upstairs. “We started in little offices inside the county administration building on Virginia Avenue,” Long says, “then moved downtown. But we’ve outgrown it.”

 

Over the years, artists have been housed in the building, including Art Mundo, a non-profit that focused on visual arts. For Rebecca Miller, chair of the board of directors for the Cultural Alliance, things have come full circle. “I was also chair of Art Mundo. We had a gallery, visiting artists, classes, and Art Walk. It was the pulse of Fort Pierce, the center of the gravitational pull for the art world.”

 

Without municipal support, however, the concept wasn’t sustainable. A vision to celebrate all art forms and culture was born, which St. Lucie Cultural Alliance fulfills with municipal and corporate partnerships, in addition to its members.  This summer and fall, work on The Vault was completed. Visitors enter through Lisa Jill Allison Gallery and Working Studio into the Cultural Alliance’s five rooms. Glass walls facing the walkway create a unified, welcoming feel. A boutique is planned for handcrafted jewelry, wearable art, and more.

 

Executive Director Alyona Ushe calls the rooms “galleries with desks. We didn’t want to waste space for administration, so each space has a desk. We’ll also use the rooms for classes.” Plans include belly dancing instruction, visual arts, professional development, and film screenings.  The expansive vault itself will house juried art shows, changed periodically and usually reflecting a theme. The acoustics promise to be an asset for live music and readings.

 

The financial aspect is also positive. “The cost per square foot is amazing,” Miller says, “which helps us be fiscally responsible. It’s not about being showy, but now we have four times the space.”  Community partnerships are an important component. “Rather than just hosting events,” Ushe says, “we want to collaborate more with others, supporting our members’ events, supplying public schools with master classes, and arranging music concerts with the Department of Parks and Recreation.”

 

 

About the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance:

The mission of the St. Lucie Cultural Alliance is to better position the arts and cultural sector as a significant contributor to the vibrancy, and educational and economic well-being, of St. Lucie County.

SLCAlliance is sponsored in part by the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the St. Lucie Office of Tourism.

SLCA is located at 111 Orange Avenue, 3rd Floor, Fort Pierce, Fla. 34950  

To learn more, visit ArtStLucie.org, or call 772.462.2783

 

 

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Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez’s Handmade Wearable Art And Home Decor Pieces Are Featured At Gifts Of The HeART Juried Art Show Sunday, November 6, 2022

Fiber artist Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez shares a collection of wearable art created using rich, vibrantly colored threads.  Jackie’s clothing and home decor designs can be found in area galleries, high end boutiques, and in museum shops. She is one of the featured artists at Temple Beth El Israel’s Gifts of the heART juried Art Show on Sunday, November 6, 2022.  Admission and parking are free.  Partial proceeds of sales will benefit the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office. The event includes a K9 Demo, Meet the K9 team, and the SLPO Tent of Engagement.   The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks of Jackie’s work which she can customize for any occasion.

 

 

 

551 Bethany Drive   Port St. Lucie, FL  34986

 

 

 

 

Shawl by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

 

 

Free Admission          Free Parking

Bake Sale         Food           Raffles    

Partial Benefit for St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office

Pet the K9 Crew And See a Demo

 

 

 

   

Meet  Jacquelyn   Roesch – Sanchez

 

 

 

Fiber artist Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez shares a collection of wearable art created using rich, vibrantly colored threads.  The brilliance of the saturated colors and tensile strength of the material that looks similar to silk and is easily wearable for everyone.  

 

 

Unique Design “Opalescent Vapor” by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

 

She tells The Rickie Report, “From a very young age, I’ve been attracted to ethereal imagery—looking for rainbows after a storm, seeing images reflected in mirrors and window panes, watching the colors in nature as they first intensify then fade at dusk, and being mesmerized by ocean waves and pools of water as they eddy in the breeze”.

 

 

 

Kimono Jacket “Monet’s Garden” by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

 

 

She always wanted to become an artist, but didn’t feel the traditional methods of expression called to her. In 1974, Jackie decided to buy a knitting machine as a way of expressing herself after seeing one at a sweater manufacturer’s space in New York City.  Jackie shares, “A few years later, while working at a knitwear designer’s atelier, I discovered viscose (rayon) thread for sale while on an errand for supplies. I loved the brilliance of the saturated colors and tensile strength of the material that looks similar to silk”.

 

 

 

Shawl collar jacket “Autumn Glory” by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

 

By the time she left her job, Jackie had collected 125 different colors of thread. Soon thereafter, she made her first work of art, a knitted kimono reflecting the colors of places she had visited on a trip around the United States in the fall of 1975.  Jackie tells us,” I worked out a deal with the viscose company to buy 1½ pounds of every dye lot of thread the company produced. Over time, I collected more than 2,000 cones of thread in a myriad of colors. I also developed my process, which requires three or four different colors of thread knitted together, methodically changing colors to create these euphoric spectrums. I taught myself how to make patterns, and learned methods for hand finishing from multiple sources”.

 

 

 

Shawl by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

 

 

“My early inspirations for color and design came from Issey Miyake, Missoni, Mark Rothko, Sonia Delaunay and Clyfford Still. Through the availability of opportunities that came my way, I built a knitting business. It incorporated a line of sweaters and knitted costumes for movies, plays and commercials. I became an exhibiting artist at Julie Artisan’s Gallery on Madison Avenue in Manhattan”.

 

 

 

“Daffodil” dress by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

 

 

Wearable art became Jackie’s preferred expression as art galleries and museums included her works in their Art to Wear shows. To date, she has been making one-of-a-kind and limited edition Art to Wear for forty-six years. Never one to stay in a rut, she branched out from wearables to several new expressions. “In 2008, I knitted a 12’ x 22’ ceiling that was commissioned for a restaurant lobby in Montclair, New Jersey. The imagery depicted a sunset seen from an airplane and incorporated 275 colors of thread.  

 

 

 

 

Commission:  Comprised of thirty-three knitted panels

 

“From January to March, 2022, I created eight meditation screens measuring 26” x 48.” The screens can be mounted on walls or hung from the ceiling. Each piece depicts a place in time captured from my memories. Recently, I mounted small works on drapery and upholstery fabrics and attached them to canvases”.

 

 

 

Wall Art: 4 Meditation Screens by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

 

 

 

Jackie moved to Palm City, Florida in 2015 and looked for fellow creatives. She found them at the Martin Artisans Guild and soon became an active member. “My studio is in my home—a small space—but a perfect fit for me. I feel more energized than ever as living on the Treasure Coast has provided endless inspiration from nature in this paradise of flora and fauna”.  

 

 

 

 

 

Wall Art by Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez

 

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We can personally tell you that Jackie is humble about her artistic skills and is not one to “name drop”. Jackie was recently chosen as a Featured Artist for Artsyshark. The Rickie Report is honored to share some points of interest in her knitting career:

 

 

  1. Designed and produced hand-loomed knits with three evolving lines of sweaters under the label, “Juno”, for sale in department stores and boutiques (1978-1984). Rendered Costumes for Broadway Theater productions; Ballet and Modern Dance productions; Movies and Commercials (1976-1990). Created Wearable Art that was exhibited at One-person art shows, Gallery group shows and Museum shows – Domestic and International (1978-2021). Listings available upon request.
  2. Yoko Ono bought 7 of the 9 kimonos from JRS’s first one-person exhibit at Julie: Artisans Gallery on 62nd St and Madison Avenue in NYC (March 1981). She visited the gallery with David Geffen three months after John Lennon’s death.
  3. JRS hand-knitted gold chain mail for Sir Richard Burton’s role as King Arthur in “Camelot” on Broadway (1980). “The coarseness of the gold cord took several layers of skin off my fingers and by the end of the project, I had to wear band aids so I wouldn’t bleed on the breastplate.”
  4. JRS created a hand-loomed knitted 12’ X 22’ ceiling for Egan’s restaurant entry way in Montclair, New Jersey in 2008. Over 275 different colors of thread were incorporated into the design of a sunset, seen from an airplane.
  5. Elizabeth Taylor purchased the contents of a Julie: Artisan’s Gallery exhibit of JRS’s one-of-a-kind spectrum sweaters in 1989. The 11 pullovers were all different sizes and color progressions.
  6. From 1978 – 1990, JRS knitted two differently designed sweaters for the characters, Zack and Bobby, from “A Chorus Line”. By the end of the Broadway run, more than 120 sweaters were made for the ever-evolving parade of actors who occupied these two roles.
  7. In 1978, Sammy Davis, Jr. starred in the Broadway revival of “Stop the World – I Want to Get Off”. JRS was commissioned to make the star six identical, burnt orange, boat neck sweaters that were rotated throughout his performances.
  8. Some of the actors, dancers and musicians who wore knitted costumes that I rendered in collaboration with costume designers were: Mick Jagger (gold leg warmers), Jill Clayburgh (sweater for “Semi-Tough”), Barry Manilow (sweater & scarves), Rock Hudson (tights for “Camelot”), Marsha Mason (silver jumpsuit for “The Goodbye Girl”), Jimmy Cliff (kimono jacket), Angela Lansbury (sweater for “Sweeney Todd”), Twyla Tharp (costumes for debut at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dyan Cannon (sweaters for “Death Trap”), Lauren Bacall (vest for “Woman of the Year”), Mia Farrow (sweater coat for a Woody Allen movie), Liza Minelli (sweater for night club act), Mary Beth Hurt (sweater for “The World According to Garp”), and Liv Ullman (personal unique kimono).

 

 

 

 

Jacquelyn Roesch-Sanchez invites you to follow her on Facebook Knittedwear , Instagram and LinkedIn.

Visit her website to view more of her work.

Email:   jacquelyn@knittedware.com

 

 

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

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17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

 

One-Day Juried Art Show In Port St. Lucie Showcases “Gifts From The heART” To Benefit Temple Beth El Israel And Sheriff’s Office Of St. Lucie County Sunday, November 6, 2022

Temple Beth El Israel in Port St. Lucie, FL. hosts a one-day juried art show on Sunday, November 6, 2022. “Gifts of the heART” will offer one-of-a kind artworks and hand made fine crafts for sale from 20+ artists selected by Jurors Neil Capozzi and Kenneth Hooper Capozzi. Partial proceeds will benefit local programs of the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office. Children of all ages can enjoy a demo by the Sheriff’s K9 Unit, a “Meet and Pet the K9 Crew”, and the Tent of Community Engagement. Art lovers can purchase directly from each artist, choose-your-prize art raffle, enjoy home baked goods, lunch, and buy Enjoyment Books.  Admission and Parking are Free.  The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temple Beth EL Israel

551 Bethany Dr.   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

772.336.2424

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unique artwork!

 

 

 

Michael Zeff, TBEI President, tells The Rickie Report, “I see this event as a moment for TBEI and the public to gather and to reinforce good community relations. Part of the proceeds will benefit local programs of the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office.  Kids of all ages will enjoy a demo by the Sheriff’s K9 Unit, meet and pet the K9 Crew, and enjoy the Tent of Community Engagement”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-of-a-kind artistry and handmade jewelry

 

 

 

Purchase   directly   from   the   artist!  

 

 

 

 

 

Choose-your-own-art prize drawing!

 

 

 

Handmade gifts that become heirloom treasures!

 

 

 

This  is  the  perfect  time  to  start  shopping!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make this a win-win-win:

 

 

 

Support your local community… the artists… and take home a special gift!

 

 

 

Items for everyone ~

 

 

 

Participating Artists:

 

 

  • Carolyn Austin (one of a kind glass plates, Judaica, serving ware)

  • Barbara Bucci (memory boxes with original artwork)

  • Charlie Buxton (handmade linens, wearable art, clothing)

  • Pamela Carman (polymer clay/mixed media whimsical sculpture)

  • Lori Charnow ( hand painted glassware, Judaica)

  • The Clay Chicks (ceramic fountains, garden art, planters, wall hangings)

  • Judy Coffman (paintings)

  • Susan Estrella ( mixed media art and jewelry)

  • Elaine Lipkin ( jewelry with unique African beads, Roman glass, semi-precious stones)

  • Gail Johnson Matthieson (one of a kind contemporary jewelry)

  • Brenda Milan  (collage wall art, journals, cards)

  • Sarita Neun (one of a kind polymer clay jewelry, ornaments)

  • Susan Oakes ( watercolors and photography)

  • Barbara Powell (functional and decorative ceramic art)

  • Ronni & Stan Reed (glass necklaces, Judaica, polymer jewelry)

  • Lenore Diamond Robins (3D geometric artwork)

  • Jackie Roesch Sanchez ( hand loom knitted wearable art, pillows, wall art)

  • Lianna Slater (one of a kind jewelry semi precious/precious stones)

  • Mark Stall (photography)

  • Cathleen Sullivan (functional and decorative pottery, encaustic art)

  • Debra Terrio (original oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, pencil art)

  • Elaine Weber (handmade painted purses, wristlets, artwork)

 

 

 

For more information:

 tbeiartshow@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

Rickie@therickiereport.com   561-537-0291

17019 SW Sapri Way   Port St. Lucie, FL 34986