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Riverside Arts Festival
2009 Arts Festival Update:
This year we will not be having our Annual Riverside Arts Festival. We hope you can come show your work at our Arts Market. It runs every Saturday from 10am – 2pm April through December. For more information, or to fill out an application, go to www.riversideartsmarket.com.
A big thank you to the sponsors, volunteers, and artists who made the 37th annual Riverside Arts Festival such a terrific success! Thousands of visitors came to historic Riverside Park on September 6th and 7th to enjoy first-class watercolors, oils, glass, pastels, drawings, clay, photography, wood, acrylics, fiber, graphics, metal, paper and mixed media, as well as a terrific Art Activities tent for kids. There was lots of food, fun, and music to accompany the art, and, as usual, the highly regarded (and free!) guided bus tours of the district were a big hit. So were the fabulous frisbee dogs!
Did you miss buying your Riverside Arts Festival T-Shirt this year?
We have a few left and are offering them at discount prices.
Original cost of $15, now $10.
Sizes available: Women’s Medium and Large and Men’s Large
Stop by the RAP House to purchase.
Video Coverage at First Coast News
See More Video Coverage at Jacksonville.com
Sponsors
We’re extremely grateful to the following organizations for their generous support of this year’s festival:
First Guaranty Bank: 2008 TITLE SPONSOR
The Weaver Family Foundation: Sponsor of the Children’s Art Tent
St. Vincent’s Medical Center: Sponsor of the Historic District Bus Tours
North Florida Sales: Beverage Sponsor, Proud Provider of Shock Top Belgian White Ale, Bare Knuckle Stout and Czechvar
Art Auction and Raffle
Thank you also to the artists and patrons who donated artwork for a silent auction benefitting RAP. A special nod goes to Joan Smyly Durden, Jim Draper, and Michael Regina, who each donated an original painting for the raffle. The lucky winners of these paintings were very happy!
Photos from this year’s festival can be found at the Times Union’s website
Directions to Riverside Park
From the South:
Take I-95 North over the Acosta Bridge towards Riverside Avenue. Follow Riverside Avenue exit approximately 1 mile to Post St. and turn right. Riverside Park is two blocks up Post St. at the Corner of Park St.
From the North:
Take I-95 South toward I-10 West. Get off at the Stockton St. exit. Follow Stockton St South approximately 6 blocks, turn left on Post St. Continue to the intersection of Margaret St. Riverside Park is ahead
From the West:
Take I-10 East to Stockton St. exit. Follow Stockton St. South signs, continue for 6 blocks, turn left on Post St. Continue on Post until you reach the Margaret St intersection. Riverside Park is straight ahead
