The Greater Brandon Arts Council
Presents the 6th Annual Open-to-the-Public Fun-filled Party …

ART … YOU GOTTA LOVE IT!

Gasparilla Music Festival
Event Poster
Call to Artists

Deadline for Submission is Friday, January 27, 2012

The inaugural Gasparilla Music Festival will take place the weekend of March 10th and 11th with a wide variety of bands playing in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa. Subject matter is open, but the committee asks that the theme is music-based.

GMF will present a diverse array of musical styles including indie rock, world music, jazz, Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk, gospel, reggae and other alternative music.

• Poster size 24”x18” (vertical or horizontal)
• Consider including text elements such as: “Gasparilla Music Festival”, “March 10th and 11th 2012”, www.gasparillamusicfestival.com”
• Preferred format for submission is print-ready PDF
• Selected designer will receive an honorarium of $200.00
• Chosen design will appear on posters and may be incorporated into other marketing items, such as event website and flyers, and artist will be credited.
• Selected design may be sold in a live or silent auction to benefit Gasparilla Music Festival, a nonprofit organization, and a percentage of proceeds will go back to the artist.

Please EMAIL your submission by Friday, January 27, 2012 to: gmfposterartwork@gmail.com.
Please include name, telephone number, email address and website.

The purpose of the Gasparilla Music Festival is to nurture and promote the cultural life of Tampa by presenting a spectacular range of inspiring local and national musicians and performers across a wide range of genres that leads to greater music awareness, education and the continuance of the urban renewal of Tampa. Our intent is to utilize the shared, powerful experience of live music to sustain, inspire and encourage a stronger sense of community amongst the diverse elements of Tampa, while embracing Tampa’s heritage and natural beauty.

Grammy Award winner, Barbara Bailey Hutchison, returns to Center Place on Saturday January 28th, 2012 for a music concert you will not want to miss!

This Grammy Award winning entertainer has recorded 17 CDs and performed at The White House three times. A national magazine poll voted her “Best Solo Performer”, Best Acoustic Performer”, and” Best Female Entertainer”.

Her Adult/General Audience Concert is engaging, classy and fun. With a guitar, a piano, an amazing voice, great songs, and a wonderful sense of humor, Barbara Bailey Hutchison has charmed audiences across the country, and around the world for over 20 years.

Her performance is a joint fundraiser for both GBAC and Center Place. There will be appetizers and drinks before and after the concert. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at Center Place. Bring a friend.

More info on Barbara Bailey Hutchison can be found at her website: http://bbhsings.com

The featured artist for December 2011 at Center Place is Diamari Christensen. Her exhibit is titled “Journey”. There will be an artist reception on Thursday evening, Dec 8th, 2011 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.

Diamari  was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Taking  after her dad, she loved drawing and painting since her childhood years and found her most precious inspirational delight in dreams, surroundings and everyday experiences. She studied  her bachelors of fine arts at the University of Puerto Rico.

What a successful evening it was! Those who were there, thank you for coming and making it “work”! Those of you who missed it, you missed a great evening with good food and great camaderie among the guests, recipients and others. No doubt that the attendees all feel that the arts are the way to go! A special thanks to Cheryl Kuck, our Brush Strokes Awards Chairwoman.

Congratulations to all of the 2011 Brush Strokes Awards Winners:

• Artist of the Year: James Vann
• Arts Educator of the Year: Andi Tomassi
• Creative Contribution Enriching the Community: Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
• Artist with a Heart: Doreen Donovan
• Arts Activism: Debra Bryant and Barbara Schwabe
• Arts Organization Executive of the Year: George Ann Bissett, Dunedin Fine Arts Center
• Exhibit of the Year: The Salvador Dali Museum opening and children’s exhibits
• Non-profit Creative Benefit to the Community: The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County and The Network of East Hillsborough Neighborhoods
• Lifetime Achievement in the Arts: Gorilla Theatre
• Development of the Arts in the Community: Plant City Photo Archives and History Center
• Greatest Corporate Contribution: Bay Area Cardiology Associates
• Performing Arts — Outstanding Contribution: Dave Loebig, founder of the Momentum Festival and Brandon Idol
• The Visionary Award: Jan Kaminis Platt

The 8th annual Brush Strokes Awards for excellence in the arts honored creative and community achievement in 13 different categories.