CanvasJunkie member, artist and blues singer extraordinaire, Charlotte Taylor, has been diagnosed with cancer, she is going through chemo and scheduled to have surgery. Due to this medical condition Char has been unable to work since December.

I know some of you may not know Char, but she is the most kind, giving and loving person you could have the honor of knowing, Char has always been one of the first to step up to help when there was a need. A fund raiser has been organized for Char scheduled for Saturday, March 6, 2010 starting at 1:00 pm until midnight at Parrot Beach located at 9611 Mac Arthur Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72118-2058 phone(501) 771-2994. There are 23+ music artists /bands participating. There will be door prizes, drawings a silent auction and a raffle.

I would like to ask that each of you to donate something for a drawing or silent auction either a piece of art, some service or goods from your work place or anything else that could be used in a drawing or included in a silent auction.

If you find it in your heart to donate, please contact me here at canvasjunkie or directly This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or you may call me at (501) 350-4055. Please make donations on or before March 2, 2010 so I may have time to make bid sheets, organize and set up for the event. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Please mark your calendar! Hope to hear from you soon and see you there!

Thank you,

rhonda

LITTLE ROCK, AR) – The Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre will hold Summer Theatre Academy auditions on Saturday, March 13, and Saturday, April 3, 2010, at 5 p.m. in the Children’s Theatre Lobby.

Summer Theatre Academy auditions are open to actors ages 10 – 18.  Audition participants should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the audition.  Participants need to wear comfortable clothes that allow freedom of movement.  No prepared materials are required.

STA is an audition-only theater training program that teaches students a basic curriculum of pantomime, voice and diction, improvisation and movement.  Students learn theater performing techniques under the direction of skilled theater professionals from across the United States.  STA is offered as a standard six-week course or as an abbreviated three-week workshop.  The six-week academy will be held June 21 – July 30, 2010.  The workshops will be offered June 21 – July 9 and July 12 – July 30.  Students attend classes Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Tuition for STA is $750 for the six-week academy and $450 for the three-week workshop.  Scholarships are available.  For more information, call the Stage Management Office at 501-396-0338.

The Ninth Annual THEA Awards were held on February 7 at the THEA Foundation Center for the Arts. Twenty scholarships totaling $50,000 were awarded to Arkansas high school seniors from all corners of the state.

An overflow crowd attended the awards ceremony where guests enjoyed great desserts and punch, along with an amazing art exhibit and video excerpts from the performing arts auditions.

One hundred and ninety-five seniors and one hundred and seven juniors from fifty-five high schools across Arkansas entered this year's competition. Visual Arts Top Fifteen Winners 2010

Artists frequently turn to technology for inspirationor commentary, utilizing components such as chips, ink cartridges and disk drives to make their art.  London artist Nick Gentry has turned forgotten floppy disks into art by using them as a canvas for his mixed media paintings.

“The whole world was totally reliant on these physical media formats,” he says. “Now suddenly we are at a time where they are obsolete, replaced by countless intangible data files. Will humans be compatible with our own technology?” Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/art-floppy-disks/#ixzz0fBgviIvC

Need Model for 2 Day Sculpt Across America - Arkansas Workshop

Ketz Gallery 705 Main Street Argenta Arts District North Little Rock, AR 72114

Prefer Older Male or Female ( Lots of character)

April 24 = 25 10 am - 5 pm

Please contact rhonda here at CanvasJunkie.com

We are still accepting students for this workshop.   Hope to see you there!  Ask about early registration discount.