Hearts for Haiti

Thanks to those who braved the elements on Sunday to attend our Valentine's Day Event. We had a great time raising money to help those in need in Haiti.  This special auction will continue through Friday with specific items on display for bidding with proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders.  Persons making donation will receive a ceramic heart created by Jim Westbrook. Be generous and give to help our neighbors.

The Bernice Garden, a private urban garden intended for public use located on the corner of Daisy Gatson Bates Ave. and South Main St. in downtown Little Rock, is seeking proposals from artists/teams to design and construct outdoor sculptures to be installed and exhibited for a year at the garden.

The deadline for The Bernice Garden Sculpture Project call for proposals is 5 p.m. on Wed., March 31, 2010 and should be sent to 1716 North Spruce, Little Rock, AR 72207. The call for proposals is open to all artists or artists’ teams residing in Arkansas, and artists or artists’ teams may specialize in any or multiple disciplines and media. Any artists or artists’ teams who have participated in placing work at The Bernice Garden should wait four years before submitting a new proposal.

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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