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Community Foundation grant awarded to Fogle featured artist Doug Eng

JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- Trustees of The Community Foundation in Jacksonville awarded grants to six area artists to support their professional and artistic advancement. The grants were made as part of the Foundation's Art Ventures initiative, which has supported the work of artists and small arts organizations for two decades.

Receiving grants were:

Douglas J. Eng -- $3,500 to fund photo print production and preparation for exhibition, including a printed catalog and a website, about the 65-year history of The Wing Lee Yuen Truck Farm on Imeson Road in Jacksonville, which was the leading producer of Chinese produce in the 1940s to 1960s. A set of prints will be produced and donated to the City of Jacksonville for the public record.

Ian Mairs -- $3,000 to fund a 10-day workshop production of a new play entitled “Withitness” being presented off Broadway in New York in July 2010. Grant dollars will be used for rental of theater space, actors’ stipends, printing and advertising costs.

Carlos Miller -- $3,500 to produce a show of choreography that represents the artist’s current and future goals for creation of a dance company. Funds will be used to secure performance and rehearsal space, costumes, lighting and set designs, marketing and publicity materials.

Skye D. Schwarzer -- $3,500 to purchase a drill press and a larger kiln to produce more and larger pieces of glasswork. This also will enable the artist to design and create light fixtures, and Schwarzer will donate light fixtures to the Youth Crisis Center in Jacksonville.

Jay R. Solomon -- $2,800 to purchase a high resolution camera and a photography-specific fine art printer to produce abstract art from realistic photographs.

Mark Sain Wilson -- $3,500 – to purchase a professional level 35mm digital camera and lens to create and produce more and larger images in fine art form.

Grant recipients are recommended by the Foundation's Individual Artist Grants Review Committee, comprised of individuals with diverse expertise in visual and performing arts and a representative of the Foundation's trustees. Funding for these grants comes from the J. Shepard, Jr. & Mary Ann Bryan Arts Endowment, the Art Ventures Fund, and the Independent Life Minority Arts Award Fund.

The Community Foundation in Jacksonville works to stimulate philanthropy in order to build a better community. The oldest community foundation in Florida, it has assets of $141 million.

Contact:
The Community Foundation in Jacksonville

Cheryl Riddick, Vice President of Grantmaking Services
904-356-4483
CRiddick@jaxcf.org

Mary Kress Littlepage, KBT & Associates
904-384-8496
mekl@comcast.net

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Camille Engel named as one of the top three "Artists to Watch" by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine

"There is a lot of superb art being made these days; this article shines light on a trio of gifted individuals."
July / August 2010 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine

Fine Art Connoisseur magazine has devoted a full page to Camille Engel in its July/August issue, praising her as a painter who "excels in close observation and intricate detail." The artist spotlight includes a photo of "Trespasser," an oil painting that was recently selected as "Best Wildlife" in the 2010 International Guild of Realism Exhibition, Palm Springs CA.

"I am so deeply grateful anytime someone is moved by my work, whether it be an individual collector or a renown publication like Fine Art Connoisseur magazine," said Engel, a realist painter who is known for her paintings of birds, dogs, rusty buckets, marbles, fruits and flowers. "I consider it the highest honor to be chosen for their coveted 'Three to Watch.' When I heard about the honor, I was, quite frankly, speechless."

According to Fine Art Connoisseur Editor Peter Trippi, the magazine has been following Engel's career for some time. The article reports that she "takes many reference photographs, which she studies very closely to find what is there and even what could be there given the right atmospheric circumstances. The result is large, smooth canvases that seem a maze of brushstrokes up close but resolve into sharp focus as we back away."

The editors were especially impressed with the artist's abstract realism "Colored by Time" series, which presents the rusty patina of closely cropped groups of buckets. Also garnering their attention is the "Trespasser" series of bird paintings "...each of which shows a different species of bird gazing at us from a trompe l'oeil hole in the 'torn' canvas," the article continues. "These pictures feature abundant open space that effectively drives our eye toward the creature."

This continues to be a busy year for Engel. On Oct. 2, she will open a large installation of paintings at Murfreesboro's new Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Her "Sunflower at the Old Factory" painting will make appearances in Wausau, Wis.; Ottumwa, Iowa; and Fredericksburg, Va. She has also been accepted into the annual "Artclectic" show at the University School of Nashville from Oct. 21-24.

When Creativity, Communications and Art Collide

When Creativity, Communications and Art Collide

Dalton Agency & Fogle Fine Art Consultants Create Downtown Art Space

 JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - June 4, 2010 - The Dalton Agency, a national advertising and public relations agency, and Fogle Fine Art Consultants is a nationally recognized team of professionals serving local, national and international firms, announced today that Leigh Fogle and her staff will serve as curators for the 140 West Monroe Street building, headquarters of the Dalton Agency. Fogle Fine Art Consultants will create a "Living Gallery" in the contemporary downtown building where, by appointment, Fogle's art will be on display to current and prospective clients.

 "Our core philosophy as a business is that in all we do, art should educate, be a part of the community, and be accessible to all regardless of background, education, or socio-economic status," said Leigh Fogle, president of Fogle Fine Art Consultants. "Having the opportunity to be in the heart of downtown Jacksonville while traveling and working around the globe helps us achieve our mission."

 Initially Fogle Fine Art worked primarily with corporate accounts and interior design firms in the Jacksonville region, but gradually developed their services across the country in a variety of business sectors. In 2008, they expanded their operations and opened in Nashville to respond to the need for art consulting services for the healthcare industry.

 The Dalton Agency building will house a variety of pieces as well as a variety of mediums all intended to showcase the art's ability to bring life and excitement to any professional or home environment. As an award winning creative agency, the relationship between the two companies brings together creative works that communicate a message and art that communicates its own special story.

"Leigh's expertise and passion for art is contagious and their success is based on their ability to be a relationship-focused firm," said Michael Munz, a partner at the Dalton Agency. "As active supporters of Downtown Vision's Art Walk, MOCA Jacksonville, various local artists as well as the Cultural Council, the Agency and its office space becomes a natural partner with someone like Leigh and her team - it's a perfect combination."

 About The Dalton Agency

The Dalton Agency, a national advertising and public relations firm, represents a wide range of regional, national and international clients. The agency provides award-winning creative designs and brand development, public relations and social media strategies, government relations, media placement, crisis communications, interactive and digital design and programming, as well as television and radio production services. Learn more by visiting its website at www.daltonagency.com.

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MTMC SEEKS LOCAL ARTISTS FOR NEW HOSPTIAL

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Medical Center is requesting artwork proposals for its new hospital on Medical Center Parkway. The artwork should reflect the new hospital’s advanced technologies and services along with the hospital’s faith based mission and values.

“Studies have proven that integrating the arts into healthcare settings helps to cultivate a healing environment, support the physical, mental, and emotional recovery of patients, communicate health and recovery information, and foster a positive environment for caregivers that reduces stress and improves workplace satisfaction and employee retention,” says Leigh Fogle of Fogle Fine Art Consultants.

MTMC seeks to include art that conveys a sense of spirituality while also serving as a vehicle with which to address the culture and diversity of the populations in the community it serves. A mixture of mediums and styles will be incorporated, all with the foundation of being geographically located in Middle Tennessee.

Art must be submitted by April 1, 2010. For more details on the various projects, view the Request for Proposals at http://www.foglefineart.com/press/archive/category/proposals/ or contact Leigh Fogle at leigh@foglefineart.com.

Saint Thomas Health Services is a faith-based ministry with more than 6,500 associates serving Middle Tennessee. Saint Thomas Health Services’ regional health system consists of four hospitals – Baptist and Saint Thomas in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville – and a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures in diagnostics, cardiac services and ambulatory surgery as well as medical practices, the Center for Spinal Surgery, clinics and rehabilitation facilities. STHS is a member of Ascension Health, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States. For more information, visit www.sths.com.

Fogle Opens Nashville Office

Fogle is opening a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee to advance healing through art to a larger portion of the United States.  The purpose of this expansion office is to initiate a focused effort on better servicing for our healthcare clients.  Nashville is home to many of the national healthcare comopany's headquarters and the design firms with which they work.  Nashville is also significantly more central to many of the other healthcare hubs in the Southeast.

Art and healthcare has been a passion of Leigh Fogle's since college.  "Art therapy was a field I thought about pursuing as a career before starting the business.  While doing a PowerPoint presentation for a client, it dawned on me that in effect I am doing Art Therapy for the public!"  she said in an application for the 2008 Women in business Entrepreneur of the Year Award (which she won).

Fogle has since been responsible for consultation, procurement, framing and installation on the most prestigious medical facilities in the Southeast, including Baptist Medical, Mayo Clinic, St. Vincent's, St. Lukes, Florida Hospital, Memorial Medical, Shands Jacksonville and Gainesville, Flagler Hospital, Nemours Childrens Clinic and numerous others.  Fogle has recently grabbed the attention of the national art and healthcare community.  Look for interviews with Leigh currently posted on the national website healthcarefineart.com, in the next issue of Healthcare World, and in our very own Arbus Magazine, which will hit the streets October 15th.

The Gallery at Fogle will continue to maintain its objectives within the Jacksonville community by hosting community events, participating in charity organizations, being an active proponent in education and granting the people of Jacksonville access to the finest in local, regional and international art.