Presented by Urban Jacksonville, Urban Art Warfare and Halftone Def Studios

In cooperation with AIGA Jacksonville and Churchwell Lofts

For two nights only, we will part the salty, swelling ocean, leaving every topic, candidate and cause stranded face-to-face on the sea floor to be debated with no where to run and no spokesperson to hide behind. An open floor for discussion to the soundtrack of live music acts both nights and whistle wetting refreshments for all to enjoy.

Friday September 26th

Opening Night!

Wednesday October 1st

October Art Walk!

Information for Artists

Where to mail your posters
  • c/o Joey Marchy
  • 1807 Hendricks Avenue
  • Jacksonville, Florida 32207

We plan on using a simple clamp system to display posters, so there is no need to frame them. Just mail them in a regular poster tube.

Selling posters at the show

Artists who wants to sell posters at the show will need a Paypal account. When you mail your posters, also include the email address you use for your Paypal account. We'll set up a system at the show to make payments directly to your paypal account, this way posters can be sold at the show. In addition if you have a website or an online store you would like to promote, please send that info too. We will post it visibly somewhere near your poster submission(s).

Donating poster for raffle/giveaway

We are planning some sort of raffle or giveaway so if you have extra posters that you'd like to throw in, that would be awesome. Just indicate which posters when you send them.

Getting your posters back

If you don't want to sell your poster, just let us know and we'll mail it back after the show.

Are you an AIGA Member?

This event is sponsored in part by AIGA Jacksonville. We'll prominently identify all AIGA members who participate in the poster show, so please let us know if you are a member when you submit your poster.

Participating Artists

More On Partisan the Sea

This poster show, as you may have been able to tell by the title, is 100% Partisan. Yes, that means you can say whatever the hell you want with No Boundaries and No Borders. A direct demonstration of the first amendment in the form of the American Youths favorite wall decoration, posters! With the eve of a historical election on the horizon, in which this country is going to call amongst all of its citizens to come to its rescue, we wanted to do our part to inspire, enrage, and provoke the people of this country and our community to make educated choices and make their vote count.

Jacksonville, The largest city land-area in the nation, is making significant progress everyday to become not just another southern city, but the City of the South. Thanks to the many young people who make valiant efforts to break away from the stereotypical southern right wing way of thinking. A separation of church and state if you will, severed by the mighty St. Johns River. We want to bring awareness to the many artist and individuals of this generation who don't look at politics as just something that a bunch of grouchy old men yell about somewhere up in Washington, but as a vital process of our country that effects our everyday lives.

For years, many artist have been poking fun of politicians and their practices through satire and secretly revealing the unbridled truths and scandals by way of cleverly crafted artwork and design. And on September 26th and October 1st of this two thousand and eight year, we want to bring these types of works to the forefront of this drug through the mud, ballot botched Republican Red state. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, support McCain or Obama, Voted for Bush or Kerry, or like ketchup or mustard, we want your opinions to speak loud and clear. Or maybe your concern is not with a party or particular candidate even, but simply with matters of global warming, poverty, or the rising gas prices... we want those too. All are welcome, none turned away. No need to the plead the 5th. Just real opinions, real problems, and real solutions. And if the least we accomplish is that we piss off some old man, light a spark under some punk kids ass or motivate one mother or father to crawl out from under their mortgage paying 9 to 5 job for even an hour to make a choice, then it was worth every second of time and every finger lifted.

More About AIGA Jacksonville

Website jacksonville.aiga.org

AIGA Jacksonville will be holding it's annual membership party on Friday Night in conjunction with the opening of the show. You can look forward to the following events:

  • Ballot Design: Good vs. Bad ballot design, along with a Top 10 of good ballot design.
  • Posters printed by AIGA National from the 2008 Get Out the Vote Initiative.
  • Get out the Vote mentoring posters will be on display.
  • Information about AIGA Community outreach initiative.
  • Obama vs. McCain campaign materials
  • Membership materials on how and why to join AIGA

The purpose of AIGA is to set the national agenda for the role of design in its economic, social, political and cultural contexts. AIGA is the oldest and largest membership association for professionals engaged in the discipline, practice and culture of designing. AIGA was founded in 1914 and now represents more than 16,000 designers through national activities and local programs developed by 47 chapters and more than 150 student groups.

More About Churchwell Lofts

Website www.churchwelllofts.net

Churchwell Lofts at East Bay Street is a 21-unit loft development located along historic East Bay Street in downtown Jacksonville. A classic example of 20th century commercial architecture, The J.H. Churchwell building was built just after the great fire of 1901 and is undergoing a complete renovation. Centrally located to fine dining, entertainment and shopping - Churchwell Lofts is the downtown spot for uptown living.