Vicksburg Skate Park And Walking/Jogging Trail Project

The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg will host a public meeting to discuss ideas for the design of the
Vicksburg Skate Park and Walking/Jogging Trail Project with Mr. Brad Siedlecki of Pillar Design Studios.

The public meeting will be held on Monday,
Februarv 27, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Citv Hall

Annex Building 1413 Walnut Street, Vicksburg,
Mississippi 39180.

Project Sponsors: Mississippi

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Recreational Trails Program (RTP), and The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg.
Project Partners: SkateMS, and
Shape Up Vicksburg.

http://jackson.figmentproject.org/

You can check out last years figment on flickr.

Call for Participation:
FIGMENT JXN APRIL 28-29 2012
MIDTOWN ARTS DISTRICT

Founded in 2007 on New York City’s Governors Island, what began as a few thousand enthusiasts enjoying a handful of participatory art projects on a sunny July afternoon has ballooned into a multi-day, multi-city event that drew over 30,000 participants in NYC, Boston, Jackson and Detroit in 2011. In 2012, FIGMENT seeks to continue its mission to offer free, inclusive and participatory art to entire communities, removing the barriers of museum and gallery walls and entrance fees and blurring the lines between those who create and those who enjoy art.
FIGMENT Jackson will take place in the Midtown Arts District. With a variety of buildings and vacant lots 4 acres, the site can accommodate practically any artistic vision. The Midtown Arts District is located in the North Midtown neighborhood, with its central node at Millsaps Avenue and its boundaries expanding as the participants require. The city and neighborhood have plans to redevelop much of the area, and we see FIGMENT as a way to bring the vitality of art and collaboration to the area’s future.

FIGMENT is about participation. Precisely because it requires interaction between the art, the artist, and the viewer, participatory art can be a vehicle for personal and social transformation. The passive viewer is made active, contributing to the creation, understanding and very definition of the art. These activities bring together artists and community members in ways that build relationships and encourage individual creativity. We believe visitors of all ages and backgrounds have something to offer, and invite them to participate in installation art, costuming, interactive performance, games, activities, workshops, and anything else the mind can envision.

We will begin having monthly meetings at 6:00pm on the third Wednesday of each month in meeting room 1 at the Starkville Sportsplex, The first of which will be on January 18th.

There are a few fundraisers and other events to discuss. We will also be showing our very first Starkville Skatepark Project logo. Not only that, but we would like to discuss t-shirt designs, so if you have any ideas draw them up and bring them to the meeting. If you have anything else that you would like to discuss at the meeting feel free to message me or just bring it up during the meeting. Get the word out about the meeting too. Tell your friends, neighbors, priests, cab drivers, teachers, barbers, librarians, milk men, or anyone else you can think of, we need to get this thing rolling. I hope to see everyone there!!! -Nathan Herring

Sunday, December 18 – 1:30-4:00PM

Photos by Greg Jenson, Clarion Ledger

Santa came a little early this year for 50 Midtown Jackson youth, thanks to generous partners of the SkateMS Foundation. Donated by Swell O Phonic, skateboards were distributed to students of Project Innovation, a program of Midtown Partners which provides a quality afterschool experience for youth of the Midtown neighborhood. The SkateMS Foundation, established in 2011 to encourage kids to get outside, exercise, and enjoy the growing sport of skateboarding. This was featured on Jackson, MS local TV station WLBT.

Photos to come soon, but here are a few…

The SkateMS Foundation Skateboard Giveaway To Benefit Kids of Midtown
Santa will come a little early this year for 50 Midtown Jackson youth, thanks to generous partners of the SkateMS Foundation. Donated by Swell O Phonic, skateboards will be distributed to students of Project Innovation, a program of Midtown Partners which provides a quality afterschool experience for youth of the Midtown neighborhood. The SkateMS Foundation, established in 2011 to encourage kids to get outside, exercise, and enjoy the growing sport of skateboarding, has organized the event for Friday, December 9.

The event will will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Mid-Jackson Family Resource Center, 301 Adelle Street and feature SkateMS volunteers providing hands-on instruction and education on proper riding. The Brain Injury Association of Mississippi, another sponsor, will give a presentation on the importance of wearing a helmet to the youth. Supporting the SkateMS mission of building safe, concrete public skate parks in Mississippi, sponsor Swell-O-Phonic has been a long-time supporter of a local free park for youth.

Formed in 1995 for the social and economic revitalization of their neighborhood, the mission of Midtown Partners is to build a vibrant, healthy, sustainable community, while serving as a catalyst for improving the quality of life. Their after-school program, Project Innovation, was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in 2010 and provides students with experience in STEM/Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, as well as art education. Participation is free and transportation provided to students who must be in second through fifth grades and residents of Midtown.

SkateMS co-director Austin Cannon shares, “We’re excited about this fun opportunity to give away skateboards to deserving kids, while educating them on responsible riding and promoting our mantra of ‘Kids Need Fresh Air.’ Swell-O-Phonic has been so generous and we think these kids are going to be pretty excited to see us on Friday.”

Thanks to everyone who came out our event this past Sunday afternoon. It was a good afternoon to roll around and have a good time. We had a lot of newcomers who were willing to learn some tricks and compete in a ollie contest for a tshirt.

SkateMS will be hosting a Skate Jam & Clinic at Swell-O-Phonic on Sunday, November 6th in Jackson. SkateMS & Swell-O-Phonic invite you to come out and skate, support and have a great time!
1-4:30pm on Fondren Corner.

Street style SK8 jam / Skateboard Clinic / Product toss / STORE OPEN during event

Skateboard contest that will be judged according to best line.
3 categories: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
Registration will begin at 1pm. Contest begins at 2pm and there’s a $5 entry fee.
Admission is free for spectators.

Music all day from Fend For Yourself and Seal Audio DJ’s.

This event is made possible by The City of Pascagoula, Thorogood Skateboards, Brazen Skateboards and Seal Audio.

SIGNUP STARTS AT NOON!

BOWL AND STREET COMPETITIONS
$5 Entry Fee for each competition
Spectating is FREE
CASH PRIZES for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners!
1st Place winner will receive 50% of the entry fee pot
2nd Place will receive 25%
3rd Place will receive 15%
The remaining 10% will be donated toward future Oxford Skatepark projects and safety equipment for the skateboard lessons.
Several other non-cash prizes will also be given away!

After-party at The Powerhouse in Oxford:
$5 Cover
Live music from El Dorado and the Ruckus

http://www.myspace.com/eldorado

and another artist TBA
Ramps will be set up in the building so we can skate while the band plays!
Cooper Skateboards and Brazen Skateshop will be there with product for sale!

This is mainly just to get the word out and to give everyone a heads-up. A few details for the event are subject to change and more will be added in the near future so stay tuned for developments.

ALSO:
We are open for ideas and contributions to this event. We could use a few extra hands on the day of the event. If anyone wishes to help out in any way please contact Mike Rains or Austin Beard. Thanks

Saturday, September 24th from 5-11pm at The Commons at Eudora Welty’s Birthplace on Congress Street.

A free family arts event!

Each year Jackson artists come together to present a cross section of the Jackson arts scene to the community. Everyone donates their time free of charge in order to offer this unique cultural event to the community for no admission. Guests will be treated to poetry, a variety of dance styles, stand-up comedy, a variety of musical genres, skateboarding, and visual art fare of sculpture, prints, painting, graffiti and more! We even have free food from area restaurants like Aladdin’s and The Pizza Shack!

There is no event like this in the state of Mississippi.

Below is a list of our participants!

Visual Artists:
Daniel Johnson
Emily Mathis
Jonathan Sims
Tony Davenport
Chaucy Wade
Austin Richardson
Chelsea Sekanic
Sean Starwars
Eric McDonald
Armando State
Shamb’e
Gretchen Haien
Michele Cambell
Pam Kinsey
Laurilyn Fortner
Parish Harvey
Ben Thomas
Nate Robertson
Ginger Williams-Cook
Roy Adkins

Musical Artists:
Bullet Well Spent
Da Astronauts
Slanghearts
Red Phones
Rashad Street
Marcel P. Black
DJ Repercussion
Guillermo

Poets:
The Ugly Poet
Talibah Smith
Poet Williams
Poet of Truth
Merc B
Renee Lee
Mr. Fluid
Subject Verb Predicate
Bamboo
Skipp Coon
Coke Bumaye
Ulogy
Honey Sanaa
Bob Hudson

Dance:
1. Front Porch Dance
2. Intersect Dance Collective
3. Belhaven University Dance Ensemble
4. Duncan Dance/ a modern dance company
5. Power APAC dancers
6. Brittany Nunes
7. Phase 1

Intellectual Bullemics comedy group will be featured on the main stage.

SkateMS will have ramps, rails and boxes setup to skate. Bring your boards!

Phaze 1 will host a graffiti contest!

August 27th from Noon – Midnight

Music on Two Stages, Great Merch, Coffee, Smoothies, Beer, Food, and a Facial Hair Fashion Show!

Bailey Brothers
Back to Basics: Jackson Hip Hop Showcase
Captain & Company
Furrows
Liver Mousse
Nekisopaya
Passenger Jones
Sanders Bohlke Band
7even Thirty
Son Soul
Spacewolf
Strange Pilgrims
Wooden Finger
Young Buffalo

For info:

http://www.facebook.com/sneakyfest

sneakyfest@gmail.com

Sponsored by Thorogood Skateboards, BRAZEN, and Mad Soulz

Da A$tronautz Up and coming mixtape ” Grand Theft Audio” will be available For Free download on 9/11 ( September 11th 2011)

Follow da A$tronautz on Twitter
www.twitter.com/daAstronautz

Opening up the Clarion Ledger yesterday, we were quick to notice a photo from the Skate Jam on Sunday. It is our own co-founder Austin Cannon doing an lien to tail during the jam.

If you haven’t seen the paper or can’t read it, the caption says:
“Austin Cannon of Flowood spends a hot afternoon skateboarding in the SkateMS Skate Jam in the Fondren area of Jackson. Cannon said the event is sponsored by Swell-O-Phonic and held periodically to raise funds for a public concrete skateboard park in Jackson.”

Thanks to Brian Albert Broom from the Clarion Ledger for coming out yesterday and taking the time to take photos.

Pics are from from yesterday’s skate jam: http://goo.gl/yCNie

Special thanks to Swell-O-Phonic and Find It In Fondren for their support!

Come out this Sunday for a Skate Jam and Clinic!
July 10th in front of Swell-O-Phonic 1:00-4:30pm.