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2023 MAF Sponsors - Become a Sponsor Today!

1/5/2023

 
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For decades, the Mandarin Art Festival has provided a consistent venue for artists to connect with patrons under the grand oaks of Mandarin. The Festival's long-running success is due, in great part, to the generosity of financial contributors from throughout our community.

We invite you to join us as a sponsor of the Annual Festival or to advertise in our Festival program, which will enhance our ability to provide the highest quality experience for participating artists and festival-goers alike, while forwarding the mission of the Mandarin Community Club.

The impact of your financial contribution goes beyond supporting a single event - it demonstrates your desire to positively impact the quality of life of those who live, work and play in the Mandarin community.

Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Click HERE to access the 2023 MAF Sponsor form.
Questions? Contact us at MandarinArtFestival@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance for your support!

2022 MAF Sponsors - Become a Sponsor Today!

2/25/2022

 
For decades, the Mandarin Art Festival has provided a consistent venue for artists to connect with patrons under the grand oaks of Mandarin. The Festival's long-running success is due, in great part, to the generosity of financial contributors from throughout our community.

We invite you to join us as a sponsor of the Annual Festival or to advertise in our Festival program, which will enhance our ability to provide the highest quality experience for participating artists and festival-goers alike, while forwarding the mission of the Mandarin Community Club.

The impact of your financial contribution goes beyond supporting a single event - it demonstrates your desire to positively impact the quality of life of those who live, work and play in the Mandarin community.
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Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Click HERE to access the 2022 MAF Sponsor form.
Questions? Contact us at MAFSponsors@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance for your support!

COVID-19 Pandemic Forces Cancellation of 2020 Festival

3/16/2020

 
Like everyone, we have been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19. After watching the number of cases multiply, and knowing that the only way to stop its spread and protect our community’s health is to avoid public gatherings, combined with the most recent recommendation from the CDC regarding large events and an increasing number of local and state restrictions, we are, unfortunately, forced to cancel the upcoming 52nd Annual Mandarin Art Festival. 

While being a difficult decision, we take this step with all seriousness and acknowledge this is a financial challenge for all involved.    
 
As the Mandarin Art Festival is the sole fundraising event for the Mandarin Community Club, its non-profit host, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution in support of its preservation and beautification efforts within the Mandarin community. Any donation amount would be welcomed and much appreciated, and will help us to weather this storm. 
 
Additionally, please consider patronizing those artists who would have been exhibiting at the Festival. For many, art festivals and other events are their sole source of income. Visit the Accepted Artists page of our website, which provides links to the websites of those available, where you may find contact information and even purchase art online.
 
We are deeply indebted to our patrons, our artist exhibitors, our vendors, our sponsors, our volunteers, and all of our supporters who have been with us through this and other years. Your commitment is critical to the long-standing success of this event. We hope you will join us in future years (mark your calendars for April 3 & 4, 2021) as we continue to offer the Mandarin Art Festival to our exhibitors and our patrons! 
 
We wish you health and resilience in the coming weeks and months. 
 
Susie Scott                                                                                                
President, Mandarin Community Club Inc.                                    
Supervising Chair, 52nd Annual Mandarin Art Festival

50th Anniversary Mandarin Art Festival is March 31 - April 1, 2018

3/22/2018

 
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Vintage for the Arts - Benefiting the 50th Anniversary Mandarin Art Festival • Sat, March 3rd • 6-9 p.m.

2/1/2018

 
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​MARK YOUR CALENDARS for a special 50th anniversary in-store celebratory event and fundraiser, hosted in partnership with Vintage Arts, Inc. (10041 San Jose Boulevard) from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, March 3rd. Tickets are available for $25 (link below), and will include hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and the opportunity to honor some of the individuals whose vision brought us the original 1968 Mandarin Art Festival. 

$25 TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT:

https://904tix.com/events/vintage-for-the-arts-mandarin-art-festival-fundraiser

Unable to attend the evening event?
Stop by Vintage Arts, Inc. any time on Saturday, March 3rd, during which time a percentage of all sales will support the 50th Anniversary Mandarin Art Festival!

TRAVEL & LEISURE - 17 THINGS TO DO IN JACKSONVILLE, FL

1/20/2018

 
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The Mandarin Art Festival is featured on TRAVEL + LEISURE's article on January 19th.  Check it out and make sure to include the Mandarin Art Festival for your Easter weekend plans this year!  We're celebrating our 50th Anniversary of the Mandarin Art Festival - one of the longest running event in northeast Florida!  Looking forward to you joining us!

2018 CALLING ALL ARTISTS - Join Us March 31 - April 1

1/20/2018

 
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Applications for our 50th Anniversary event, March 31 & April 1, 2018, are now being accepted. Participant details and applications are available on the Artist Information page of our website. We look forward to hearing from you!

49th Annual MAF Featured in FL Times Union

4/23/2017

 
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Article from Jacksonville.com - Florida Times Union by Ann Friedman

The 49th annual Mandarin Art Festival will be held this weekend and features 100 local and national artists who will be selling and displaying their work.

The Mandarin Community Club hosts the long running event, which has boasted nearly 10,000 attendees over the course of the two days.

“It’s been our signature event for the past 49 years and it’s become a tradition for many families to come here Easter weekend to check out the art, food and activities,” said president Susie Scott. “It makes for a wonderful Easter weekend because it’s very family oriented.”

​Scott said the festival was launched by a former club president who realized that membership dues wouldn’t be enough to sustain the club.

“It’s become our primary fundraiser and generates extra capital for us,” she said. “Many of the artists have been participating for decades.”
One of those artists is Jacksonville resident Tim Bullard, who has had the same space at the Mandarin Art Festival for nearly 40 years.

“It’s a beautiful location and it’s a really nicely done show,” he said. “It’s the last of our great local art shows and it’s one I want to continue to support.”

Bullard said he’ll have a kiln at his booth this year to host [pottery] demonstrations.

“It’s important to educate people on how it’s done,” he said. “It gives people an understanding of what goes into it.”

​In the future, Bullard said he hopes the festival not only continues but stays true to promoting local and national artists.
“A lot of shows have art that has been imported and the fact that this is a juried art event means these people are actual artists who made their pieces,” he said. “Also, what happens with a lot of these festivals is that they get too big so I hope they keep it at a size where everyone can go around and see everything.”

Scott said the artists have to apply and meet certain requirements such as quality, originality and craftsmanship.
“The most exciting thing for us to have new artists apply, because we always love to have artists with new techniques and styles featured at the show,” she said.

The event also features live music, food trucks, a Green Market where local small businesses will be selling their handcrafted goods including soaps, honey, and jams and jellies, as well as a Children’s Art Show, which showcases artwork by students from across Jacksonville.

Art Festival co-chair Laura Miller said this year’s show will feature a caricature artist in addition to interactive booths such as Bullard’s [pottery] demonstration and a painter who uses spray paints to create art in real time.

“A lot of the artists travel to different shows throughout the year and we fill a big void because of the fact that ours is on Easter weekend when there aren’t a lot of shows,” Miller said. “We get a lot of great artists because of that.”
Scott said she’s looking forward to the Mandarin Art Festival and that the club is already gearing up for the 50th annual event next year.

“It’s a labor of love and everybody is so proud to be part of this event in Mandarin,” she said. “It’s going to be an exciting weekend.”

The Mandarin Art Festival will be held at Mandarin Community Club, 12447 Mandarin Rd., on Saturday, April 15 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 16 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

There is no parking available at the Mandarin Community Club grounds. Free off-site parking is available at Alberts Field on the corner of Orange Picker and Brady roads and at the Mandarin Masonic Lodge #343 located at 2914 Loretto Rd. A free shuttle will be running continuously from each parking site to the Mandarin Community Club during festival hours.
No pets are allowed and portable restroom facilities will be available during the event.

​For more information, visit www.mandarinartfestival.org or call (904) 268-1622.

Ann Friedman: (904) 359-4619

Become a Sponsor or Patron at the Mandarin Art Festival

2/18/2017

 
The success of the Mandarin Art Festival would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and patrons from throughout our community. 

Interested in learning more about sponsorship and/or advertising opportunities with the 2017 Festival? Click HERE for an outline of the various levels available and the benefits associated with each. You may also contact us at MAFSponsors@gmail.com or call (904) 268-1622 for more information.


Thank you in advance for your support.

#sponsorsandpatrons #MandarinArtFestival

49th Annual MAF - Call to Artists

1/26/2017

 
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CALL FOR ARTISTS: The 49th Annual Mandarin Art Festival artist application and letter are available on our website to download. Please visit MandarinArtFestival.org and download and complete the application. We look forward to all of our returning and new artists for 2017. ACT QUICKLY! Deadline is Feb 15th. 
http://bit.ly/1zuS7pC 

#CallForArtists #EasterWeekend2017 #MAF
#MandarinFlorida
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ART FESTIVAL HOURS
EVERY EASTER WEEKEND
Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Children's Art Show
Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
​Sunday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
(show take down at 2:45 pm for teacher pickup)


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Mandarin Community Club, Inc.
12447 Mandarin Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
(904) 268-1622
mandarinartfestival@gmail.com

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​The Mandarin Community Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; all donations & contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extend of the law.
One of the most outstanding achievements of the Mandarin Community Club, a local non-profit organization, is the annual Mandarin Art Festival held every Easter weekend since 1968. Founded in 1968 by Judge Westberry and a group of local artists, it's the longest running event of its kind in northeast Florida.  The Mandarin Art Festival, a high-quality juried fine art event, enjoys thousands of visitors who return year after year for their favorite artists or to see the array of creations by artists new to the festival.  The show is a vital funding source for the Mandarin Community Club's preservation, education and beautification work in the Mandarin community.

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