Art Contest Deadline EXTENDED!

We have extended the deadline for our youth art contest!!

We invite any youth artists who missed our first deadline to participate & submit their artwork on or before Friday, March 18, 2011 at Neutral 7 Design Group, located at 2444 Northeast 1st Boulevard, Gainesville, FL 32609.

For any questions regarding the contest, please contact

Brittany Jones at rocketforthearts@gmail.com

Are YOU an Artist of the Future?

Rocket for the Arts is hosting the 1st annual Rocket for the Arts youth art competition and exhibit. All Alachua County middle and high school students are invited to participate in the contest, where they can submit artwork in one of the following categories: drawing, painting, mixed media, or photography. We encourage all students to submit a piece of artwork depicting "My Vision of the Future." The top thirty pieces of art will be featured in a silent auction during Gala for the Arts, a black tie fundraising event during Gainesville Fashion Week, on April 8, 2011.

The Rocket is ready to launch!

We're so thrilled to finally unveil Rocket for the Arts! Albert Coronel, founder and creative director of neutral7, has been developing the idea of a non-profit organization benefiting the youth and the arts in our community since last year. With a little help from the interns, Alex and Becca, we are finally ready to launch this great organization.

Take a peek at our brainstorming process and how we arrived at the final name and look!

neutral7 creative project on Prezi

Here are the final logos:

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Welcome!

Welcome to our new blog! Keep posted for updates - our website will be up and running very soon.

We are currently looking for passionate, dedicated volunteers to join our Board. The following positions are open:

Membership Chair
Marketing/Design Chair
Events Coordinator
Artists Coordinator

For more information on how to get involved, please email rocketforthearts@gmail.com