AKAJake Shows & News

Welcome to Jake Beckman, AKA Jake, AKAJake's shows & news  information page.  Here you will find Press Releases, which will include information on upcoming shows and other events.  You will also find information on changes to this web site including new fine art and  abstract acrylic paintings, as well as changes to things like the FAQs or Privacy Policy. Finally you will find recent media coverage and stories about Jake Beckman, AKAJake. 


Press Releases and Upcoming Shows

These are the press releases we've issued.

Participate in the AKAJake Name This Painting Contest
A new Binary Birds digital painting-needs naming to finish it

untitled by jake beckman - name this painting contest - a roller derby cardinal hip checks a raven as the eagle ref cries fowlNovember 7, 2011 - Phoenix AZ USA - Fun for fans of Jake Beckman's art. The person supplying the winning name for this new binary birds digital painting will receive an 8x10 inch print of it.  See the contest entry page for details.  Contest runs through Midnight November 14, 2011.  Winners will be notified via the email address they supply & will need reply with snail mail address if they win.

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The MOB is Back
The MOB Reunites For 2 Weeks at Seven13Sk8 345 E McKinley Downtown Phoenix, AZ

Mob reunion gifNovember 5, 2011 - Phoenix AZ USA - The MOB is back. After a 3 year hiatus, the MOB is Reuniting for a 2 week event at Kristine Brambilla's new venture Seven13Sk8.  From November 26, 2011 - December 10, 2011 the art of the MOB will be on show and available for sale at Seven13Sk8.  Come Experience the Art of Jake Beckman, Sally Blevins, Kristine Brambilla, Sylvia Frost, Vicki Kimelman, Ric Ordway, Mark Patterson, Michael Petry, Frank Roberts, and Josie Taglienti.

seven13sk8 map thumbnail 345 E McKinley Downtown Phoenix AZSeven13Sk8 is open Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM & Sunday 11 AM - 5 PM.  It is located just West of 4th Street & South of Roosevelt on McKinley in downtown Phoenix AZ. Free street parking is available along 4th Street and other streets nearby, also there is plenty of metered parking as well. Check Back here for updates... Click on map image for larger more detail map. 

2008 MOB5 group photoThe 2008 MOB: Left to Right
Mark Patterson-look for his name,
Frank Roberts,
Sylvia Frost (back),
Kristine Brambilla (front),
Ric Ordway (back),
Josie Taglienti (front),
Michael Petry,
Jake Beckman.

Not pictured: Sally Blevins, Vicki Kimelman as they did not participate in MOB5

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Older 2011 News and Closed Events

  • UPDATE 11/12/2011 After jumping through some more hoops, signing agreements, etc, I was waiting for them to tell me what space I would have... instead I got an email saying "your out, come pick up your art."  No explanation... I am bumming. - Jake Jake Beckman Juries into Montage Come Experience the Art! in Tempe, AZ November 9, 2011 - Tempe AZ USA - Jake to have Artist Studio space in downtown Tempe's Cornerstone Building on Mill Avenue. ...
  • ArtBridge on Scottsdale's Marshall Way Bridge- Come Experience the Art! Every Thursday Evening From 6-10 PM! Event has resumed, but Jake Beckman is currently not participating. Jake has been honored to participate & still recommends the event to art loving public.  Scottsdale AZ USA - Love the ARTS? You are in the right place - SCOTTSDALE CONTINUES TO SCORE HIGH AS A LEADING ARTS MECCA. Artbridge Thursday's spanning the Arts in Scottsdale Every Thursday Evening 6-10 PM through May 2012. Free Parking, Free Admission, Live Music, Local AZ Artists, Art Demos and more! Bring your friends and come out for a night of culture on SouthBridge. FREE parking is available under Metro, at Scottsdale Fashion Square, or along Stetson. For more information visit artisanmarketsaz.com or contact Artisan Markets AZ info@artisanmarketsaz.com The event is sponsored SouthBridge Scottsdale, Cut and Paste Design, and Audrey Thacker Designs.
  • Event Closed - Tempe AZ USA - AZ Consortium For The Arts Annual ArtFall Festival of the Arts at the Arizona Historical Society Museum 1300 N College Ave Sunday Oct. 30 noon-4p.m. in the beautiful outdoor courtyard of the museum. Free to attend! Fun for the whole family! Musical and dance presentations by great local musicians, dance groups, exquisite works by local artists and artisans, readings from the Blue Guitar Magazine, Food vendors, Activities for children of all ages, face painting, and more!  
  • Event Closed - Phoenix, AZ USA - Sunnyslope Artwalk. Saturday, October 8 from 5-9 p.m. More than 150 visual artists will be selling their original work (all media) in various locations along Central Ave. from Dunlap south toward the canal. Enjoy live music & more!
  • Event Rained Out - Phoenix, AZ USA - Sunnyslope Artwalk. Saturday, April 9 from 5-9 p.m. More than 150 visual artists will be selling their original work (all media) in various locations along Central Ave. from Dunlap south toward the canal. Enjoy live music by The Swamp coolers, Jump Back Brothers, Hacksaw's Blues, the russell Allen Experience and more!
  • Event Closed - GreenStockTM - April 15, 16 & 17 at the Scottsdale Waterfront.  Free Green Village Expo, Yoga by Mountainside Fitness, Artbridge. World Class Entertainment: Tickets in advance $20 -Candle Box, Carolina Liar, Fireflight. Free public parking.  Email expo@greenstocksrock.com for more information. 
  • Event Closed - 13th Annual Litchfield Park Arts & Culinary Festival: Jake Beckman will be in Downtown Litchfield Park for the March 12-13 2011 Event! Litchfield Park, AZ USA - Arizona's Premier Art & Culinary Festival - "Experience the legendary lure of the Southwest through a celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts. Whether you love fine dining, superior wines, extraordinary art, or you just love the relaxed ambiance of outdoor festivals, this is your destination. Located in the heart of this luxurious resort community, the award winning Litchfield Park Art & Culinary Festival combines irresistible culinary samplings with more than 250 extraordinary artists exhibiting original fine art and exquisite handcrafted creations. Scenic views invite festival-goers to relax and take in the beauty, while strolling along tree-lined walk-ways and lush gardens sprinkled with charming sidewalk cafes. Meandering rows of glistening white canopies bursting with vibrant colors and tantalizing aromas creating a unique artisan's village, allowing visitors a rare and special opportunity to meet and visit with some of the many talented artisans behind the creations. If it's a culinary experience that you crave, the Culinary Pavilion features some of the regions top chef's conducting cooking demonstrations. Dozens of festival eateries will be dishing up a world of flavor complimented by a superb selection of wine and micro-brews. Well known for quality, ambiance and close proximity to the Phoenix Metro area, the Litchfield Park Art & Culinary Festival continues to live up to it's outstanding reputation among festival enthusiasts."
  • Event Closed - l benefit supplemental arts programs for Glendale students.
  • Event Closed - @DavidSandumArt, @Artythings, @dpringle, and @EthanCrankeArt discussed how fun it would be to exhibit something together. EthanCrankeArt suggested 140 artists (representing 140 characters), and they concluded it had to shown at a public place, as Twitter is open to anyone with an account. It all seemed so right, so current! Then @DavidSandumArt read an article in the local Norwegian paper, saying how the public library had gotten it's funding cut and wouldn't be able to order the children's books they needed; he decided this was the perfect venue for a twitter art project-a wall of art work at the library, where it's proceeds would go to charity/children's books. Each artist should send a postcard (symbolic of a tweet), with hand-painted original artwork. The postcards would then be posted on the wall and sold), and all the money would go to children's books. A few weeks later, they have gotten the go ahead from local government officials, and @DavidSandumArt to announced this event.

    @dejakester (Jake Beckman) found out about the project from @EthanCrankeArt. Of course Jake was struck by how perfect a venue this was for the current body of work, Binary Birds. Jake immediately sat down and created #twitterartexhibition and mailed it off to @DavidSandumArt the next day. So if all goes well the new miniature painting will arrive in Norway shortly and should be on display at the library in Moss; the show opens December 1, 2010.

    For a blog about how the event unfolded, Please visit David Sandum's Call to Artists. It tells the complete tale of the event from his perspective. Pictures: While I paint #twitterartproject for David Sandum's charity project in Norway.
  • Event Closed - Artisan Markets Bowl "Full Contact Art January 6-9, 2011 during ESPN's BCS Bowl on 5th Ave in Scottsdale Scottsdale, AZ USA - Come Experience Full Contact Art! Arts, Crafts, Food, Live Demonstrations, Free Parking, Free Admission, Live Entertainment, Local AZ Artists.The event celebrating the BCS National Championship Game begins the evening of January 6, 2011 at 5PM and runs until 9 PM. It continues Friday and Saturday 11 AM - 6 PM and Sunday Noon to 4 PM.  The artisan's booths will line Scottsdale AZs famed 5th Ave sidewalks. Capture a first down rushing with a beautiful ceramic sphere, light up the bleachers with scented, handcrafted candles, put points on the board with gorgeous desert southwest photography, confuse the defense handing off a bouquet of flowers made from recycled CDs, throw a touch down pass with a beautiful handmade bracelet, cheerleaders will shake their pom-poms with delight in their knitted caps and scarves.

    A Glimpse of what you can find at the Artisan Market Bowl!
    David Andersen
    Clay Irony · Kelly Chavez Charveaux Gallery ·  Lori Green Campfire Kettle Corn
    Barbarann Mainzer Natural Expressions · Kevin Zuckerman Art Wide Open
    Corinne McAuley
    Corinne McAuley Fine Art ·  Jan Radakovich Memory Expressions
    Dwight Casteel
    The Dusty Fox · Cheryl Senkfor Woven Angel · Kathy Willis Custom Stitchery
    Bette Publicker
    BP Designs ·  Shelly Brooks Mystic Pieces · Jeff Younger Younger Jewelry
    Margaret Turner
    G Designs ·  Diane Gilcrest Designs by Diane ·  Kari Henderson The Wick Hut
    Ruth Anne Rogers
    Poof Itza Gift ·  Kristina Konen Cut and Paste Design ·  Jake Beckman AKA Jake
    David Bruce
    Weathered Wonders ·  Lori Klein The Vintage Jewel · Stuart Hutchinson Ceramicook
    Goerge Lenz Lenz Photo Shop ·  John Munson Caricatures by John ·  Keith Sparbanie Sparbanie
    Jeff Danford
    Paw Print Artists ·  Dennis Yuresko Eco Wood Turnings ·  Brian Martin Yeah Buddy BBQ
    Molly Wilson Perry
    Molly Wilson Perry ·  Nancy Nielson Galatea Designs · Teresa Mouffe T Petunia
    Audrey Thacker
    Audrey Thacker Designs ·  Rebecca Lennon Sterling by Rebecca · Gwynne Sullivan Bewilderknits For more information visit artisanmarketsaz.com or contact Artisan Markets AZ info@artisanmarketsaz.com The event is supported by the City of Scottsdale & sponsored SouthBridge Scottsdale, Cut and Paste Design, and Audrey Thacker Designs."
  • Event Closed - Name date "details"

2009 Shows & News Archive  · 2010 Shows & News Archive


Web Changes

Remodeled AKAJakePrints & AKAJakeArt for readability: changed from reverse type and 90% gray background to black type and 10% gray background. 10/24/2010
   
Removed Make Offer option. 3/30/2010.
   
Complete overhaul of website.
Upgraded old website from MS FrontPage Themes to current Cascading Style Sheet Standards.  
   
Changes made to Privacy Policy
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Recent Media Coverage of AKAJake

February 8, 2008 - AKAJake has won the Bel Art Excellence Award!

bel art excellence award gif

  • Phoenix Artist Jake Beckman is "Scratching, Scribbling, Painting, and Coloring" her Way Through Life by David Charles, Newsletter of the Fine Art Registry Vol 1 Issue 5, September 29, 2006
  • A Big Thank You,, Kachina Country Day School, March 2006
  • 2nd Annual ASU Herberger Art Walk Puts Spotlight on Alumni Artists, Herberger College of Fine Arts News, October 20, 2004
  • 2003 Herberger Artwalk Highlights, Herberger College of Fine Arts Alumni News, November 2003
  • November 2003 -- Renaissance Sensors Art
  • Title, Publication, Date

 

 
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