About the Riverside Fine Arts Association

Mission

The Riverside Fine Arts Association seeks to enrich the spirit and enhance the quality of life for our community through direct experience of artistic expression.

Purpose

The association shall act as a presenter and producer of musical programs to be performed in the facilities of The Church of the Good Shepherd and other appropriate venues. These programs will be classical and cross-cultural in nature featuring various choral groups, chamber ensembles, and vocal or instrumental soloists. Performances will include outstanding national and international guest artists and musicians of the highest caliber. Efforts will be made to utilize the Church of the Good Shepherd's E. M. Skinner organ, to incorporate a visual arts component, and to provide outreach to students and under-served individuals and groups.

History

The Riverside Fine Arts Association was created in 1993 as an outreach ministry of The Church of the Good Shepherd in the Riverside section of Jacksonville, Florida. Its founding was coincident with the church's restoration of their E.M. Skinner organ. The Good Shepherd Concert Series, as it was first called, offered a unique opportunity for cultural enrichment to the Riverside community and beyond. Since its inception, RFAA has grown from a small, neighborhood concert series to a non-sectarian organization that serves the area encompassed by northeast Florida. Over 100,000 attendees have benefited from its concerts and outreach programs over the last twelve years.

In addition to the regular concert program, RFAA has taken over the popular organ recital series from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. It utilizes the historically significant Casavant organ at Jacoby Hall in the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. Traditionally, three of the organ concerts take place in Jacoby Hall, and one is given at the Church of the Good Shepherd on its restored E. M. Skinner organ.

Board of Directors

Officers
David A. Brinson, President
Gregory B. Anderson,
President-Elect
Julie Davis, Secretary
Jerry Spinks, Treasurer

Board of Directors
Beville Anderson
Greg Bacalis
Steve Bacalis
J.F. Bryan, IV
Eleanor Carswell
George Carswell
Martha Coleman
L. Earl Crittenden
Cathleen Dunkle
Tony Jenkins
Mary Biggs Knauer
Robert E. Martin
Dr. Levi H. McIntosh, Jr.
Doug Milne
Joan G. Monsky
Dr. David Moomaw
Linda R. Ross
Dr. Samuel Shingles
Joy Snyder
Stephen R. Wickersham
Linda F. Wilkinson
Jesse G. Wright

Directors Emeritus
William R. Boling
John S. Bunker
John F. Gaillard
Dr. Ross T. Krueger
Ted Pappas
Lorraine Roettges
Sylvia F. (Tibby) Sinclair

Staff

Christopher Heacox
Executive Director
Sheryl Pulley
Office Manager
Natalie Schoof
Public Relations Coordinator