AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts
September 5 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Creative Pinellas announces our new exhibition and fundraiser, AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts, happening at the FloridaRAMA Gallery in St. Petersburg.
AMPED is an exhibition and fundraiser celebrating both Creative Pinellas and our cultural community. Please join us to help us continue funding the work of artists, showcasing exhibitions and art events, and amplifying the work of our creative community.
The AMPED exhibition is a group show featuring artists from Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. It will be on view at the FloridaRAMA Gallery Sept. 5-Nov. 1, 2026.
Join us on Sept. 5 for the AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts opening night fundraiser. We’ll kick off the exhibition with a ticketed party that will be one for the books!
Over the exhibition’s run, we’ll have Creative Conversations with a panel of artists during Second Saturday Artwalk on Sept. 12 and Oct. 10.
Start planning your most creative attire now, because we’re having the AMPED Costume Party on Halloween Night, Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6-10 p.m. Come dressed as your favorite album cover, music video or artist and enter the costume contest at this ticketed event. Group costumes are encouraged! Dance the night away and get one last look at the AMPED exhibition before it closes Nov. 1.
Tickets are available now:
• SPARK – $25 – View the exhibition, mingle with artists, enjoy light bites, entertainment and a cash bar
• AMP $50 – Includes everything above, plus reserved seating for the Creative Conversations on Sept. 12 and Oct. 10
• HIGH VOLTAGE -$100 – Includes everything above, plus access to VIP reception one hour (5 pm) before the event opens to the public with complimentary drinks and meet & greet with select artists. Also includes a ticket to the AMPED Costume Party on Oct. 31
Artists can still apply to AMPED to show their works in visual art, film and music/performance. The call for entries is live now through August 16.
AMPED Exhibition – Call for Entries
It’s a new chapter for Creative Pinellas and we’re so excited to share it with you! To celebrate, we’re debuting a new exhibition and fundraiser, AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts. We’re inviting artists from all across Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties to showcase their extraordinary creativity at this exhibition and fundraiser, happening at the FloridaRAMA Gallery in St. Petersburg from Sept. 5-Nov. 1, 2026. Whether you’re a visual artist, filmmaker or performer, this is an opportunity to be featured in…… Read More
AMPED Halloween Costume Party
This year, Halloween falls on a Saturday and we are AMPED to throw a costume party as we close our AMPED exhibition at the FloridaRAMA Gallery. Come dressed as your favorite album cover, music video or artist. Group costumes are encouraged! There will be a costume contest with several categories. We know our community will show up and show out with boundless creativity. Get ready to dance the night away to the tunes from a live DJ in the canopy…… Read More
