Arts Coast Magazine – Visual

Skyway from Their Perspective – The Ringling Museum

By Tom Winchester

By Tom Winchester. The first leg of Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration opened at The Ringling Museum in Sarasota. It’s the perfect summer outing for anyone wanting to become familiar with Tampa Bay’s artistic talents…. Read More

Joan Duff Bohrer – A Long Life of Making Art

By Margo Hammond

By Margo Hammond. Where do ideas come from? I am mulling over that question, which is taped to the cover of Joan Duff Bohrer’s sketchbook, whose binding appears to be cut out from a car tire. … Read More

The Mysteries of Dalí’s Jewels

By Margo Hammond

By Margo Hammond. I can never resist a whodunnit — especially one set in a museum. I was also interested in The Dalí Museum’s exhibit of Dalí’s jewelry, a rare chance to see pieces usually tucked away in the vaults…. Read More

Interwoven Legacies

By Emily Lee Stehle

By Emily Lee Stehle. Interwoven Legacies is a testament of a woman’s passion for color, creativity and teaching and how that can enrich a community…. Read More

Traci Mims – Give Us The Sun

By Tony Wong Palms

By Tony Wong Palms. Traci Mims’s exhibition at the Woodson provides a real sense of humanity. The faces of each person show lines drawn from living. … Read More

Women Shine in Two Pinellas Galleries

By Rebecca Skelton

By Rebecca Skelton. There are a number of organizations throughout Florida that feature women’s art, and we are pleased to announce two exhibits in Pinellas County this summer…. Read More

Support Local Artists

By Sheila Cowley

By Julie Haura. For working artists to continue thriving in our community, admiration isn’t enough. Artists need tangible support to keep creating, and that support comes in the form of sales…. Read More

Lizzi Bougatsos & Lonnie Holley

By Tony Wong Palms

By Tony Wong Palms. Lizzie Bougatsos and Lonnie Holley’s collaborative exhibit at the MFA explores humanity in personal and universal perspectives … Read More

Always Creating

By Tony Wong Palms

By Tony Wong Palms. Of the many happenings in Ybor City’s Kress Contemporary – the galleries, the Fringe Theatre, the microcinema, the artist studios – two recent exhibitions were gems…. Read More

Try Something New

By Libby Lewis

By Libby Lewis. For anyone struggling to find inspiration or improve as an artist, just try something new. You never know where it will lead you…. Read More

Words – Songs of Comfort

By Emily Lee Stehle

By Emily Lee Stehle Originally published February 2021 . . . Words have always been important to me. I went into journalism because I realized that my mom, born in… Read More

The Hollander Hotel & Artist Chad Mize

By Cindy Stovall

By Cindy Stovall. St Pete visual artist Chad Mize describes his new mural at the Hollander Hotel as “a love letter to the city.”… Read More

SQUISHED at Eckerd College

By Tom Winchester

By Tom Winchester. Izzy Pav’s “SQUISHED” recently on view at Eckerd College exhibited sculptures and paintings to convey how overwhelming daily life can feel…. Read More

Clearwater Arts Alliance Resolution to Inspire

By Carlene Cobb

By Carlene Cobb. Clearwater Arts Alliance (CAA) celebrates 25 years in existence in December 2024. President Beth Daniels says the volunteer-powered organization… Read More

Jewelry That Tells a Life Story

By Margo Hammond

By Margo Hammond. Barbara Dunnavant hasn’t written her memoirs yet, but you can “read” the story of her life in the delightful pins she wears…. Read More

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