Emerging Artist Grant

By David McCauley

David McCauley is an interdisciplinary artist based in St Petersburg, FL. Since 2012, he has founded multiple 501c3 organizations such as the Rise Up Gallery, Laundromat Art Space, Artillery Residency… Read More

By Fran Failla

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fran’s personal artistic journey began at a very early age. Given the opportunity in elementary school to take up painting, she quickly showed a special… Read More

By Thomas Sayers Ellis

Poet, photographer, and bandleader Thomas Sayers Ellis is the author of The Maverick Room and Skin, Inc,: Identity Repair Poems, He co-founded The Dark Room Collective and The Dark Room… Read More

By Antonia Lewandowski

A New York City native, Antonia Lewandowski moved to Florida in 1989. She is a poet and essayist. Her most recent project, featured at Creative Pinellas, was the spoken word… Read More

By Tyler Gillespie

Tyler Gillespie is an award-winning writer and educator. He’s written for Rolling Stone, GQ, The Washington Post, The Nation, Salon, and Playboy. His poetry appears in anthologies such as In… Read More

By Gabriela Rosa

For the past five years, Gaby Rosa has blazed a trail as a full-time, professional fire and circus performer. Her journey commenced with fire dancing, a mesmerizing art form that… Read More

By Kaitlin Crockett

Kaitlin Crockett is a printmaker, writer, book artist, educator, librarian, and owner of Print St. Pete. Primarily using analog methods like Letterpress and Risograph printmaking, she creates zines, publications, broadsides,… Read More

By Vanessa Cunto

Vanessa is a Florida native and local artist here in the city of St. Petersburg. She has always placed creativity at the core of her  life, from her formative years… Read More

By Luci Westphal

Luci Westphal is a St. Petersburg photographer, filmmaker, writer, and mixed-media artist with a focus on social and biophilic art projects. Originally from Hamburg, Germany, she has lived and created… Read More

By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre

Harriet Monzon-Aguirre is an oil painter creating out of Bahia Studios in Safety Harbor. ​​She spent her early childhood and formative years on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Harriet earned… Read More

By Creative Pinellas

Creative Pinellas has awarded $20,000 in Hurricane Relief Grants for the 2024-25 season, supporting 20 individual artists and 10 nonprofit arts organizations. Funded through the December 7th Arts Annual Hurricane Relief Fundraiser, these grants help artists recover and create while enabling organizations to sustain operations and community programs…. Read More

By Creative Pinellas

In December 2024, muralist Frankie G installed two vibrant murals at the reimagined Pinellas County Tax Collector location…. Read More

By Creative Pinellas

This year’s recipients of the Arts Impact Fund, who were awarded between $2,000 and $5,000, are producing innovative projects in film, music, performance, writing, and visual arts. Their work is… Read More

By Creative Pinellas

The Sixstar Performance Art Fund Artist will receive $1,000 to create original, contemporary performance art in Pinellas County. The resulting live performance will be showcased mid-2025, with full details and locations announced at a later date…. Read More

By Creative Pinellas

The FloridaRAMA Fund Artist will receive $5,000 to create art celebrating Florida’s unique cultural, natural, and artistic environment, culminating in a premier exhibition at FloridaRAMA in St. Petersburg, FL  … Read More