Creative Pinellas, in partnership with St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE), is proud to launch the inaugural exhibition at the brand-new gallery called Sightline, located at PIE. The first exhibition, Made in the Shade, curated by Katherine Gibson of Arthouse3 invites travelers and visitors to experience the beauty, creativity, and culture of Florida through the eyes of local artists.
Inspired by themes of Florida tourism, vacations, natural elements, and regional artistic talent, Made in the Shade offers a vibrant look at how artists capture the spirit of relaxation, environment, and sense of place that defines the Sunshine State.
She believes that what the viewer finds in the art is one of the most important things about it. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally…. Read More
Matthew Drennan Wicks has been nationally and internationally recognized for his ceramic and non-ceramic based sculpture. His work discusses a process-based exploration of traditional craft in a contemporary context that highlights specific domestic materials, the collapsing of historical stereotypes and the intrinsic properties of craft materials such as clay, fibers and glass. His work has been showcased throughout the United States as well as Europe and Russia and has been included in collections in Massachusetts, Montana, Florida and Denmark. Wicks…… Read More
Babette Herschberger b. 1961, St. Joe, Indiana Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Florida USA Babette Herschberger is a painter, she works intuitively to create minimal, abstract compositions which emphasize color, form and surface. Babette recently began working with clay and currently has a studio at The Morean Center for Clay in St. Petersburg, FL. Herschberger has exhibited widely across the US and was an artist in residence at ArtCenter South Florida/Oolite Arts in Miami. In 2021 Herschberger’s work was…… Read More