BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Creative Pinellas - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Creative Pinellas X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://creativepinellas.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Creative Pinellas REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTSTAMP:20260630T135559Z CREATED:20260618T220017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T135559Z UID:10000540-1782777600-1790812799@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Juicy: A Slice of Florida Life DESCRIPTION:Creative Pinellas\, in partnership with Heritage Village\, is presenting a nostalgic celebration of Florida culture with its newest exhibition\, Juicy: A Slice of Florida Life\, on view June 30-Sept. 30\, 2026 at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport’s Sightline Gallery. \n\n \n \n Shop the Exhibition\n \n \n Shop Now\n \n \n  \nIn celebration of Heritage Village’s 50th anniversary in Pinellas County\, Juicy explores Florida’s enduring relationship with the citrus industry through archival citrus crate labels that sealed Florida’s identity as an eternal tropical paradise. The labels are paired with featured artist Steve Hagan’s blown glass sculptures of citrus\, which look as delicious as the Florida fruit that inspired them. The glass works are on loan from St. Petersburg’s Duncan McClellan Gallery. Creative Pinellas’ Maggie Duffy curated the exhibition. \nWhile citrus fruit was originally brought to Florida in the 16th century by the Spanish\, it wasn’t until 1870 that the citrus industry in the state had its first boom\, according to the Florida Division of Historical Resources’ website. “Orange Fever” brought people to Florida to try their hand as citrus growers. As more growers entered the market\, so grew the competition\, creating the need for advertising. Crate labels became key pieces of marketing for growers and packers\, according to the Ephemera Society of America’s website. They gained popularity in Florida in the early 1900s\, with a peak in popularity from the 1920s-50s. \nOver the years the industry had its ups and downs\, freezes\, pests\, hurricanes and eventually citrus greening threatened the citrus industry. But some endure in Florida\, including the Lykes Bros. Art consultant Liz Dimmitt is part of the Lykes Bros. family. She grew up checking on the groves and eating orange ice cream at grove stores. The CEO and co-founder of FloridaRAMA says Lykes Bros. continues to not only grow the citrus that becomes Florida’s Natural not-from-concentrate juice\, but also develops innovative ways to improve growing conditions. \nHagan is a glass artist\, foodie\, and proponent of pure beauty. His works combine a love of function with modern form and design\, often creating citrus-inspired jewelry\, tableware\, and sculpture. In 2018\, Hagan received an emerging artist residency at the Duncan McClellan Gallery where he developed his fruit series even further. His experience working in restaurants as a chef gave him inspiration as a glass artist. In his 2011 thesis show at Southern Illinois University Carbondale\, The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree\, he created a bar of meringue that looked like the interior of a sliced\, bisected lemon — and now fruit remains a major inspiration. All of Hagan’s pieces in the exhibition are for sale. Link to shop the gallery coming soon! \nSightline is a dynamic art gallery located within St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE)\, designed to connect travelers with the vibrant arts community of Pinellas County. Created in 2025 through a partnership with PIE\, the gallery transforms a high-traffic public space into a cultural destination — offering rotating exhibitions that showcase the talent and creativity of Florida-based artists to tourists and travelers alike. URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/juicy-a-slice-of-florida-life/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas\, 12211 Walsingham Rd\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Juicy-webpage-updated.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T190000 DTSTAMP:20260723T212559Z CREATED:20260701T160901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T212559Z UID:10000543-1785603600-1785610800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:'Paths Like Past' Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Vanessa Cunto will premiere a group of large-format drawings about the intersection of nature and human impact  in shaping the future identity of the United States. A first-generation American with roots in Italy and Venezuela\, Cunto’s self-taught technique uses graphite powder\, specialized papers and original references that allows for hyper-realism. \nCunto is one of six artists Creative Pinellas selected to receive a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) America250 grant. We asked Cunto about her vision for Paths Like Past\, and how she felt the works spoke to America’ 250th anniversary. Here’s an excerpt from what she shared:\n\n“This work is an invitation to reimagine what technological progress could look like if we oriented it toward the natural world and the systems that are infallible\, having sustained life for millennia\, and that can support society far more sustainably when looking at the next 250 years. \nAmerica has always branded itself around the promise of a better future and it is central to the country’s identity. Two hundred and fify years feels like a natural moment to pause and ask what we are actually building toward\, and whether the direction we are headed reflects the future we truly want. \nThe Y2K era was one expression of that quintessentially American optimism with the belief that technology and progress would deliver something better for everyone. This project looks back at that moment and asks what it would mean to carry that same hopefulness forward\, but redirect it. Not toward unchecked technological growth\, but toward a future that works with the natural world rather than against it. At 250 years\, that feels like exactly the right question for America to be sitting with.” \n \n \n \n \n \n Vanessa Cunto\n \n Posted on November 14\, 2023 by Vanessa Cunto \n Vanessa Cunto is a St. Petersburg-based visual artist specializing in detailed graphite drawings. A first-generation American with roots in Italy and Venezuela\, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from… Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/paths-like-past/ LOCATION:ARTicles Gallery & Fine Art Services\, 1234 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N.\, St. Petersburg\, 33705\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Paths-Like-Past_Vanessa-Cunto.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T210000 DTSTAMP:20260701T143029Z CREATED:20260701T135304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T143029Z UID:10000542-1787943600-1787950800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:The Women of My Life Concert DESCRIPTION:Experience an evening of original music\, personal storytelling\, and the world premiere of a song created through a collaboration between artists Dave and Heather Hamar and 25 Pinellas County residents to explore the history\, present\, and future of America. The husband-and-wife duo have worked for decades in performance arts\, with Dave as a musician and Heather as a vocalist and actress. Reserve a free ticket here. \nDave and Heather Hamar are one of six artists Creative Pinellas selected to receive a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) America250 grant. \n \n \n \n \n \n Dave & Heather Hamar\n \n Posted on April 15\, 2026 by Maggie Duffy \n Dave & Heather Hamar are a powerhouse husband-and-wife duo whose careers span decades of live performance\, music\, and creative storytelling. Dave is a highly versatile drummer and multi-instrumentalist who performs… Read More \n \n \n \n  URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/the-women-of-my-life-concert/ LOCATION:St. Petersburg City Theatre\, 4025 31st Street South\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33712\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/The-Women-of-My-Life-Concert_Dave-and-Heather-Hamar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260905T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T170000 DTSTAMP:20260722T182752Z CREATED:20260717T151556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T182752Z UID:10000546-1788602400-1793552400@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Save the Date: AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts DESCRIPTION:Save the date for Creative Pinellas’ new exhibition and fundraiser\, AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts\, happening at the FloridaRAMA Gallery in St. Petersburg from Sept. 5-Nov. 1\, 2026. \nJoin us on Sept. 5 for the AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts celebration fundraiser. We’ll kick off the group exhibition showcasing artists from Pinellas and Hillsborough counties with a ticketed blowout party that will be one for the books! Stay tuned for more information\, including how to purchase tickets. \nOver the exhibition’s run\, we’ll have creative conversations during Second Saturday Artwalk on Sept. 12 and Oct. 10.  \nStart planning your most creative attire now\, because we’re having the AMPED Costume Party on Halloween Night\, Saturday\, Oct. 31\, from 6-10 pm. 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. \nArtists 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.  \n\n\nApply Now\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n AMPED Exhibition – Call for Entries\n \n Posted on July 16\, 2026 by Maggie Duffy \n 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… Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/save-the-date-amped-turn-up-for-the-arts/ LOCATION:FloridaRAMA\, 2606 Fairfield Ave S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33712\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Exhibition,Fundraiser ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AMPED-V2.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR