BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Creative Pinellas - ECPv6.18.2//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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260905T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T170000 DTSTAMP:20260908T150618Z CREATED:20260908T150618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T150618Z UID:10000596-1788595200-1793552400@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts DESCRIPTION:Creative Pinellas announces our new exhibition and fundraiser\, AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts\, happening at the FloridaRAMA Impact Gallery in St. Petersburg. \nThe AMPED exhibition is a group show featuring 50 artists from Pinellas and Hillsborough counties\, showcasing about 75 pieces across genres such as film\, painting\, photography\, glass\, ceramics\, mixed media sculpture\, and assemblage. It will be on view at the FloridaRAMA Gallery Sept. 5-Nov. 1\, 2026. \nAMPED! Turn Up for the Arts celebrates both Creative Pinellas and our cultural community. AMPED! highlights not only the continued growth of the creative community\, but also how vital the arts remain to our region.   \nAs Pinellas County’s Local Arts Agency\, Creative Pinellas funds artists\, showcases exhibitions and art events and amplifies the creative community. Our success is tied into everyone’s success and we are AMPED to present this exhibition at the FloridaRAMA Impact Gallery. \n\n \n \n Shop the Exhibition\n \n \n Shop Now URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/amped-turn-up-for-the-arts-2/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AMPED-Social-FB-Cover-General.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270208T170000 DTSTAMP:20261008T182142Z CREATED:20261008T182142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T182142Z UID:10000597-1791878400-1802106000@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Paradise Found DESCRIPTION:Paradise Found\, Creative Pinellas’ new exhibition at Sightline Gallery at the St. Pete-Clearwater Airport\, showcases Duncan McClellan’s blown glass sculptures inspired by the nature grown at his lush gardens\, and fine art painter Carrie Jadus’ Florida Girl Series of surrealist faces composed of native flora and fauna. Convene with these works and find a slice of paradise. \nDuncan McClellan uses multiple techniques to create his blown glass sculptures including overlay\, acid etching\, fire polishing\, sand carving\, and a six-stage grinding and polishing method. He works out of his 13\,000 sq. ft. gallery\, hot shop and sculpture garden in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District. \nCarrie Jadus pivoted from a career in electrical engineering to fine art painting. Now a firmly-established artist\, she paints on a range of scales from diminutive to monumental. She owns Soft Water Gallery in St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District. \nAbout Sightline Gallery\nSightline is a dynamic art gallery located within St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE)\, designed to connect\ntravelers with the vibrant arts community of Pinellas County. Created through a partnership with local arts agency Creative Pinellas\, 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. \n\n \n \n Shop the Exhibition\n \n \n Shop Now URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/paradise-found/ LOCATION:St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport\, 14700 Terminal Blvd #221\, Clearwater\, FL\, 33762\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/PFcomp.png-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T163000 DTSTAMP:20260818T171447Z CREATED:20260803T154921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T171447Z UID:10000566-1792936800-1792945800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Craft Club Cinema: 'Cocoon' DESCRIPTION:Creative Pinellas is partnering with The Common Thread Yarn Shop & Café and Green Light Cinema to bring you Craft Club Cinema\, a monthly film series for the creative\, restless\, and curious. Inspired by the growing global movement of “ADHD Cinema\,” we’re throwing out the rules of the traditional theater experience and releasing the pressure to sit still\, stare ahead and stay quiet. \nWe’ll provide lap desks and tasks lights\, and you can bring your knitting\, crocheting\, needlepoint\, quilting\, sketch pad\, adult coloring book\, etc. Enjoy your favorite classic films in an environment built just for you — lower volumes\, brighter lights\, and the freedom to multitask with crafts. \nThe third film in the series is 1985’s Cocoon\, filmed in St. Petersburg. Here’s the synopsis from Green Light Cinema: “When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons\, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.” \nCraft Club Cinema is part of Creative Pinellas’ new Creative Wellbeing initiative designed to harness the power of our local cultural community to boost mental wellness\, comfort\, and joy. Whether you are neurodivergent\, a chronic multitasker\, or just someone who thrives with a project in hand\, these screenings will be your safe and fun space to create. \n\n\nShowtimes and Tickets URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/craft-club-cinema-the-princess-bride-2/ LOCATION:Green Light Cinema\, 221 Second Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Meeting,Exhibition,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Craft-Club-Cinema-Cocoon-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T220000 DTSTAMP:20260911T194416Z CREATED:20260729T152405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T194416Z UID:10000561-1793473200-1793484000@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:AMPED Halloween Costume Party DESCRIPTION: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. \nCome 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. \nGet ready to dance the night away to the tunes from a live DJ in the canopy space behind the FloridaRAMA Gallery. There will be Halloween treats and a cash bar.  Tickets are $15 and are available below. \nDon’t miss out on the most creative Halloween party around! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts Fundraiser Party\n \n Posted on July 29\, 2026 by Maggie Duffy \n 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… Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/amped-halloween-costume-party/ LOCATION:FloridaRAMA\, 2606 Fairfield Ave S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33712\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AMPED-Email-Halloween.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261130T203000 DTSTAMP:20261014T134127Z CREATED:20261012T201723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T134127Z UID:10000598-1796065200-1796070600@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Film Screening & Talkback: 'The House of Light' DESCRIPTION:The House of Light is a poetic short film directed by Erica Sutherlin and produced by Christopher Ahrendt-Mansilla. The film focuses on one group’s role in shaping the future of national identity: Black women. Sutherlin worked with dozens of Pinellas community members to create the short film. Join us for an evening screening at The Studio@620\, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers about the work\, the women at its heart\, and the stories it carries. Admission is free\, but seating is limited. \nSutherlin is a filmmaker\, theatrical director and the Artistic Executive Director of The Studio@620. She is one of six artists Creative Pinellas selected to receive a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) America250 grant to create new projects that reflect on the history\, present\, and future of the country. \n  \nReserve Your Seat URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/film-screening-talkback-the-house-of-light/ LOCATION:The Studio@620\, 620 1st Avenue South\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/4.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR