BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Creative Pinellas - ECPv6.15.18//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:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220627 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220217T220818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220706T211007Z UID:10993-1649894400-1656287999@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Get Ready for the 2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition featuring the energized and ready to emerge grantees of 2022. Now extended through June 26\,2022.\nJoin us for a diverse exhibition of work from the ten exceptional artists chosen for this year’s Emerging Artist Grant. This sixth annual exhibition features original work by artists awarded grants from Creative Pinellas: Dorian Angello\, Adam and Kayte Bush\, Jon Ditty\, Alex Kaufman\, Teresa Mandala\, Rachel Ratcliff\, Heather Rippert\, Ashley Rivers\, Ketsy Ruiz\, and Margherita Tibaldo. Don’t miss this special opportunity to experience and purchase amazing artwork from these up-and-coming artists! \nEvents Surrounding 2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition\n \n \n \n \n \n 2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition Opening Reception\n \n Posted on March 16\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n 2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition Opening Reception: April 14 from 6-8pm Join us for an evening with the ten exceptional artists chosen for this year’s Emerging Artist Grant showing a diverse exhibition of work…. Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition Conversation\n \n Posted on April 18\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n Join us for a live conversation led by Creative Pinellas Arts Ambassador Cindy Stovall as these artists discuss what they’ve accomplished during their grant period and what is next!… Read More \n \n \n \nMeet The Artists\n \n \n \n \n \n Dorian Angello\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Dorian Angello \n 2022 Emerging Artist Growing up in Florida before a widespread understanding of neurodiversity\, Dorian found in the arts a refuge from traditional schooling\, a lens through which to understand the world\, and an avenue for self-expression. He began his formal arts education at USF\, then completed a Master’s degree in Graphic Design at the prestigious… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adam and Kayte Bush\n \n Posted on by Kayte and Adam Bush \n Adam and Kayte are a husband-and-wife team\, dedicated to making an impact\, not only in the artistic world but striving to bring today’s important issues to the next generation; those who will have to face them. Their current project\, Dimple’s Days is inspired by their children’s unique journeys and their own passion for humanism\, environmentalism\,… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ditty\n \n Posted on by Jon Ditty \n 2022 Emerging Artist Jon Didier\, better known by his stage name\, Jon Ditty\, is a Rapper\, Songwriter\, and Artist based in Dunedin\, FL. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida\, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in December of 2010. While completing his Arts Degree\, Jon found himself more and more preoccupied… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Kaufman\n \n Posted on by Alex Kaufman \n 2022 Emerging Artist Alex Kaufman is an artist and designer based out of St. Petersburg\, Florida. Kaufman has been the lead designer at MGA Sculpture Studio since 2016\, working  on  large-scale  public art for Mark Aeling’s studio in the Warehouse Arts District. The most notable CAD designs completed in that time include 2020’s First Flight Monument\, located at… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teresa Mandala\n \n Posted on November 15\, 2021 by Teresa Mandala \n 2022 Emerging Artist Teresa Mandala is an artist whose work embraces the divine feminine through a dance of color\, visual movement\, and unique textures. She enjoys exploring new mediums and often works in ceramic\, wood\, metal\, glass\, watercolor\, acrylic\, and oil paints to find unconventional ways to express complex concepts. Her concepts and themes are… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel Ratcliff\n \n Posted on by Rachel Ratcliff \n 2022 Emerging Artist Rachel Ratcliff is an award winning visual artist currently residing in Clearwater\, Florida. Rachel was born into a family of artists\, gardeners\, and naturalists and was immersed in a world of nature and art at a young age. Working primarily with acrylics\, her early art emerged from the colorful botanical universe of… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Rippert\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Heather Rippert \n 2022 Emerging Artist Heather Rippert\, fine artist\, living in Clearwater\, Florida\, has been painting and drawing from the time she could hold a pencil. Growing up an only child\, she discovered a magical world to disappear into every time she picked up art supplies. Her high school art teacher and mentor\, Michael Mulhern\, was instrumental… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ashley Rivers – The Nature of Fire\n \n Posted on by Ashley Rivers \n Arts Impact Fund – Visual: To create and display a 3D public art sculpture of a Bird of Paradise flower to increase viewer happiness and vibrancy… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ketsy Ruiz (Sketzii)\n \n Posted on November 15\, 2021 by Sketzii \n I convey the many facets of Puerto Rican ethnic identity and Latin culture in my work. I take photographs while traveling\, research\, learn\, and connect with the people of these diasporas and communities to inspire a reference or a new body of work. My mission is to tell our stories and for this reason my… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margherita Tibaldo\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Margherita Tibaldo \n 2022 Emerging Artist Margherita Tibaldo is an Italian Fine Artist based in Dunedin\, FL. At the young age of 19\, Margherita and her family moved to Florida\, all the way from Italy\, where she has been able to focus on her art career. For the past few years\, she has been honoring her skills in… Read More \n \n \n \n  \nAdd to Your Collection URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/2022-emerging-artist-exhibition/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/EAE-Web-3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220627 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220310T215640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T201419Z UID:11731-1652313600-1656287999@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:The Things They Left Behind: Grief\, Discovery\, and Remembrance DESCRIPTION:Open Now through Sunday\, June 26th.\nJoin us for an interactive community-curated exhibition to memorialize and honor those who have passed away over the last two years from Covid and other causes. Conceived as a way to use the arts to help our community heal\, the exhibition features crafts\, writing\, photography\, and other memorabilia from those being remembered\, including the artwork of Suzanne Ruley\, an esteemed arts administrator\, and former Director of Development for Pinellas Community Foundation. Don’t miss this special opportunity to get to know and carry on the legacy of those who are no longer with us. “THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND: Grief\, Discovery\, and Remembrance” will open with a reception and program on Thursday\, May 12 from 6-8pm and run through June 26. Programming in partnership with Empath Health. \nEvents Surrounding Exhibition\n \n \n \n \n \n THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND Exhibition Opening Reception\n \n Posted on April 11\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND Opening Reception: May 12 from 6-8pm. Join us an interactive community-curated exhibition\, to memorialize and honor those who have passed away over the last two years from Covid and other causes…. Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND Exhibition – Online Grief Support Conversation with Empath Health\n \n Posted on May 16\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n Join us on FACEBOOK LIVE on June 16 from 7-8 pm for Online Grief Support Conversation with Empath Health. Learn more. … Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND Exhibition Closing Commemoration\n \n Posted on by Creative Pinellas \n Join us to attend a participatory Closing Commemoration for THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND exhibition happening Sunday\, June 26 from 1-5 pm. Learn more. … Read More \n \n \n \nExhibition Inspiration:\nLast year\, when we installed Cathy Tobias’ Covid Ribbon Memorial in the courtyard of the gallery\, we saw how it made a connection for people the way only art can. Learning from that\, we wanted to give our community a further opportunity to share and remember those they loved and lost. \nDuring our discussions\, we were reminded that a dear friend of ours\, artist\, and arts administrator Suzanne Ruley\, had left behind a tremendous amount of creative work that her husband Matt discovered after she passed away from Covid. We recognized that many people were having similar experiences\, and we felt it would be healing for them to join with us to share their discoveries in an exhibit also featuring Suzanne’s work. \nEXHIBITION SPONSORS \nSUNCOAST HOSPICE FOUNDATION a member of Empath Health \nVisit St. Pete/Clearwater \nPinellas County\, FL \nThe State of Florida and Division of Cultural Affairs \nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS \nEmpath Health \nCentral Pinellas Chamber of Commerce \nGreater Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce \nSt. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce \nSafety Harbor Chamber of Commerce \n  URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/the-things-they-left-behind-grief-discovery-and-remembrance/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/THE-THINGS-THEY-LEFT-BEHIND-1920x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220627 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220523T193328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T185123Z UID:14873-1653350400-1656287999@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Emerging Artist 2022 Virtual Exhibition DESCRIPTION:   \nWatch a quick training video on navigating the virtual gallery\n  URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/emerging-artist-2022-virtual-gallery/ CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Virtual Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/EAV_Emerging_FeaturedImage.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220709T200000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220303T155640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220630T035818Z UID:11042-1653762600-1657396800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:SPACEcraft MAKE | PLAY at Largo Central Park DESCRIPTION:MAKE | PLAY  at  Largo Central Park \nMay 28 – July 9\, 2022\n\n101 Central Park Dr\, Largo\, FL 33771\n\n\n\n\nFind us and EXPLORE!\nVisit during these hours to enjoy free creative activities and meet local artists\nThursday 630 – 8pm\nSaturdays 630- 8pm\nFollow SPACEcraft on social media for updates on weekly events and day of weather updates. \nFacebook/ Instagram: @exploreSPACEcraft \nSPACEcraft is a socially-engaged\, traveling art project in Pinellas County designed to build a sense of community by encouraging people of all ages to interact and create together. \nTwice weekly\, the Make/ Play  SPACE presents participant-driven programs such as art workshops and crafting\, musical performance and drum circles\, educational toys and games\, an interactive chalkboard mural\, and more. You’ll also find activities to explore outside the SPACEs during all daylight hours! Make/Play features colorful magnetic shapes and a playable Duplo block wall. \n#opentoexplore \nThis one-of-a-kind project is produced with the support of Creative Pinellas and is funded by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners\, and is scheduled to travel throughout the county with new stops every eight weeks. This public art project is an original work conceived and produced by Carrie Boucher\, Bridget Elmer\, and Mitzi Gordon.  To connect with the SPACEcraft project\, explore the calendar and discover upcoming sites\, please visit explorespacecraft.com. \n\nSPACEcraft Make Play\, Photo: Sandra Sonik URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/spacecraft-make-play-at-largo-central-park/ LOCATION:Largo Central Park\, 101 Central Park Drive\, Largo\, FL\, 33771\, United States CATEGORIES:Off Campus Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sandrasonik-SPACEcraft-MP.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220709T200000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220303T155819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220630T035614Z UID:11048-1654108200-1657396800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:SPACEcraft READ | GROW at James P. Ernst Park DESCRIPTION:Read/Grow at James P. Ernst Park\nJune 1 -July 9\, 2022\n6000 54th Avenue N.\nKenneth City\, FL 33709\nFind us and EXPLORE!\nVisit during these hours to enjoy free creative activities and meet local artists\nWednesdays 630 – 8pm\nFridays 630 – 8pm\nFollow on Social Media for Updates on Events for each Wednesday/ Friday and for up weather updates on SPACEcraft days! \nFacebook/ Instagram: @exploreSPACEcraft \nSPACEcraft is a socially-engaged\, traveling art project in Pinellas County designed to build a sense of community by encouraging people of all ages to interact and create together. \nTwice weekly\, the Read/Grow SPACE presents participant-driven programming such as a free book exchange\, writing projects\, paper making\, seed planting\, book making\, and more. You’ll also find activities to explore outside the SPACEs during all daylight hours! Read/Grow features giant magnetic poetry\, and a public plant share wall. \nLearn more at www.exploreSPACEcraft.com \n#opentoexplore \nThis one-of-a-kind project is produced with the support of Creative Pinellas and is funded by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners\, and is scheduled to travel throughout the county with new stops every eight weeks. This public art project is an original work conceived and produced by Carrie Boucher\, Bridget Elmer\, and Mitzi Gordon.  To connect with the SPACEcraft project\, explore the calendar and discover upcoming sites\, please visit explorespacecraft.com. \n  \nSPACEcraft Read Grow. Photo: Sandra Sonik URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/spacecraft-read-grow-at-james-p-ernst-park/ LOCATION:James P. Ernst Park\, 6000 54th Avenue N.\, Kenneth City\, FL\, 33709\, United States CATEGORIES:Off Campus Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sandrasonik-SPACEcraft-Read-Grow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220606T203000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220610T200025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T205359Z UID:15737-1654542000-1654547400@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:First Mondays DESCRIPTION:“Where is the Bus”\nby Grant Tetmeyer read by professional actors and artists from American Stage!\n\n\n\nNick wakes up to find that he has died and is waiting in purgatory. As he waits for judgement he meets Violet\, a young drag queen who has been shot in the face. As the two wait\, they discuss their deaths\, their lives on Earth and how they might spend their afterlife.\n\n\n\nDirected by Tyler McElrath\n\nCast\nNick: Nick Perez-Hoop\nMartin: Martin Powers\nViolet: Jay Miah\nStage Directions/Voices: Bri Burgess URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/first-mondays-june/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/First-Monday-Web-1920-x-1080-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T200000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220516T205501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T205757Z UID:14567-1655406000-1655409600@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND Exhibition - Online Grief Support Conversation with Empath Health DESCRIPTION:Join Us on FACEBOOK LIVE! facebook.com/CreativePinellas\nJoin us on June 16 from 7-8 pm for Online Grief Support Conversation with Empath Health. This online program on grief support will take place with Kathleen Quance\, Senior Counselor Empath Health’s Community Counseling program. Kathleen will talk about grief\, anxiety\, resources\, and coping strategies as well as answer questions submitted in advance. \nQuestions can be submitted until June 8 to info@creativepinellas.org \n“THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND: Grief\, Discovery\, and Remembrance\,” an interactive community-curated exhibition was created to memorialize and honor those who have passed away over the last two years from Covid and other causes. Conceived as a way to use the arts to help our community heal\, the exhibition features crafts\, writing\, photography\, and other memorabilia from those being remembered\, including the artwork of arts administrator Suzanne Ruley. “THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND: Grief\, Discovery\, and Remembrance” exhibition runs through June 26. Programming in partnership with Empath Health. \n  \nEXHIBITION SPONSORS \nSUNCOAST HOSPICE FOUNDATION a member of Empath Health \nVisit St. Pete/Clearwater \nPinellas County\, FL \nThe State of Florida and Division of Cultural Affairs \nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS \nEmpath Health \nCentral Pinellas Chamber of Commerce \nGreater Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce \nSt. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce \nSafety Harbor Chamber of Commerce \n  URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/the-things-they-left-behind-exhibition-grief-conversation/ CATEGORIES:Livestream ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/THE-THINGS-THEY-LEFT-BEHIND-Online-Convo-1920x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T130000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220614T184911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T185056Z UID:15795-1655555400-1655557200@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Emerging Artist Talk - Third Saturday DESCRIPTION:Listen and get to know the 2022 Emerging Artist\, Teresa Mandala as she speaks about her art practice with guests at The Gallery at Creative Pinellas.\nThis is an opportunity to get an intimate view of Teresa and her work. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Teresa Mandala\n \n Posted on November 15\, 2021 by Teresa Mandala \n 2022 Emerging Artist Teresa Mandala is an artist whose work embraces the divine feminine through a dance of color\, visual movement\, and unique textures. She enjoys exploring new mediums and often works in ceramic\, wood\, metal\, glass\, watercolor\, acrylic\, and oil paints to find unconventional ways to express complex concepts. Her concepts and themes are… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Third Saturdays at Pinewood\n \n Posted on April 6\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n Celebrate at Pinewood (Florida Botanical Gardens\, Creative Pinellas\, Heritage Village) from 10 am to 5 pm every 3rd Saturday! Free event\, free parking! Learn More…. Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/emerging-artist-talk/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/V8C4502-F-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T140000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220614T190211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T212859Z UID:15836-1655557200-1655560800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Guided Chakra Healing and Visualization Meditation - Third Saturday DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a guided meditation with Professional Artist\, Fred “Rootman” Woods.\nFred will guide you through each Chakra\, grounding\, exploring and setting intentions along the way to understanding your sacred powers that are you. \nThe Chakra Healing and Guided Visualization Meditation will be held in The Things They Left Behind meditation room. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Frederick “Rootman” Woods\n \n Posted on March 29\, 2022 by Frederick Woods \n Frederick Woods (Rootman) is a Florida native who grew up in the small North Florida town of Hampton. From an early age he loved to draw and taught himself by studying the technique of the Old Masters’ paintings. Over time\, his own unique approach to art emerged—one that combines many different styles with a modern… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Third Saturdays at Pinewood\n \n Posted on April 6\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n Celebrate at Pinewood (Florida Botanical Gardens\, Creative Pinellas\, Heritage Village) from 10 am to 5 pm every 3rd Saturday! Free event\, free parking! Learn More…. Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/guided-meditation/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FredLargesmallGradient.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T143000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220616T185905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220616T185959Z UID:15897-1655560800-1655562600@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Emerging Artist Talk - Third Saturday DESCRIPTION:Listen and get to know the 2022 Emerging Artist\, Ashley Rivers as she speaks about her art practice and exhibition collection with guests at The Gallery at Creative Pinellas.\nThis is an opportunity to get an intimate view of Ashley – The Nature of Fire. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Ashley Rivers – The Nature of Fire\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Ashley Rivers \n Arts Impact Fund – Visual: To create and display a 3D public art sculpture of a Bird of Paradise flower to increase viewer happiness and vibrancy… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Third Saturdays at Pinewood\n \n Posted on April 6\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n Celebrate at Pinewood (Florida Botanical Gardens\, Creative Pinellas\, Heritage Village) from 10 am to 5 pm every 3rd Saturday! Free event\, free parking! Learn More…. Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/emerging-artist-talk-third-saturday-2/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Ashley-Rivers-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220619T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220619T143000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220615T234559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T234907Z UID:15831-1655643600-1655649000@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Emerging Artist Talks Sunday Edition DESCRIPTION:Listen and get to know the 2022 Emerging Artists as they speak about their art practice with guests at The Gallery at Creative Pinellas.\nThis is an opportunity to get an intimate view into the thoughts and processes of three of the 2022 Emerging Artists \nMeet Margherita Tibaldo Garcia @ 1pm\n \n \n \n \n \n Margherita Tibaldo\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Margherita Tibaldo \n 2022 Emerging Artist Margherita Tibaldo is an Italian Fine Artist based in Dunedin\, FL. At the young age of 19\, Margherita and her family moved to Florida\, all the way from Italy\, where she has been able to focus on her art career. For the past few years\, she has been honoring her skills in… Read More \n \n \n \n\nMeet Heather Rippert @ 1:30pm\n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Rippert\n \n Posted on by Heather Rippert \n 2022 Emerging Artist Heather Rippert\, fine artist\, living in Clearwater\, Florida\, has been painting and drawing from the time she could hold a pencil. Growing up an only child\, she discovered a magical world to disappear into every time she picked up art supplies. Her high school art teacher and mentor\, Michael Mulhern\, was instrumental… Read More \n \n \n \n\n\nMeet Ketsy Ruiz  @ 2pm\n \n \n \n \n \n Ketsy Ruiz (Sketzii)\n \n Posted on November 15\, 2021 by Sketzii \n I convey the many facets of Puerto Rican ethnic identity and Latin culture in my work. I take photographs while traveling\, research\, learn\, and connect with the people of these diasporas and communities to inspire a reference or a new body of work. My mission is to tell our stories and for this reason my… Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/emerging-artist-talks-sunday-edition/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Emerging-Artist-Talks-Sunday.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T200000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220526T183444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T215817Z UID:14963-1655838000-1655841600@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:afroQuantum Experiences: ArtMaker Talks DESCRIPTION:Join us on Facebook Live – facebook.com/CreativePinellas\nJoin Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate Jake-ann Jones as she talks one-on-one with leading artists\, thinkers\, critics\, and creators about arts and artists in the Black and Brown community and in society as a whole.  A playwright\, journalist\, visual artist\, and social justice activist\, Jake and her guests will delve deeply into the power of art to uncover truths and drive change. The series will explore what it takes to be an artist\, the role of the artist in building community\, the importance of the artist in recovering and creating new stories\, and why artists are important to the future of our world. \n\n  \nMeet Your Host\n \n \n \n \n \n Jake-ann Jones\n \n Posted on July 7\, 2021 by Jake-ann Jones \n Jake-ann Jones also works under the name J.A. Jones and J.A. Morton (she\, her\, hers)\, is the 2022 Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate\, and author of the Black Classic Press release SometimesFarmgirls Become Revolutionaries: Notes on Black Power\, Politics\, Depression\, and the FBI. She works extensively with community organizations through the SOW Fund at Pinellas Community… Read More \n \n \n \nSpecial Guest\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Nashid Madyun\, Executive Director at Florida Humanities\n \n Posted on June 8\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n Dr. Nashid Madyun has served as the executive director of Florida Humanities since May 2020\, where he has brought two decades of experience as an historian\, museum professional and educator to the second-largest humanities council in the country. Madyun\, a native of Helena\, Arkansas\, holds degrees in history from Delta State University (Cleveland\, Mississippi) and Mississippi Valley State University…. Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/afroquantum-experiences-artmaker-talks/ CATEGORIES:Livestream ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/afroQuantum-Experiences-Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T100000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220111T221423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T003120Z UID:8866-1655971200-1655978400@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:WE Convene - Economic Wellbeing for Artists DESCRIPTION:We Convene: Economic Wellbeing for Artists: How to Ensure Artists and Arts Organizations Thrive in Pinellas County.\nCo-Hosts: Clearwater Arts Alliance & St Pete Arts Alliance\nKeynote Speaker: Laura Zabel\, Springboard for the Arts\, Executive Director\nThursday\, June 23\, 2022 | 8am -10am\nLocation: Creative Pinellas \, 12211 Walsingham Rd Largo\, Florida \n     \nKEYNOTE SPEAKER:  \n \n \n \n \n \n Laura Zabel\n \n Posted on April 12\, 2022 by Creative Pinellas \n Executive Director\, Springboard for the Arts Laura Zabel is the Executive Director of Springboard for the Arts\, an economic and community development agency run by and for artists. Springboard provides programs that help artists make a living and a life\, and programs that help communities connect to the creative power of artists. Springboard is a nationally… Read More \n \n \n \nREGISTER TODAY \nInterested\, but unable to attend. We understand not everyone is available to attend the in-person event\, but we would still like to invite you to be part of the conversation. Sign up below for the presentation replay and the volunteer advisory committee opportunity to be sent to you after the event.\n\nREGISTER TODAY\nWe Convene : \nCreative Pinellas is partnering with the Pinellas Community Foundation to hold a series of six public meetings on key topics of importance to the arts community. Starting in February and continuing through the summer\, the series will end with a community town hall in September to collectively share what has been discovered and to set the stage for next steps. \n\nFebruary 24: Public art and Placemaking\nMarch 24: Performing arts\nApril 28: Accessibility and equity\nMay 12: Arts and tourism\nJune 23: Economic needs/wellbeing and sustainability for artists\nJuly 21: Arts and Education/Community outreach Connecting with and supporting youth\n\nEach meeting will be from 8am -10am and will start with arrival/ networking for the first 30 minutes\, followed by the introduction to some Pinellas County success stories that are working in the landscape of the specific meeting topic. \nA keynote speaker will kick off the working session with an inspirational/aspirational presentation\, followed by breakout discussions to understand key issues or needs\, raise ideas and solutions to address those needs. The meeting will close with a call for participants interested in working on the topic to bring their findings together to be featured in a Town Art style meeting in September. URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/we-convene-economic-and-wellbeing-needs-for-artists/ LOCATION:The Auditorium at Creative Pinellas\, 12211 Walsingham Rd\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Meeting,Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/we-convene-images-session-selects-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220516T201359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220624T174032Z UID:14530-1656248400-1656262800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND Exhibition Closing Commemoration DESCRIPTION:Join us to attend a participatory Closing Commemoration for THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND exhibition happening Sunday\, June 26 from 1-5 pm.\nThis commemoration will create an opportunity for our community to come together with activities that include art making\, names reading\, and a guided meditation. \nActivities for the Day\n1-2:00\nArt activity\n1:30\nEmerging Artist Talk – Heather Rippert (Gallery)\n2:00\nCommemoration with Empath Health to close The Things They Left Behind (Auditorium)\n3:30\nGuided Meditation  Led by Frederick Woods\, Professional Artist Grantee (Front classroom)\n4:00\nEmerging Artist Closing Reception\nPlease RSVP\n  \n“THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND: Grief\, Discovery\, and Remembrance\,” an interactive community-curated exhibition was created to memorialize and honor those who have passed away over the last two years from Covid and other causes. Conceived as a way to use the arts to help our community heal\, the exhibition features crafts\, writing\, photography\, and other memorabilia from those being remembered\, including the artwork of arts administrator Suzanne Ruley. “THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND: Grief\, Discovery\, and Remembrance” exhibition runs through June 26. Programming in partnership with Empath Health. \n  \nEXHIBITION SPONSORS \nSUNCOAST HOSPICE FOUNDATION a member of Empath Health \nVisit St. Pete/Clearwater \nPinellas County\, FL \nThe State of Florida and Division of Cultural Affairs \nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS \nEmpath Health \nCentral Pinellas Chamber of Commerce \nGreater Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce \nSt. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce \nSafety Harbor Chamber of Commerce \n  URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/the-things-they-left-behind-exhibition-closing-commemoration/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/THE-THINGS-THEY-LEFT-BEHIND-CC-1920x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T015622 CREATED:20220616T172339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220624T170123Z UID:15889-1656259200-1656262800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:2022 Emerging Artist Exhibition Closing Commemoration DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the 2022 Emerging Artists\nThe 2022 Emerging Artist exhibition is coming to a close and we want to celebrate the collective successes that all of the 2022 Emerging Artists. You are invited to join the artists and the Creative Pinellas team at The Gallery at Creative Pinellas at 4-5pm to take a final look at the exhibition and raise a glass of champagne to toast the wonderful work shared with the community. \nPlease RSVP\n  \nMeet The Artists\n \n \n \n \n \n Dorian Angello\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Dorian Angello \n 2022 Emerging Artist Growing up in Florida before a widespread understanding of neurodiversity\, Dorian found in the arts a refuge from traditional schooling\, a lens through which to understand the world\, and an avenue for self-expression. He began his formal arts education at USF\, then completed a Master’s degree in Graphic Design at the prestigious… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adam and Kayte Bush\n \n Posted on by Kayte and Adam Bush \n Adam and Kayte are a husband-and-wife team\, dedicated to making an impact\, not only in the artistic world but striving to bring today’s important issues to the next generation; those who will have to face them. Their current project\, Dimple’s Days is inspired by their children’s unique journeys and their own passion for humanism\, environmentalism\,… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ditty\n \n Posted on by Jon Ditty \n 2022 Emerging Artist Jon Didier\, better known by his stage name\, Jon Ditty\, is a Rapper\, Songwriter\, and Artist based in Dunedin\, FL. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida\, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in December of 2010. While completing his Arts Degree\, Jon found himself more and more preoccupied… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Kaufman\n \n Posted on by Alex Kaufman \n 2022 Emerging Artist Alex Kaufman is an artist and designer based out of St. Petersburg\, Florida. Kaufman has been the lead designer at MGA Sculpture Studio since 2016\, working  on  large-scale  public art for Mark Aeling’s studio in the Warehouse Arts District. The most notable CAD designs completed in that time include 2020’s First Flight Monument\, located at… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Teresa Mandala\n \n Posted on November 15\, 2021 by Teresa Mandala \n 2022 Emerging Artist Teresa Mandala is an artist whose work embraces the divine feminine through a dance of color\, visual movement\, and unique textures. She enjoys exploring new mediums and often works in ceramic\, wood\, metal\, glass\, watercolor\, acrylic\, and oil paints to find unconventional ways to express complex concepts. Her concepts and themes are… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel Ratcliff\n \n Posted on by Rachel Ratcliff \n 2022 Emerging Artist Rachel Ratcliff is an award winning visual artist currently residing in Clearwater\, Florida. Rachel was born into a family of artists\, gardeners\, and naturalists and was immersed in a world of nature and art at a young age. Working primarily with acrylics\, her early art emerged from the colorful botanical universe of… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Rippert\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Heather Rippert \n 2022 Emerging Artist Heather Rippert\, fine artist\, living in Clearwater\, Florida\, has been painting and drawing from the time she could hold a pencil. Growing up an only child\, she discovered a magical world to disappear into every time she picked up art supplies. Her high school art teacher and mentor\, Michael Mulhern\, was instrumental… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ashley Rivers – The Nature of Fire\n \n Posted on by Ashley Rivers \n Arts Impact Fund – Visual: To create and display a 3D public art sculpture of a Bird of Paradise flower to increase viewer happiness and vibrancy… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ketsy Ruiz (Sketzii)\n \n Posted on November 15\, 2021 by Sketzii \n I convey the many facets of Puerto Rican ethnic identity and Latin culture in my work. I take photographs while traveling\, research\, learn\, and connect with the people of these diasporas and communities to inspire a reference or a new body of work. My mission is to tell our stories and for this reason my… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margherita Tibaldo\n \n Posted on November 12\, 2021 by Margherita Tibaldo \n 2022 Emerging Artist Margherita Tibaldo is an Italian Fine Artist based in Dunedin\, FL. At the young age of 19\, Margherita and her family moved to Florida\, all the way from Italy\, where she has been able to focus on her art career. For the past few years\, she has been honoring her skills in… Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/2022-emerging-artist-exhibition-closing-commemoration/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas archive\, 12211 Walsingham Road\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Emerging-Artist-Closing-2.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR