By Laura Kepner. 20 years ago, Janet Lee was trying to engage a class of tired teens. Little did she know that the next few hours would mark the beginning of a beautiful friendship – and that in 2023 she’d create a documentary about the crucial need for literacy – Always Ask For Help… Read More
By Sheree L. Greer. We make time for the things that matter to us – and sometimes the biggest hurdle to “finding” time to work on our writing is acknowledging and affirming that our writing is important, that our writing matters…. Read More
A look at the new works being explored in Ybor City this weekend by Hillsborough Community College’s excellent Dance Department… Read More
By Tony Wong Palms. If you like to experience culture shocks, eye-dilating vibrations and the relevance of your own thinkings, walk back and forth between the current displays at the Tampa Museum of Art – including Frontiers of Impressionism, a blast from a very revolutionary period in western art history’s past.
By Emily Lee Stehle. Say the words “Runway, Fashion Show and Dunedin Fine Art Center annual Wearable Art Show” and what do you have? A night of unusual, out-of-this-world strange designer outfits that probably would never see the light of day… only the bright lights of a runway!… Read More
By Susana Darwin. Dreamlike and layered with references, Corazón Azul (Blue Heart, 2021) shows its audience a Cuba alien yet familiar.
Filmmakers Miguel Coyula and Lynn Cruz presented the film at Eckerd College’s free International Cinema Series… Read More
By Cindy Stovall. Those of us who call Pinellas County home have witnessed firsthand the rapidly increasing influence of the arts in our communities. Now a nationwide study by Americans for the Arts proves it…. Read More
By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. My three children, my father and I decided to take on the Creative Pinellas arts scavenger hunt that takes you through cultural hotspots, renowned art galleries and hidden artistic gems throughout Pinellas County…. Read More
By Margo Hammond. Walking through the front door of Marie and Rusty Hammer’s house is like falling out of the wardrobe in The Chronicles of Narnia into a magical world of artistic imagination…. Read More
By Fatemah Tuwainah. I shared a conversation with creative members of the Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project, who serve neighborhoods with art, love and healing in mind. This weekend begins their 2023 Tampa Bay Afrofuturism Festival… Read More
