By Yuki Jackson. I recently held a manga and comic book-based poetry workshop at St.Pete’s Tombolo Books. It was an effort to connect and share the efforts of The Battleground, a youth program I founded, with the wider Tampa Bay community…. Read More
By Mikhail Mansion. Algorithm art, an artmaking technique with roots stretching back to the Islamic golden age, took on fresh meaning with the advent of computers in the mid-20th century. Computers provided artists with a novel framework to give shape to abstract visual systems … Read More
By Gabrielle Reeder. Twelve murals throughout St. Pete have correlating virtual artistic performances attached to inspire, uplift and enlighten the community – and showcase artists in our area. … Read More
By Fatemah Tuwainah. If there is anything I learned from being at the St Pete Youth Farm for 5 straight hours, feeling energized, welcomed and motivated, just being present – excellent people with brilliant, creative and good hearts, still exist here in Tampa Bay. And there are little pieces of paradise in our local neighborhoods … Read More
By Citlali Morales. Alyssa Osceola is from the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in South Florida. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Illustration at Ringling College of Art & Design, with work in the “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art” exhibition at the Ringling … Read More
Ralph Wimbish was an editor and writer for 25 years in the New York Post sports department. In 2001, he co-wrote with Arlene Howard “Elston And Me: The Story Of… Read More
By Tony Wong Palms. The ancient Egyptian goddess, Neith, associated with the spider, wove the world into existence. Weaving, knitting, macrame, crochet, sewing, stitching, embroidery, dyeing, quilting, smocking, draping, pleating, appliqué… are some of the techniques and methods fabric artists use – and some of the results are on exhibit in … Read More
By Ralph Wimbish. Anyone familiar with the history of St. Petersburg should know how important my parents, Ralph and Bette Wimbish, were in the fight against segregation. Restaurants, theaters, public restrooms, beaches, swimming pools, schools and hospitals were integrated by 1967, the year my dad died at the age of 45…. Read More
By Raven Joy Shonel. The community came out to celebrate a new mural in St. Petersburg in front of The Woodson African American Museum of Florida on Juneteenth. 2020’s “Black Lives Matter” mural on 9th Avenue S. was updated by 19 local artists to read “Black History Matters”… Read More
The exhibition “Rebel” at Florida CraftArt showcases the perspectives of 27 fine craft artists on this theme. “These artists have taken the concept of rebelling and created outstanding works that are thought-provoking – some are social statements, while others are humorous” … Read More
