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
By Margo Hammond. Swain’s readers may come at first to meet James Swain, the writer of 24 mystery novels. But, like me, they leave magic aficionados, blown away by his eye-popping free weekly magic show…. Read More
By Laura Kepner. Every summer for the past six years, the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center becomes a catalyst for kids to connect to their environment, their world, and their minds. They become writers, illustrators, sculptors, painters, creators and magic makers…. Read More
By Rebecca Skelton. Salvador Dalí seems to have drawn constantly. Having been a drawing teacher for about 30 years, I think the most interesting way to view the exhibit “Where Ideas Come From – Dalí’s Drawings” is as a cross section of the means of and reasons for drawing…. Read More
