Arts Annual Artists Share Their Work

Opening Celebrations November 11-12 Free Gallery at Creative Pinellas Details here   Five visual artists whose work will be featured at the Creative Pinellas Arts Annual celebration share the stories… Read More

Literacy is a Civil Right

By Jake-ann Jones. St. Pete Master Barber Antonio Brown is continuing the legacy of the barbershop as a place of power, and taking it to the next level — a space for growing and impacting youth literacy. Join the Barbershop Book Club and Cultured Books at the free St Pete Reads! Lit Fest on November 5 at the Woodson African American Museum… Read More

Arts In Podcast – Christina Bertsos

Arts In audio podcast – Christina Bertsos shares her passion for sculpting in stone and marble with host Barbara St. Clair, and how her work with fabric and hand-crafted couture influences her creations now…. Read More

Oral Histories Told Through Dance

By Josiah Barnum. HCC Dancers had a wonderful experience working with our fall guest artists, NYC’s Bridgman|Packer Dance. Our project focused on gathering family stories related to life during Ybor City’s early manufacturing days and comparing our stories to those of other towns…. Read More

Writers and Actors Bring Halloween Stories to Life

By Tiffany Razzano. “There are three things I love about Read No More. First, it’s an authentic local event. It showcases the talents of Bay Area writers and actors. It’s set in a real house — not a set — and the stories are often inspired by real Florida history.”… Read More

A Multi-Media Performance Inspired by Poetry

By Kurt Loft. Svetozar Ivanov teams up with singer and dancer Sara Elisa Villa for a performance inspired by nine different poets, exploring “connections between the different elements of music, animation, singing, film effects and dance, and the sensations and emotions that these connections can bring.’’… Read More

Jonesin’ to Make a Difference

By Laura Kepner. Poet Ed Derkevics has written many poems about “people who were a little outside of the mainstream. Some were struggling.” But he’s recently spent several years creating visual art – which in many ways, better depicts what his poetry has always touched on – people who are Jonesin’ for opportunity, for help, for understanding…. Read More

Fiber Artists Are Flourishing Here

By Margo Hammond. Evidence of the revival of fiber works as fine art — these are not your grandmother’s handicrafts — certainly has been seen all over Tampa Bay this year. Here are details about these artistic fiber explosions in our area…. Read More

Honoring an Early Experimental Typographer

By Bob Barancik. Perhaps the greatest compliment a living artist can pay to a dead artist is to be actively inspired by his or her images. In this case, H.N. Werkman’s experimental typography and graphics have become seed crystals in my own art journey from the late 20th century to the new millennium…. Read More

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