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
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
By Laura Kepner. Through clay, teaching and connecting with her community, Jan Richardson has built strong bonds with the artists who work at The Morean Center for Clay. … Read More
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
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
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
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
By Pamela Joy Trow. We’ve long considered art and science to be contrasting institutions. But the truth is, there is a flow, a bridge, between both disciplines. Using scientific methods, investigators work to discover ways that make for a better life and world. We artists investigate with our hearts, visualizing and touching lives with those findings. … Read More
By Melissa Marolla Brown. The Dunedin Concert Band’s fall concert features the Marimba Concerto #2 by David Gillingham, performed by the concert band’s very own Alex Guini, a graduate of the University of South Florida School of Music and alumnus of its percussion studio…. Read More
By Steven Kenny. Salvador Dalí’s reputation may primarily be that of a painter – but his creativity was tireless and omni-directional. Recently, The Dalí Museum in St Petersburg added further proof of his versatility by acquiring an important sculpture for its already expansive collection…. Read More
