By Kurt Loft. “I honestly feel that the music always goes first and our main goal as musicians is to be just a kind of translator of what we think the composer may want,’’ says pianist Javier Perianes, who joins The Florida Orchestra for Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto…. Read More
Genre: Arts Practice
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Emerging Designers Showcase at the Dalí
The Dalí Museum invites creative teens each year to learn the intricate art of fashion design – and runway presentation – while creating work inspired by Salvador Dalí. These emerging artists share their… Read More
St Petersburg’s Living Room
By Margo Hammond. A sold-out crowd gathered at 620 1st Avenue S on February 10, the second night of a weekend-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Studio@620… Read More
Transitioning to “I Don’t Have a Day Job!”
It’s not easy to earn a living as a full-time artist. We asked a range of visual, literary and performing artists how they made the transition to a full-time career… Read More
Carole Lyles Shaw – Modern Quilter
Through March 2 Art Center Sarasota Details here As a contemporary African American artist, I joyously live and work at the intersection of multiple worldviews and cultural legacies. In my… Read More
Outstanding Robert Rauschenberg Exhibit at USF
By Tony Wong Palms. THIS is the way to start the year! The USF Contemporary Art Museum’s “OFFSET” – celebrating Robert Rauschenberg’s long and influential creative life. … Read More
The Science of Music
By Kurt Loft. “We’re translating trends of scientific data for the human ear,’’ says Heather O’Leary, a USF anthropologist who spearheads a project that’s creating music from marine science data. … Read More
Don Giovanni – Amorous Escapades and the Gates of Hell
By Kurt Loft. “Don Giovanni” is Mozart’s jocular drama about the amoral but often amusing adventures of an adulterous cad, but the opera is essentially about women and their reactions to male behavior…. Read More
Journeys in Journalism
By Margo Hammond. Cynda Mort was convinced that the best values of journalism could help young people acquire important life skills – how to interact with others, how to ask probing questions, how to learn to listen. And, most importantly, how to speak truth to power…. Read More
Love in the Arts
By Nicole Hays. A.J. Vaughan and I are both full-time entertainers living in St. Pete. Creating art is integral to who we are as people, and we are incredibly lucky to be able to make a living doing it…. Read More