By Fatemah Tuwainah. I shared a conversation with creative members of the Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project, who serve neighborhoods with art, love and healing in mind. This weekend begins their 2023 Tampa Bay Afrofuturism Festival… Read More
By Jennifer Ring. “Bringing more art to the city is really my biggest goal,” says Clearwater’s new Arts and Cultural Affairs Coordinator, Amber Brice. “I want to see as much art as possible in Clearwater.”… Read More
By Kurt Loft. Jubilant Sykes is in demand by orchestras across the country, and performs with the Florida Orchestra this weekend. Although his repertoire is varied, he’s perfected the art of the folk songs, sacred hymns and spirituals that are part of the oral tradition of … Read More
By Kurt Loft. Much has changed since my very first Florida Orchestra concert, when the musicians kicked off the 1981-’82 season. The 2023-24 season offers something more – “Mystery Pieces’’ – short works that aren’t announced in advance, but performed as a surprise, much like an encore at a piano recital…. Read More
By Kurt Loft. The Florida Orchestra has visited Holst’s brilliantly inventive score of “The Planets” several times over the years, delivering performances that reveal a fearless rhythmic plan full of nuance and power. In opening its new season, TFO will project NASA videos of the planets above the stage…. Read More
We will begin in early September to examine the current state of the arts in Pinellas County, while working over the next year to develop strategic initiatives designed specifically to positively impact our cultural institutions, residents, tourists, artists, and business community…. Read More
Dunedin Fine Art Center’s much-loved Wearable Art fundraising party is coming up. We this year’s designers what they like to wear when they dress up for a party!… Read More
By Suzanne Norman. The City of Clearwater has mounted mural-size images depicting artworks from two concurrent Cuba-related exhibitions. These enticing murals offer a glimpse of the fabulous display within the Public Library’s art galleries – works by Clyde Butcher and 19 Cuban American visual artists… Read More
By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. My kids and I squeezed in a visit to ARTours Clearwater, a journey through downtown Clearwater’s murals with augmented reality. On our technology-dependent tour, the tech gods were not with me – but you can enjoy the art regardless…. Read More
By Kurt Loft. Keyboard virtuoso Dejan Lazić makes an indelible imprint as an interpreter of Mozart, and listeners can judge for themselves when he joins The Florida Orchestra in the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. This dark and turbulent work opens the orchestra’s final masterworks program of the season, anchored by Wagner’s Ring Without Words… Read More
