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 Tony Wong Palms. Organized by the Orlando Museum of Art, the ninth annual Florida Prize in Contemporary Art highlights artists living and practicing in all corners of Florida, including this year Akiko Kotani, the first Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate… Read More
By Margo Hammond. Lately I’ve been experiencing Yogi Berra’s déjà vu all over again, that dreaded sense of being caught up in an endless loop like in the movie “Groundhog Day.” Except in this loop, the events that are being repeated are getting scarier and scarier…. Read More
By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. Dropping off my children at school one day I noticed a shipping container in the parking lot and painted on the side read, “Dalí on the Fly” with a small rendering of a young Salvador Dalí clad in a blue sailor suit holding a hoop. “Wow look at that guys, you have a mobile Dalí art exhibition right here at your school!”… Read More
By Margo Hammond. Ours is a death-denying culture – one that emphasizes youth and vitality and feels uncomfortable talking about death. So why are so many USF students taking a course entitled Death and Dying? The course is consistently one of the most popular general interest courses for undergrads at USF…. Read More
By Sara Ries Dziekonski. These are wonderful poems from Keep St Pete Lit writing class participants from the Gulfport Senior Center. Their poems explore aging, loss, family history, and so much more. These women inspire me and I hope you enjoy these poems as much as I do!… Read More
By Amanda Hagood. St. Pete Poet Laureate Gloria Muñoz hopes the partnerships she’s building through the City of Writers Festival will last long after National Poetry Month has come and gone. She would like to see St. Pete become a city that celebrates not just the visual arts, but its rich literary culture as well…. Read More
By Margo Hammond Public Libraries What Heaven May Look Like . . . “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library.” — Jorge Luis Borges… Read More
Curated by Gloria Muñoz Rookery Presents Poems by Maureen McDole and Sara Ries . . . The days are shorter which means there is more time to curl up with… Read More
By Margo Hammond . . . After months of living with a pandemic, you would think I would have had enough of being scared – but I’m a sucker for… Read More
