By Troy Bernardo. It feels good to get things out creatively. From the beginning of time we’ve been telling stories around fires and before that we were making cave paintings so our walls didn’t look so bleak. And I think the new exhibit of Art in Recovery at the Creative Pinellas Gallery gives us a glimpse into this primal feeling we get from creativity…. 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 Troy Bernardo. The 2023 Emerging Artist Grant gave me a feeling of professionality and legitimacy – like I was actually moving toward being a successful writer and not just doing the work. What I didn’t expect was that I would also be making art for the Gallery at Creative Pinellas. … 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
Creative Pinellas CEO Barbara St. Clair announced that she’ll be retiring from her role at the end of this year. Today we celebrate her role as an arts advocate – and the pleasantly surprising conversations she’s recorded with a wide range of artists on the Arts In podcast. … Read More
By Suzanne Norman. The Beach Art Center is where you’ll find summertime adventures ideal for kids who dream of crafty, artsy fun. It’s a wonderful place to learn art, clay and craft skills from multi-talented instructors – with family-friendly kids summer camps and one-time classes for adults on nights and weekends…. Read More
Blog Post 13 – Agueda Zabisky I just delivered all ceramic sculptures for my exhibition “Journey to Equilibrium” in The Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Botanical Gardens, Largo. Mission accomplished!!!… Read More
By Suzanne Norman. The Beach Art Center is a wonderful art meeting place centrally located in mid-Pinellas County on Indian Rocks Beach. Weekly classes at all skill levels are taught by award-winning, experienced artists, and the gallery features the work of well-versed artists and new artists in varied mediums…. 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
By Yuly Restrepo An Afternoon at the 2021 Arts Annual . . . Through December 19 Creative Pinellas Gallery Details here . . . Visiting this year’s Arts Annual feels… Read More
