We’re celebrating the vibrant artists and arts organizations in our county by sharing favorite Pinellas arts experiences. … Read More
Genre: St Pete Beach
Brimming with Excitement
. . . Brimming with excitement. That is how it feels to have been awarded the Emerging Artist Grant from Creative Pinellas. I admit that painting on larger canvases instills… Read More
The Economic Impact of the Arts
By Cindy Stovall. Those of us who call Pinellas County home have witnessed firsthand the rapidly increasing influence of the arts in our communities. Now a nationwide study by Americans for the Arts proves it…. Read More
Dreams in the New Century
By Gary Mormino. Tierra Verde may have marked the most dramatic chapter in the high-stakes dredge-and-fill derby. The project was so immense that the New York Times announced the audacious plans to build a city on 15 uninhabited keys on Boca Ciega Bay – and Guy Lombardo touted this swank Pinellas destination while touring…. Read More
Welcome to YOUR Arts Coast Cultural Plan
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
Book Banning
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
Libraries – What Heaven May Look Like
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
Storyteller Nan Colton – Bringing Famous Women to Life
By Margo Hammond Storyteller Nan Colton Bringing Famous Women to Life . . . Nan Colton is a conjurer. In her remarkable one-woman performances, she conjures up dozens of famous… Read More
Beyond the Walls – Art in Hotels
By Cindy Stovall a Creative Pinellas Joint . . . Pinellas County’s reputation as an arts destination has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past decade – the… Read More
Breath of Influence
March 23, 2021 | By Tom Winchester Through June 13 The Gallery at Creative Pinellas Details here . . . Collaborative artists Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse recently finished installing… Read More