We’re celebrating the vibrant artists and arts organizations in our county by sharing favorite Pinellas arts experiences. … Read More
Favorite Arts Experiences in Pinellas County
Genre: St Pete
Mickett/Stackhouse – Circle of Water
By Tony Wong Palms. Artists are rising to the challenge to understand and hopefully mitigate, or simply slow our contributions to the climate crisis. Mickett and Stackhouse are part of this global conversation…. Read More
The Art History of Our Community II
This is the second in a series sharing excerpts from the amazing oral history interviews Hillsborough Community College is collecting to preserve and honor the work of vital visual artists in our community, this time featuring Akiko Kotani and Tom Kramer … Read More
Celebrating Lea Umberger’s Creative Work
. . . As we celebrate this year shifting into a new start, Creative Pinellas is remembering and missing the amazing and creative Lea Umberger, who sadly passed away this… Read More
Exploring Handel’s Messiah
By Kurt Loft. Could any single piece of music be more popular and performed than Handel’s Messiah? What makes this 282-year-old work so popular?… Read More
How to Start to Make a Film
St. Pete filmmaker Susana Darwin shares the pre-production steps she takes to develop an idea into a workable plan – the complex array of things that have to happen before a filmmaker starts filming…. Read More
Harmony & Discourse
The Warehouse Arts District Association, in collaboration with EMIT and Jazz on Arts Axis Florida are hosting a December 1 concert with Helios Jazz Orchestra featuring Fred Johnson – and a roundtable discussion on Food Insecurity and South St Pete Food Deserts…. Read More
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
Down the Rabbit Hole
By Margo Hammond. White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour is, hands down, the strangest play I’ve ever seen. And that that, from me, is high praise…. Read More
Exploring a Cinematic Dreamscape
By Susana Darwin. Dreamlike and layered with references, Corazón Azul (Blue Heart, 2021) shows its audience a Cuba alien yet familiar.
Filmmakers Miguel Coyula and Lynn Cruz presented the film at Eckerd College’s free International Cinema Series… Read More
