Plein Air and Why We Love It!

By Shawn Dell Joyce. Plein air painting builds community. There are many beautiful places to paint in Pinellas, but a favorite of many plein air artists is Brooker Creek Preserve in Tarpon Springs, hosting their annual plein air event Feb 23-24…. Read More

Exploring the Arts Annual

Exploring the current Arts Annual exhibit as sculptor Don Gialanella shares how he developed his new large-scale work, “Climate Change Evolution.”… Read More

Postcards from Pinellas

By Jennifer Ring. On my recent arts scavenger hunt from North County to South County, I explored many ways you can enjoy arts and culture in Pinellas County…. Read More

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

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

Celebrating the Power of Hispanic Art

By Yuly Restrepo. “The Hurricane Within” at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art illustrates the power and strength of Hispanic art through nature’s force and the vitality of these artists…. Read More

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