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
By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. My three children, my father and I decided to take on the Creative Pinellas arts scavenger hunt that takes you through cultural hotspots, renowned art galleries and hidden artistic gems throughout Pinellas County…. Read More
By Margo Hammond. Walking through the front door of Marie and Rusty Hammer’s house is like falling out of the wardrobe in The Chronicles of Narnia into a magical world of artistic imagination…. Read More
By Fatemah Tuwainah. I shared a conversation with creative members of the Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project, who serve neighborhoods with art, love and healing in mind. This weekend begins their 2023 Tampa Bay Afrofuturism Festival… Read More
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
By Jennifer Ring. “Bringing more art to the city is really my biggest goal,” says Clearwater’s new Arts and Cultural Affairs Coordinator, Amber Brice. “I want to see as much art as possible in Clearwater.”… Read More
By Steven Kenny. Have you ever visited an art museum, stood in front of an Old Master painting, and wished you could have looked over the artist’s shoulder and watched the evolution of that work of art from start to finish? What follows is my own process of creating an oil painting from beginning to end…. Read More
By Tom Winchester. Native America: In Translation at the USF Contemporary Art Museum is an exhibition of photography by nine contemporary artists presenting tribal peoples not as anachronisms, but as trendsetters on the forefront of culture…. Read More
By Emily Lee Stehle. Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? And right before Halloween, Florida CraftArt in downtown St. Pete brings the spooky stories and terrors of 38 visual artists to light…. Read More
By Jennifer Ring. St. Pete visual artist and musician June Bunch has a talent for creative combinations. The same artist who’s coupled plants and dance has combined old cassette tapes with change purses to create custom wallets, and is a singer-songwriter…. Read More
