A lifelong artist, Kim Michelle grew up on Cape Cod, MA where the artistic community and a creative family supported her passion for art from the beginning. Kim Michelle received… Read More
Kim Michelle Coakley
Genre: Visual
I Went South, to Naples
By Tony Wong Palms. I went south and visited The Baker Museum in Naples recently. I’ve driven past this place on my way to Miami so many times over the years and yet knew nothing of its existence. This will now be a regular stopping point…. Read More
Tampa Bay Chalk Festival
By Jake-ann Jones. On Saturday, May 13 the sidewalks of 22nd St. S. in St. Pete between 7th Ave. S. and 9th Ave. S. will be transformed into a kaleidoscope of colorful squares as Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project hosts the inaugural Tampa Bay Chalk Festival in the historic Deuces District…. Read More
Herb Snitzer – An Immeasurable Difference
By Robin O’Dell. This is an unabashed tribute to the late photographer and social historian Herb Snitzer (1932-2022). I was fortunate enough to be able to call him friend – but even if you did not have the privilege to know him personally you’ll want to read on to learn about a life well lived…. Read More
Art in the Family
By Jennifer Ring. It’s making a living as an artist that’s the hard part. The many pearls of wisdom I pulled from brothers Mark Aeling and Jeff Aeling could help you along the way. “Stick with what you love. Ditch everything else.” “There’s more than one way to make a living as an artist.”… Read More
Space Funk
By Tom Winchester. Jolene Lower is a Fine Arts Major at St. Pete’s Eckerd College. Lower studied figure painting as a child, dabbled in graffiti and street art during adolescence – and now creates immersive, gallery-sized installations that remove the distinction between art objects and non-art objects… Read More
A New Steven Kenny Exhibition
By Steven Kenny. Having a museum retrospective of my paintings spanning almost 20 years brings up a wide array of introspective feelings – not to mention logistical hurdles – culminating in what is perhaps the highlight of my career to date…. Read More
Sunscreen Film Fest 2023
By Tony Armer. Here are some highlights I’m looking forward to at this weekend’s Sunscreen Film Festival, and the array of top-quality workshops… Read More
Asking the Right Questions
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
It’s the Season for Love, Art and Celebration
By Cindy Stovall. Equality and Inclusion through Art is what it’s all about – and Creative Clay works toward that mission every day. This Friday’s Spring for the Arts is a party that will touch your heart and revive your faith in the goodness we all possess…. Read More
