Jabari Reed-Diop (i.B.O.M.S)

Based out of: St. Petersburg, Florida, Jabari Jahi Babatu Reed-Diop, otherwise known as i.B.O.M.S. (illegal. Beauty. On.My.Streets) is a 23-year-old artist based in St. Petersburg, Florida. His artistic acumen comes… Read More

Shawn Dell Joyce

Shawn Dell Joyce was born in Texas in 1965 and grew up on the border in Brownsville Tx. She worked in her family’s citrus orchards until an unseasonable frost killed… Read More

Mikhail Mansion

2023 Artist Laureate Mikhail is a new media artist interested in designing interactive and generative systems that create distinct visual, sonic or sculptural experiences based on speculative ecological narratives. His… Read More

A Champion of Artivism

By Jake-ann Jones. Artist, educator and researcher Dr. Dallas Jackson is currently holding his MFA Thesis exhibit, “Bệte Noire: The Migrant and The Mendicant,” at The Studio@620. His paintings explore racism, poverty and dislocation during the 90-year period from post-emancipation through the pre-civil rights period… Read More

The Gifts of the Grant

By Pamela J. Trow. Thank you for the gifts the NEA/Pinellas Recovers Grant bestowed on me. It was a gift to be a footbridge for an issue of great importance to so many of us. The children who attended the workshops provided a special gift – the gift of hope for our future…. Read More

Celebrating Women in Art History

Creative Clay’s Women in Art History exhibit celebrating Women’s History Month, features the women artists of Creative Clay. “The intention of this exhibit is to honor and elevate the women artists of our time – as well as the women artists of the past – who have often been under-recognized and marginalized”… Read More

Art in The ‘Wood

By Luci Westphal. Every year on the 3rd weekend in March, artists of the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood of St. Petersburg invite the public to stroll along the leafy streets and visit studios and art exhibits in homes and backyards. The tour is self-guided, free, and everyone is invited…. Read More

Life in Quilts

By Emily Lee Stehle. Lauren Austin is a fiber storytelling artist who has established herself over 30 years with large-scale figurative quilts that draw you into her world. She is African American and her stories are based on fact, memory, cultural history and whimsical fantasy. The universal messages in her art appeal to every one of us fortunate to find themselves in front of Austin’s work…. Read More

Contemporary Art Explorations in Miami

By Tony Wong Palms. I was recently in Miami and while there, took the opportunity to see what art there was to see. The wide-ranging collection of the Miami-Dade Public Library and the global view of the Pérez Art Museum … Read More

The Other Side of Dance

By Robin O’Dell. Dance photography is a difficult and dynamic practice requiring precise timing, knowledge of the medium – and the ability and willingness to collaborate with performers. One of the greats, who also just happened to live in St. Petersburg, was the late Thomas Kramer (1934-2022). … Read More

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