Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
By Jennifer Ring. As development encroaches upon the Tampa Bay area’s natural beauty, plein air painter and instructor Shawn Dell Joyce hopes her work encourages local municipalities to continue preserving pocket parks – small patches of Florida wilderness…. Read More
Scottish Highland Games and Festivals are a tradition that arrived in North America with the many Scottish Immigrants over the last 100 years. Today, they are the events throughout the… Read More
I find that it is important to support and be involved in the local literary community. Fostering community in any art form helps spread awareness of the arts and makes… Read More
Yesterday, I made a video on Setting and Enveloping Action and why each is important. This is something I have been working on with my students over the last few… Read More
I had the opportunity to be interviewed on my podcast, The Black Hand Side by my Emerging Artist Mentor, Fanni Green on my entire Emerging Artist experience from start to… Read More
As digital technology began taking root in the mid-20th century, artists started incorporating various technical and conceptual systems into their practices. This reframing of art, in terms of systems, built… Read More
I felt like Cinderella going to the ball. May 4, 2023, opening night for the 2023 Emerging Artist to showcase in a museum setting, the culmination of artwork five or… Read More
Being the principal harpist of an orchestra is my full-time job, after winning a national audition in 1999. The Florida Orchestra performs roughly 100 concerts a year in St. Petersburg,… Read More
Every exhibit postcard compels you to attend, but here’s why this one is different. We all start somewhere; Beethoven had to learn scales, Einstein learned math and Van Gogh taught… Read More
1) Greet your stone with an air of respect for the lessons and gifts it’s about to give you. 2) Spend time with it and look for any distinguishing characteristics, unique veining… Read More
