Just one special teacher you connect with can make a huge difference. We asked artists to share the teachers who they want to thank, for helping them become the artists that they are today…. Read More
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
My Artist Talk: A Revelation
Well, the opening reception for the 2024 Emerging Artists has come and gone. It was an amazing and thrilling evening. Hundreds of people came out, many of whom I know… Read More
Jewelry That Tells a Life Story
By Margo Hammond. Barbara Dunnavant hasn’t written her memoirs yet, but you can “read” the story of her life in the delightful pins she wears…. Read More
Bob Devin Jones’ Legacy at The Studio@620
By Jake-ann Jones. The Studio@620’s founder and artistic director Bob Devin Jones has built a legacy of embracing a village of diverse artists, community members and organizations in downtown St. Pete…. Read More
At the 2024 Emerging Artists Exhibit
By Kaitlin Crockett. A week later and I’m still gushing about the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Exhibition. Seeing family, friends and our community enjoying the print installation and my work was very special to me. … Read More
Old Box #13: Because Art, Like A Dermatologist in Love, Knows Exactly How to Read A Viewer’s Face
The photographer steps in, when, at the very second the art being viewed turns the viewer’s face into an art influenced by art, another expression of the artist or shall… Read More
Photo Reference Map of “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces”
For my installation currently on view at the Creative Pinellas Gallery, I used 229 photos. Here are three photo reference maps, one for each wall, so you can see when… Read More
Upcycled Fashion Shows in St. Pete
By Dalty Rey. Millions of tons of clothing are tossed into landfills – but two St. Pete artists are giving new love and purpose to garments previously discarded…. Read More
Cuba via Baseball, Culture and Art
By Kerry Kriseman. Every one of us has a story to tell. The connectedness that results when we can empathize and see ourselves in someone else’s story is needed now more than ever in this increasingly difficult world…. Read More
Yayoi Kusama, A Letter to Georgia O’Keeffe
By Tony Wong Palms. At Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is “Yayoi Kusama, A Letter to Georgia O’Keeffe” – an engaging crossover between art and science, with a horticultural response…. Read More


