Inspiration for the Ages

For me, art and politics are closely linked. I am particularly drawn to women whose art not only paved new pathways in its form and style but also in furthering visibility around equality, feminism and queerness through their work; Audre Lorde, Georgia O’Keefe, Rebecca Solnit, and Roxanne Gay, to name a few…. Read More

Writing Advice

Writing Advice 2/26/21 Blog #14 By: Sara Ries Dziekonski   I recently read Maya Angelou’s powerful collection of poems, I Shall Not Be Moved, and in her poem “Grandmothers” she… Read More

Revelations

(I hope you enjoyed my badly photoshopped “businesswoman” vision board version of myself) A reflection of this process. I’ve had a couple of revelations in the past week that are… Read More

Emerging Artist Conversation

Last night was our Emerging Artist Conversation, in which all 10 of the 2020-2021 Emerging Artists got together with Danny Olda, manager of curatorial programming, content and engagement, to chat… Read More

“Finding Art In Self”

As we can all relate to last year, it was a roller coaster from the start. From political disputes to civil matters down to a global pandemic. We were all… Read More

Writing Advice

Blog #14 I recently read Maya Angelou’s powerful collection of poems, I Shall Not Be Moved, and in her poem “Grandmothers” she writes, “When you learn, teach. / When you… Read More

Inspiration for the Ages

Last night, I participated in Creative Pinellas’ Emerging Artist Panel, where I got to speak with my fellow Emerging Artist cohort about our processes, inspiration and work. Part of the… Read More

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