By Dacia K. Jackson. Dr. Dallas Jackson shares how the Florida Highwaymen’s art bridged impressionism and surrealism – and created the backbone to resilience…. Read More
Resiliency, History and When They Collide
Archives: Articles
Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
The Science of Music
By Kurt Loft. “We’re translating trends of scientific data for the human ear,’’ says Heather O’Leary, a USF anthropologist who spearheads a project that’s creating music from marine science data. … Read More
Don Giovanni – Amorous Escapades and the Gates of Hell
By Kurt Loft. “Don Giovanni” is Mozart’s jocular drama about the amoral but often amusing adventures of an adulterous cad, but the opera is essentially about women and their reactions to male behavior…. Read More
A Florida Man Comes Back Home
I’m a fifth-generation Floridian born and raised in Pinellas County. I’ve written about Florida for over a decade, so people often ask me about it. Recently, they’ve been asking if… Read More
Letterpress: A Multi-Sensory Experience
. . . One of the things that keeps me coming back to Letterpress in my art practice is the way it engages my senses. When much of my day… Read More
Community Building as Practice
Community building is an important part of my art practice as a printmaker and book artist. Finding ways to engage others in the work brings meaning to my personal work,… Read More
Dunedin International Film Festival 2024
By Jennifer Ring. There are so many exciting offerings at this year’s Dunedin International Film Festival, I literally don’t know where to start…. Read More
Journeys in Journalism
By Margo Hammond. Cynda Mort was convinced that the best values of journalism could help young people acquire important life skills – how to interact with others, how to ask probing questions, how to learn to listen. And, most importantly, how to speak truth to power…. Read More
An Inside Look at Post-Production
By Susana Darwin. St. Pete-based filmmaker Susana Darwin a behind-the-scenes look at film post-production. … Read More
Mindful Marketing
Once I heard that I’d received the 2024 Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant I knew that I wanted my artist stories to journal the process from beginning to end. Last… Read More
