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This Is The Beginning

  NOVEMBER 6TH, 2020 (Left: Process of painting Breathe Me, 2017)   My work has always been expressive, reflective, laborious, challenging, and personal. As a teenager, creating was how I… Read More

The Politics of Art

THE POLITICS OF ART Blog #1  November 6, 2020 BY JOHN GASCOT Hi there. It has been quite the week, hasn’t it? Welcome to my Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist blog…. Read More

Introduction

Introduction November 6, 2020 by Yuly Restrepo Hello everyone, My name is Yuly Restrepo Garcés, and I’m a fiction writer. I was born in Medellín, Colombia, and came to the… Read More

1: A Love of Reading & Writing

I left every day feeling like someone had seen a part of me and understood it, even if it was just through our love of books and stories. At the end of the class, she even presented me with a gift, a poem called, “The Last Honors English Student.” I would be the last person she ever taught…. Read More

Building a Life in the Arts: Meet Theater Artist, Tatiana Baccari

A major reason that I applied to Creative Pinellas’ Emerging Artist Grant is their mentorship program. There are so few opportunities for mentorship in the arts and it is so valuable. Mentorship falls into one of these categories I so oft have heard mentioned in How to Build a Career in the Arts. Here’s the secret they never taught me in acting school: you need deep and trusting relationships with peers and mentors to build your network and by virtue, your work…. Read More

Virtual Production

VIRTUAL PRODUCTION Blog#1  November 5th 2020 BY GABRIELLA KROUSANIOTAKIS Take That Leap If you asked me seven months ago, before the global pandemic if what I was doing now was… Read More

The Blank Page Stares

by Nikki Devereux | 11.04.20 I wonder if all artists can relate to the “writer’s block” that sometimes strikes when we stare at a blank page. It’s true, inspiration is… Read More

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