Lessons in art and life from an ax-shredding MBA . . . whoäó»s never held a day job. Award-winning young blues musician Selwyn Birchwood is living proof of a maxim… Read More
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
Catherine Woods on Art Going Public
Catherine Woods decided to sell her house to support herself making art full time during a three-week trip to South Africa. The St. Pete-based sculptor is an enthusiastic advocate of… Read More
Maestro Mark Sforzini Orchestrates a Modern-Day Appreciation of Opera
The Executive and Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Opera speaks in a Q&A about growing audiences with a spirit of fun and community fellowship. Maestro Mark Sforzini dispels notions… Read More
On This Magnetic Field Called Jazz
Two local jazz linchpins discuss their love of music and the local scene. What does it mean to be a jazz musician in Tampa Bay today? Creative Pinellas spoke to… Read More
From the Guest Editor, Paul Wilborn
What is an arts town? If you follow most media reports, you might think an arts town is where 18,000 people grab up all the Paul McCartney tickets on the… Read More
Arts In Podcast – Rose Marie Prins
Rose Marie Prins shares her thoughts on the beauty of abstract art, and the artist’s need to adapt to changing situations and available materials. Her work connects to nature and… Read More
5 reasons to see End of the Rainbow at freeFall Theatre
Award-winning performer Melissa Minyard unleashes the sass and salty-sweet charms of Judy Garland during her final days. Judy Garland, the star of The Wizard of Oz, A Star Is Born… Read More
5 Things to Do
May 5 – 11 This week in Pinellas, we have free comic books, a couple of musical icons to choose from, glass blowing in the dark (!!!) and a literary… Read More
Creative Pinellas Announces Recipients of Impact Returns Grants Supporting Arts and Cultural Educational Programs for Youth
Arts and cultural programs as far ranging as those enabling children to explore the creative process thru theme related art making, to after school music and visual art activities, to… Read More
Literary Carousel Delights and Amuses at the MFA
Through the show-and-tell art of the ekphrastic — a literary interpretation of a piece of visual art — prominent Bay area writers penned prose and verse inspired by vintage photographs… Read More
