By Fatemah Tuwainah. Rico Gatson’s “Visible Time” exhibit at the USF Contemporary Art Museum gave me an experience I will never forget, because he made me see, feel, listen, and even touch history – and to search it…. Read More
Alot of my work plays with the idea of the “gaze” and the power between the looker and the subject. In my final year of gradschool, I decided to take… Read More
THE PAINTINGS TELL THE STORY Titling paintings can be a challenge as it was when I finished the pieces that are in The Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist show. It wasn’t… Read More
By Tony Wong Palms. Organized by the Orlando Museum of Art, the ninth annual Florida Prize in Contemporary Art highlights artists living and practicing in all corners of Florida, including this year Akiko Kotani, the first Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate… Read More
The wonderful experience of participating in the 2023 grant program at Creative Pinellas is the support I have enjoyed from every level. Promoting us, championing our efforts and providing opportunities… Read More
By Jennifer Ring. How do we create a piece of art that connects with viewers? The answer lies in critique. Thanks to St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District Association, painter Carol Dameron now provides such critique sessions – aiming to raise the bar for visual art made in Pinellas County…. Read More
Regarding the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant, it feels a little funny being called an emerging artist, especially after 25 years of creating artwork and selling it to the general… Read More
Well, as far as my first blog went, it’s apparent that there are no boxing fans and screenwriters out there. So, onward I go into the blogging world. It’s Saturday… Read More
How do we make our characters feel real? How does motivation and how a character line up with how they should act in our story? Should they follow a structure?… Read More
Hello! Welcome to my blog for the 2023 Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant. I hope to be sharing some things about dance and my process and my projects over the… Read More