Greetings from my studio! It’s been a little shy of two weeks since the opening night of The Emerging Artist Exhibition at Creative Pinnellas. I took a couple of days… Read More
Studio Visit Mid-May
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
My 2023 Emerging Artist Grant Experience
By Troy Bernardo. The 2023 Emerging Artist Grant gave me a feeling of professionality and legitimacy – like I was actually moving toward being a successful writer and not just doing the work. What I didn’t expect was that I would also be making art for the Gallery at Creative Pinellas. … Read More
The Darker Side of Mozart
By Kurt Loft. Keyboard virtuoso Dejan Lazić makes an indelible imprint as an interpreter of Mozart, and listeners can judge for themselves when he joins The Florida Orchestra in the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. This dark and turbulent work opens the orchestra’s final masterworks program of the season, anchored by Wagner’s Ring Without Words… Read More
Questions that Frame Reflections
By Amanda Sieradzki Gabaldon. What can dancers bring into the equine arena? That question framed the conversation at HCC when the Visual and Performing Arts Guest Artist Series and Dance department presented “physical listening” workshops with The Equus Projects… Read More
I Went South, to Naples
By Tony Wong Palms. I went south and visited The Baker Museum in Naples recently. I’ve driven past this place on my way to Miami so many times over the years and yet knew nothing of its existence. This will now be a regular stopping point…. Read More
The Transformative Power of Art
As an artist, I have always been drawn to the transformative power of art. From a young age, I found solace in drawing and painting, using art as a way… Read More
Welcome To My World
Curious about how an artist works and where ideas come from. Follow me into my studio where I talk about my process. Thanks to my friend, artist, and gallerist, James… Read More
Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret
ThinkTank Theatre for Young Audiences is teaming up with freeFall Theatre in St. Pete and Stageworks Theatre in Tampa for Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret…. Read More
Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg Onstage
By Gabrielle Reeder. As the Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg prepares for its spring production of Sleeping Beauty on May 14, Geizner searches for a new practice space, the uptick in rent – especially in central St. Pete – does not bode well with the company’s needs…. Read More
Tampa Bay Chalk Festival
By Jake-ann Jones. On Saturday, May 13 the sidewalks of 22nd St. S. in St. Pete between 7th Ave. S. and 9th Ave. S. will be transformed into a kaleidoscope of colorful squares as Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project hosts the inaugural Tampa Bay Chalk Festival in the historic Deuces District…. Read More
