Hi everyone! I’ve been so busy getting everything ready for the exhibition that is now two weeks away! It’s interesting how much my practice is starting to transform. I’m starting… Read More
A promised paradise: my newest still lifes
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
Mission accomplished
Blog Post 13 – Agueda Zabisky I just delivered all ceramic sculptures for my exhibition “Journey to Equilibrium” in The Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Botanical Gardens, Largo. Mission accomplished!!!… Read More
“One of the most mesmerizing experiences in music”
By Kurt Loft. The Florida Orchestra shares an intimate, rarely heard chamber version of Bruckner’s grand 7th Symphony, inviting listeners to step inside the music. “There’s something really compelling about it,” says music director Michael Francis, “and it takes you on an emotional journey… Read More
Themes of Our Fathers: Podcast Episode
I had the unique opportunity to record a special episode of my podcast, The Black Hand Side. Enjoy this conversation with 61 Unused Pages playwright, Vincent Terrell Durham, actor Lance… Read More
Even a open book has pages you can’t Reed
Learning to take full enjoyment out of creating through every emotion is a way to ensure a compositionally sound piece. Painting provides the artist with a way to save oneself… Read More
St. Pete City of Writers is a Poetry Takeover
By Amanda Hagood. St. Pete Poet Laureate Gloria Muñoz hopes the partnerships she’s building through the City of Writers Festival will last long after National Poetry Month has come and gone. She would like to see St. Pete become a city that celebrates not just the visual arts, but its rich literary culture as well…. Read More
Sunset at Sugar Sand Festival
By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. This week my family and I decided to enjoy the steadfast sand of Clearwater Beach at the Sugar Sand Festival. We were immediately amazed by the intricacy and delicate details of the massive sand sculptures…. Read More
Braiding as Both Art and Power
By Jake-ann Jones. Tedra’s Cultural Arts Braid Experience in Clearwater presents its first Kids Brave Braids Art Show on April 15 at The Factory St. Pete from 5 to 7 p.m. Valerie “Tedra” Rutledge founded the nonprofit educational project focused on teaching youth the skill and art of perfecting braid hairstyles…. Read More
Melody and Lyrics
The popular songs of the 1920s-1940s, now called the American Songbook, comforted, inspired and connected listeners then and now. We asked the performers in Accentuate the Positive to share their favorite songs. The answers are beautiful…. Read More
Let Me Introduce Myself
My name is Anna Kate Mackle, and I am thrilled to be one of the recipients of a Professional Artist Grant from Creative Pinellas for 2023. I am humbled and… Read More
