Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
By Tracy Kennard. For the past nine years, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance has been celebrating the diversity of arts and culture in St. Petersburg and paying tribute to the remarkable talent and variety you can discover around every corner of our amazing city. And each year, The MUSE Awards celebrate six outstanding artists and arts supporters…. Read More
By Jennifer Ring. What do we become when we work together? That’s the question at the heart of Saudade Toxosi’s SOONOQO: We become body in waves of light and sound at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. It’s also at the heart of Toxosi’s curatorial practice in general…. Read More
In a potent conversation through his fascinating history, dancer John Parks shares his experiences touring the South during segregation, the creative revolution of the 1960s and his Movements Black Dance Repertory Theatre, how the early AIDS epidemic changed today’s Broadway – and how the dancers in the movie version of The Wiz went on strike for equal pay … Read More
I am excited to work with Vincent Terrell Durham as the playwright for the piece I am directing entitled 61 UNUSED PAGES…more about the play later. I was first introduced… Read More
By Tony Wong Palms. This exhibition is like a cherry bomb – a bit larger than its eponymous fruit with unexpected large explosiveness, causing safety concerns and ultimately banned in 1966. … Read More
By Kurt Loft. “We want to present music that’s innovative, virtuosic and unique,’’ says David Manson of the St Pete Jazz Festival. The indoor, boutique jazz fest emphasizes acoustic instruments in intimate settings – such as the Palladium Theater and the Museum of Fine Arts…. Read More
SHARON NORWOOD – Let it Rain “Let it rain”, is a light hearted homage to the curly line, it is an attempt to remove the negative associations projected onto black… Read More
It’s easy to admire, and look up to the people that are inspirational but we may never actually meet: Tabitha Brown, Chadwick Boseman, Coleman Domingo, Viola Davis. Now, I’m not… Read More
In the upside-down world of Florida’s climate, winter is the time to be outside – and celebrate the art of gardening. We asked a range of artists to share a favorite place or plant or natural moment – and as ever, received a beautiful bloom of responses…. Read More
I was honored to be paired with the incredible artist Babs Reingold as part of the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist program. I don’t think I could have hand-picked a better… Read More
