Dancing Like the Stars

By Gabrielle Reeder. They’ve got classes, they’re multiplying. The Warehouse Arts District’s Arts Education Center in St. Pete greenlit a three-month mini-series of cinematic-themed dance classes. For the first session, Johnson taught a choreographed couples dance from Grease…. Read More

The Beautiful Heartbreak

By Kurt Loft. Opera, like politics, is an exotic and irrational entertainment. Our normal lives are irrational enough, so plunging into a fable that unfolds in music and song offers a healthy distraction. One happens February 10-12, when Opera Tampa when Opera Tampa shares Bellini’s masterpiece, Norma…. Read More

When something hits

Coming into this grant period with a plan to continue focusing on work about environmental issues and climate migration  was all good intentions. It was my focus and I sincerely… Read More

A Culture of Curiosity

“To be born in a free society and not to be born free is to be born into a lie. To be told by co-citizens and co-Christians that you have… Read More

Ybor Speaks

Ybor Speaks is the first public art audio project commissioned by the City of Tampa – an audio installation celebrating immigration and diversity in Tampa’s historic Ybor City neighborhood…. Read More

Clearly Collaborative

Through March 11 at Florida CraftArt. Clearly Collaborative is an exciting gathering of new work created by established artists exploring the medium of glass, guided by master glass artist Duncan McClellan. A diverse group of artists experienced in working in clay, metal, paper and mixed media got the chance to try their hands at glass art … Read More

Visualizing Our Historic Roots

By Antonio Permuy. As our arts scene continues to grow and evolve, it also continues to diversify. One interesting development is bringing the area’s future into connection with its past – the emergence of Hispanic and Latinx art. A Pinellas local since 2001, Edel A. Galban has been a pioneer in the growing Cuban art presence along Florida’s West Coast…. Read More

Meeting My Mentor

The beginning of Goliath. It’s 36x48 like Denis suggested.

MEETING MY MENTOR The 2022 Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Show featured exciting new, innovative, artwork, along with their mentors. My friend Denis Gaston work was on display along side of… Read More

Push a Button – Get a Story

By Jennifer Ring. What do Harvard Medical School and the Palm Harbor Library have in common? A short story dispenser made in France. You push the button and a story comes out of the machine like a grocery store receipt coming out of a cash register…. Read More

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