It’s a spiritual practice The process for making these large sculptures is arduous, back-breaking, and finger wrecking, but it is so so satisfying. Firstly I must say there is no… Read More
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Amadeus Live!
By Kurt Loft. What if we were to experience the classic movie “Amadeus” through a flesh-and-blood orchestra as the film unfolds? That’s the point of Amadeus Live, when The Florida Orchestra and Master Chorale of Tampa Bay perform the soundtrack as the entire three-hour movie appears on screen at the Mahaffey Theater…. Read More
Two Sculptures One Life
How can art remind us of what matters more? Like so many people, I felt compelled to make work that would resonate the strong fracture in our society over the… Read More
The afroQuantum Experiences: Artmaker Talks, Episodes 1 – 3
One of the commitments for my artist laureate year has been hosting afroQuantum Experiences: ArtMaker Talks. afroQuantum is a term I think I made up – I say I “think” because I’ve… Read More
Afrofuturism: Art, Technology, Economics, Culture, past-future-now
I’m generally not interested in how people classify, label, or box-in my consciousness or unconscious…so it’s hard for me to initially get behind terms or labels for movements…even those formed… Read More
A Question Of Control
A drawn out battle. Another painting included in DARKMATTER, Caging Of The Angels was created over several sessions in the studio. Originally my intention was for this to be a… Read More
SPACEcraft for Grownups
Story and Photos by Emily Lee Stehle . . . Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No. It’s SPACEcraft, a Traveling Art Project! . . . WEDS +… Read More
Chess Club Project Update
By Jackie Kaufman The Chess Board Unveiled September 10-30 Morean Arts Center Details here NEA/Pinellas Recovers Grant Update . . . The chess pieces for “The Chess Club Project”… Read More
Beyond The Drama and Into The Symbolism
The symbols happen spontaneously but are edited with consideration. Many of the marks I make even in the form of numbers, letters, or words happen spontaneously. There is often an… Read More
Painting Music
By James E. Hartzell . . . Blue Note A Musical Interlude . . . Through October 2 St. Pete ArtWorks Details here . . . NEA/Pinellas Recovers Grant Update… Read More
