I’m VERY excited to share some clips from my recent Lifetime movie, Nightmare PTA Moms! It was filmed right here in Pinellas County and recently premiered July 10th, 2022…. Read More
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
Strings & Arts Fest
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By Elaine Chambliss Strings & Arts On the Deuces August 20 from 4-6 pm Free 535 22nd St South, St. Pete Details here In celebration of Stringed Music on… Read More
PAVA SHOW
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Art Supplies and Stuff Part II
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There is a colorful free-standing paper mâché sculpture of a rhinoceros about 4’ high and maybe about 8’ long standing on the curbside in front of 2036 Central Ave. St…. Read More
SHINE Unity Project Reaches New Neighborhoods
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By Gabrielle Reeder. Tracey Rtist Jones, Brain Storm, Reda3sb and iBOMS were selected for the St. Pete Arts Alliance’s SHINE Unity project, and got the opportunity to explain what unity means to them through murals – in neighborhoods outside the downtown art districts. … Read More
Exploring Faith in the Caribbean Through Art
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By Letisia Cruz. My project titled Rituales: An Exploration of Faith in the Caribbean explores the practice of rituals inherited through cultural mythology and spiritual beliefs, drawing inspiration from religious practices rooted in indigenous and Afro-Caribbean origins. The series
celebrates the diversity of religious and spiritual practices across the region…. Read More
Artists Share the Experience of Figure Drawing
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By Laura Castro. Art making is generally thought of as a solitary experience. Picture the lone artist holed up in their studio for hours, only emerging once the work is complete. A local remedy to that isolation can be found at the Figure Drawing Workshops happening every Saturday at the Morean Arts Center, where live models pose for a group…. Read More
Filmmaker, Musician, Author Jennifer Msumba Shares Art Through the Lens of Autism
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By Jake-ann Jones. Jennifer Msumba is a singer/songwriter, filmmaker and YouTube vlogger with over 30,000 followers, plus another 20,000 more between Instagram and TikTok. Msumba also happens to be a woman of color on the autism spectrum… Read More
Liberating the Arts
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By Kurt Loft. “I benefited greatly from the music-arts programs at Tampa’s Blake High, and education is very important to me,” jazz saxophonist Eric Darius explains. “I’m an advocate for music in the schools and I want to help keep it alive. It’s important to me to expose kids to jazz, encourage them to follow their dreams and inspire them to play musical instruments.”… Read More
Sarasota Contemporary Dance Intensive
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This past July, I had the privilege of setting a new work on some of the intensive students of the Sarasota Contemporary Dance (SCD). It was a week-long process and… Read More