Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
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
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
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
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
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
By Cindy Stovall. “We’re just trying to get back to basics, get folks to come together around our fire once again – to give them positive stories with uplifting messages,” says freeFall Theatre’s Eric Davis. “Folks will see a wide range of things in this season, but what they all share is that they communicate hope. We want to remind people of their joy. That’s really our focus right now.”… Read More
By Kurt Loft. I’ve always wanted to join other closet Pavarottis in some form of public harmony. So I’ll be attending the upcoming Master Chorale of Tampa Bay’s free Summer Sing – a chance to sing something good, and do it alongside one of the best choirs in the country…. Read More
By Tony Wong Palms. While Jason Hackenwerth’s sculptures and paintings in the Creative Pinellas Gallery seem like two separate entities, the paintings are compositions that create a landscape for the balloon sculptures – an enveloping experience…. Read More
I have always enjoyed travel. When I was a child, one still dressed up to ride in an airplane. It was a very special event that most folks didn’t do… Read More
Characterization in writing should go beyond height and hair color. If you’re doing your job as an author, it should go beyond personality traits and predilections as well. Consider this… Read More
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