Recovering from my trip from Jamaica after hours of delay, gate changes and crowded planes, I arrived back in St. Petersburg. I returned just in time for the deadline to… Read More
July In My Studio
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
VIDEO RECORDING OF AN AUDIOBOOK RECORDING
Watch an author’s (humiliating, ridiculous, naively absurd, and unexpectedly comical) attempt at recording her first audiobook! Bands of a Small Hurricane is my new literary fiction release, and you can… Read More
Frankenthaler and Martin – A Delicious Pairing
By Tony Wong Palms. The Lyrical Moment exhibition currently at the USF Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) features the works of two artists – Helen Frankenthaler and Heather Gwen Martin. Can there be a more different pairing of two artists? Probably yes, but in this case, while both fit the category of abstract artists, in a way The Lyrical Moment is an exhibition of two halves as the artworks representing each artist come off different routes and media, each speaking from a very different point in history…. Read More
Dance Performance Training
I wanted to take a moment and give recognition to the organization, Dance Performance Training, based in Tampa, FL. Discovering them recently, they are a husband and wife team –… Read More
Community Dance Classes Welcome Everyone
By Amanda Sieradzki. In November, I began an interdisciplinary, community dance class at downtown Tampa’s Water Works Park Pavilion. Classes are donation-based and open to anyone who wants to discover the world around them through movement and poetry. my goal as writer, poet, dancer and educator, is to provide a safe, welcoming environment for anyone with a desire to reconnect with themselves through movement…. Read More
Visual Storytelling
By Judy Vienneau. Judy Vienneau’s recent art employs her talent for using various media, paint and a unique technique with wire to “draw in space,” resulting in artwork which falls somewhere between two and three dimensions. In Visual Storytelling, Judy Vienneau presents pieces which portray concepts of human social interaction, as well as environmental concerns. … Read More
Bilingual Artist Talk with Robyn Crosa
By Robyn Crosa. On Saturday, July 9 at 3 pm Robyn Crosa will host an Artist Talk at Gallery 120 at Largo Public Library about her solo exhibition, Gourdgeous Goddess Gals. The event includes a children’s storytelling time and a musical performance of the folksong “Follow the Drinking Gourd.” There will be a Spanish language interpreter at the event and it will be videotaped … Read More
PIE Gate 12 Mural Projects
Creative Pinellas is excited to announce that they are partnering with St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) on an exciting PIE Gate 12 Mural project located at 14700 Terminal Blvd #221,… Read More
Celebrating Books as Art
By Emily Lee Stehle. I was thrilled to witness this celebration. I was not prepared to see the diverse variety and the indescribable beauty of “books” at the Beyond Words: Celebrating Books as Art exhibit. Books were made out of paper, recycled and handmade paper, museum board, metal, clay, leather, fabric, glass, wood, edible flowers and herbs embedded in pastillage dough, found objects – and even, books…. Read More
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