Youth Art Month Exhibit and Embracing Our Differences
Visual Art by K-8 Students
in Pinellas County Schools
Free
March 2-31
Creative Pinellas Gallery Details here
Embracing Our Differences
March 2-31
Free
Poynter Park
at USF St Petersburg Details here
Creative Pinellas welcomes two beautiful free exhibits this month.
Youth Art Month shares the visual artwork of Pinellas County students in grades K-8 at the Creative Pinellas Gallery in partnership with the Clearwater Arts Alliance. This year’s theme is Visual Movement – sharing the feel of motion and action through visual art.
And at Poynter Park at the downtown campus of USF St. Petersburg, a large-scale exhibit of inspirational visual art and words curated by the Sarasota nonprofit Embracing Our Differences.
You can explore some of the words and visuals in this year’s Embracing Our Differences exhibit, shared by artists of all ages from around the world – before walking through a forest of billboard-sized images at Poynter Park.
Different Generations by Connie Springer, Cincinnati OH. “You cannot be ready for what comes ahead without learning what came before.” Words by David Navaro, 7th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey FL – Teacher, Susy Grandusky
You can find the visual artist’s words and voice here.
OK Awesome by Michael James White, Sarasota. Best in Show Quotation by Jessie Ochsendorf, 7th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey FL – Teacher, Susy Grandusky. “Spread kindness like the world depends on it… because it does.”
You can find the visual artist’s words and voice here.
Just Ask by Aliciana Harvey-Lopez, 12th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey FL. “Cancel your judgment before canceling others” – words by Nathan Bowden, 8th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey FL – Teacher, Wendy Hazlett
You can find the visual artist’s words and voice here.
Children Raised by the Same Earth by Sofia Huang, 9th Grade, SFK International Art Education, Beijing, China – Teachers, Ruilin Meng & Amanda Meng. “You are not extra. You are not ordinary. You are extraordinary.” – words by Robert Arroyos, 7th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey FL – Teacher Susy Grandusky
You can find the visual artist’s words and voice here
Lending a Feather, by Mr. Rodkey’s 3rd Grade Class at Emma E. Booker Elementary, Sarasota – Teacher, Melissa Shaw. “Helping hands come in all colors and sizes” – words by Georgia Fritz-Bryant, 7th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey FL – Teacher, Stacy Burkett
You can find the visual artists’ words and voices here.
Tree of Harmony by Kindergarten-12th Grade Students at Easterseals Academy, Sarasota – Teacher Chris Leverett. “Life is like a symphony; we’re all different instruments that play best in harmony.” – words by Caroline Giraud, 7th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey FL – Teacher, Susy Grandusky
You can find the visual artists’ words and voices here.
Me, Myself, and I, by Leung Wing Yan Janet Taichung, Taiwan. “Be yourself. Be unique. Be you.” – words by Elise Mckillop, 8th Grade, Rowlett Middle Academy, Bradenton – Teacher, Brittany Braniger
As the County’s Local Arts Agency, Creative Pinellas and the programs we deliver are funded by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Visit St Petersburg / Clearwater, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts and by sales of the State of the Arts specialty license plate in Pinellas County.
