BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Creative Pinellas - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Creative Pinellas X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://creativepinellas.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Creative Pinellas REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T200000 DTSTAMP:20260613T202309 CREATED:20250701T181002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T203201Z UID:10000470-1756490400-1756497600@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Reclamando Our Untold Stories Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of Reclamando Our Untold Stories presented by Mi Gente Mi Pueblo and Creative Pinellas.\nAcompáñanos en la recepción de inauguración de Reclamando Nuestras Historias No Contadas presentada por Mi Gente Mi Pueblo y Creative Pinellas.\nBe among the first to experience this powerful exhibition curated by Ketsy Ruiz—an exploration that bridges art\, memory\, and collective truth. Rooted in cultural preservation and intergenerational storytelling\, Reclamando Our Untold Stories uplifts voices and traditions too often left out of mainstream narratives. Meet the artists\, discover healing and celebratory art\, and enjoy an uplifting evening of creativity\, music with DJ The Curator\, a spoken word performance by ruby pacheco\, small bites\, and cash bars. \nAdmission to the reception and exhibition is free and open to the public. \nThe opening reception is supported by a grant from the Gobioff Foundation. \nSé de los primeros en experimentar esta poderosa exposición curada por Ketsy Ruiz—una exploración que conecta arte\, memoria y verdad colectiva. Arraigada en la preservación cultural y la narrativa intergeneracional\, Reclamando Our Untold Stories eleva voces y tradiciones que con demasiada frecuencia quedan fuera de las narrativas dominantes. Conoce a los artistas\, descubre arte sanador y de celebración\, y disfruta de una noche inspiradora con creatividad\, música a cargo de DJ The Curator\, una presentación de poesía hablada por ruby pacheco\, bocadillos y barras con bebidas disponibles para la compra. \nLa entrada a la recepción y a la exposición es gratuita y abierta al público. \nLa recepción inaugural cuenta con el apoyo de una subvención de la Fundación Gobioff. \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Reclamando Our Untold Stories Artists\n \n Posted on August 11\, 2025 by Creative Pinellas \n Mi Gente Mi Pueblo and Creative Pinellas are thrilled to present the artists presenting in Reclamando Our Untold Stories… Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reclamando Our Untold Stories Artwork\n \n Posted on August 29\, 2025 by Creative Pinellas \n Add to your collection… Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/reclamando-our-untold-stories-opening-reception/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas\, 12211 Walsingham Rd\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Gallery Event,Opening Reception END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T202309 CREATED:20250702T204208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T203050Z UID:10000471-1756375200-1762102800@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Reclamando Our Untold Stories DESCRIPTION:Mi Gente Mi Pueblo and Creative Pinellas proudly present Reclamando Our Untold Stories—a powerful exhibition that bridges art\, memory\, and collective truth.\nMi Gente Mi Pueblo y Creative Pinellas presentan con orgullo Reclamando Nuestras Historias No Contadas—una poderosa exposición que une el arte\, la memoria y la verdad colectiva.\nMi Gente Mi Pueblo stands at the intersection of cultural preservation and communal storytelling\, deeply committed to elevating narratives\, traditions\, healing practices\, and cultural expressions that have too often remained in the shadows. The exhibition showcases original work in a variety of mediums\, including digital art\, paintings\, sculpture\, spoken word\, and more and features the following thirty artists: AGalban\, ArttByLexx\, Jessica Caldas\, rose cervantes\, Mafe Chinchilla\, Javier T Dones\, Francesca Escoto\, Tania Figueroa\, Zulekha Maria Foulen\, FreddieFred\, John Gascot\, IAM\, Japografo\, Santiago de Mora\, Mario José Pagan Morales\, Vera Nye\, Cibby Orozco\, Rebel Poet\, Ro Martinez Rimes\, Jean-René Rinvil\, Addie Rodriguez\, Arturo Romero (R2ROMERO)\, Adela Salas\, Michelle Sawyer\, Brenda Segoviano\, Sketzii\, SPIN El Poeta\, Jovanna Surillo\, Tania Torres\, and Sharee’ Yveliz \nUnfolding as a living timeline\, Reclamando Our Untold Stories connects deeply personal memories with broader historical events. Each work of art is a timestamp—marking moments of resilience\, resistance\, celebration\, and healing. This innovative curation emerges from Mi Gente Mi Pueblo’s transformative “Reclamando” workshop series\, where participants from multiple generations came together to remember\, reclaim\, and reimagine their histories. \nThrough bold visual storytelling\, visitors will experience a chronological journey that transforms individual stories into a shared narrative of love\, strength\, and authenticity—a testament to Mi Gente Mi Pueblo’s commitment to uplifting voices that deserve to be heard and histories that demand to be remembered. \nCurated by Ketsy Ruiz\, now in her fourth year leading the Mi Gente Mi Pueblo Movida Exhibition\, this year’s exhibition stands as its most ambitious narrative yet. Reclamando Our Untold Stories is more than an exhibition—it is an invitation to witness\, reflect\, and participate in a shared journey of visibility\, truth\, and transformation. \n“This year\, we’re not just presenting art; we’re creating a living chronology that transforms histories into collective memory\,” said Ketsy Ruiz\, Reclamando Our Untold Stories curator.\nExplore how art can be a temporal anchor—preserving the past\, affirming the present\, and inspiring the future. \nEnter a space where cultural preservation meets contemporary expression\, where intergenerational dialogue flourishes\, and where every story matters. Reclamando Our Untold Stories. \nMi Gente Mi Pueblo se sitúa en la intersección entre la preservación cultural y la narración comunitaria\, con un profundo compromiso de elevar narrativas\, tradiciones\, prácticas sanadoras y expresiones culturales que con demasiada frecuencia han permanecido en las sombras. La exposición presenta obras originales en una variedad de medios\, incluyendo arte digital\, pintura\, escultura\, poesía hablada y más\, y cuenta con la participación de los siguientes treinta artistas: AGalban\, ArttByLexx\, Jessica Caldas\, rose cervantes\, Mafe Chinchilla\, Javier T Dones\, Francesca Escoto\, Tania Figueroa\, Zulekha Maria Foulen\, FreddieFred\, John Gascot\, IAM\, Japografo\, Santiago de Mora\, Mario José Pagán Morales\, Vera Nye\, Cibby Orozco\, Rebel Poet\, Ro Martinez Rimes\, Jean-René Rinvil\, Addie Rodriguez\, Arturo Romero (R2ROMERO)\, Adela Salas\, Michelle Sawyer\, Brenda Segoviano\, Sketzii\, SPIN El Poeta\, Jovanna Surillo\, Tania Torres y Sharee’ Yveliz. \nDesplegándose como una línea de tiempo viva\, Reclamando Nuestras Historias No Contadas conecta memorias profundamente personales con acontecimientos históricos más amplios. Cada obra de arte es una marca en el tiempo—que señala momentos de resiliencia\, resistencia\, celebración y sanación. Esta innovadora curaduría surge de la transformadora serie de talleres “Reclamando” de Mi Gente Mi Pueblo\, donde participantes de múltiples generaciones se reunieron para recordar\, reclamar y reimaginar sus historias. \nA través de una narrativa visual audaz\, los visitantes emprenderán un recorrido cronológico que transforma historias individuales en una narrativa compartida de amor\, fortaleza y autenticidad—un testimonio del compromiso de Mi Gente Mi Pueblo con la elevación de voces que merecen ser escuchadas y de historias que exigen ser recordadas. \nCurada por Ketsy Ruiz\, quien lidera por cuarto año consecutivo la exposición Movida de Mi Gente Mi Pueblo\, esta edición se presenta como la narrativa más ambiciosa hasta la fecha. Reclamando Nuestras Historias No Contadas es más que una exposición—es una invitación a presenciar\, reflexionar y participar en un viaje compartido de visibilidad\, verdad y transformación. \n“Este año no solo estamos presentando arte; estamos creando una cronología viva que transforma historias en memoria colectiva”\, dijo Ketsy Ruiz\, curadora de Reclamando Nuestras Historias No Contadas.\nExplora cómo el arte puede ser un ancla temporal—preservando el pasado\, afirmando el presente e inspirando el futuro. \nEntra en un espacio donde la preservación cultural se encuentra con la expresión contemporánea\, donde florece el diálogo intergeneracional\, y donde cada historia importa. Reclamando Nuestras Historias No Contadas.\n \n \n \n \n \n Mi Gente Mi Pueblo\n \n Posted on July 2\, 2025 by Creative Pinellas \n Mi Gente Mi Pueblo ignited in 2020 with a bold desire: to spotlight the Latino communities often pushed to the margins and made invisible. Born from a shared longing to bridge gaps in representation and access\, we’ve transformed from a grassroots initiative into a vibrant nonprofit…. Read More \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reclamando Our Untold Stories Artwork\n \n Posted on August 29\, 2025 by Creative Pinellas \n Add to your collection… Read More \n \n \n \nMeet the Artists\n \n \n Tania Figueroa\n By Creative Pinellas \n Tania Figueroa Martinez is a Puerto Rican multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges memory\, caregiving\, and the quiet power of emotional inheritance. Through mixed media painting\, writing\, and occasional sculptural experiments\, she constructs visual altars from fragments of her past childhood photographs\, sacred objects\, half-forgotten stories\, each piece a portal into the hidden corners of her… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Zulekha Maria Foulen\n By Creative Pinellas \n Zulekha Maria Foulen is a self-taught Panamanian American artist whose work bridges heritage\, healing\, and history through acrylic painting\, photography\, and mixed media. Drawing inspiration from her roots and personal reflections\, Zulekha’s art explores themes of identity\, memory\, and transformation. Her creative journey began in youth\, when she contributed to public art installations for New… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Jessica Caldas\n By Creative Pinellas \n Jessica Caldas (b. 1986\, Jacksonville\, FL) is a Puerto Rican American\, Florida and Georgia based artist. Her work connects personal and community narratives\, usually centered on the experiences of women and women identifying folks\, to larger themes and social issues through bodily\, multidisciplinary works. In 2023 she completed the Working Artist Prize Fellowship at MOCA… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Ro Martinez\n By Creative Pinellas \n Ro Martinez is a self taught Hispanic artist\, she works with acrylics in her favorite black and white palette mixing a rainbow of colors to create a blend of her two styles; Op-Art and Abstract design. The use of color is inspired by her Colombian heritage. In 1980 she painted two massive murals in NY… Read More \n \n\n \n \n IAM\n By Creative Pinellas \n Iris Agustina Morales (IAM) is a Queer multifaceted artist who intertwines performance\, poetry and visual art to conjure the profound wisdom of their ancestors. Embarking on a journey of self discovery. Weaving together the realms of identity\, spirituality and ancestral legacy all leading to the power of healing and transformation. She has paved way for… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Jovanna Surillo\n By Creative Pinellas \n Jovanna Surillo is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores identity\, memory\, and personal transformation. Working with acrylics abstract art digital collage\, mixed media\, and poetic text\, her art blends visual storytelling with emotional depth. Her pieces often center themes of cultural heritage\, inner strength\, and the evolving self. Surillo’s work invites viewers into intimate moments… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Jean-René Rinvil\n By Creative Pinellas \n Jean-René Rinvil is a Haitian multidisciplinary artist\, filmmaker\, educator\, and cultural advocate whose vibrant works explore themes of identity\, memory\, and diaspora. Rooted in the rich cultural heritage of Haiti\, Rinvil’s creative practice draws deeply from childhood memories and is characterized by the use of bright\, expressive color palettes that reflect the vitality and resilience… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Mario Pagán Morales\n By Creative Pinellas \n Mario José Pagán Morales is a Nuyorican poet\, voice-over actor\, spoken word artist\, and cultural worker\, born in Ponce Puerto Rico\, and raised in the South Bronx. His poetry has been featured in several anthologies\, including The BreakBeat Poets\, Volume 4: LatiNEXT (Haymarket Books\, 2020)\, Birds Fall Silent in the Mechanical Sea (Great Weather for… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Brenda Segoviano\n By Creative Pinellas \n Brenda Segoviano\, 28 years old. I’m a Mexican-American paper collage artist. I’m passionate about creating art that is personal to my experience as first generation. I like to layer fragments of color and textures to give shape to the complexities in navigating my dual identity. Each piece is a deliberate expression; capturing nuances\, moments\, a… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Mafe Chinchilla\n By Creative Pinellas \n Mafe Chinchilla was born and raised in Colombia and now lives and creates in Tampa\, Florida. She turned to painting as a form of personal therapy\, transforming emotion\, memory\, and identity into bold\, symbolic visual narratives. Her work is deeply inspired by womanhood\, ancestral power\, and social resistance. Influenced by expressive forms and cultural symbolism\,… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Japografo\n By Creative Pinellas \n Jorge Jaime Montoya AKA “Japografo”\, is a Colombian visual artist based in Tampa\, Florida\, where he has lived for nearly five years. With a background in graphic design and over 15 years of experience in photography\, Jorge blends both disciplines through mixed media art that reflects his roots\, punk attitude\, and deep connection to urban… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Francesca Escoto\n By Creative Pinellas \n Born and raised in the Dominican Republic\, Francesca grew up in a home of taekwondo entrepreneurs. The family migrated to the US about 37 years ago\, and although this has been home since then\, it is thru her art that she has found “home” again. Her work centers in integrating the multicultural aspect of being… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Vera Nye\n By Creative Pinellas \n Vera Nye is a self taught artist. Her main mediums are oil and acrylic paints. She has a passion for using a vibrant color pallet in her work…. Read More \n \n\n \n \n rose cervantes\n By Creative Pinellas \n rose (she/they) is a Cubana-Americana dedicated to building a loving\, inclusive\, and beloved community. Born and raised in Key West\, Florida\, she now calls St. Pete home. A storyteller at heart\, she is a multi-medium creative exploring storytelling through poetry\, visual art\, and art journaling. Her work centers on emotions\, human rights\, identity\, and discovering… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Rebel Poet\n By Creative Pinellas \n A conscious Colombian poet\, host\, art curator\, visual artist\, and Reiki Master dedicated to using creativity as a vehicle for healing\, empowerment\, and transformation. Writing has been my lifelong passion\, and over the years\, poetry has become both my resistance and my remedy—a way to speak truth\, process experience\, and inspire growth. Now also creating… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Cibby Orozco\n By Creative Pinellas \n Cibby was born in Guatemala but grew up in California. She is a multi-talented visual artist trained in graphic designing\, video editing and screenwriting. When she moved to Florida 11 years ago\, she immersed herself in her hobby\, photography\, because she fell in love with Pinellas County. Today\, her photographs have been in exhibits around… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Sharee’ Yveliz\n By Creative Pinellas \n Sharee’ Yveliz is a multidisciplinary artist\, poet\, and creative director whose work celebrates the vibrant intersections of Afro-Latinidad\, neurodivergence\, and inner child expression. Rooted in Dominican heritage and raised in the small-town magic of Haverstraw\, NY\, Sharee’ brings a rebellious tenderness to every canvas\, poem\, and story she tells. Her art\, often described as both… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Addie Rodriquez\n By Creative Pinellas \n Addie Rodriguez is an emerging mixed media artist with a keen interest in 2D collages and 3D assemblages. In recent years Addie has immersed herself in visual arts as her latest creative outlet. Her fashion illustration and design skills are evident in her artworks. She purposefully chooses to work with materials that she can touch\,… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Michelle Sawyer\n By Creative Pinellas \n Michelle Sawyer is a visual artist from Tampa\, FL. She earned her degree in Fine Arts from the University of South Florida and became a multifaceted artist. Sawyer has worked as a painter\, muralist\, curator and educator. Her large-scale works\, which range from commercial to historical to community-centered projects\, can be seen throughout the Tampa… Read More \n \n\n \n \n ArttbyLexx\n By Creative Pinellas \n ArttByLexx is a multidisciplinary artist whose work invites deep reflection and emotional connection. Guided by intuition\, nature’s rhythm\, and ancestral memory\, she creates visual narratives that hold space for transformation through joy\, grief\, and growth. Her art blurs the boundaries between past and present\, offering each piece as a soulful invitation to feel deeply and… Read More \n \n\n \n \n SPIN El Poeta\n By Creative Pinellas \n SPIN El Poeta is an award winning Guatemalan spoken word artist and Canadian national slam poetry champ. He is a long time youth advocate\, arts educator\, former refugee\, proprietor of the One Mic Educators arts enterprise and cofounder of the LA Raza Open Mic through the One Mic Educators collective. SPIN has donated thousands of… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Tania Torres\n By Creative Pinellas \n Tania Torres is a Puerto Rican and Dominican non-binary mural artist from Chicago. Through their work\, they explore duality\, intersectionality and ambiguity. During an artist residency in Sao Paolo\, Brazil\, they developed their vibrant\, abstract-pop art style that combines ambiguous figures with imagery correlated to their everyday life\, history\, politics\, religion\, love\, and pleasure. Tania… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Adela Salas\n By Creative Pinellas \n Adela Salas is a visual artist\, muralist\, sculptor\, and designer born in Santiago\, Chile. She earned her BFA from Florida Atlantic University and has since cultivated a multidisciplinary art practice that merges painting\, muralism\, and sculpture. At the core of her work is a deep commitment to storytelling—each piece acting as a visual narrative that… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Arturo Romero (R2ROMERO)\n By Creative Pinellas \n Arturo Romero (R2ROMERO) is a Mexican American street artist who is known for his distinctive portraits and scenes on currency. Born and raised in Santa Ana\, California\, he started painting money in 2015\, Since then he has traveled and painted in various countries\, England\, Spain\, France\, Netherlands\, Mexico\, and the United States directly participating in… Read More \n \n\n \n \n AGalban\n By Creative Pinellas \n Born in Havana\, Cuba in 1967\, Edel Alvarez Galban\, aka AGalban\, has always had a fascination with everything artistic. From his infancy he painted everything around him\, becoming a threat to all the walls\, furniture and electrical devices in his childhood home\, no one wanted the child to visit their home for fear he would… Read More \n \n\n \n \n FreddieFred\n By Creative Pinellas \n Freddiefred is a semi-taught artist whose work is an exploration of his life experiences\, blending urban and natural elements with a nod to his Puerto Rican roots. Growing up in Wilmington\, Delaware\, Freddie’s perspective is shaped by the fusion of city life and the natural world around him. His mixed media approach—featuring acrylics\, spray paint\,… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Ketsy Ruiz (Sketzii)\n By Sketzii \n I convey the many facets of Puerto Rican ethnic identity and Latin culture in my work. I take photographs while traveling\, research\, learn\, and connect with the people of these diasporas and communities to inspire a reference or a new body of work. My mission is to tell our stories and for this reason my… Read More \n \n\n \n \n Javier T Dones\n By Javier Dones \n Javier’s current work springs from a lifelong passion and fascination for the elements of nature\, her power\, arrangements\, and structures. The medium is metals and chemistry. Copper is the main working material…. Read More \n \n\n \n \n John Gascot\n By John Gascot \n Queer artist John Gascot\, hailing from the Caribbean\, traces his childhood roots to Puerto Rico\, an origin that fuels his passion for vibrant hues. While he delves into diverse artistic styles such as Painterly and Geometric Abstractions\, his hallmark remains the Latin Pop genre. Coined affectionately after years of honing his craft\, “Latin Pop” merges… Read More URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/reclamando-our-untold-stories/ LOCATION:The Gallery at Creative Pinellas\, 12211 Walsingham Rd\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241007 DTSTAMP:20260613T202309 CREATED:20240911T140616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T222434Z UID:10000438-1728172800-1728259199@creativepinellas.org SUMMARY:Tampa Bay Latin International Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Tampa Bay Latin International Film Festival has partnered with Creative Pinellas\, in collaboration with Mi Gente\, Mi Pueblo\, in order to bring you LatinX films during Hispanic Heritage Month. \nGet Tickets\nThese are all independent films made by local and international filmmakers. We will be screening narrative shorts\, documentaries and an animation. Come walk around the art gallery\, enjoy free Latin food\, buy a Puerto Rican cigar\, have some drinks\, stop at our step and repeat and have your picture taken by our professional photographer on our red carpet or enjoy the Botanical Gardens\, before you head into the theatre for the show.  \nThere will be a brief intermission in between blocks. This will be an indoor and outdoor event. Movies will be screened indoors. \n  \n \n  URL:https://creativepinellas.org/event/tampa-bay-latin-international-film-festival-24/ LOCATION:The Auditorium at Creative Pinellas\, 12211 Walsingham Rd\, Largo\, FL\, 33778\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://creativepinellas.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tampa-Bay-International-Latin-Film-Festival_Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR