By Laura Kepner. Safety Harbor Art and Music Center celebrated their anniversary with a joyful march through side streets and onto Main Street in Safety Harbor. “It’s wonderful to see how it’s grown,” said Nancy Vellucci, a longtime volunteer. “SHAMc has become the cornerstone of art, music and so many enriching events for children.”… Read More
By Laura Kepner. Through clay, teaching and connecting with her community, Jan Richardson has built strong bonds with the artists who work at The Morean Center for Clay. … Read More
By Laura Kepner. Poet Ed Derkevics has written many poems about “people who were a little outside of the mainstream. Some were struggling.” But he’s recently spent several years creating visual art – which in many ways, better depicts what his poetry has always touched on – people who are Jonesin’ for opportunity, for help, for understanding…. Read More
By Laura Kepner. “We bring people together,” says Jennifer Malin of Community Foundation Tampa Bay. “We work with philanthropists who invest their money with us and we match them with a community need.” CFTB’s newest space at 110 Central Avenue in downtown St. Pete is dedicated to showcasing local art. Right now their space hosts paintings by Nathan Beard, works by Nick Davis and a permanent mural by Ya La’Ford…. Read More
By Laura Kepner. Harriet Monzon-Aguirre opens the front door to her Safety Harbor home. “Come in,” she says. Her smile is authentic. Her kitchen offers the welcoming aroma of freshly-brewed coffee. “It’s not a big space,” she says, handing me a full cup. She carries her two-year-old son Thomas as she walks toward a brightly-lit back room — the Florida room. “But the sunlight – it’s perfect for painting.”… Read More
By Laura Kepner. This Saturday, the City of Tarpon Springs’ Tarpon Arts, a division of the Cultural and Civic Services Department, is hosting The Art of Health at Craig Park, 5 Beekman Lane in Tarpon Springs, a free all-ages event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which will focus on the ways art uplifts and improves lives through music, painting, dance and more…. Read More
By Laura Kepner – The Dunedin Fine Art Center is showcasing Sarasota’s Petticoat Painters, one of the country’s oldest groups of continually showing women artists. It’s beautifully curated and diverse…. Read More
By Jennifer Ring. On my recent arts scavenger hunt from North County to South County, I explored many ways you can enjoy arts and culture in Pinellas County…. Read More
Story and Photos by Laura Kepner . . . Playing Ukes on the Portico at the Safety Harbor Library . . . My grandparents lived in Denver in a white… Read More
By Laura Kepner . . . Wearable Art (Sweet) 16 Celebrating Fashion this Weekend . . . August 27 from 7-11 pm Dunedin Fine Art Center Details here … Read More
