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Arts Coast Magazine

Creative Pinellas Awards $20K in Hurricane Relief Grants to Bolster Local Arts Community

By Creative Pinellas

Creative Pinellas has awarded $20,000 in Hurricane Relief Grants for the 2024-25 season, supporting 20 individual artists and 10 nonprofit arts organizations. Funded through the December 7th Arts Annual Hurricane Relief Fundraiser, these grants help artists recover and create while enabling organizations to sustain operations and community programs…. Read More

Frankie G Brings Vibrant Public Art to Pinellas County Tax Collector’s Reimagined Space

By Creative Pinellas

In December 2024, muralist Frankie G installed two vibrant murals at the reimagined Pinellas County Tax Collector location…. Read More

Celebrating a Year Supporting Creativity

By Creative Pinellas

Creative Pinellas has had an inspiring year, fostering collaborations between artists and cultural organizations, working with municipalities throughout Pinellas County to bring public art to their landscapes, and funding the… Read More

Be Inspired – Arts Coast Magazine


Arts Coast Studios

Beyond the Walls – The Sheraton Sand Key Resort featuring John Gascot

By Creative Pinellas

Check out this Interview with Arts Annual – 2022 Beyond the Walls Exhibiting Artist – John Gascot at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort!… Read More

Making a Mural for SHINE Mural Festival 7 – Aurailieus Artist

By Creative Pinellas

Come along with Aurailieus as he paints a mural from start to finish, for SHINE mural festival 7…. Read More

Fractal Immersion – Tod Stephens

By Creative Pinellas

Fractal Immersion is a series of iterative mathematical formulas that assign pixel color values and locations that result in unique abstract artwork moving through time and space…. Read More

Discover – Arts Coast Studios


Arts Coast Galleries

Jason Hackenwerth, Board President & Artist

By JasonHackenwerth

Jason Hackenwerth is a professional artist with an extensive exhibition history spanning more than two decades. He was named a prestigious alum from his undergraduate, as well as graduate, universities of Webster University and Savannah College Of Art And Design…. Read More

Mark Mitchell

By MarkMitchell

Mark Mitchell is an international artist and painter of Conceptual Pop Art. As a PRATT grad, SVA alum, and former NYC advertising creative director, he has spent his entire career honing his visual communication skills…. Read More

Patricia Kluwe Derderian

By PatriciaKluweDerderian

Arts Coast Galleries Artist Patricia Kluwe Derderian has always loved to draw, even the smell of her uncle’s colored pencils inspired her to major in architecture – since art was not an option in the little city where she was raised in Brazil. She has used her art to express her projects and ideas…. Read More

Take a Walk Through– Arts Coast Galleries


Arts Coast Artists at Work

Get to know the Grantees of the Arts Coast