Tom Sivak

Tom Sivak, Composer. Notable credits include Prelude and Fugue, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die! In 3-D!!! (2011 New York Musical Theater Festival), and The… Read More

Laura Zabel

Executive Director, Springboard for the Arts Laura Zabel is the Executive Director of Springboard for the Arts, an economic and community development agency run by and for artists. Springboard provides programs… Read More

Shan Leah

Shan Leah’s debut thriller, Thieves, Beasts & Men, was a Finalist for the 2021 American Fiction Awards, a Finalist for the 2021 Shelf Unbound Awards for Best New Fiction and… Read More

Courtney Elvira

Courtney Elvira is a Mexican-American, mezzo-soprano with her hometown roots in Pinellas County, FL. Courtney began her  career as an opera singer, singing for Dayton Opera; Brava! Opera Theater; Opera… Read More

Eileen Marquez

Eileen Marquez recently relocated to the area from Brooklyn, New York. After graduating with a BFA from Florida International University she exhibited her art for over 20 years throughout the… Read More

Tamia Iman Kennedy

Tamia Iman Kennedy is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker, focusing on acting, writing, producing, curating, and educating. Through her Edutainment Company, Black On The Scene, Kennedy is able to follow her passion,… Read More

Sarah Emery

Sarah is a freelance teaching artist and choreographer based in St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL. She has been teaching dance to all ages for over 20 years in schools including the Atlanta… Read More

Roxanne Fay

Roxanne Fay is an actor, playwright, and director. As playwright, Roxanne was named a 2016 Hawthornden Writers’ Fellow (in residence, Hawthornden Castle, Scotland) and was twice awarded the Creative Pinellas… Read More

Rachel Stewart

Rachel Stewart is a sculptor and printmaker concentrating on experimental prints using her relief sculptures as a matrix for her prints. She received a BFA in sculpture from Boston University… Read More

Frederick “Rootman” Woods

Frederick Woods (Rootman) is a Florida native who grew up in the small North Florida town of Hampton. From an early age he loved to draw and taught himself by… Read More

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