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Scientists and Artists Collaborate at USF’s College of Marine Science
Steel transmission parts, rebar. 50" tall, 2020 Don Gialanella Emiliania Huxleyi Inspired by seeing the phytoplankton, Emiliania Huxleyi, under the microscope, this eclectic sphere is composed of dozens of transmission gears welded together. It is a sculptural interpretation of a beautifully intriguing tiny marine organism that forms the basis of the global food chain. The sphere is the perfect [...]
Victoria Block: Tree Inspirations
Printing Without a Press - A Workshop by Victoria Block Saturday, February 15 10 am to 1 pm Victoria Block will teach a printmaking workshop on Saturday, February 15 in the Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center Classroom. This introductory class requires no printmaking experience and is based on a simple printing process that resembles linocut, but without lengthy [...]
Spirit Lines: Helen Hardin Etchings
January 21, 2019 | By Eva Avenue Spirit Lines: Helen Hardin Etchings Through March 1 The James Museum Details here Helen Hardin - Messenger from the Sun, Etching 1980 Picture it: New Mexico, 1943 — a little girl from the Santa Clara Pueblo grows up and drops touristy painting to explore her own aesthetic in order to confront [...]
How Isabel Allende Encouraged Me to Read and Write in My Mother Tongue
January 20, 2020 | By Gloria Muñoz How Isabel Allende Encouraged Me to Read and Write in My Mother Tongue Isabel Allende will be speaking on Monday, January 27 at Tampa Theatre Details here Gloria Munoz - photo by Stephen Zane Growing up in the U.S., I did not read many authors who looked or sounded like me. [...]
On His 250th Birthday, Beethoven Never Grows Old
January 20, 2020 | By Kurt Loft Discovering the genius of Beethoven, up close and personal Wednesday, February 5 The Palladium Theater Details here photo by Marco Borggreve Beethoven will be busting out all over this year as the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of the great composer’s birth. Festivals and musical groups everywhere are making Beethoven the [...]
Kehinde Wiley Brings The World Stage Close to Home
January 10, 2019 | By Steven Kenny Kehinde Wiley Brings The World Stage Close to Home Now part of the permanent collection Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Details here One of the many ways in which art functions is to help familiarize us with ideas, cultures and individuals we may otherwise not be exposed to. This has always been [...]
Hank and John Green Built a Multifaceted Career on Creativity, Education and Philanthropy
Brothers, podcasters, intrepid educators, authors and lovable goofballs Hank and John Green have taken over the Internet and are now commandeering the analog sphere with their Minotour 2020.
Daniel Barojas
January 9, 2019 Arts In: Daniel Barojas . . . Muralist, painter, designer and all-over creative Daniel Barojas talks with Barbara St. Clair about the art of graffiti, the inspiration he draws from indigenous communities and his own Mexican heritage, experiments with Op Art-style patterns and illusions. . . and the stories behind two murals in St. Pete that are [...]
Journeys in Journalism Photography Showcase
January 6, 2019 Through Our Eyes Midtown and Beyond January 10-29 The Studio@620 Details here The Studio@620 in downtown St. Pete welcomes what's grown into an annual celebration of Pinellas County Schools' Journeys in Journalism program, on display January 10-29. Midtown and Beyond is a photography exhibit created by scholars in grades K-12. The three-school magnet program immerses students [...]