As an entrepreneur I loved listening to Bill’s life stories, his successes, etc. ….and he loved to tell them. When I heard that Bill had passed I was shocked. All I could think was, “How can a person of such strength and determination succumb to something as trivial as death?” His ripple, his wave of…
For Vini and Matipa Mutsemi, the American dream has taken shape through art, entrepreneurship, and a connection to their Zimbabwean heritage. The St. Petersburg couple have been named recipients of Florida’s Fourteenth Congressional District American Dream Award for 2026, recognizing immigrants whose accomplishments and service have made remarkable contributions to their communities. The recognition, presented…
UPDATE What is the mission statement for the warehouse arts District? The mission of WADA is sustainability for artists, that’s the primary goal. How we go about that is multifaceted, but it started out with advocating for the arts and for artists, and individual rights for artists, and creating studios that were affordable or subsidized….
Susan Antoinette is a St. Petersburg, Florida–based abstract expressionist painter exploring memory, geography, and human connection through layered color, gestural mark-making, embedded poetry, and deconstructed vintage maps. Having lived across the United States—from Wisconsin to Colorado, California, Virginia, Maryland, and now Florida—Antoinette transforms fragments of place into richly textured emotional landscapes that examine how personal…
Some like it HOT! I am a fire sign (Aries), which is one reason I moved to Florida, I don’t like the cold. Not saying I like 100 degree weather either. More like 75-80, right?! That being said, Zen Glass Studio’s heat hits 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. And you get to play with it. Pretty awesome!…
Ora Fraze and the Rise of…..A New Portal for Contemporary Art in St. Petersburg, Fl St. Petersburg has never lacked creativity, but every so often, a new space emerges that changes the dialogue of the local art landscape. Ultra Mundane Gallery—co-founded by digital artist Ora Fraze and curator-photographer Stephanie Agudelo—is one of those spaces. More…
Few contemporary artists navigate the territory between spectacle and substance as deftly as Jason Hackenwerth. Based in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Hackenwerth has built an international reputation for work that is immediately captivating, art that invites delight while confronting impermanence and transformation. Across sculpture, installation, and painting, his work resists easy categorization, instead it unfolds as…
Over 30 Artists Featured Saturday, March 21: 10 AM to 5 PM & Sunday March 22: 11AM to 5PM Tour begins at:Seminole Park 2900 3rd Avenue North. For more information visit:https://kenwoodartistenclave.org The Artist Enclave of Historic Kenwood (AEHK) was created in 2014, when City Council approved Historic Kenwood to become an Artist Enclave Overlay District (AEOD) An Artist is defined…
When we first encountered the work of Vanessa Cunto, the immediate reaction was disbelief—was this truly a drawing and not a photograph? Her art blurs reality -vs- art, inviting inspection, and rewarding curiosity with astounding precision. Every element, from the subtlest highlight to the most delicate shift in tone, reflects an almost microscopic attention to…
Full-time Saint Petersburg, Fl artist Erik Hesson has, over many years, developed and refined a personal artistic style he calls “Linear Perspectivism.” His abstract, geometric approach merges shape and color into a cohesive visual balance—an ordered structure. When did you first realize that art was more than a passion—that it was going to be your…
The Artisan Magazine presents Fashion Underground — a raw, electric fusion of style and self-expression. Each new issue will bring you looks that lift, images that move, and fashion that says what we look like when we become the art. Introduction to St. Pete’s Brian James St. Pete often sells itself as a postcard of sunshine—beaches,…
A late-blooming painter with the skill of a Renaissance master and the spirit of a modern rebel, Nancy Cohen has quickly become one of the most distinctive still-life artists in the region. Her canvases, often dramatic in lighting and saturated with color, are a celebration of indulgence—and a quiet rebellion. The Artist’s Journey Born in…
David Downing has the kind of face you recognize even if you can’t quite place where you’ve seen it before. Maybe it was onstage introducing a panel of city leaders, maybe in a gallery crowd at a St. Pete art opening, maybe tucked away in a corner booth of a bar where he was holding…
My name is Wai Ching Schroeder. I grew up in a large family originally from Hong Kong. Due to family circumstances, I was driven to become financially independent at the age of eleven, even while still living under the same roof with my biological family.At twelve, in the year 2000, I participated in the Walt…
Damon Fowler is an American electric blues and blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Damon Fowler doesn’t walk onstage so much as he ambles, loose-shouldered and unhurried, like a guy who’s been carrying a guitar longer than he’s been carrying rent money. But the second his slide hits steel, the whole room leans in. Fowler’s…
ARTIST – MOM – HAIRDRESSER – MODEL – SURVIVOR – MENTOR – ADVOCATE Jacqueline Yulick (Jackie) doesn’t invite you in; she leaves the door wide open. In her electric, color-drenched paintings, women stare back at you—not as dreamlike muses or passive symbols, but as powerful presences with stories to tell. “My art is the communication…
The Palladium’s $10M Rock & Roll Legacy Move There’s a certain swagger to stamping your name on history. The Palladium Theater in downtown St. Petersburg is betting on that swagger as it rips out its century-old seats and launches a $10 million, bare-knuckle renovation. And you—yes, you—can claim your spot in the room where the…
Luisa Mesa is a Cuban‑American visual artist based in Miami and represented in Tampa, FL by Drew Marc Gallery. Her work includes meditative and improvisational drawing, painting, collage, digital compositions, installations, and glass works. Rooted in repetition, layering, and intuitive process, her art explores the invisible forces that animate reality. Born in Havana, Cuba, Mesa…
Aug 6-10, 2025 – YBOR CITY, TAMPA The Countdown Improv Festival returns to Tampa’s historic Ybor City from Wednesday, August 6 through Sunday, August 10, 2025. Now in its ninth year, this annual event crowns itself as America’s biggest and best improv comedy festival, dedicated specifically to trio, duo, and solo improv performances Taking place across two…
Featured Original Work Can Be Seen at D-Gallerie in St Petersburg, FL Ruth Mulvie was born in 1979 with Scottish roots, Mulvie trained in painting at the Glasgow School of Art (1998–2002), including a formative semester at Paris’s Beaux-Arts de Paris. She later worked in Glasgow and London before settling on the Sussex coast, where her studio—overlooking sea and downs—became…
What Is Hot Walls? Hot Walls is a one-night, indoor street‑art takeover hosted by Overspray Art Space—a vibrant graffiti and mural studio at 5013 20th Ave S, Gulfport, FL. It brings together 22 artists to transform every available wall into a rotating gallery of live murals, combining high-energy visuals, skate‑boarding, beats, and community spirit. 🎨 Details You Should…
FREE for Florida Residents in Costume! 🎌 Graphic Worlds: The Art of Anime Where Fandom Becomes Fine Art – July 19 & 20th 10-5 PM This summer, Imagine Museum, METROCON, and Tampa Bay Comic Con invite you to explore anime, comics, and storytelling reimagined as fine art. Graphic Worlds blends jaw-dropping glassworks, immersive multimedia, and iconic…
I was born in New York but moved to Florida where my early formative years were steeped in the sunlight and the botanical diversity of the south. I have always drawn and painted since early childhood. Like all children, I loved it. I just never stopped. My passion, then and now made every moment feel…
Patti Suzette, a St Pete-based visual artist and muralist, creates artwork that exudes raw energy and intensity. Her work marries nature with an urban grunge that is representative of the man-made changes to natural habitat. Her work is featured in galleries across major cities such as Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Manhattan, NY….
Surrealist and Experimental Photography From the David Raymond Collection at the Dalí Museum And the Influence of Sigmund Freud The Subversive Eye: Surrealist and Experimental Photography from the David Raymond Collection, exhibited at the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, showcases a collection of provocative and imaginative photographs that push the boundaries of visual perception. This exhibition…
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in St. Petersburg, Florida, is hosting an exhibition titled “Kimono: The Triumph of Japanese Dress” from March 8 through June 8, 2025. This exhibition showcases over 150 exquisite objects, including kimono dating from the late Edo period (1603–1867) through the Shōwa era (1926–1989). The exhibition offers a rare opportunity…
Coffee House | Art Gallery | Picasso Museum One of the more unique art-oriented establishments in the Bay area, Art Smart in Dunedin is a combined coffee house, art gallery and Picasso Museum and is owned and run by Mario Gutierrez. It’s located in an unassuming strip center space with a large patio in front….
Whimsical charm in an “augmented” Artsi reality, with a high-end stylistic charm and a pick of the litter, fun, Phartsi kind of way. With all the class in the world ArtsiPhartsi in Tampa etches out a piece of the 4,000 block of S. MacDill Avenue like a beacon of what’s good in the world. If…
Explore Florida’s Art, music and Culture At The Mahaffey Theater I love going out for dinner. Even better is dinner and a show! Sonata makes that easy. Located in the Mahaffey Theater, it’s the perfect place for an excellent dinner prior to a concert…whether it be the Florida Orchestra, Randy Rainbow, ABBA, or Lewis Black…
While titles, names, monikers, etc. are used by humans to attain an understanding; a comfort, a grasping of a person, place, or thing, they are not necessary. While there will always be those who categorize and pigeonhole, doing this tends to auto-generate feelings and preconceptions. I was going to do a traditional interview here but…