Historic Downtown Theater Cultivates Diversity and Artistic Expression Among Local Performers The Palladium at SPC proudly presents the inaugural Creative Fellowship Festival, a three-night celebration showcasing the talents of current and past Palladium Creative Fellows. The festival will take place from February 6 to February 8, 2025, offering a diverse lineup of performances that highlight…
Ask Me for my Pronouns Ask mefor my pronouns?It’s what we dothese days. The questionbrings up a tangleof old yarn,thoughtsI never plannedTo mess withagain. I learned pronounswomen used to say:they, theirs, different from thosecommon in the public spherehe, him, his,pronouns crownedby church and school. Some brave souls alwayspinned her and herson bits of lifethey could…
Member’s Show Winners 2024 https://www.fmopa.org
Technique and Style Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you got started in art? I’ve always been interested in art. I remember during summer camp one year one of the councilors told my mom that she felt I had talent and skill in art and hopes that it’ll be something…
John Taormina Born in 1978 in Massachusetts, John Taormina made St. Petersburg, Florida his home 15 years ago. What drew him initially to the city was its affordable living and inviting weather—two stark contrasts to the high cost of living in his native New England. At the time, St. Pete’s art scene wasn’t the dynamic…
Energy, power and survival leap out of the 2025 Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts featured image “The Fight” by Ashli Harper Story by Sarah WorthPhotos by Ashli Harper and Will Staples Thick, raised paint to create movement and energy, along with choice of color, may take your mind to current headlines, but the…
Gulfport’s DRV Gallery’s bustling creative calendar for the first two months of 2025 includes its 3rd Annual Art for a Cause Exhibition, two artist-led workshops, a live concert by Latin jazz band La Lucha, and a solo exhibition by award-winning artist Rebecca Skelton.The gallery’s 3rd Annual Art for a Cause exhibition is a juried show…
Brenda McMahon Gallery will ring in 2025 with two multi-award-winning artists as featured artists in January and February, welcoming painter and scholar Dr. Cora Marshall to begin the year, and tonalist master Larry Maynard in February. On Friday, January 3rd, the gallery will debut Dr. Marshall’s work from 6-9 PM, and her show will continue…
Join private collector Bill Zewadski for a gallery talk about the 19th century photography on view in the exhibition “Ancient Athens: Birthplace of Democracy.” The black-and-white photographs bring life to the ancient city of Athens, its arts and ideals, as it laid the foundations of popular government. They exhibition helps contextualize the Museum’s permanent antiquities…
The American Watercolor Society began as a group of eleven painters who gathered in New York City in 1866 and began to hold exhibitions of their work. Their annual exhibitions have continued from that day. The annual juried exhibition of the AWS is open to all artists worldwide. The traveling exhibition features 40 paintings from…
Hot Works is thrilled to announce the return of the Naples Fine Art Show, taking place on January 25-26, 2025, and April 12-13, 2025. This outdoor event will be hosted at the Naples Italian-American Foundation, a prime location at the intersection of Airport-Pulling and Orange Blossom Roads in Naples. Known for its high visibility, the…
Since 2013, the Palladium’s audiences have had the opportunity to become intimately acquainted with some of the world’s finest chamber musicians that look forward to returning to the Hough Hall stage each year. They are welcoming back the renowned The Calidore Quartet performing works from their recently released Beethoven Quartet albums as well as Jessie…
Ambition My ambition is to work the words “Christ on a bike!” into a poem. But no doubt I will end up accomplishing nothing much more than managing to eke out a modicum of wonder as I sit at sunset and spot just the right amount of wantonly accumulated cumulus to catch a bit of…
Brenda McMahon Gallery in Gulfport will welcome one of the world’s leading book excavation artists to its roster of decorated artists this November. Ted Wray, a multiple-award-winning artist, rescues books from the recycling bin and transforms them into mind-expanding, exciting new 3-dimensional worlds of inexhaustible exploration and wonder. He accomplishes all this with just a…
November 9, 8-11PMat FloridaRAMA Celebrate 10 years of shine and the 10-day festival at FloridaRAMA featuring a solo show and book release by 2023 artist Chris Dyer, custom installations from 2021 artists Nicole Salgar and Ricky Watts, DJ and special performance by Woes Martin (2021) and The Mighty Giants, Giano Currie’s interactive photography experience, After…
Saturday, October 26, 2024 10 AM to 4 PM OLD SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD ART WALK/ARTIST STUDIO TOUR (FREE) Visit the Old Southeast Neighborhood’s 5th Annual Artist Studio Tour, Saturday, October 26th, 2024 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Start your artists’ studio tour at the Chattaway Restaurant Parking Lot, 358 22nd Avenue South, in the Old…
The Warehouse Arts District Associationannounces an Artists’ Member show with the titleArt is a GiftLocal, Original, and Unique We are curating a retail art show in the Member Lounge in December and January, promoting your local art as the perfect holiday gift. This show will be featured over two second Saturday open gallery evenings.We invite you…
This Friday, October 4th, from 6-9pm It’s hard to believe one week ago, Hurricane Helene was making her entrance. Today, weary and overwhelmed, we are picking up after her wrath. With so much destruction, it is important to also see the beauty in the world. Here at Brenda McMahon Gallery, we have replenished our walls…
Opening Reception: October 12th 2024, 5-9pm Exhibition Dates: October 1st – November 2nd2629 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FloridaFree and open to the public Wasíl and Forever Florida Real Estate announce the opening reception for October’s Featured Artist Exhibition: Perry deVick, Saturday October 12th, 2024, from 5pm to 9pm, during St Pete Artwalk. Featured Artist Exhibition…
As we enter the month of September, we may first be thinking about Labor Day – a long weekend many spend at the beach or perhaps grilling in their backyard. But soon after comes a somber day of remembrance, as Americans reflect on the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. For some, this day takes…
TYRANNYMURDERBETRAYALFAMILIAL DISFUNCTION Before The Bachelor, before The Real Housewives, before Law and Order: Criminal Intent even before All My Children, There was The Man from Stratford A devilishly, delightful mashup adapted by director and Shakespearean scholar, Dee O’ Brien, blank verse, rhyming couplets and a smattering of prose by William Shakespeare. Long-running hit scenes include: The Jailer’s Daughter, King Lear, The Tragedy of Richard III,…
St Petersburg, Florida EnnYe Collection was founded in 2016 by Zimbabwean sisters Matipa Mutsemi and Mercy Nyamangwanda, as a clothing brand. Named after their mother, Enny, EnnYe creates contemporary clothing, accessories and home accents using vibrant African print fabric sourced from Zimbabwe. EnnYe’s clothing, which represents wearable art, has been featured in Milan Fashion Week,…
Replacing lost funding for the arts in Florida can be challenging! funding options for arts organizations Private Donations and Sponsorships: Launch fundraising campaigns targeting individuals, foundations, and corporations. Develop relationships with philanthropists who have an interest in the arts. Encourage local businesses to sponsor arts events and programs. Partnerships: Collaborate with other nonprofits and community…
I’ve set my heart on a glimpse of you: Florida Golden Aster (Chrysopsis floridana) — listed as endangered in 1986 You are so rare I can’t find you. It’s spring and your woozy stem has yet to arise from the Florida scrub and blunt sun. Once it shoots up, your whiskery leaves will climb it all…
Imagine Deeper: Into and Beyond Your Dreams is a special exhibition featuring the works of multidisciplinary artist, Louis Markoya. As a protege of Salvador Dali, Markoya’s works embody the surreal, melding elements of classical art with innovative optical technology and mathematics. In this exhibition, Markoya seamlessly intertwines his utilization of fractals in form creation with…
In just two years, DRV Gallery in Gulfport Florida has become a destination for art lovers throughout the state. Through monthly artist showcases and live musical performances, emerging and professional artists have been introduced to the local arts scene, and the gallery’s monthly artist-led workshops have opened the possibilities of art to all comers. “My…
Klaudio Rodriguez Named Next Executive Director and CEO of the MFA The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg (MFA) Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the appointment of Klaudio Rodriguez as the new Executive Director and CEO following a comprehensive national search. Mr. Rodriguez joins the MFA from The Bronx Museum of the Arts…
Jim Kammerud has always been an artist and storyteller. He wrote and directed several Disney movies, and animated and storyboarded on many others, like The Peanuts Movie and Space Jam (the original and the sequel). He’s raised five kids and married the best girl in the world. Now he’s living in Saint Pete and returning…
Q: Where are you from and how does that affect your work? A: I was born in St Petersburg, FL. I grew up around the water and it’s always been a part of me. Sub tropical imagery is more in my bones than mountains and evergreens. I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of painting water and…
Zestful passion, sure vision, and the earnest desire to create. Few things impress my imagination more. By happy chance, there’s a place in St Petersburg where all three exist with an overflow of vitality. Saint Petersburg City Theater. I was introduced to St Petersburg City Theatre (SPCT) in 2013 when my neighbor invited me to…