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The namesake association of St Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District contributes much more to the fabric of the city than many might guess. St Petersburg is known far and wide as the City of the Arts, and for more than a decade, the nonprofit Warehouse Arts District Association (WADA), has been intent on keeping it that way. What began in 2012 as a small group of people…
A Reimagined Home for Handmade Art Founded by Carmen Smith Barkett, ArtsiPhartsi originally opened in 1991 and became a vibrant destination for fine, fun, and funky handcrafted art. After closing in 2007 to focus on family and community service, it triumphantly reopened in 2023 in a beautifully renovated 102-year-old bungalow at 4002 S MacDill Ave…
Since its launch three years ago, DRV Gallery has become a vibrant hub for some of the region’s most dynamic visual and performance artists. Located on Gulfport Boulevard, the gallery hosts artist openings, live music events, and creative workshops in its popular showroom and event space. The collection features work from nearly 15 award-winning visual…
Brenda McMahon Gallery’s two-month summer art showcase, We the People, inspired artists and visitors from throughout the region, garnering media coverage and providing a platform for both visual and performance artists. As the calendar turns to autumn and the beginning of the art season, the gallery continues its run of excellence this September and October with…
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…
Nestled on the lush Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College, the Leepa‑Rattner Museum of Art (LRMA) opened its doors in January 2002. Born from the visionary generosity of abstract-expressionist Allen Leepa and housed within an architectural marvel, LRMA has matured into a vibrant hub where art, education, and community converge. A Legacy Origins in Passion…
THROUGH NOVEMBER 23, 2025 Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, this eighth iteration of the Explore the Vaults series features gifts from the museum’s formative years. These objects—offered by community members to the fledgling institution—provided the foundation for the current collection. Despite the traditional tastes of the 1960s, these works encompass a…
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…
After nearly a quarter-century of painting in the Tampa Bay Area, Edel Alvarez Galban—known artistically as AGalban—is embarking on the most ambitious artistic endeavor of his career. Opening at the Gallery at Creative Pinellas AGalban, a practicing physician and prolific painter, has been a steady force throughout Florida’s growing art scenes. But in the last…
You’ve probably heard that you can charge more by limiting your print runs, but if you’re not sure how, or whether it actually works, you’re not alone. Limited Editions have long been marketed as a way to boost perceived value and create urgency, but in today’s saturated, fast-moving art world, do they still hold weight?…