Saturday, April 19, 2025
The West Coast of Florida's Arts & Culture Magazine

Visual Arts

FEATURE ARTICLES

MAINSAIL ART FESTIVAL | 50TH ANNIVERSARY 

For the past fifty years, Mainsail Art Festival has been bringing fine artists together for one incredible weekend in the sunshine. Our 50th Anniversary...

The Subversive Eye:

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...

Artist Sammy Dormio Selected for Local Artist Spotlight

At the Upcoming 55th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts The 55th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts is set to bring together an extraordinary...

Ric Savid : A Portrait

of the Photographer as Photo Laureate The persons asking and answering the questions are both photographers, the former Photo Laureate and current Photo Laureate of...

ABOUT: Kress Contemporary

If you haven’t noticed, historic Ybor City in Tampa is experiencing a renaissance. Every day, something new seems to open—restaurants, coffee shops, apartment buildings,...

Drew Marc Gallery:

A New Destination for Contemporary Art in Tampa Tampa’s contemporary art scene continues to evolve, and the newly opened Drew Marc Gallery is adding fresh...

Museum of Motherhood

On a chilly January morning at The Factory St. Pete, a crowd gathered for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Museum of Motherhood. A row...

Blooming at Brenda McMahon Gallery

When the Florida Department of Education released a list of nearly 700 books that were removed or discontinued from public schools during the 2023-2024...

“Postcards From Inside My Cranium”

Postcards from Inside my Cranium, is the latest painting and Holographic 3D series from Louis Markoya. “It is the deepest exploration of the imagery my...

Art Smart

Coffee House | Art Gallery | Picasso Museum One of the more unique art-oriented establishments in the Bay area, Art Smart in Dunedin is a...

Luci Westphal Goes Biophilic

Stop. Look. Appreciate.  The biophilia hypothesis is the belief that humans are genetically predisposed to be attracted to nature. It states that all humans inherently love...

ONE-ON-ONE WITH TODD MCFARLANE

AN INTERVIEW WITH LEGENDARY COMIC BOOK ARTIST, TOYMAKER, FILM PRODUCER The legendary Todd McFarlane, a trailblazer in comics and toys, graced MEGACON Orlando 2025. Known...

Imagine Museum – St Pete

Vision, Reflection, Glass! Driving down Central Avenue it is difficult not to notice the large bright blue building on the 1900 block. It houses Imagine...

Who is Markus Gottschlich

“Who am I”? This question reminds me of ‘Che gelida manina’, an aria from Puccini’s “La Bohème“, where the male protagonist, a poet, answers...

The ‘Book Babe’ Brings the Art of Book Folding to Tampa Bay

One day, during the early pandemic quarantine, I was cleaning out a hutch when I found a tiny jewelry box. It contained trinkets of...

The Accidental Art Collector

I’m what one would call, an Accidental Art Collector. I was not brought up in an artistic family. We rarely went on vacations or...

Interview with Saumitra Chandratreya

Saumitra Chandratreya is an award-winning fiber-based installation artist currently based in St. Petersburg with a studio located at the ArtsXchange in the Warehouse Arts...

Dr. Drapkin And The Drapkin Collection

When Dr. Robert L. Drapkin chooses to do something, he does it fully. He is an in-depth collector of art.  He is also a medical...

Crafting Dreams in St. Petersburg

“Don’t act your age in retirement. Act like the inner young person you always have been.” - J. A. West In the vibrant Artist Enclave...

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

Member’s Show Winners 2024 1st Place, Nature: Clarke Kwangwari, Wooden Waves 1st Place, Conceptual: Katy Walters, The Women 1st Place, Documentary: David Decker, High Seas on the Third Coast 1st Place,...

Art as Personae

The Evolution of Conventions, Fandom, and Cosplay Do you know conventions (cons), fandom, and cosplay can be traced back to the 19th century? The earliest...

Blaquejack Studios – OliverJackson

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...

The Reluctant Painter Who Sees Art Differently

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...

Kevin Brady – Sculptor, Light Designer

The last time you were at the Salvador Dali Museum and you saw the dripping-clock bench in the Avant-Garden or the Rainy Taxi inside...

Leslie Curran is the owner and proprietor of ARTicles Gallery in St. Petersburg, Fl

Robin O’Dell - How long have you been in St. Pete? I have known you in passing for a long time, but I...

Artsi Phartsi Smiles – Tampa

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...

INSPIRATION – Elisabeth Condon

One of the highlights of art happenings in the Tampa Bay region is when area museums join forces to produce the Skyway exhibitions. 2024...

Enn Ye Collection/Gallery

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,...

Duncan McClellan Gallery – Bold New Chapter:

A story of vision, legacy, and renewal prepares for a new phase at the Duncan McClellan Gallery Duncan McClellan has established one of the most...

iBOMS

While titles, names, monikers, etc. are used by humans to attain an understanding; a comfort, a grasping of a person, place, or thing, they...

The Art of – Kirk Ke Wang

More and more often these days the Tampa Bay region can claim artists who are internationally esteemed. Kirk Ke Wang has established himself not...

Vlasta Smola Art

Vlasta Smola has made art the fabric of her life. After moving to the United States to receive her MA in Communication Arts, she...

Jim Kammerud – Contemporary Figure Painter and Portrait Artist

Jim Kammerud has always been an artist and storyteller. He wrote and directed several Disney movies, and animated and storyboarded on many others, like...

Artist Conversation: Lance Rodgers  

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...

Richard Minster – Artist Extraordinaire

Richard Minster is a Minsterpiece; a piece of work, gregarious, open, honest about himself and his art. Richard creates out of a desire to...
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