SIK Selection Marquez Valdes-Scantling I know Field of Dreams was a baseball movie, but let’s pretend it was football meets fashion. The work you see here was created by 2-time Super Bowl Champion Marquez Valdes-Scantling. St. Petersburg native, Lakewood Spartan, USF Bull, and NFL wide receiver with great style and a sick (SIK) fashion brand. I’ve…
At the heart of Shona sculpture is a spiritual worldview. Sculptors, Mines, and the Spirit Within In recent years, EnnYe Gallery owner Vini Mutsemi, alongside Matipa Mutsemi and Mercy Nyamangwanda, has introduced American audiences, particularly in St.Petersburg, to the powerful tradition of Shona stone sculpture from Zimbabwe. These works stand apart not only for their form,…
Whitney Paige is a figurative oil painter and muralist based in St. Petersburg, Florida. She began her career in Miami as a live art instructor, later moving to Appalachia, where she exhibited her work with a variety of galleries—including a pop-up solo show at The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts. Her work explores the…
In an era dominated by digital images and instant photography, artist Marc Brechwald proves that a simple graphite pencil can still stop viewers in their tracks. At first glance, Brechwald’s work often looks like black-and-white photography. The detail is striking, every wrinkle, reflection, and subtle shadow captured with precision. But lean closer and the truth…
Two major Museum Exhibits After Venus: Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg: May 16 – August 30, 2026Forest Bathing: Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art: June 27 – December 6, 2026 Babs Reingold, a St. Petersburg. Fl based contemporary artist whose work bridges ecological awareness, material sensitivity, and conceptual inquiry. Over several decades, she has developed a…
Fran Powers to Step Down, Clareann Despain Named Executive Director The Board of Directors at Powerstories Theatre announces a pivotal moment in its evolution as founder Fran Powers prepares to step away from day-to-day leadership after more than 25 years of guiding the organization she created from a single spark of inspiration. The transition will…
Spring is approaching slowly and steadily. Here on the Gulf Coast, the seasons may vary little, yet there is a shift noticed in the air when the sun suddenly kisses your skin with a deep warmth. I find that having grown up with the four seasons, I hibernate during the winter months: hiding inside, eating…
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…
Opera lovers new to the area will be pleased to know there’s no need to fly off to La Scala or Covent Garden to sate their musical appetites. Quality opera can be found on three sides of Tampa Bay, with established professional companies in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota. Opera Tampa, founded in 1996 by…
By John C. Carter Farmhouse on a Dirt Road Her ears, hearing him yell her name again as she stands there, half-way between the house and the car. His voice, hurling obscenities, making even the dogs hide. Her hand— not as convinced as his had been— falters in its reach for the gate. The chair…