This Pride Weekend,,,,

SATURDAY
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I am giving a 40 minute talk on how to take better vacation pictures today at Gallery 909, at 4 PM. 909 22nd St S. Free!



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Enchanted Forest Photography is hosting a photo booth inside Creative Soul Studio : Coffee, Wine, Art this Saturday, June 28, from 3 pm to at least midnight, at St. Pete Pride. Photo booth will also be open from 11 am - 6 pm on Sunday, June 29, during the Pride street festival.

Fee is $20 and includes four hi resolution digital negatives emailed to you after your session.

Also, check out Creative Soul's event, which includes a live DJ, jello shots, sangria all set up in the back of the coffee shop. Click here for details: https://www.facebook.com/events/626970594065370/

Hope to see your smiling faces there!!

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Today we'll be screening the films created during our second annual FREE film contest, from June 1-June: https://www.facebook.com/events/652199958186234/

Come see the good, the bad, and the near unwatchable! This year the audience will be able to vote on the $100 prize for WORST FILM! Oh yeah, and our professional judges will give $100 for best film too.

Also, don't miss our free moviemaking classes thoughout the month of May!

May 7 - 8PM - Screenwriting
https://www.facebook.com/events/1434375130139490/
May 14 - 8PM - Lighting
https://www.facebook.com/events/232829630254828/
May 21 - 8PM - Understanding cameras, exposure and women
https://www.facebook.com/events/716395608381862/
May 28 - 8PM - Video Editing
https://www.facebook.com/events/835896759760938/
May 31 - 8PM - How to Make a Kick Ass Movie
https://www.facebook.com/events/1391104697829353/

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On Saturday, June 28
Join Femily Killer and The Bends for the CLOSING PARTY of

*THE GEMINI EXPOSURES*
Paintings about the Dualistic Female Ideal.

This is the last opportunity to see the show before it comes down, as we segue from Gemini to Cancer.

In addition, the Bends will host 2 surf rock style bands and $4 pina coladas.

https://www.facebook.com/emilyemilymiller

http://femilykiller.com/



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SUNDAY
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Join us Sunday June 29th 4pm. We encourage everyone to paint their pride on our wall. Share your positive & inspiring message for LOVE & EQUALITY for everyone to see. We will have paint & supplies available. You will also have the opportunity to meet & mingle with the artist Niko Kekllas who will be there to help facilitate during the painting. Enjoy DJ on the patio 6pm-8pm & DJ inside 8-? Live music inside by Emily Turnage 6-8pm
Bell's Brewing has supplied us with festive rainbow colored tap handles. All Bell's taps will be on special for $5. We also have tons of Bell's swag & goodies to give a way.

*Stay tuned more details to come.
*Please RSVP for the event if you plan on attending so we can make sure we have plenty of supplies.
*Please share & invite your friends to this event.

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Join the women of The Gloria Sirens for a reading and discussion sponsored by The Studio@620 and Wordier Than Thou.

Readers for the evening will include:
Lisa Lanser Rose
Suzannah Gilman
Tiffany Razzano
Gianna Russo
Gloria Muñoz
Heather Jones

We'll be asking for a suggested $5 donation at the door.

At TheGloriaSirens.com, we’re building a virtual auditorium where we and other creative women can promote the voices that impress and move us, where we can take artistic chances without fear of silencing, and where we’re encouraged, even goaded, to sing our riskiest songs and dare give full throat to our unspeakable truths.

Or to just be silly.

We hope that we touch and amuse you, but most of all empower you. We hope that whatever you hear us doing here, you think to yourself, “Aw heck, I can do that,” and then you go do it, or the artistic equivalent, somewhere, somehow.

To be treated as full writers (and not just women writers), we need our sisterhood, and that’s why The Gloria Sirens is here. Still not sure there’s a problem? For four years VIDA has tallied the rate of publication between women and men in the world’s most respected literary outlets. VIDA recently reported that although there are signs of progress, the 2013 numbers haven’t budged from the dismal 2012: most literary publications showcase fewer than thirty percent of work by women.

The Gloria Sirens galvanizes women wordsmiths and other artists together in person, in print, online, and across all time and space, mostly so we know we’re not the only ones who’d rather craft a time-traveling paragraph than watch Doctor Who.

Let’s get heard.
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Art Pool and Pride and Trashion Fashion

Shop our local market during PRIDE this weekend!

Saturday June 28th & Sunday June 29th 11am-5pm

It is a fav with the locals and always a great time. All ages welcome & free to the public event. Our markets are a ton of fun and feature the best artisans in Tampa Bay including lots of ETSY folks too. Come enjoy the Fest and make a day out of your ARTpool adventure by eating with us at our cafe, shopping with vendors and checking out our funky shop & gallery too!

The Fests for this season will be hosted at:
ARTpool Gallery located at 2030 Central Avenue, St Petersburg FL

Reserve your booth at www.artpoolgallery.com
Set up for vendors is 10am-11am with the event running from 11am-5pm and break down from 5pm-6pm. If you are a two day vendor you are welcome to leave your tent & set up over night. Tents are not required but are suggested. Spaces are non-transferable, one space per vendor, no sharing, no refunds no cancellations, weather is out of our control and markets are rain or shine. Get ready for an awesome year of market fun with the ARTpool gang. See you soon St Pete!

Want to get involved?
Our show staff are dedicated volunteers who love the arts and people. If you'd like a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on to host an art event, meet artists and arts fans, and attend events for free, please contact us to inquire about volunteering at the next show.

100% of all ART sales go to the ARTIST always @ ARTpool.

7th Annual Trashion Fashion Show

Recycled & Upcycled Runway Showcase

Saturday July 19, 2014 8pm-12am

All Ages Welcome

CALLING ALL DESIGNERS

Our annual over the top recycled challenge is back! Designers start sketching, all ages welcome to participate, we have had designers as young as 13 and as old as 83 a part of the event. Get your design sketches and material list (75% must be recycled or upcycled) to ARTpool asap to become a part of our VIP designer headlined list and on our press release to the papers and publications. You can design 1 garment or up to 10. It is free to participate and one of our biggest and most fun events of the year. Be sure to pencil ARTpool in for an unforgettable experience on Saturday July 19, 2014!

Come & eat lunch with us.  Eat, Drink & Be Local!

Enjoy free wifi and have a healthy lunch at our cafe! We are open Tues-Sat 11am-4pm

Vegan, Vegetarian, Carnivore & Gluten Free Options Available.

THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING LOCAL AND SUPPORTING ST PETE'S FINE ARTISTS!  WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH AND THANK ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL CUSTOMERS FOR MAKING OUR SMALL BUSINESS A SUCCESS FOR OVER 6 YEARS!

The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum.

Three months ago, there was an article in a local newspaper about the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, saying that there was controversy between certain members of the community and the Museum. Said article stated that control of the Museum might be taken from current staff and be turned over to SPC.

By coincidence, Sharon Norwood, who interned at Mindy Solomon Gallery years ago, had a one-woman show there. My first visit, was followed by a brief write-up on Facebook, complete with photographs. Since then, I have returned for three other visits.

This is a gem of a small museum in service to its community. The shows I have seen are well-themed and curated, reflecting its mission. The place is spotless, the staff friendly, knowledgeable and informative. As with most small museums, it multitasks for social functions. My most recent visit was for the Juneteenth Celebration.

I arrived late, to find drummers and an ongoing town meeting/group discussion where everyone spoke their piece about community concerns in turn. At the end of this, people went outside into the beautiful gardens behind the main structure, and small fireworks were set off in a family-like gathering. I also took photographs of this and put them on Facebook. They can be accessed on my personal page.

From my visits to the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, what I have observed first-hand is a good, ethnic, small, well-run museum doing what small ethnic museums do. By any measure it is an asset to the community it serves and the city of Saint Petersburg as well.

--- Luis Gottardi

Alternate Venues: What are they?

What is an alternate venue? The moniker is a much-desired brand because it stands out from the others. Defining the term is not easy, because it can take many forms, but at the simplest level, it is an alternate to what? The mainstream.

An AV has to be doing things outside the norm. It is one place where bigger is not usually better. Well meaning people in tribal cultures, like Saint Petersburg Fl., will claim in knee-jerk fashion  that the places their cronies own or where they get to - or hope to show - to be AVs.
This is often followed by dogmatic articles of faith ("I believe in...") or worse.

Let's do a mainstream checklist:

The usual artists, themes, populist memes we have seen a thousand times, 40% commission, the same old everything, including bands, ethnic (lily white) emphasis, hackneyed commercial attitude, etc.

There is nothing wrong with this. It's the way it's done, but does not remotely qualify as an AV.

The number one qualifier for an AV is: Daring. It takes unbridled, almost suicidal passion to break away from the pack and do something else, given the risky nature of the business in its mainstream form.

Risk-taking is the handmaiden of reward for AVs.  Who has taken them in the area? From memory... (and I am probably leaving many out, so please do not feel offended if yours goes unmentioned)

...David Audet's gallery, Kenny Echezabal's Ybor space on 7th, all Gala Corina shows, everything Theo Wujcik was involved with, Beaux Arts, the recent eve-N-odd gallery by Jennifer Kosharek, Mindy Solomon gallery, which may have looked mainstream to many, but for elevating the quality of her gallery to Museum levels. Currently, in Tampa, there is EPOXY, a non-commercial space run by four women that is presenting an eclectic series of unusual shows, outdoing themselves and elegantly rebooting the meme for the arts in Tampa. In Saint Petersburg, there is the Venture Compound, an arts and music venue run by Jesse Vance and Brad Kokay that has simply demolished conventions (including their own!) surrounding the arts and music in St. Petersburg -- and have managed to last three years (!!!). 

To all of you, I salute you. To those who want the title, work harder, smarter and closer to the heart. 

--- Luis

This Jersey Boys Weekend, June 20th-21st.

The temperatures are rising, but it isn't hellishly hot yet. The Monsoon season is upon us, the rain times are still not dialed in.


Friday, June 20th
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The JUNE group event for FAF Tampa Bay ... of course every Friday can be Free Art Friday!

ARTISTS: If you're interested in participating please do at your convenience--distribution is loosely concentrated in downtown st pete but you can place art wherever you like. Be sure to tag it with free art friday and your email or the web address of this group so people can post and let you know your art was found. Also feel free to post pictures on this page of your work/where it is placed.

FINDERS: Please limit yourself to 1 piece per person and let the artists know how excited you are to find their work by contacting them or posting a photo here.

the group URL is facebook.com/groups/FAFStPete for posting images

OF COURSE this event is merely a suggestion for those of us who like deadlines... not required, not limited to this or any specified date. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR ART WITH THE WORLD generosity is its own reward

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Art Exhibit at the new Bluelucy Ybor

MISC features the art of PALEHORSE > TES ONE < BASK > PHIILIP CLARK < CHAD MIZE > MICHELLE SAWYER < DANIEL MRGAN > STEPHEN PALLADINO > MICHAEL McGRATH < SAORI > SEBASTIAN COOLIDGE < NICK KEKLLAS > DAVID CABASSA
Well the time is here to open it up. Hope you can make it out tonight. Thanks to the Lucys (Melia Carino & Erin Hughes) for all your help yesterday. And so excited to be working hand in hand with Elias Théroux of savoir-faire labs on this space in the coming months. Let's get it.
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Come out and help create a new original publication at the Type Mob Creative Jam Session. We’ll have typewriters and art supplies available for the creation of a new original publication by YOU! Collaborate, generate, and confabulate with other creative geniuses! We’ll take the finished product and publish it as a special release for Tampa Zine Fest! 1540 N. Franklin St.
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Saturday, June 21
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Every Saturday 9am - 1pm June - August
Saturday Summer Market at Williams Park
Come by and see the slimmed down Saturday Morning Market market in the shade of the park. 40+ vendors. We are teaming up with KSPL this year.  330 2nd Ave. N.
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$10 TO PARTY WITH DANNY "PARTY ANIMAL" PIECHOCKI

AHLEUCHATISTAS (NC) - Danny Piechocki's biological parents.

JITTERS - Nathan Corder lost a bet and has to play in this band for 7 more months.

ZULU WAVE - As most people know, in high school Michael J. Wave made some serious waves when Hollywood decided to take his life story of being a small town basketball playing werewolf and put it on the silver screen. Several years, lovers, and addictions later he settled down in Clearwater, Florida and went on to form Zulu Wave.

WOLF FACE - No popular music act of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s attracted a more varied audience than Wolf Face. Beginning in the mid- to late '60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as songwriters and singers to create a style of their own that carried them from psychedelia to progressive pop. Then, after hitting a popular trough, they reinvented themselves as perhaps the most successful white soul act of all time. What remained a constant throughout their history is their extraordinary singing, rooted in three voices that were appealing individually and melded together perfectly.

SAMURAI SHOTGUN - Samurai's don't have shotguns. Or feelings.

LA LUCHA - House band for the Brass Mug

EARLY FORMS - One of three Bee Gees cover bands performing this evening.

BEES AND ENORMOUS TIGERS (Tallahassee) -They're literally bringing bees.

LIONS AFTER DARK - Thirty nine thousand years ago, a dark force emerged from deep within the earth. That force was known as Peylon and ruled for a thousand years. Then all the creatures of nearby starsystems banned together and defeated Peylon and his army of merchant cannibals. Then everyone totally forgot this happened.

EIGHT MILLION KAMI - Slightly better than Seven Million Kami

SNACKING - Do you feel oily? I feel oily.

OPHELIA - Blast Beats and Dirty Sheets

SAM WOLTER - A cat pawing at a Theremin.

HOLLIS SMITH - Shredded cheesefood product, with a hint of lime.

DIREWOOD - Barry White meets Barry Manilow. It's like a smoothie.

MARK CASTLE - Just like Bone Thugz N' Harmony, except white.

$10 TO PARTY WITH DANNY "PARTY ANIMAL" PIECHOCKI

AHLEUCHATISTAS (NC) - Danny Piechocki's biological parents.

JITTERS - Nathan Corder lost a bet and has to play in this band for 7 more months.

ZULU WAVE - As most people know, in high school Michael J. Wave made some serious waves when Hollywood decided to take his life story of being a small town basketball playing werewolf and put it on the silver screen. Several years, lovers, and addictions later he settled down in Clearwater, Florida and went on to form Zulu Wave.

WOLF FACE - No popular music act of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s attracted a more varied audience than Wolf Face. Beginning in the mid- to late '60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as songwriters and singers to create a style of their own that carried them from psychedelia to progressive pop. Then, after hitting a popular trough, they reinvented themselves as perhaps the most successful white soul act of all time. What remained a constant throughout their history is their extraordinary singing, rooted in three voices that were appealing individually and melded together perfectly.

SAMURAI SHOTGUN - Samurai's don't have shotguns. Or feelings.

LA LUCHA - House band for the Brass Mug

EARLY FORMS - One of three Bee Gees cover bands performing this evening.

BEES AND ENORMOUS TIGERS (Tallahassee) -They're literally bringing bees.

LIONS AFTER DARK - Thirty nine thousand years ago, a dark force emerged from deep within the earth. That force was known as Peylon and ruled for a thousand years. Then all the creatures of nearby starsystems banned together and defeated Peylon and his army of merchant cannibals. Then everyone totally forgot this happened.

EIGHT MILLION KAMI - Slightly better than Seven Million Kami

SNACKING - Do you feel oily? I feel oily.

OPHELIA - Blast Beats and Dirty Sheets

SAM WOLTER - A cat pawing at a Theremin.

HOLLIS SMITH - Shredded cheesefood product, with a hint of lime.

DIREWOOD - Barry White meets Barry Manilow. It's like a smoothie.

MARK CASTLE - Just like Bone Thugz N' Harmony, except white.

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Saturday, June 21st, The Oleson Gallery and Scuderi Studios presents 'Files & Film: A Juried Photographic Art Show'. A list of artists were chosen by 3 jurors of different genre and level from over 130 submissions. Prizes are VIEWER'S CHOICE with the special ARTICLE'S CHOICE prize.

Craig Royal
Kyle Fleming
Chad Mize
Patricia Warren
Marta Rhine
Gordon Moore
Dan Sheridan
Jeff Wilcox
Lea Umberger
Sara James
Thomas Ris
John Furey
Jessi Donnelly
Brooks Peters
Michael Bauman
Michael Cruz
Michael Oliver
Maria DiSclafani
Jorge Leisey
Adrienne Andersen
Annelise Saandberg
Kristin Randall
Nin McQuillen
Elena Sarn
Gabriel Ramos
Noe Lozano
Juliette Inostroza
Lauren Bowen
Emelle Lee
Ashley Holloway
Kaylin Amabile
Jason Bassett
Robin Dana Perry
Tim Benton
Evan Thomas Neiman
Brian James
Deidra Leigh
Michael Ortiz
Aurailieus
Ryan Carpenter
Jay Cee
Sheri Kendrick
James Gilliland
Amelia Bartlett
Julliana Villamil
Taylor Varvil
Daniel Reyes
Treeona Hill
John Lichtenstein
Laura Miller
(in order of submission #)

Doors open at 7pm with DJ Earl Grae to greet you. Free Admission. One ballot vote per show guest for Viewers Choice awards.

PRIZES:
-$400 cash prize to #1 VIEWER'S CHOICE
-3 person show at The Oleson Gallery to top 3 VIEWER'S CHOICE
-3 hours scheduled studio time at Scuderi Studios to #2 and #3 VIEWER'S CHOICE
-$75 Gift Certificate to #1 and #2 VIEWER'S CHOICE from Grand Central Stained Glass & Graphics with $50 to #3
-3 one month memberships to top 3 VIEWER'S CHOICE from The Artist Loft at 66.
-ARTICLES' CHOICE prize - $250 Gift Certificate to ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing and placement in a future show at Articles.

Participating Jurors: Richard Auger, Leandro Gongora, and Xina Scuderi.

Musical Performances: Astari Nite, Article 47, and RedFeather.

Official afterparty at The Amsterdam.

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On June 21st Eight of Tampa Bay's most daring writers will face off in live literary combat!

In Lucha Libro two authors are given a random prompt and then they have five minutes to create an original piece of written brilliance, right before your eyes! After the frenzy of spontaneous creation, our combatants will present their work and a winner will be declared! Winners move on to the next round until only one remains!

Theatricality and costumes encouraged!
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Nikki & Company offering something new this coming Saturday!! Put on your dancing shoes, come have some great drinks and food at the Twisted Martini!!! Serving the best of Florida's favorite cuisine and some of the most innovative new cocktails.

A very versatile chill/neo-soul/jazz/r&b singer, Nikki Shau has recorded with many artists, including Chaka Chan, Charlie Wilson, Jeff Lorber, Johnny Guitar Watson, The Gap Band among many others. Originally from the Tampa Bay area, she is an accomplished sound engineer and has produced on many labels. Keyboardist Eliezer Seymore is a 23 yr old graduate of The Beny More Music Institute in Cuba and a new vibrant keyboardist. Sam Martinez is a formally educated bassist who has performed with many major bands locally and nationally. Together with guest drummer Luis Alicea, they will bring you fun dance grooves at the Twisted Martini. Eat -- Drink -- Dance!! Or just listen! Come join us at the gorgeous Twisted Martini.

"Tampa Bay native Nikki Shau has been making her way in the Los Angeles and London music scenes, performing with the likes of Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson . . . she has a diverse range, performing songs in genres ranging from jazz and blues to R&B and dance." Tampa Bay Times
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This Saturday, June 14th, 2014

WMNF will be selling our wonderful listeners donations to raise money for programming and other station activities. We will have thousands of records, books, cds and more.
Lots of free parking,plus they have a nice little restaurant in there.

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Saturday, 10 AM - 9PM 1445 Central Ave St Pete


Ok, so our storage area is overflowing again. Time for another crazy frame sale ~ mostly standard sizes, definitely lots of designer mouldings, almost everything is at least 70% off retail! Artists, designers, art lovers ~ Get here early for the best selection!
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Noon - 8PM, 719 Central Ave. St Pete.

Presented by Morean Arts Center and THE NEW BARKER. The art show will coincide with the Second Saturday Gallery Walk in St. Petersburg with fantastic art featuring man's best friend. FREE

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The Warehouse Arts District in collaboration with the Arts Association St. Petersburg Inc., the The EDGE District of St. Petersburg, the Central Arts District, the Grand Central District Association, the Waterfront District and the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance invite you to the St. Pete Second Saturday ArtWalk, Father’s Day Edition, on June 14, 2014 from 5-9 p.m.

Ride one of our two red trolleys as they take you on a tour of over 30 warehouses, galleries and studios that are staying open late just for you!

This month’s Artwalk Trolley will begin at 4pm which includes a 4pm boarding location at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida (MFA). This coincides with their Beer Project event taking place during the day. There will also be an MFA-sponsored craft beer sampling at select ArtWalk venues (see list below). ArtWalk patrons can also pick up a scavenger “ticket” at each venue to enter into a drawing for prizes at 3 Daughters Brewing. For more details, visit http://www.fine-arts.org/beer-project.

Aside from the boarding location at the Museum, our one continuous trolley loop goes from the roundabout at 10th Street and Central Avenue to deep in the heart of the Warehouse Arts District. The shortened loop is to help reduce rider wait time! You can also use The Central Avenue Trolley ($.50) to reach galleries and shops on Central Avenue to Beach Drive.

The studios and galleries provide an informal, engaging social evening to drop in and meet our community's artists. Many will have demonstrations and refreshments. Be the first to see new affordable works of fine, glass, and clay art!

Handmade, one of a kind, unique, local art make excellent Father’s Day gifts! Ride the trolley to these venues or print the map and drive yourself. Browse, watch and purchase “Where Art is Made”!

The Father’s Day May trolley is sponsored by Duke Energy, Courtyard by Marriott, The Downtown Partnership, The Orsini & Rose Law Firm, The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and The Studio@620.

Free trolley parking can be found on 1st Ave N and 1st Ave S from 15th St to 30th Street. Additional parking will be available for trolley riders in the vacant lot at the Northeast corner of Central Avenue and 29th Street (Please note that this is NOT one of our trolley stops). In addition, venues with large free parking lots are Soft Water Studios, St. Pete Clay Company and the Florida Holocaust Museum.

TROLLEY STOP – Trolley starts here at 5pm
Craftsman House Gallery – 2955 Central Avenue - Opening Reception--6th Annual Clay Pride…& Fairies! Featuring a collection of colorful ceramics, by clay artists who are openly embracing the clay lifestyle. New this year, Clay Pride is complimented by The Fairy Show. Janet & Jay O’Rourke unveil a roomful of colorful, whimsical fairies! They will be signing their new book, “A Fairy’s ABC, A Dream Come True.” MFA beer tasting with 7venth Sun Brewery! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craftsman-House-Gallery/158706022997


TROLLEY STOP
Charlie Parker Pottery – 2724 6th Avenue South – Mugs and Music - Come party with us and listen to a live band & enjoy beer in handmade mugs, created by our member artists. * Free beer with a purchase of one of the gallery artist mugs!. https://www.facebook.com/events/1505080566381952/?

Zen Glass Studio – 600 27th Street South - Enjoy live glassblowing, auctions, demonstrations and a gallery show of our newest creations. Featuring the works of Zen Glass artists Joshua Poll, Dave Walker, and Christian Zvonik.
MFA beer tasting with Big Storm Brewing Co.! https://www.facebook.com/ZenGlassStudio

TROLLEY STOP
Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings – 562 25th St. S - A working art studio and showroom. Featuring new signature designed furnishings and lighting. https://www.facebook.com/Funktionhouse

Duncan McClellan Glass – 2342 Emerson Avenue South - “Group Summer Exhibition”, featuring over 40 glass artists from around the world. MFA beer tasting with Barley Mow Brewing Co.! https://www.facebook.com/events/645900192168979/

TROLLEY STOP - Trolley starts here at 5pm
Clay Center of St. Petersburg - 420 23rd Street South – Features over 50 different artists displaying their original artwork. Eclectic potters and St. Pete Art Mash artists. Demonstration of handbuilding and large bowls thrown by Rich Meredith. https://www.facebook.com/ClayCenterofStPetersburg

TROLLEY STOP
Soft Water Studios- 515 22nd Street South - A 4000 sq ft warehouse space has been beautifully transformed into a fine art gallery and studio space. Resident Soft Water artists: Carrie Jadus, Paul Glass, Emily Miller, Clifford Hollensworth & Mark Aeling https://www.facebook.com/sws.art.art

Mga Sculpture Studio – 515 22nd Street South - A commission driven sculpture facility that specializes in the design, fabrication and installation of sculptural objects in a variety of mediums from cartable materials to metal fabrication. Currently working on several large scale commissions for local private entities and across the country. https://www.facebook.com/MgaSculpture?fref=ts

TROLLEY STOP
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum – 2240 9th Avenue South - Artifacts and Art from Africa https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Carter-G-Woodson-African-American-Museum/116551169863

Gallerie 909 – 909 22nd Street South - Taste the Art Featured artist: Arthur Dawson – meet the artist. https://www.facebook.com/events/447792355366592/

Uniquely Original Arts - 915 24th Street South - Drum circle/ Tropical art. https://www.facebook.com/uniquelyorginalarts?fref=ts

TROLLEY STOP
Morean Center for Clay – 420 22nd Street South - Terrain: New Works by Brice Dyer and Nature/Nurture: Recent Works by Sarah Holt. MFA beer tasting with 3 Daughters Brewing ! Includes member CA CAFE open for sandwiches, beer and snacks during artwalk. https://www.facebook.com/Train.Station.Center.for.Clay

TROLLEY STOP
Nancy Smrekar working studio - 2135 3rd Avenue South, Unit #5 - In the garden courtyard building, with other artists working in various mediums. Featuring acrylic/oil paintings in impressionism, realism and abstract styles by emerging artist Nancy Smrekar.

Richard Clark and Jim Corp - 5 Deuces Galleria Building - 420 23rd Street South - Showing master works in limited edition prints and original paintings. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=739036012796403

TROLLEY STOP
St. Petersburg Opera Company - 2145 1st Ave South St. Petersburg Opera’s new home, Opera Central, where the heart of the building is a 750 sq. ft. gallery for visual art. View an exhibit of Paper Solo works: works on paper from artist Patsie McCandless. https://www.facebook.com/StPeteOpera

TROLLEY STOP
ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing - 1445 Central Avenue - Celebrating the hot summer with cool new works from our gallery artists. MFA beer tasting with Green Bench Brewing Co! https://www.facebook.com/ArTiclesIncCustomFramingArtGallery

TROLLEY STOP
Creative Clay – 1114 Central Avenue - Five Years of Mail Art with PCCA, Gibbs H.S. and Creative Clay. Collaborative paintings and drawings. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Clay/129582707070749

Feathered Serpent Gallery - 1018 Central Avenue - Caribbean Panorama - A collective exhibition of multiple artists, celebrates the distinct imagery of the Caribbean environment and cultures. https://www.facebook.com/events/634139800002663/?ref=5

TROLLEY STOP
Us Artists Group, LLC- Electric Zoo Studios – 1741 First Avenue North - See the books and illustrations by artist E.B.Yates, TVM3D™ projected images set to original music by Jim McNeely. Live webcast will be taking place! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Us-Artists-Group-LLC-Electric-Zoo-Studios/693304274028442

TROLLEY STOP
Art Central Studios - Art Central Building, 2109 Central Avenue, 2nd Floor - Six established visual artists - Carol Dameron, Mary Grieco, Frank Lewis, John Bartone, Herb Snitzer and Zala Highsmith, will be showing and speaking about their most recent works. http://www.artcentralstudios.com/

TROLLEY STOP
Grand Central Stained Glass & Graphics – 2401 Central Avenue - We'll have an array of terrific glass artists on hand, each working on their current piece. All will be eager to chat with you about their techniques and experiences. Watch and learn as artists craft stained, fused, mosaic, wire-wrapped, and painted glass pieces for your enjoyment and amazement! https://www.facebook.com/grandcentralstainedglass

TROLLEY STOP
Augustine Ludovico Studio & Academy of Art - 2851 1stAve North - The gallery & art studios will be open for viewing. Paintings and jewelry for sale, with artists available to visit. The Academy will also be holding a "Painting with Attitude" workshop from 7:00-10:00 for $30. The workshop includes a fun evening, all supplies, and snacks. Participants take home a painting. https://www.facebook.com/AugustineLudovicoStudio

Also accessible via the Central Avenue trolley (50 cents):

Central Ave Trolley Stop
Morean Arts Center – 719 Central Avenue - Art of Dog festival. MFA beer tasting with Cycle Brewing! https://www.facebook.com/events/451944261578279/

Central Ave Trolley Stop
Graphi-ko Gallery – 669 Central Avenue - Featuring paintings and pottery from local artists. Plus a wide selection of jewelry created on-site, along with pieces from around the world. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Graphi-ko-Gallery-Jewelry/125300180883521

St. Pete Art Works -- 635 Central Ave - A co-operative art gallery exhibiting the work of 24 local artists, with featured artist exhibitions and live entertainment during ArtWalk. https://www.facebook.com/St.PeteArtWorks?fref=ts

Strands of Sunshine – 8 Sixth Street N - Handcrafted jewelry and other locally made goods. https://www.facebook.com/StrandsofSunshine?fref=ts

Central Ave Trolley Stop
Florida Holocaust Museum– 55 Fifth Street South - "Whoever Saves a Single Life," an exhibition that looks at the non-Jews who risked their lives to safeguard their Jewish fellow citizens during the Holocaust. Showing through June. https://www.facebook.com/events/401550409987066/

Regions Bank – details coming soon

Florida Craftsmen, Inc. – 501 Central Avenue - The Magic of the Maker: Adornment jewelry exhibition in the gallery. MFA beer tasting with St. Pete Brewing Co.! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Florida-Craftsmen-Inc/352815711033?fref=ts

The Art Lofts of St. Petersburg, FL – 10 Fifth St N Upstairs - A community of 18+ working artist studios, located directly above the Florida Craftsmen Gallery. The artists display their work during ArtWalk, in conjunction with events at Florida Craftsmen, and by appointment. Their works range from contemporary mixed media to traditional painting. The artists bring individual style and expression, enjoying a synergy that can only happen when the focus is about art, the artist and the studio. https://www.facebook.com/artlofts?fref=ts

Berk Fine Art Collective – 10 Fifth Street N, #100 - Featuring works by Robert "the quadfather" Sutherland, Karan Porter, and Tammy Berk. Scenes of downtown St. Petersburg, oil paintings, encaustic mixed media pieces, and other original works. https://www.facebook.com/berkfineartcollective

Art on 1st– 550 First Avenue North - A tribute to a hot summer. Art on 1st sizzles with summer scenes. https://www.facebook.com/Arton1st

Central Ave Trolley Stop
Michele Tuegel Contemporary – 320 Central Avenue - Art for your everyday. https://www.facebook.com/MicheleTuegelContemporary?fref=ts

Gallery on First Avenue South – 200 Central Avenue S. - Mixed media collection by Australian artist Shane Bowden: Chanel vs. Louis. https://www.facebook.com/timothyrainesgallery

Cimino Gallery - 2511 Dr. MLK Jr St - Offering a diverse selection of art including signed and numbered limited edition prints, original acrylic on canvas, photography, vintage prints and handmade jewelry. Their custom picture framing shop uses only the best conservation materials and all of the work is done in house.

Our partner associations also have great listings for art events!!
• Keep Saint Petersburg Local
• Grand Central District
• Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association

Choose 4 or 5 to visit this Saturday then come back the next Second Saturday to visit more!

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Tracing vs Drawing

http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/11/twins-develop-low-tech-method-transcribing-reality-paper-amazing-detail/



This sounds like a not-so-healthy approach. But it brings up a subtle but critical issue in this era where people tend to trace instead of drawing. Besides all the factors concerning the significance of drawing, the stereotypical graphic look, etc., what concerns me most is the loss of the effects of stereotaxic vision. I'm not saying it is required, but that cameras and screens "see" very differently than human eyes do. Of course, since people spend a huge percentage of their time looking at simulations of reality (camera-derived imagery) they may not be able to tell the difference. An art-buddy, now dead, and I used to play a game at outdoor art shows back in the '80s to see if we could guess whether it was drawn from reality or from a photograph.

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This Weekend, June 6th-7th 2014

Friday, June 6th
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Two special events this ‘First Friday’ @ Tempus Projects
REDUCED/SHELVED & The Mostly-Morrissey Dance Party Fundraiser
Friday, June 6th, 2014 at 7pm

REDUCED/SHELVED

Tempus Projects is pleased to announce thier summer group show: REDUCED/SHELVED. This exhibtion combines two popular Tempus exhibitions, REDUCED: an exhibition of black, white and grey artwork priced at $500 or less, and SHELVED: a small-scale sculpture exhibition. REDUCED/SHELVED opens Friday June 6, 2014, with an opening reception from 7-10PM. Featured artists include: Diran Lyons, Becky Flanders, Lauren Garber Lake, Taylor Pilote, Tyler Jopek, Christopher Wharton, Cor Fahringer, Corbett Fogue, Hildebrando Bellizio, Duarte Carvalho and Roger Chamieh.

The event is free and open to the public but donations are greatly appreciated. Refreshments and snacks will be offered. Classes and groups are encourged and welcomed.

TEMPUS PROJECTS is dedicated to nurturing established and emerging local, national and international artists through exhibitions and events. The project promotes artists working in all media and originates, organizes and hosts exhibitions that engage the Tampa Bay community through the visual arts. Established in 2009, TEMPUS PROJECTS has presented over 43 exhibitions featuring the work of more than 178 artists and collaborators.

Located at 4636 N. Florida Ave.Tampa, Florida 33603 in South Seminole Heights, TEMPUS PROJECTS is highly regarded as cultural catalyst and a neighborhood touchstone. It has contributed greatly to the district’s emergence as a unique and creative local destination. In acknowledgment of its contributions to the arts and the community, Tampa’s Creative Loafing has awarded TEMPUS PROJECTS the "Best Alternative Art Space" Loafie award for three consecutive years. TEMPUS PROJECTS has worked in collaboration with Experimental Skeleton, Silver Meteor Gallery, Tampa’s Downtown Partnership, and Creative Loafing.

This event is sponsored in part by the Mermaid Tavern.

What: REDUCED/SHELVED; Public reception/art exhibition, refreshments.
When: Friday, June 6, 7-10pm
Where: Tempus Projects; 4636 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL 33603
More: Stick around after the reception for our dance party fundraiser: "Dance Your Legs Down to the Knees Mostly-Morrissey Dance Party Fundraiser". DJ Gabe Echazabal will spin mostly-Morrissey related tunes for us for us. After June's First Friday Seminole Heights starts to wind down stay out and enjoy a cell-phone-free dance party. $5 suggested donation at the door. All proceeds support future programming at Tempus Projects.

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The Dance Your Legs Down to the Knees Mostly-Morrissey Dance Party Fundraiser

You'll be dancing and laughing and finally living...

Please join us for a "Dance Your Legs Down to the Knees Mostly-Morrissey Dance Party Fundraiser". After June's First Friday Seminole Heights starts to wind down, stay out and enjoy a cell-phone-free dance party. Also check out the REDUCED/SHELVED exhibition. $5 suggested donation at the door. All proceeds support future programming at Tempus Projects.

Tempus is having a dance party.
We really want you to come.
We really want you to dance.
-or you can just watch if you are into that.
Gabe Echazabal will spin mostly-Morrissey related tunes for us.
NO cell phones and NO cameras in the main gallery.
You can use and check (secure) your technology in the 'cell phone lounge’ or outside.
$5 at the door. (Most fun mini-fundraiser ever.)

What: Dance Your Legs Down to the Knees Mostly-Morrissey Dance Party Fundraiser, refreshments.
When: Friday, June 6, 9:30-11:30pm
Where: Tempus Projects; 4636 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL 33603
More: Get here early for REDUCED/SHELVED; Public reception/art exhibition, refreshments and ‘First Friday Seminole Heights” 7-10 PM.



 


On Friday, June 6th, join Leslie Neumann and Susan Gott at the Gadsden Arts Center in Quincy, Florida (near Tallahassee) for HOT WAX, HOT GLASS featuring amazing individual pieces of artwork as well as several creations pairing two unlikely mediums of cast glass and wax encaustic into gorgeous collaborations.

Both artists live, work and play along the West coast of Florida, from Tampa Bay to Aripeka, to the springs of Weeki Wachee. Avid conservationists, both artists have a deep love and respect of Florida, the aquifers, the wetlands, the wildlife and the precious resources of the region. This understanding crosses over to a deeper spiritual understanding that ties the work and the artists together. Leslie and Susan both use material and process to influence color and form in their work.

At 6:30pm, both artists will take a few minutes to speak about their individual works and collaborations.

Leslie, working with encaustic (hot wax) and oil paint, applies the paint and wax to a surface while hot, and as it congeals she scrapes away colors, engraves words or pictographs, resulting in a rich luminous surface.

Susan casts molten glass directly from a furnace burning at 2300ºF, and incorporates images, symbols, inclusions and color, inspired by nature with ancient symbolism.

Together their friendship and common interest in the natural world served to create a new means of expression in their mutual interest in the spiritual. “Our technical discussions of how we were going to make something did not preclude our deeper understanding of what the work was about. The creation of these works allowed a new crossing into our own interest in the mystic. This mutual understanding was really exciting for us. We quickly worked through the technical challenges and timelines, and what we produced was beyond our expectations.“ –Susan Gott

About Leslie
Leslie Neumann received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, and a Master’s Degree in painting from New York University in Manhattan. Her images are inspired by the raw, primitive energy of the wetlands and the vast, cosmic night sky that surround her. Made with oil paint and encaustic, the hot wax is applied with a brush. As it cools, the artist scrapes through to reveal other layers of color, resulting in a luminous and textured surface. Read more here: http://www.leslieneumann.com/.

About Susan
Susan Gott holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University and has studied at Pilchuck, Penland, Haystack and Arrowmont Schools for glass. She has worked in glass for over 30 years and specializes in large scale, cast glass sculpture that incorporates steel or stone. Each sculpture is created using a sand mold process where each piece is individually hand carved, colored, cast from the molten glass, and hand polished to reveal the interior. The work embodies her interest in mythological symbolism and philosophies from ancient cultures that express the union of human being and nature. The resulting glass, with primitive qualities and metaphors, are a visual re—presentation of the cycles of life. Read more here: http://www.gottglass.com/

(All photo credits go to Blanchette Photography)

Hors d'oeuvres & beverages from 7-9pm

Exhibit runs June 6–August 2, 2014








Saturday, June 7th
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☛ Art Opening - The highly anticipated blockbuster art exhibition, "My Generation: Young Chinese Artists," debuts at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida (and the Tampa Museum of Art)

MARKETS:
Saturday Morning Market's first Summer Market in Williams Park from 9 am-1 pm
St. Pete Indie Market from 12-6 pm on 7th St & Central and inside The Local 662 - https://www.facebook.com/events/763397693705580/
Brocante Market - 9 am-7 pm Saturday and 9 am-5 pm Sunday
Grand Central District Association Flea, Antiques & Collectibles Market from 9 am-4 pm on the 2500 Block of Central Avenue
(separate post to come on who'll be at Williams Park & the Indie Market)

St. Pete Running Company's Running Class - How to Run - https://www.facebook.com/events/290773037757999/

AFTERNOON FOOD & DRINK EVENTS:
Florida Orange Groves Winery's Wings & Wine from 1-3 pm - only $5 - call for reservation: (727) 347-4025
St. Pete Makers' 1st Bots and Beer event at Green Bench Brewing Co. from 4-7 pm - $15 donation gets you a beer, some grub and hands on bot time (proceeds benefit St. Pete Makers)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1449460118629012/
St. Pete Pride Food Truck Rally at Georgie's Alibi St. Petersburg from 4-11 pm - special Pride rally with entertainment (all ages, but 21+ over only inside the bar)

FUNDRAISERS:
Friends of Mirror Lake Library Annual Summer Book Sale (9 am-3 pm) - https://www.facebook.com/events/660075674085709/
Hannah's Homeless Fundraiser at Watersister Dry Goods (10 am-4pm) - https://www.facebook.com/events/279999365510943/
Central Oak Park Neighborhood Association Fundraiser at GayStPete House (12-4 pm) - https://www.facebook.com/events/552341534883187/
Mad Hatters Ethnobotanical Tea Bar's Pitbull Adoption Party/Fundraiser (4-9 pm) - https://www.facebook.com/events/762582637096890/

EVENING EVENTS:
Smells Like Teen Lit: Teenage Wasteland II at Planet Retro Gallery - readings by local writers, music & art (hosted by Wordier Than Thou, Heather Jones & Planet Retro - proceeds benefit Eckerd Youth Alternatives / bring a new children's or YA book to donate) - https://www.facebook.com/events/239758662893261/

The Venture Compound's "An Evening with Paris & the Night" (Mark Castle and The Craigslist Killers) - https://www.facebook.com/events/664707123601585/

☛ Tampa Bay Rowdies play Minnesota United FC at Al Lang #COYR *Buy your tickets and support our hometown team! ☚

— with Jesse Thelonious Vance and 34 others.

This Saturday, the Eva show at Gennaro....

Edge DIstrict THursday Night Market

Lots of artists will be there, including Jennifer Kosharek!