Saturday, March 11, 2017

This Grand Prix Weekend, 3/11/2017

Downtown St Pete sounds like an orgy of hornets. There is no place to park, but it will soon be over. The Dali always suffers in attendance because of this - and shouod be compensated.

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Trolley Stop #1 – 2955 Central Avenue starts here at 5pm.
Craftsman House Gallery – 2955 Central Avenue - . Live pottery demo in the studio. Wire & Wood: The Art of Bim Willow. The legendary willow furniture maker, author, and activist presents his new collection of wire sculptures. https://www.facebook.com/craftsman-house-gallery-158706022997/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #2 – 26th Ave. South between 26th & 27th St.
Charlie Parker-Pottery – 2724 6th Avenue S. – Demos by Charlie Parker through out the evening. https://www.facebook.com/Charlie-Parker-Pottery-143278235683807/

Zen Glass Studio – 600 27th Street South - The Women of Glass show. Featuring an all female line-up of glass artists. Also visit all of the glass studios and glass galleries for the 1st annual Sunshine Glass Week & Glass Trail ArtWalk. And the latest work from your friends at Zen Glass Studio. https://www.facebook.com/events/142589632902727/
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Trolley Stop #3 – 562 25th St. South
Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings – 562 25th St. S - Premiering new work! Rescuing local St. Pete trees headed for a chipper or landfill. Hear the process of creating 'urban lumber' and see their sawmill and the latest wood slabs fresh off the mill made into new furniture designs. https://www.facebook.com/Funktionhouse

Consilience - 2501 Emerson Avenue South (727) 280-3638 - TBA
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Trolley Stop #4 – 2342 Emerson Ave. South
Duncan McClellan Gallery – 2342 Emerson Avenue South – Wild Life! Kelly O’Dell and Raven Skyriver. Artists’ reception with glass blowing demonstration by Kelly O’Dell and Raven Skyriver. Live music from 8-10PM with the Henry Ashwood Jazz Project. https://dmglass.com/march-11-12-join-duncan-mcclellan-gallery-opening-glass-show-wild-life/
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Trolley Stop #5 – 400 23rd St. South
Brick Street Clay Studio - 400 23rd Street South. New work on display and a demonstration starting at 6:15. https://www.facebook.com/brickstreetclay/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #6 – in the parking lot of 515 22nd St. South
Dazzio Art Society Gallery & School of Art - 515 22nd Street South - St. Petersburg: Each artist has portrayed our City in their own unique way. Everything from realism to abstraction. Some choose our buildings to define St. Petersburg, while others paint the colorful citizens in situations that make them interesting to paint. The featured artist of the month is Pat Green. Meet artists, many who will be demonstrating and painting. Live music. https://www.facebook.com/dazzio.art.experience/?fref=ts

Soft Water Studios - 515 22nd Street South - Fantastic Ekphrastic is here again! View a collection of 15 visual art pieces and read their corresponding literary interpretations by 15 local writers. https://www.facebook.com/sws.art.art/events/

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

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Trolley Stop #7 – 2240 9th Ave. South
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum - 2240 9th Avenue South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/WoodsonMuseum/?fref=ts

Gallerie 909 - 909 22nd Street South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/gallerie909/
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Trolley Stop #8 – 420 22nd St. South
Morean Center for Clay – 420 22nd Street South - Florida Heat: Surface Design 2017: An exhibition in conjunction with the Florida Heat: Surface Design workshop series. Nationally recognized demonstrating artists include Matthew Metz, Linda Christianson, Sam Chung, Carole Epp, Meredith Host, Thaddeus Erdahl, Adam Field and Ben Carter. https://www.facebook.com/CenterForClay/timeline
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Trolley Stop #9 – in the parking lot of 3 Daughters Brewing Starts Here at 5pm - Free parking lot for trolley riders
Nancy Smrekar Art Studio - 2135 3rd Avenue South, Unit #5, Five Deuces Galleria Garden Building. Featuring acrylic/oil paintings in impressionism, realism, and abstract styles by emerging artist Nancy Smrekar. https://www.facebook.com/nancysmrekar.artist/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #10 – 2006 2nd Ave. South
From Mayan Hands - 2006 Second Avenue South - Featuring handmade Mayan folk art, both new and antique. Also a large selection of santos, nativities, day of the dead, dance masks, colorful wooden animals, and outrageous Mayan art. Plus the usual religious folk art. https://www.facebook.com/From-Mayan-Hands-768725999853388/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #11 – 2010 1st Ave. South
Clay Center of St. Petersburg - 2010 1st Avenue South – TBA https://www.facebook.com/ClayCenterofStPetersburg/events/
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Trolley Stop #12 – 1114 Central Avenue
Creative Clay – 1114 Central Avenue - Elegant Women: New Paintings by Shasta G., painter and mixed media artist. Shasta has attended Creative Clay since 2012, and her work is generated by information gleaned from books she reads, her imagination and life experiences. Music by Infinite Third, featuring Billy Mays III. https://www.facebook.com/events/634852180056714/
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Trolley Stop #13 – 620 1st Ave. South
The Studio@620 - 620 First Avenue South - Here and There: a group photography exhibit that brings together six local photographers at various stages in their careers, exploring a wide range of styles and subjects both at home and abroad. This diverse collection features vast landscapes, intimate spaces, spiritual travelogue, playful portraiture, unintentional paintings, and lazy afternoons. Photographers include: Karen Kommer, Benjamin Ross Duensing, Laura Dante, Kevin Damphouse, Kéra Holzinger, and Lenore Duensing. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Studio620/events/?ref=page_internal
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Trolley Stop #14 –3rd St. S. between Central & 1st Ave. South
The Gallery - 200 Central Ave. Suite 111 - Featuring the automotive work by artist Timothy Raines, in honor of Grand Prix weekend. Luxury is the essence of his compositions, capturing movement and energy through color and shape. Raines explores these subjects all through his iconic style of painting, inspired by the controlled chaos of his technique that both represents and redefines distinctive style. https://www.facebook.com/thegalleryart/?fref=ts

Ocean Blue Galleries - 284 Beach Dr NE - TBA. https://www.facebook.com/Ocean-Blue-Galleries-350976551912594/

SHAPIRO'S Gallery – 300 Beach Drive NE. - Showcasing the finest in American made blown glass, jewelry, pottery, wooden boxes and sculpture. https://www.facebook.com/shapirogallery

D-gallerie - 203 1st Street North - Showcasing top quality emerging and mid-career artists from Latin America and Florida. An unusually unpretentious place where art lovers can participate in the appreciation and collection of original art. https://www.facebook.com/dgallerieusa/

Lynn Merhige Gallery - 216 Fourth Street N - TBA https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-Merhige-Gallery-146904772019134/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #15 – 5th Street between 1st Ave. N & Central
Florida CraftArt - 501 Central Avenue – Round Square – conversations @large. Featuring art works by four established Florida artists: Edgar Sanchez Cumbas, Kendra Frorup, Babette Herschberger and Charles Parkhill. Round Square may seem like an oxymoron, but guest curator Katherine Gibson has created an exhibition that offers visual connections and conversations throughout - some obv


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Monday, March 6, 2017

Art Taco's Art Person of the Year 2017: Carrie Boucher

Carrie Boucher spent ten years in Chicago going to college at The Art Institute, living as an artist, doing painting, metalsmithing, and, like so many artists. doing retail windows to pay the bills. Studio or art-making space was a concern then, and remains a core thread in this story. Carrie returned to Florida, and taught Art at a charter school. She experienced frustrations with access for students, particularly how they were punished by being removed from Art class, Questions of access to art, spaces, materials and wall space persisted, along with other, more philosophicai questions about identity as an artist, all part of the bus idea and the Neighborhood Oriented Mobile Art and Design Studio, NOMAD. Carrie was on new ground, and had to redefine herself to do this. Social Practice Artist is the term she uses.

                                      "There is no wrong way to be an Artist"
                                                                 --- Carrie Boucher

Carrie began looking for a bus, the community responded, a generous offer was made, which included labor and bus. Volunteers emerged, now totaling 160-plus. From certified Art teachers to those who wash the bus, they are a community committed to the idea. The first bus, named Nuri, has contracts with schools, half way houses, and foster homes. Nuri was recently superseded by a new bus, acquired via social fundraising This funds the other places NOMAD serves in the community. You see it at festivals, full of children insde happily making art, being taught.and the bus is not just a mobile space, but a rolling canvas, covered with their art, Fantastic stuff, to see smiling children, focused and creating, Carrie tells me she would like to expand operations, with multiple buses and serving a much wider area. On a personal level, whe wants to do an installation involving metalsmithing, preferably on an island. This is a community-shifting paradigm, supported by the community itself, which is why Carrie Boucher is Art Taco's Arts Person of the Year for 2017.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

This Weekend, 2/11/2-17

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Trolley Stop #1 – 2955 Central Avenue starts here at 5pm.
Craftsman House Gallery – 2955 Central Avenue - Wire & Wood: The Art of Bim Willow. The legendary willow furniture maker, author, and activist debuts his new collection of wire sculptures. Patsi a world-renowned psychic from Golden Peacock Psychic Readings, will be giving readings on the porch. https://www.facebook.com/craftsman-house-gallery-158706022997/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #2 – Station Numberthree - 2701 5th Ave. South

Thee Photo Ninja - Open gallery. https://www.facebook.com/theephotoninjaphotography/

Civil Savage Design - Closed for February
https://www.facebook.com/paragonprojects.net/
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Trolley Stop #3 – 26th Ave. South between 26th & 27th St.
Charlie Parker-Pottery – 2724 6th Avenue S. – Demos by Charlie Parker through out the evening. https://www.facebook.com/Charlie-Parker-Pottery-143278235683807/

Zen Glass Studio – 600 27th Street South - The Women of Glass show. Featuring an all female line-up of glass artists. Also visit all of the glass studios and glass galleries for the 1st annual Sunshine Glass Week & Glass Trail ArtWalk. And the latest work from your friends at Zen Glass Studio. https://www.facebook.com/events/142589632902727/
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Trolley Stop #4 – 562 25th St. South
Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings – 562 25th St. S - Closed for February. https://www.facebook.com/Funktionhouse

Consilience - 2501 Emerson Avenue South (727) 280-3638 - Featuring ceramic artist Brenda McMahon. McMahon will be showing her award winning saggar fired vessels, along with her latest ceramic tile art sculptures.
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Trolley Stop #5 – 2342 Emerson Ave. South
Duncan McClellan Gallery – 2342 Emerson Avenue South – Ciao Amici! Salvadore and Ferro Brothers from Murano, Italy! https://dmglass.com/join-us-opening-glass-show-ciao-amici/
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Trolley Stop #6 – 400 23rd St. South
Brick Street Clay Studio - 400 23rd Street South. New work on display. https://www.facebook.com/brickstreetclay/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #7 – in the parking lot of 515 22nd St. South
Dazzio Art Experience Gallery & School of Art - 515 22nd Street South - St. Petersburg: Each artist has portrayed our City in their own unique way. Everything from realism to abstraction. Some choose our buildings to define St. Petersburg, while others paint the colorful citizens in situations that make them interesting to paint. The featured artist of the month is Pat Green. Meet artists, many who will be demonstrating and painting. Live music. https://www.facebook.com/dazzio.art.experience/?fref=ts

Soft Water Studios - 515 22nd Street South - A 1500 sq ft. rotating warehouse gallery featuring sculpture, pottery, and paintings. The opening for Surrealist Tendencies by Timothy Innamorato. Timothy's work is full of color and full of life. Resident artists will open their studios to the public. https://www.facebook.com/sws.art.art/events/

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

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Trolley Stop #8 – 2240 9th Ave. South
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum - 2240 9th Avenue South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/WoodsonMuseum/?fref=ts

Gallerie 909 - 909 22nd Street South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/gallerie909/
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Trolley Stop #9 – 420 22nd St. South
Morean Center for Clay – 420 22nd Street South - Opening reception: Florida Heat Surface Gallery Show. https://www.facebook.com/CenterForClay/timeline
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Trolley Stop #10 – in the parking lot of 3 Daughters Brewing Starts Here at 5pm - Free parking lot for trolley riders
Nancy Smrekar Art Studio - 2135 3rd Avenue South, Unit #5, Five Deuces Galleria Garden Building. Featuring acrylic/oil paintings in impressionism, realism, and abstract styles by emerging artist Nancy Smrekar. https://www.facebook.com/nancysmrekar.artist/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #11 – 2006 2nd Ave. South
From Mayan Hands - 2006 Second Avenue South - Featuring handmade Mayan folk art, both new and antique. Also a large selection of santos, nativities, day of the dead, dance masks, colorful wooden animals, and outrageous Mayan art. Plus the usual religious folk art. https://www.facebook.com/From-Mayan-Hands-768725999853388/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #12 – 2010 1st Ave. South
Clay Center of St. Petersburg - 2010 1st Avenue South – Featured artist Ryan Raines. Ryan is a local artist new to the area. Visit with Kyu Yamammoto (Muse Winner). Raku firing throughout the night. https://www.facebook.com/ClayCenterofStPetersburg/events/
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Trolley Stop #13 – 1114 Central Avenue
Creative Clay – 1114 Central Avenue - Civil Rights: Yesterday and Today. A Black History Month exhibit honoring those who initiated The civil rights movement in the 1950’s through the present. Featuring ceramics, mixed media and paintings by the Transition & member artists of Creative Clay. Also on exhibit, Elegant Women, paintings by our featured artist, Shasta G. Live music 6-8pm. https://www.facebook.com/creativeclaystpete/events/
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Trolley Stop #14 – 620 1st Ave. South
The Studio@620 - 620 First Avenue South - Local artist Tyler Staggs exhibits a new body of work, Connections, which explores the correlation between life experiences and inter-personal relationships. Staggs has taught art in a wide range of settings to people with varying abilities and disabilities. This exhibition embraces Stagg's own fears of vulnerability by showcasing personal growth through art. Through performance art and painting he'll share his philosophy of individual transformation and overcoming inner obstacles. He hopes that by sharing the importance of relationships, viewers will create their own personal connections. https://www.facebook.com/events/1233228313391308/
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Trolley Stop #15 –3rd St. S. between Central & 1st Ave. South
The Gallery - 200 Central Ave. Suite 111 - Featuring digital collage artist, Jason Brueck. The Waste and Taste of Space: a special exhibit featuring some of Brueck's newest work. Space represents both the finite and infinite. Recognizing and respecting the parameters of each, requires an urgency to change the way we're changing things. Meet the artist. https://www.facebook.com/thegalleryart/?fref=ts

Ocean Blue Galleries - 284 Beach Dr NE - St Petersburg's newest fine art gallery. Alexi Butirskiy will be painting live and in person. https://www.facebook.com/Ocean-Blue-Galleries-350976551912594/

SHAPIRO'S Gallery – 300 Beach Drive NE. - Showcasing the finest in American made blown glass, jewelry, pottery, wooden boxes and sculpture. https://www.facebook.com/shapirogallery

D-gallerie - 203 1st Street North - Showcasing top quality emerging and mid-career artists from Latin America and Florida. An unusually unpretentious place where art lovers can participate in the appreciation and collection of original art. https://www.facebook.com/dgallerieusa/

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Saturday, January 14, 2017

This First 2nd Sat of 2017

St. Petersburg's Second Saturday ArtWalk presents over 40 galleries and studios in the Waterfront Arts, Central Arts District, The EDGE District of St. Petersburg, Grand Central District Association and the Warehouse Arts District coming together as one arts destination.

Be the first to see new affordable works of art, as ArtWalk is Opening Night where many galleries and studios premiere new works. Some are only open on ArtWalk, and many offer demonstrations and refreshments. It’s impossible to take in the entire ArtWalk in one night! Plan to drive, walk, or take the trolleys to visit the districts of your choice.

Our free trolley shuttles will have an art guide on board talking about each venue on our one continuous trolley loop. You can park for free 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, the Morean Center for Clay at the Train Station, the Clay Center of St. Petersburg, and the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum.

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, the Arts Association St. Petersburg Inc., the EDGE District, the Grand Central District, and the Warehouse Arts District associations coordinate St. Petersburg’s Second Saturday ArtWalk. The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance strives to be the community voice, the umbrella organization for the arts -- facilitating artists, arts organizations and creative businesses to work collaboratively; empowering the growth of the arts community, and driving arts-related economic development.

Browse, watch and purchase “Where Art is Made”!

Be on the lookout for two red trolleys! Download your ArtWalk map using the ticket link above.
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Trolley Stop #1 – 2955 Central Avenue starts here at 5pm.
Craftsman House Gallery – 2955 Central Avenue - Nationally recognized sgrafitto artist Teresa Mandela travels from Kansas with a large selection of her ceramic work. Teresa will be on hand to discuss her work. Also featuring snow! Yes, there will be snow in the gallery. https://www.facebook.com/craftsman-house-gallery-158706022997/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #2 – Station Numberthree - 2701 5th Ave. South

Thee Photo Ninja - A creative collaboration with other artists and model, for a live photo shoot in the studio. https://www.facebook.com/theephotoninjaphotography/

Civil Savage Design - Their newest work in concrete & wood plus artwork by Michelle McCoy.
https://www.facebook.com/paragonprojects.net/
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Trolley Stop #3 – 26th Ave. South between 26th & 27th St.
Charlie Parker-Pottery – 2724 6th Avenue S. – Demos by Charlie Parker through out the evening. https://www.facebook.com/Charlie-Parker-Pottery-143278235683807/

Zen Glass Studio – 600 27th Street South - Hosting a 3-day class with West Coast glass artists Kaj Beck & Cameron Burns plus a gallery show/meet & greet until 10pm. And as always come check out the latest work! https://www.facebook.com/events/261970970886011/
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Trolley Stop #4 – 562 25th St. South
Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings – 562 25th St. S - Rescuing local St. Pete trees headed for a chipper or landfill. Hear the process of creating 'urban lumber' and see their sawmill and the latest wood slabs fresh off the mill made into new furniture designs. A variety of gift items by Cody Stewart, sure to appeal to like cheese trays and cutting boards, cell phone stands, jewelry and more. https://www.facebook.com/Funktionhouse

Consilience - 2501 Emerson Avenue South (727) 280-3638 - Guest artist Randy Colbath - a neo-expressionist sculptor working in locally sourced woods.
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Trolley Stop #5 – 2342 Emerson Ave. South
Duncan McClellan Gallery – 2342 Emerson Avenue South – Featured artists Shelley Muzylowski Allen and Rik Allen, two of the art forms most imaginative and innovative creators. Watch them blow glass from 6-8pm. The Henry Ashwood Jazz Project will perform from 8-10pm. https://dmglass.com/opening-glass-show-dream-space/
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Trolley Stop #6 – 400 23rd St. South
Brick Street Clay Studio - 400 23rd Street South. New work on display. https://www.facebook.com/brickstreetclay/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #7 – in the parking lot of 515 22nd St. South
Dazzio Art Experience Gallery & School of Art - 515 22nd Street South - New Year Art Extravaganza. Local artists showing their exciting, newest works. Come and enjoy the show while supporting these very talented artists. See painters demonstrating their various painting techniques during this opening. https://www.facebook.com/dazzio.art.experience/?fref=ts

Soft Water Studios - 515 22nd Street South - A 1500 sq ft. rotating warehouse gallery featuring sculpture, pottery, and paintings. Sharon Norwood is the featured artist this month. Sharon's work speaks about the politics of hair, identity, race, and beauty. https://www.facebook.com/events/1249104918510898/

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

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Trolley Stop #8 – 2240 9th Ave. South
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum - 2240 9th Avenue South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/WoodsonMuseum/?fref=ts

Gallerie 909 - 909 22nd Street South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/gallerie909/
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Trolley Stop #9 – 420 22nd St. South
Morean Center for Clay – 420 22nd Street South - Out of the Ashes, an exhibition of wood fired ceramics juried by Matt Schiemann. https://www.facebook.com/CenterForClay/timeline
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Trolley Stop #10 – in the parking lot of 3 Daughters Brewing Starts Here at 5pm - Free parking lot for trolley riders
Nancy Smrekar Art Studio - 2135 3rd Avenue South, Unit #5, Five Deuces Galleria Garden Building. Featuring acrylic/oil paintings in impressionism, realism, and abstract styles by emerging artist Nancy Smrekar. https://www.facebook.com/nancysmrekar.artist/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #11 – 2006 2nd Ave. South
From Mayan Hands - 2006 Second Avenue South - Featuring the Mayan Dance of the Deer and some prehistoric American Indian pottery. Handmade Mayan folk art, both new and antique. Also a large selection of santos, nativities, day of the dead, dance masks, colorful wooden animals, and outrageous Mayan art. https://www.facebook.com/From-Mayan-Hands-768725999853388/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #12 – 2010 1st Ave. South
Clay Center of St. Petersburg - 2010 1st Avenue South – Meet Mitch Lyons clay artist. Demonstrations in Raku, throwing on the wheel; meet the artists of The Clay Center. https://www.facebook.com/events/1169962323072172/
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Trolley Stop #13 – 1114 Central Avenue
Creative Clay – 1114 Central Avenue - opening of Artlink 2017, our collaboration with artists from Japan. Now in its, 10th year, Artlink Japan features a collection of textiles, drawings and paintings from Japan, as part of our collaborative partnership with our sister city, Takamatsu. Beverages available for donation and live music 6-8 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/368663793492063/
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Trolley Stop #14 – 620 1st Ave. South
The Studio@620 - 620 First Avenue South - The YES Exhibition Over the past 12 years, The Studio@620 has prided itself on being a YES in the community, providing a venue for creative and cultural endeavors of all types. As a continuation of exploring the meaning and impact of YES, Chad Mize and Kenny Jensen have co-curated a group exhibition centered on this concept. See how over 80 artists interpret YES! https://www.facebook.com/events/1162282440493413/
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Trolley Stop #15 –3rd St. S. between Central & 1st Ave. South
The Gallery - 200 Central Ave. Suite 111 - Innovative exhibitions of contemporary fine art. A diverse selection of works from both internationally recognized and emerging local artists is available for acquisition; featuring paintings, sculptures, lithographs, and photographic prints. https://www.facebook.com/thegalleryart/?fref=ts

Ocean Blue Galleries - 284 Beach Dr NE - St Petersburg's newest fine art gallery. Artist to the Stars Adam Rote will be painting live and in person. https://www.facebook.com/Ocean-Blue-Galleries-350976551912594/

SHAPIRO'S Gallery – 300 Beach Drive NE. - Showcasing the finest in American made blown glass, jewelry, pottery, wooden boxes and sculpture. https://www.facebook.com/shapirogallery

D-gallerie - 203 1st Street North - Showcasing top quality emerging and mid-career artists from Latin America and Florida. An unusually unpretentious place where art lovers can participate in the appreciation and collection of original art. https://www.facebook.com/dgallerieusa/

Lynn Merhige Gallery - 216 Fourth Street N - Works by gallery artists with after the holidays specials from art works that artists' would like to find a place in a collection. A once a year opportunity.
https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-Merhige-Gallery-146904772019134/?fref=ts

Saturday, November 12, 2016

2nd Saturday, November 2016

In glorious weather...



Trolley Stop #1 – 2955 Central Avenue starts here at 5pm.
Craftsman House Gallery – 2955 Central Avenue - Stocked for the holidays with unique, handmade art, the gallery & café are housed in an historic 1918 Arts & Crafts bungalow. The award-winning gallery features handmade artwork from over 300 of the top national & local artisans-clay, blown glass, jewelry, wood, furniture. Watch pottery demonstrations on the potter’s wheel. https://www.facebook.com/craftsman-house-gallery-158706022997/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #2 – Station Numberthree - 2701 5th Ave. South

Thee Photo Ninja - Catch a live fashion model photo shoot. Commercial, headshot, sports & fitness photography. Featuring personal, creative photography projects from collaborations & travels. https://www.facebook.com/theephotoninjaphotography/

Civil Savage Design - Thanksgiving and harvest. Their newest work in concrete & wood.
https://www.facebook.com/paragonprojects.net/
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Trolley Stop #3 – 26th Ave. South between 26th & 27th St.
Charlie Parker-Pottery – 2724 6th Avenue S. – Imagination #nolimits: Solo show by Beate Marston. They say imagination has no boundaries & Beate Marston proves it with this show about reaching the far corners of the mind. Her work is both creative & visually stunning. Beate's sculptures & vessels are a work of social artistry. https://www.facebook.com/events/1112365275539154/

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. https://www.facebook.com/ZenGlassStudio/timeline
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Trolley Stop #4 – 562 25th St. South
Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings – 562 25th St. S - Featuring new photography and wood collaborative art pieces by Tim Arruda & Zoe Bocik, as well as some new furniture designs. Guest artist Tiki-Mondo will be demonstrating and selling his Polynesian style hand-carved full-size Tiki sculptures, made from locally sourced urban lumber logs. A variety of items by Cody Stewart - cheese trays, cutting boards, cell phone stands, jewelry. https://www.facebook.com/Funktionhouse
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Trolley Stop #5 – 2342 Emerson Ave. South
Duncan McClellan Gallery – 2342 Emerson Avenue South – Consilience. Join San Francisco based, internationally acclaimed glass artist David Patchen as he premieres a new body of work designed for the Duncan McClellan Gallery. Patchen will give a free glass blowing demonstration from 6-8pm. Live jazz around 8pm. http://ow.ly/jIbN305pVIy
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Trolley Stop #6 – 400 23rd St. South
Brick Street Clay Studio - 400 23rd Street South. New work on display. https://www.facebook.com/brickstreetclay/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #7 – in the parking lot of 515 22nd St. South
Dazzio Art Experience Gallery & School of Art - 515 22nd Street South - Christmas Boutique and Gallery Show. Each year artists donate small paintings....most under 10"by 12". The paintings range in price from $25 to $50. All proceeds go to their scholarship fund. There will also be exciting larger paintings in the main gallery. https://www.facebook.com/dazzio.art.experience/?fref=ts

Soft Water Studios - 515 22nd Street South - Featuring works by resident Soft Water Studio artists, as well as our guest artist, Carlos Pons. 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

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Trolley Stop #8 – 2240 9th Ave. South
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum - 2240 9th Avenue South - Paintings that Heal in the Sacred Phi: Featuring the artwork of Paul Houzell. Paul's work is strongly inspired by the human figure. "They are so real you can almost place yourself in them and become a part of the scenes". He is an artist, teacher and lecturer seriously concerned with humanitarianism, spiritualism and education. He seeks to communicate the importance of a cultural identity, especially with young African Americans and Latinos, to show the valuable role art should play in orchestrating world change by improving communication between them and all people worldwide https://www.facebook.com/WoodsonMuseum/?fref=ts

Gallerie 909 - 909 22nd Street South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/gallerie909/

Uniquely Original Art - 915 24th Street South - TBA

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Trolley Stop #9 – 420 22nd St. South
Morean Center for Clay – 420 22nd Street South - Stories on Clay exhibit. The exhibit focuses on narrative, storytelling and imagery, juried by Sue Tirrell. https://www.facebook.com/CenterForClay/timeline
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Trolley Stop #10 – in the parking lot of 3 Daughters Brewing Starts Here at 5pm - Free parking lot for trolley riders
Nancy Smrekar Art Studio - 2135 3rd Avenue South, Unit #5, Five Deuces Galleria Garden Building. Featuring acrylic/oil paintings in impressionism, realism, and abstract styles by emerging artist Nancy Smrekar. https://www.facebook.com/nancysmrekar.artist/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #11 – 2145 1st Ave. South
St. Petersburg Opera Company / Mirella Cimato Art Gallery - 2145 1st Ave South - Artistic photographer Jim Swallow, Creator of the Photographic Art Society Inc. will exhibit his Golden Collection photographs as well as Highlights from the 10th Season of the St. Petersburg Opera Co. Free guided tours exploring the St. Petersburg Opera building: you will discover the enormous Costume Room, the Grand Preis Hall, the Work Shop where the stages for the Operas performed at the Palladium are built, and more. https://www.facebook.com/StPeteOpera
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Trolley Stop #12 – 2006 2nd Ave. South
From Mayan Hands - 2006 Second Avenue South - Featuring the Mayan Dance of the Deer and some prehistoric American Indian pottery. Handmade Mayan folk art, both new and antique. Also a large selection of santos, nativities, day of the dead, dance masks, colorful wooden animals, and outrageous Mayan art. https://www.facebook.com/From-Mayan-Hands-768725999853388/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #13 – 2010 1st Ave. South
Clay Center of St. Petersburg - 2010 1st Avenue South – Grand ReOpening! The dust is settled and they are celebrating. Live music food drink demonstrations (wheel Handbuilding and sculpture). Watch as their member artists fire their Raku kiln. See them remove fire hot pots and place in reduction chamber! Talk to their artists and learn more about what they do! https://www.facebook.com/events/1600438503585876/



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Saturday, October 8, 2016

This Open Streets Weekend, 10/8/2016

After a narrow miss with hurricane Matthew, it's a little cooler.





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Jerk Dog Records
1119 12th St W, Bradenton, Florida 34205


Come celebrate zines and comics with us! Bradenton Zine Fest will be held at Jerk Dog Records in Bradenton's Village of the Arts neighborhood, and will coincide with the October First Saturday Art Walk. This event will be free to table and to attend! ♥

For tabling info, please contact gczineclub@gmail.com.

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Trolley Stop #1 – 2955 Central Avenue starts here at 5pm.
Craftsman House Gallery – 2955 Central Avenue - Celebrating American Craft Week with The Face Jug Show. Featuring Face Jugs from the south’s top contemporary Face Jug artists – on display & available for purchase. Learn the history of face jugs which originated in the south in the early 1800’s. The gallery features handmade clay, blown glass, jewelry, wood, furniture - all housed in an historic 1918 Arts & Crafts bungalow. https://www.facebook.com/craftsman-house-gallery-158706022997/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #2 – 2701 5th Ave. South
Station Numberthree - 2701 5th Ave. South

Thee Photo Ninja - Commercial, headshot, sports and fitness photography. Featuring personal, creative photography projects from collaborations and travels. https://www.facebook.com/theephotoninjaphotography/

Civil Savage Design - See their newest concrete design and enjoy a medieval themed night. Food and drink. Costumes are welcomed.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1777901555824929/
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Trolley Stop #3 – 26th Ave. South between 26th & 27th St.
Charlie Parker Pottery – 2724 6th Avenue S. – Demos by Charlie Parker through out the evening. https://www.facebook.com/Charlie-Parker-Pottery-143278235683807/timeline

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. https://www.facebook.com/ZenGlassStudio/timeline
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Trolley Stop #4 – 562 25th St. South
Funktionhouse Urban Lumber & Furnishings – 562 25th St. S - Tim Arruda vintage and fine art photography. One-of-a-kind furnishings, exotic slabs and lumber using trees from our local neighborhoods that would have been mulched or become landfill. Showcasing the figure and colors of urban lumber, utilizing artistic and time-tested builds, and completing each project with natural finishes. https://www.facebook.com/Funktionhouse
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Trolley Stop #5 – 2342 Emerson Ave. South
Duncan McClellan Gallery – 2342 Emerson Avenue South – The official opening of the new Sculpture Gardens. Guest artists will include Rob Stern from Miami blowing glass, as well as sculptors Mark Chatterly and Jane Jaskevich. Glassblowing demonstrations begin around 6pm; jazz around 8pm.
https://dmglass.com/8899-2/
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Trolley Stop #6 – 400 23rd St. South
Brick Street Clay Studio - 400 23rd Street South. New work on display and a stoneware kiln opening. https://www.facebook.com/brickstreetclay/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #7 – in the parking lot of 515 22nd St. South
Dazzio Art Experience Gallery & School of Art - 515 22nd Street South - A Look at Expressionism. Kerry Didday will be the featured artist, along with paintings by many of this area’s top artists. https://www.facebook.com/dazzio.art.experience/?fref=ts

Soft Water Studios - 515 22nd Street South - Mark Making: Saori Murphy. View artwork that explores the intersection of culture, identity, and human behavior. Saori describes her work in "Mark Making" as a symbiotic time-lapse of singular events from one end of the spectrum to another. A journey of frustration, struggle, defeat, and peace. https://www.facebook.com/events/1735464066727812/

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

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Trolley Stop #8 – 2240 9th Ave. South
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum - 2240 9th Avenue South - Paintings that Heal in the Sacred Phi: Featuring the artwork of Paul Houzell. Paul's work is strongly inspired by the human figure. He is an artist, teacher and lecturer seriously concerned with humanitarianism, spiritualism and education. He seeks to communicate the importance of a cultural identity, especially with young African Americans and Latinos, to show the valuable role art should play in orchestrating world change by improving communication between them and all people worldwide. https://www.facebook.com/WoodsonMuseum/?fref=ts

Gallerie 909 - 909 22nd Street South - Opening Reception: Darwin Leon - Fish Out of Water. See scenic images that portray the nature of expressive design through the movement of action and textured aspects. With a sharp sense of humor and figurative imagination, Darwin Leon details the social context of pseudo-political, human involvement with a gift for enhanced form and characterization. Displaying the imbalances of society with a satirical perspective, his artistic creations animate the discontinuities of the post industrial order. Leon's paintings play on the interpersonal deceptions that move a society. Artist talk at 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/545713245617157/
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Trolley Stop #9 – 420 22nd St. South
Morean Center for Clay – 420 22nd Street South - TBA https://www.facebook.com/CenterForClay/timeline
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Trolley Stop #10 – in the parking lot of 3 Daughters Brewing Starts Here at 5pm - Free parking lot for trolley riders
Nancy Smrekar Art Studio - 2135 3rd Avenue South, Unit #5, Five Deuces Galleria Garden Building. Featuring acrylic/oil paintings in impressionism, realism, and abstract styles by emerging artist Nancy Smrekar. https://www.facebook.com/nancysmrekar.artist/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #11 – 2145 1st Ave. South
St. Petersburg Opera Company / Mirella Cimato Art Gallery - 2145 1st Ave South - Artistic photographer Jim Swallow, Creator of the Photographic Art Society Inc. will exhibit his Golden Collection photographs as well as Highlights from the 10th Season of the St. Petersburg Opera Co. Free guided tours exploring the St. Petersburg Opera building: you will discover the enormous Costume Room, the Grand Preis Hall, the Work Shop where the stages for the Operas performed at the Palladium are built, and more. https://www.facebook.com/StPeteOpera
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Trolley Stop #12 – 2006 2nd Ave. South
From Mayan Hands - 2006 Second Avenue South - Featuring the Mayan Dance of the Deer and some prehistoric American Indian pottery. Handmade Mayan folk art, both new and antique. Also a large selection of santos, nativities, day of the dead, dance masks, colorful wooden animals, and outrageous Mayan art. https://www.facebook.com/From-Mayan-Hands-768725999853388/?fref=ts
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Trolley Stop #13 – 2010 1st Ave. South
Clay Center of St. Petersburg - 2010 1st Avenue South – Mojito's Marbeling & More! Island music, mojito's and glazing a pot with the marble technique. Don't have a pot? They'll provide one for you!! Dance with the steel drums and marble your pot and have a drink on the Clay Center! Space fills up fast. Call 727-439-8522. https://www.facebook.com/events/884356565004141/
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Trolley Stop #14 – 1114 Central Avenue
Creative Clay – 1114 Central Avenue - Opening of The Good Folk Show Invitational: Portraits of Creative Clay member artists by local & regional professional artists. Visit the largest folk art collection in our region featuring work in all medias. The musical duo Chant the Trees performs 6pm – 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/creativeclaystpete/
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Trolley Stop #15 – 620 1st Ave. South
The Studio@620 - 620 First Avenue South - A collaboration with Drayton Callison featuring a wide variety of innovative, unique and handmade kites from around the world, ranging from popular sport models, to one-of-a-kind works of art


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Saori Murphy is an artist whose work explores the intersection of culture, identity, and human behavior. She describes her work in "Mark Making" as a symbiotic time-lapse of singular events from one end of the spectrum to another. A journey of frustration, struggle, defeat, and peace. We are proud to be displaying her works this coming Second Saturday Artwalk at Soft Water Studios- October 8th-5-9 PM. Please join us!
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Come meet award-winning local artist David Williams and hear the stories behind his paintings in his solo exhibition "I Wish You Could Hear What I'm Thinking."
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Sallie Hackett Brown's sculptures called "Reconstructions" transform found objects into striking visual representations of her challenging observations on familial and societal issues. Terry Brett's large black and white compositions have the immediacy and power of action paintings that express more emotion than pointed narrative.

Join us for the opening reception of BLUNT FORCE in conjunction with St Pete's 2nd Saturday ArtWalk.


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