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Brush to canvas: News from the visual arts scene
It may just be the biggest weekend of the year for Creative Pinellas, the county’s umbrella arts support organization. Arts Annual 2023 begins with special events Thursday and Saturday, with a massive exhibition at the starting gate and ready to roll on through the end of the year.
The Party, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, is the group’s yearly fundraiser. Siobhan Monique and the Negro Ninjaz, the band fronted by vocalist (and part-time model) Siobhan Monique Roland, will play R&B, jazz and funk music.
Each year, Creative Pinellas invites past Professional and Emerging Artist grantees to contribute to the Arts Annual exhibition. For 2023, it will in the gallery Nov. 11-Dec. 31:
Participating artists (of all disciplines) are 2 Happy Ukers, Kristin Andersen, Tatiana Baccari, Elizabeth Barenis, Daniel “R5” Barojas, Troy Bernardo, Christina Bertsos, Greg Byrd, Chomick+Meder, Courtney Clute, Neverne Covington, Sheila Cowley, PatiKD, Nikki Devereux, Javier T. Dones, Dunedin Music Society Ensembles, Sara Ries Dziekonski, Roxanne Fay, John Gascot, Gaston Le Crayon, Mason Gehring, Donald Gialanella, Jim Gigurtsis, Kevin Grass, Sheree L. Greer, Jason Hackenwerth, Steph Hargrove, Reid Jenkins, Charlotte Johnson, Victoria Barbara Jorgensen, Steven Kenny, Candace Knapp, Akiko Kotani, Teresa Mandala, Cora Marshall, Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse, Mark Mitchell, Chad Mize, Desiree Moore, Zoe Papas, Gianna Pergamo, Rose Marie Prins, Gabriel Ramos, Babs Reingold, George Retkes, Heather Rippert, Ashley Rivers – The Nature of Fire, Marlene Rose, Sketzii, Ric Savid, Tom Sivak, Emily Stehle, Miss Crit, Rachel Stewart, Sarah Todd Emery, Takeya Trayer, Judy Vienneau, Kirk Ke Wang, Angela Warren, Joseph Weinzettle and “Rootman.”
Performing artists will appear via a continually-running video loop.
Saturday brings the family-friendly arts festival, Artsventure, including an arts and crafts market with over 55 vendors, live performances, the gallery exhibition, craft activities, food and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
All events are held at the Gallery at Creative Pinellas, 12211 Walsingham Road. Website.
ArtWalk time again
For the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, Nov. 11 being the second Saturday means it’s Second Saturday ArtWalk time again. Cooler weather this time around, too.
As always, from 5 to 9 p.m., more than 40 artist galleries and studios will be open and expecting you to drop in for a visit. Here’s the Arts Alliance’s handy map for November.
New exhibits
Water Relics, an exhibition of watercolors by St. Louis artist Carol Carter (a former Tampa Bay resident) opens with a 5-8 p.m. reception Friday at Soft Water Gallery, on the ArtsXchange campus of the Warehouse Arts District. The new works feature Florida birds and other Sunshine State creatures.
In 2019 American Women Artists and the Heartland Art Club each honored Carter with Master Signature Member status. She has exhibited her work in Europe, China, Hong Kong, USVI, Morocco and throughout the United States, and serves on the advisory board of American Watercolor Weekly.
“Undertow,” 2023 by photographer Suzanne Williamson, part of the Creative Artists Collective exhibit in Ybor City.
In Hillsborough: Sixteen women artists are featured in A Decade At the Table, opening today at the Ybor City Kress Building, 2nd floor. It’s a 10th anniversary exhibit for the Creative Artists Collective, three of whom maintain full-time studios in the Kress Building.
The four-day show features an opening reception Thursday, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday’s closing reception (1-3 p.m.) will include an artist talk and performance with poetry and dance.
Work includes drawing, painting, photography, poetry, mixed media, dance, choreography and sculpture. The Kress Building is at 1624 E 7th Ave., Tampa.
Looking ahead
Nov. 18 brings the highly anticipated Dalí & the Impressionists: Monet, Renoir, Degas & More to the Dali Museum. It’s the latest world-class exhibit to reach our shores, with Impressionist masterworks on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (22 paintings from 18 artists). Watch this space for more very soon.
The 26th annual Florida CraftArt Festival, featuring original works in ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media and wood, is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18 and 19 at the Florida CraftArt gallery downtown. Find details here.
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