St. Pete’s arts scene is a cornerstone of its unique profile, with great visual art, world-class museums and performing arts of every kind, at every level. The section is not only a source for current arts news and updates, it profiles those artists and influencers who CREATE and make the St Petersburg arts community so vibrant. Keep abreast of local arts & culture events and news in the Create section.
Fran Powers was at a crossroads in 1998. She’d left her position as executive director of the Tampa nonprofit Alpha House, and, as a head-cleanser, had...
There’s a mini mural festival this month, at the St. Pete Pier. Former SHINE Mural Festival director Jenee Priebe was tapped by the City to curate...
What’s 175 feet long, four feet wide and consists of more than 15,000 individual pieces? That would be St. Petersburg’s newest public art installation, currently in...
By the time the Grammy Awards finally got around to nominating Elvis Costello as Best New Artist in 1979, the British singer/songwriter has already issued three...
Weather permitting, the rockets’ red glare will be this weekend’s big draw. The St. Pete Pier has, as always, the largest and most elaborate fireworks display...
In the State of Florida’s Fiscal Year budget for 2025-2026, the Division of Arts and Culture’s awarded grants – totaling just over $18 million – might...
When the cast of freeFall Theater’s The House of Future Memory assembled for the first time, as per tradition each person’s script was waiting for them,...
The crowning glory of the City of St. Petersburg’s 2025 Independence Day festivities is, naturally, the annual fireworks show, Friday at 9 p.m., but there’s a...
It might be the hottest month of the year – at least until August gets here – but there’s a considerable lack of “hot” acts on...
Author L.L. Kirchner guests on this edition of Arts Alive! The St. Pete resident will be a familiar figure to Catalyst readers, and to listeners of...
