“Wait, what did you say? Could you repeat that?” These days it is common for concentration and inspiration to be in short supply, but the intrepid art instructors at the Morean have the perfect solution. With creative offerings that range from the whimsy…
One Day Tampa Bay is a 24-hour community photography project where professional and camera hobbyists are challenged to document the lives and light of St Pete, Tampa, Clearwater and all the towns in between. The annual event results in an exhibition and a dynamic and…
SATURDAY, October 10 – Historically coinciding with St. Pete Pride, the Drag Queen Docent Tour at the Chihuly Collection is a unique and entertaining way to experience the permanent collection of Dale Chihuly’s large-scale installations. Each sold out event in the past has helped the…
In a creative and collaborative effort to engage customers the Chihuly Collection of St. Petersburg is partnering with locally-owned Schakolad Chocolate Factory on the 400 block of Central Avenue to offer a really sweet deal. Chihuly Collection ticket holders can share their receipt when visiting…
Polly Perkins, a St. Petersburg artist who enjoys exploring contemporary themes with the traditional artform of woodblock printing is the recipient of the third-place honors in the Annual Members Show of the Morean Arts Center adjudicated by artist Chad Mize. Perkins, responded to the call…
On just about any afternoon you can find Charles Dean working in the natural light that cuts through warehouse door sized windows in his studio at the Morean Center for Clay. His focus on the malleable clay is trance-like. Dean had worked with a plasticine…
The Morean Center for Clay is located in the Heart of the Warehouse Arts District at the intersection of 5th Street South and 22nd Avenue South. Housed in a 1926 Seaboard Freight Warehouse Depot building, the expansive spaces that used to house trains full of…
From March to October, when the edges of shore are undisturbed by commercial lighting, trash left on the beach, or the carelessness of people, more than 100 female sea turtles leave the relative safety of the ocean waters and lumber up the slope of sand…
For many artists the work of creating involves weaving together images, memories, and inspiration. They often draw from life experiences and travel or find inspiration in the study of great works of art or studies they pursue. Tampa based artist Susan Peloubet creates her artwork…
Soft spoken and modest, Chris Duncan welcomes visitors to her home studio with mischievous eyes that twinkle above her face mask. She is amazed that her painting, was selected for the Margaret Murphy Steward Best of Show Award. The Best of Show award in the…
