Things to Do: The Dalí to commemorate Salvador Dalí’s 120th birthday

The Dalí Museum will celebrate Salvador Dalí’s 120th birthday, on May 11, with a festive day of special offers for visitors including discounted gallery admission. The day-long celebration honors the legacy of Dalí and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Surrealism. A proclamation by St. Petersburg Mayor, Ken Welch, will designate May 11 as Salvador Dalí

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Ya La’ford to unveil artist canister with Kahwa Coffee

Ya La’ford, a St. Petersburg-based visual artist, is releasing the newest canister artwork created through a partnership with Kahwa Coffee and the St Pete Art Alliance. Net proceeds from the sales of this cannister will benefit the St Petersburg Arts Endowment at the Community Foundation Tampa Bay. The unveiling event will take place on Friday,

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Valspar unveils New ‘Be Bright by Valspar’ mural at ZooTampa (PHOTOS)

Valspar kicked off its week of Valspar Championship events by unveiling a new mural in Tampa Bay. Valspar unveiled the new “Be Bright by Valspar” mural, at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, which was created to embody the connection between people and animals. The mural encompasses more than 2,000 square feet, covering a pedestrian tunnel used

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Siblings donate $1 million for SPC’s Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art to honor late brother

Mary Mitchell Avery and her brother, Dewey Mitchell donated $1 million to the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art at St. Petersburg College in honor of their late brother James W. Mitchell Jr., a Tampa gallery owner. James, a Tampa gallery owner who, along with the siblings’ late mother Dorothy Mitchell, were supporters of the arts, in

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Tampa Museum of Art and Saks Fifth Avenue to celebrate fashion and art with Carolina Herrera

The Tampa Museum of Art and Saks Fifth Avenue will present its annual fashion event, CITY: Fashion+Art+Culture, on April 20. Now in its thirteenth year, the event will feature the designs of Carolina Herrera on a runway show featuring the designer’s latest collection. Presenting Sponsor for CITY: Fashion+Art+Culture includes the Vinik Family Foundation. Fashion Sponsors

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Romantic comedy filmed in Dunedin to debut on Hallmark Channel in February

The romantic comedy “A Taste of Love,” which was filmed in Dunedin, in 2021, will make its television debut on February 19, at 8 p.m., on the Hallmark Channel. During the shooting schedule there were 21 featured cast members, along with local talent, which participated in the production. This resulted in 350 room nights and

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The Vinoy named official hotel partner for new Dalí Museum exhibition

The Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, Autograph Collection has been named the exclusive hotel partner for the Dalí’s upcoming exhibition, “Dalí & The Impressionists.” This new Dalí showcase, which runs until April 28, features a selection of 22 French Impressionist paintings by 18 artists, many of which are on view for the very first time

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Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is thriving at new Ybor City location (PHOTOS)

If you have not visited The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts yet, head to Ybor City soon – its new location since September 2023. The Museum is on Seventh Avenue, in the historic Kress Building, an artistic hub. Founded in 2001, FMoPA is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting photographic art by national and international artists and

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Morean Arts Center to feature work from students, faculty and alumni from Pinellas County high school arts program

The Morean Arts Center is partnering with the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School to debut Four Decades: PCCA Faculty + Alumni Exhibition, on January 13, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Through March 28, the Morean will host exhibitions featuring PCCA alumni, faculty and current students. These works will highlight

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St. Petersburg’s Studio620 announces leadership transition

Studio@620 has named Erica Sutherlin as the incoming artistic executive director, as a part of the planned transition for when founder Bob Devin Jones steps down from the role, in June of 2024. Jones has led the arts organization for 20 years. Sutherlin spent nine years teaching at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts,

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Things to do: Tampa photographer Michael McCoy holds exhibition on abstract collection

McCoy Studio Art Gallery will present a collection of Michael McCoy’s original abstract photographs on October 14, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Each of McCoy’s photographs is printed on metal by artisans at Graphic Studio, in Italy. The Observations of Creation exhibition is free and open to the public. The gallery is located in

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On the Scene: Alchemy and Other Magical Thinking Opens at Michael Murphy Gallery (PHOTOS)

Jill Slaymaker’s Alchemy and Other Magical Thinking, a retrospective of paintings and drawings, opened on September 8, at the Michael Murphy Gallery, in South Tampa. The event was attended by over 160 people. A New York City-based artist who exhibits and lectures, internationally, Slaymaker’s first career retrospective will run through October 6 and opened with

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