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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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, … Read more

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 … Read more

As the Sarasota Arts Center gets closer to starting construction, the interim director of the foundation shares his vision

The Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation is leading a multimillion-dollar capital fundraising campaign for a new performing arts center, in Bay Park, envisioned in the master plan, approved by the City Commission in 2018. Formerly called the Van Wezel Foundation the organization, while working toward the construction of the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center, is … Read more