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We work to ensure that arts and culture are an integral part of the Pinellas County vision and planning, and to heighten awareness of the civic value of culture in such arenas as arts education, economic vitality and cultural tourism.
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The Creative Industries report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in Pinellas County.
See the full report |
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Making Pinellas Proud
 Chihuly Collection opens in St. Petersburg
The Morean Arts Center's Chihuly Collection opened to much fanfare this past weekend, following a successful opening the previous weekend of the Center's Glass Studio & HOTSHOP on the Arts Center grounds. Admission tickets to The Chihuly Collection, which must be purchased for a specific entry time, are now available online. Tickets for the Glass Studio & Hot Shop are also available individually or as a combination ticket.
The Chihuly Collection is located at 400 Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg. Phone: 727.896.4527. The Glass Studio & Hot Shop is located at 719 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Phone: 727.822.7872.
 Studio @ 620 opens the Annex: Where Art Shops
Ongoing /Wednesday - Saturday, 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Have you been to visit the 620Annex yet? The Studio@620 Annex, located in the Crislip Arcade (645 Central Ave) is part of the newly renovated 600 Block. This revitalized area is swelling with creative enterprise and energy! Stop in and find wonderful creations by local artists and crafts people. Offerings change frequently with new themes each month, celebrated during the Second Saturday Gallery Crawl events.
 Local Artist Receives National Review
St. Petersburg sculptor Leslie Fry's exhibition at the Allan Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery in Sarasota recently received a review in Sculpture Magazine. Her exhibition focused on a series of new wall sculptures and drawings; cast paper wall reliefs and concepts that she began implementing with earlier works in which the human fugure or face evolves and emerges from nature. To see more of Leslie's work, visit her website.
"A Community at Work" Video:
East Gateway Mural Project
The Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. and the Talento 2010 Partnership is pleased to share their latest initiative, Talento 2010 "A Community at Work" video. This short video is currently published on YouTube and will shortly be linked to the Pinellas Opportunity Council's website www.poc-inc.org. To view the video on YOUTUBE: Liquid Video 727 712 7698 Talento 2010
www.liquidvideosite.com.
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The Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Department is supported by the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners, the School Board of Pinellas County, Florida Department of State/Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Pinellas County Cultural Council. |
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