DUNCAN MCCLELLAN GALLERY MAINSAIL ART FESTIVAL WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHER S MURAL BY LEO GOMEZ MOREAN CENTER FOR CLAY Eckerd Hall and historical Bilheimer Capitol Theatre present Broadway series, concerts and comedians. The St. Petersburg Opera Company has both virtual and outdoor performances. MURALS St. Petersburg’s streets and walls are an outdoor gallery of hundreds of vibrant murals. In addition to paintings by local artists, the annual SHINE Mural Festival brings national and international talent together to make their mark on the city every fall. World-renowned artists including Ricky Watts, Shark Toof and Joram Roukes are among the many who have participated. Download the PixelStix app on your phone and take your own narrated driving, biking or walking tour of the murals. Or take a guided walking or biking tour through Florida CraftArt and Coast Bike Share . Find the ultimate list of St. Pete’s street art at VisitSPC.com/Murals . FESTIVALS Beautiful weather also brings art outdoors with large art festivals happening several times throughout the year. Started in 1976, the Mainsail Art Festival brings top-notch artists from around the world to exhibit side-by-side with the area’s best along St. Petersburg’s waterfront each April. Fine craft artists from around the country exhibit at the annual CraftArt Festival, presented by Florida CraftArt , in November in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg. Dunedin’s Art Harvest is a highly anticipated annual event in November featuring more than 200 artists working in a variety of media . The Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Festival has been bringing national artists to an idyllic location on Spring Bayou every March for more than 40 years. At the Clearwater Beach Chalk Art Festival in October, local and regional artists, students and artists’ groups transform the sidewalks into mind-bending works of trompe l’oeil — aka 3D art. VISITSTPETECLEARWATER.COM 65
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