murals Since 2015, the annual SHINE Mural Festival has ushered in hundreds of vibrant murals to St. Pete every October by locals and renowned street artists like Belin , Drew Merrit , Case Maclaim and Cryptik . Download the Pixel Stix app to get the stories behind the murals for a self-guided tour by car, foot or bike, or take a tour led by a guide from Florida CraftArt . visual art galleries Paintings, sculpture and photography are on the roster at ARTicles Art Gallery in St. Pete’s Uptown Arts District. Find more contemporary works right next door at D-Gallerie . Down the street, pop art shines through monthly exhibitions at Mize Gallery . In Gulfport, fine craft and fine art are on display at the Brenda McMahon Gallery . Glass art and paintings are a fine mix at Syd Entel Galleries and Susan Benjamin Glass . Pinellas County’s arts agency Creative Pinellas offers exhibitions showcasing the arts at its gallery in Largo. art centers/studios The Morean Arts Center in St. Pete, the Dunedin Fine Art Center and the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center offer classes and showcase exhibitions. Hundreds of artists call St. Pete/Clearwater home and open their studios to the public. In St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District, visit studios at the ArtsXchange and The Factory St. Pete , a compound that’s also home to Fairgrounds St. Pete . The artists at downtown ArtLofts open to the public every month, as do the artists in the Pinellas Arts Village in Pinellas Park. Bi-monthly artwalks happen in Gulfport's Historical Waterfront Arts District . 2021 SHINE MURAL FESTIVAL MURAL BY GREG MIKE VISITSTPETECLEARWATER.COM 63
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