ARTS VisitSPC.com/Arts MOREAN CENTER FOR CLAY RETURN TO THE SEA BY NOMAD CLAN performing arts St. Pete/Clearwater is rich in performing arts experiences, from Broadway to live music. Take in a concert from The Florida Orchestra at St. Pete waterfront venue The Mahaffey Theater or Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall , which along with the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre also presents Broadway, dance and concerts by popular acts and comedians. The St. Petersburg Opera Company brings works by all the great composers to The Palladium Theater , the downtown St. Pete venue that also offers jazz concerts and more. WHERE THE BLOOM BEGINS BY JABARI REED-DIOP, AKA iBOMS fine craft galleries Handcrafted works in metal, glass, clay, fiber and jewelry are found in several galleries in St. Pete, at Florida CraftArt and Craftsman House on Central Avenue, and Shapiro’s Gallery and Red Cloud Indian Arts on Beach Drive. festivals D-GALLERIE glass The amount of glass art found in St. Pete/Clearwater has earned the nickname, “the glass coast.” In St. Pete, see glassblowing demonstrations, amazing works in glass, and try your own hand with classes at the Duncan McClellan Gallery , Zen Glass and the Morean Glass Studio . Imagine Museum and the Chihuly Collection showcase contemporary glass in St. Pete. In downtown Clearwater, see the stunning creations of Marlene Rose at her eponymous gallery. clay In St. Pete, view works in functional and sculptural ceramics, visit artists in their studios and give the wheel a spin at the Morean Center for Clay , the Clay Center of St. Petersburg and Charlie Parker Pottery . Beautiful weather also brings art outdoors with large art festivals happening 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. Pete’s waterfront each April. Fine craft artists from around the country exhibit at the annual CraftArt Festival in November in the heart of downtown St. Pete. Dunedin’s Art Harvest is a highly anticipated annual event in November featuring more than 200 artists. 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, artists transform the sidewalks into mind-bending works of trompe l’oeil – aka 3D art. 64 AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES
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