Arts VisitSPC.com/Arts Visual Art Galleries Longstanding St. Pete gallery ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing shows a range of artists working in painting, sculpture, photography and more in its Historic Uptown location. Right next door, D-Gallerie offers contemporary works by locals and well-known national artists. In St. Pete’s Grand Central District, The Werk Gallery & Object Lab shows local artists in rotating exhibitions on one side and sells antiques and secondary market blue-chip works on another. A variety of experiences awaits at The Factory St. Pete: Group and solo shows by local artists at FloridaRAMA ; the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation’s Wild Space Gallery showcases work that addresses the environment in changing exhibitions; the Drew Marc Gallery offers contempo-rary artwork; and the educational Museum of Motherhood features an “Escape Womb” installa-tion. Gulfport’s Brenda McMahon Gallery shows fine art and fine craft, including McMahon’s ceramics. In Largo, local arts agency Creative Pinellas presents multiple exhibitions year-round in its 10,000-square-foot gallery with vaulted ceilings. Glass, paintings and jewelry dazzle at Safety Harbor’s Syd Entel Galleries and Susan Benjamin Glass . Florida CraftArt on Central Avenue and at Shapiro’s Gallery and Red Cloud Indian Arts on Beach Drive. at the Morean Center for Clay , the Clay Center of St. Petersburg , The Clay Co-op and The Hive St. Pete . The Dunedin Fine Art Center also has a full schedule of classes. Art Centers and Studios The Morean Arts Center in St. Pete, the Dunedin Fine Art Center and the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center offer classes and feature robust exhibition schedules. Artist studios are clustered throughout St. Pete-Clearwater. In St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District, visit the ArtsXchange , Sixstar Art Studios , The Factory St. Pete and Five Deuces Galleria, or head downtown to see the artists of ArtLofts. In Dunedin, visit artists at Stirling Art Studios. Performing Arts From Broadway shows to live music, St. Pete-Clear-water’s performing arts venues are packed with culture. Take in a concert from the Florida Orches-tra , performed at St. Pete’s waterfront venue, the Mahaffey Theater, and at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall . Both venues also offer concerts from popular acts, performances by stand-up comedians and more. Broadway shows are a popular program at Ruth Eckerd Hall; the venue also operates downtown Clearwater’s Bilheimer Capitol Theatre and outdoor waterfront venue The BayCare Sound at Coachman Park , home of the annual Clearwater Jazz Holiday . The St. Petersburg Opera Company performs all the great composers at the Palladium Theater , the downtown St. Pete venue that offers live jazz, cabarets, dance and more. For lovers of live theatre, American Stage in downtown St. Pete presents contemporary and classic plays in an intimate setting. Glass With enough representation to earn the nickname the “Glass Coast,” St. Pete-Clearwater is full of options for enthusiasts of the medium. St. Pete’s Duncan McClellan Gallery , Zen Glass Studio & Gallery and the Morean Glass Studio not only showcase stunning pieces, but also offer glassblowing demonstrations and classes. Be inspired by the works on display at the Imagine Museum and the Chihuly Collection in St. Pete and the work of artist Marlene Rose at her eponymous Clearwater gallery. Art Walks & Tours St. Pete-Clearwater’s galleries, studios and artsy neighborhoods open their doors to the public with monthly art walks and annual studio tours. St. Pete’s Second Saturday ArtWalk spans multiple Fine Craft Galleries Find handmade works in clay, glass, metal, wood and textiles in St. Pete at Craftsman House and Clay View functional and sculptural ceramics and give the wheel a spin or learn handbuilding via classes 62 AMERICA’S FAVORITE BEACHES
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