It can be hard to find something wholesome, educational and actually entertaining for your kids, but a group of community-minded St. Petersburg residents wants to help with that.
So if you need more ways to connect with some educational resources, tune into a new literacy-based, “Reading Rainbow”-style show made by Lorielle J. Hollaway, founder of Cultured Books, and for the youth of St. Petersburg. Produced by Tamia Iman and directed by Moji Wilson, the “Read About It.” pilot finds hosts—Cultured Books booksellers Nadia and Ava—exploring Black representation in art by connecting with local role model Ya La’Ford and MFA St. Pete curator Katherine Pill as they interview international artists like Nick Davis and move through Derrick Adams’ recent MFA exhibit “Buoyant.”
‘Buoyant’ ran from Sept. 19-Nov. 29 at the MFA, and it found the New York-based artist using wood block print and collage to shows joys of the Black experience. La’Ford is a tireless muralist and community advocate whose work is peppered across the Sunshine City, and Davis is another St. Pete artist who’s worn his struggles with epilepsy, anxiety and depression on his sleeve all while using his digital art to convey the simple message that “Black Is Beautiful.”
On Friday, Hollaway told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that an air-date for the pilot is to be determined, but the Factory in St. Petersburg is set to host a private screening on Jan. 9.
In the meantime, learn more via @readaboutitseries on Instagram, and watch the trailer below.
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