Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming arts events to mark your calendars for. Whatever your artistic or fashion pleasure — from Misred Outfitters’ hip second-hand threads to Bluelucy’s graphic trucker hats — St. Pete’s bustling 600 Block serves up a memorable shopping destination. On Saturday, one of the block’s newest tenants, Pale Horse Design and Gallery, celebrates its move to the six-oh-oh with a one-night party and art exhibition.
Run by Chris Parks, a Ringling-educated artist-designer also known as Pale Horse, the studio’s tattoo-like illustrations of altered mythical and religious icons have won a following both locally and beyond. The show, Splinters and Papercuts, debuts some of Parks’ latest works: new wood and paper engravings, skateboard decks, t-shirts and wooden jewelry (the Pharaoh Decks are pictured, right). On the same night, Collective Tattoo and Gallery, which has set up shop in an expansive space on the block’s east end, celebrates its opening with works by Sean Williams, Matthew Skinner, RedLetter1, Zen Glass and more. 7-11 p.m. Sat., July 24, Pale Horse Design and Gallery, 611 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, palehorsedesign.com. —Megan Voeller
This article appears in Jul 15-21, 2010.