Guided by Chad Mize, Zulu Painter, Oleson Art, Mitzi Gordon and Kekllas, kids took part in the community mural project for Shine On St. Pete. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Guided by Chad Mize, Zulu Painter, Oleson Art, Mitzi Gordon and Kekllas, kids took part in the community mural project for Shine On St. Pete. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Looking back on the Shine Mural Festival in St. Petersburg, including Saturday night’s Leave A Message reception at the Morean Arts Center, leaves us hoping that this undertaking is just the beginning of a long, colorful, fruitful relationship between the ‘Burg and the world’s best upcoming muralists. CL stalked the crowd on Saturday night and spent the weekend getting all the artwork onto digital stills. Have a look.
Watchful eyes on Zulu Painter during Shine On St. Pete. Credit: Nicole Abbett
James Oleson’s contribution to Shine On St. Pete at the Bloom Art Center, where he is the owner and creative director. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Tampa’s Matt Callahan of Manmade Murals and Angela Delaplane of Delaplane Studios stop for a quick chat in front of their mural. Credit: Nicole Abbett
The Vitale Bros. strike again at Shine On St. Pete! Credit: Nicole Abbett
St. Pete’s own BASK, continues to Make History by enhancing the walls during Shine On St. Pete. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Eric Jones’ piece brought to life by the Vitale Bros. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Andrew Spear, a design muralist from Orlando, was not bucking around during Shine On St. Pete. Credit: Nicole Abbett
You won’t be able to take your eyes off of this Greg Mike wall next to the Bends. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Ricky Watts worked tirelessly, 14 hours a day, for 10 days straight to bring us this wall of awesomeness. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Detail of Ricky Watts’ massive mural at 600 1st Ave. North. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Dominican born, Miami based, Evoca1, brings realism with fervor, to arguably the biggest wall at Shine On St. Pete. Credit: Nicole Abbett
The 123KLAN hide a subtle reference to a Tampa Bay controversy. Credit: Nicole Abbett
St. Pete born, Miami-based artist Michael Vasquez reflects visually on St. Petersburg’s past. Currently, he has an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Credit: Nicole Abbett
The Vitale Bros. rockin’ out with the family. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Morning Breath, composed of street artists, Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto, take the sideshow to a whole new level with wall-to-wall luminosity. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Winding down the weekend with Nathan Beard’s Exit Music at Leave a Message. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Greg Byron’s Behind the Sign among over a dozen panels at The Morean Art Center’s Leave a Message. Credit: Nicole Abbett
Also, this Saturday only, get on the bus for a tour of all of the new Shine murals. Hear the back stories about the artists and the making of the murals. Florida CraftArt is coordinating tours at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Limited seating, so reserve your seats today. Cost is $10 per person; meet at The Train Center for Clay, 420 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. Call 727-821-7391 to reserve a seat.
All proceeds from this tour benefit the Shine Mural Festival and support future murals in our community. Tour sponsored by Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky.
If you are unable to come with us this Saturday, there are walking tours every Saturday leaving from Florida CraftArt. For information or to make a reservation, floridacraftart.org.
