Local Arts

In St. Pete, artists and the new owner of The Factory agree that communication could be better

A pickleball club is supposed to open in early 2025.

By David Warner

When the Dimmitt family sold The Factory to St. Petersburg real estate investor Tom Gaffney last June, the sale seemed like it would be a good thing for the artists occupying studios there. After all, Gaffney had bought the 600 block of Central Avenue in 2008 and leased spaces at below-market rates to artists and shops...

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11 reasons to check out Tampa Bay's Skyway 2024 art exhibitions

Art fans are gonna do some driving over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge this fall thanks to the collection exhibitions that share the…

By Jennifer Ring

As modern life gets increasingly chaotic, local artists respond with unsettling art like Ryan Day’s unbalanced stack of rocks in the middle of Sarasota Art Museum.
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Photos: Tampa Fringe festival holds 'Saturday School' fundraiser in Ybor City

On the last Saturday of August, Tampa Fringe hosted a summer fundraising party to make up for money lost in the historic…

By Jennifer Ring

Photos: Tampa Fringe festival holds 'Saturday School' fundraiser in Ybor City
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Tampa Bay’s fall theater season catches the election-year bug

From “Oedipus the King” to “Hamilton,” from “All the King’s Men” to “Clinton: The Musical” (yup, there is such a show), politics…

By David Warner

What the Constitution Means to Me

Sept. 27-Oct. 13, $45 & up. Stageworks Theatre. 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa
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Photos: ‘Wearable Art 18’ wows at Dunedin Fine Arts Center

As it approaches a huge anniversary, Dunedin Fine Arts Center’s “Wearable Art 18” returned last Saturday, bringing with it the pageantry of…

By Ray Roa

Photos: ‘Wearable Art 18’ wows at Dunedin Fine Arts Center
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September 5, 2024

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