Florida Craftsmen Gallery and the Arts Center (located a few blocks from each other on St. Petersburg's Central Avenue) are currently offering an array of holiday-oriented cards, ornaments and other items as well as a bevy of arts and crafts by local and regional artists, all reasonably priced. Florida Craftsmen's All I Want … and More!!! Holiday Member's Show includes wood, fiber, glass, clay, metal, mixed media, paper and jewelry works by 200 Florida artists. Stargazing: Holiday Stars of the Arts Center consists of glass, paintings, sculpture, mixed media and ceramics by artists who've exhibited at the center over the past several years, and new works by Arts Center instructors. Both places also carry a treasure trove of gift shop goodies. All I Want, through Dec. 30, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Mon.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-821-7391; and Stargazing, through Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-822-7872.
This article appears in Dec 13-19, 2006.