{"id":112293,"date":"2026-01-09T21:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/112293\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:09:07","slug":"upcycle-art-show-in-st-pete-focuses-on-sustainability-recycled-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/112293\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcycle Art Show In St. Pete Focuses On Sustainability, Recycled Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PETERSBURG, FL \u2014 After emceeing the BLD Southeast in St. Petersburg in September, artist Rachel Covello was inspired by the organization\u2019s dedication to equity and sustainability &#8211; so much that she made it the centerpiece of her upcoming art show at 5 Deuces Galleria. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The conference] made me aware of what we can do to create more sustainability and how I think about things,\u201d she told Patch. <\/p>\n<p>The opening reception for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1145215467453530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cThe Art of After: Upcycle Art Show\u201d<\/a> at 5 Deuces Galleria, 230 21st Street S., takes place Saturday, 5 to 9 p.m., coinciding with the city\u2019s Second Saturday Artwalk. <\/p>\n<p>The show intentionally comes on the heels of the excess of the holiday season. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing was specific, right after the holidays,\u201d Covello said. \u201cIt\u2019s the most wasteful time of the year with gift giving and wrapping and parties and all the things we throw away in the kitchen and cooking. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>The artists involved got creative with their pieces from refurbished, handpainted vintage chandeliers from The Chandelier Queer to ocean-themed pieces using old surfboards and paddleboards by Dave Kan to Catherine Benoot using buttons and mannequins to create three-dimensional art works. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"24559556-1767991385\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Art 2.jpg\" data- \/>Karen Brown with B Designs will have artwork featured in &#8220;The Art of After: Upcycle Art Show&#8221; in St. Petersburg. (Courtesy of Rachel Covello)<\/p>\n<p>Other artists featured in the show include Danielle Albert, Karen Brown with B Designs, Covello, Edwin Hung, Kyli Koehler, Mocha Luke, Willow Proud, Sue Solitaire, Chris VanVoreen, <\/p>\n<p>Event sponsor andCO Hospitality has donated a two-night stay valued up to $1,000 at any Fold Hotels locations, including in Indian Shores and Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>See Also: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, FL \u2014 After emceeing the BLD Southeast in St. Petersburg in September, artist Rachel Covello was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":{"0":"post-112293","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-st-pete","9":"tag-st-pete-headlines","10":"tag-st-pete-news","11":"tag-st-petersburg","12":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","13":"tag-st-petersburg-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}