{"id":155314,"date":"2026-02-14T07:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155314\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T07:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:22:07","slug":"the-gallery-rise-creative-pinellas-at-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155314\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gallery: \u201cRise\u201d Creative Pinellas at PIE"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past 15 years, Creative Pinellas<\/a> has uplifted artists in Pinellas County through funding and exhibition opportunities. In January 2026, the organization closed its physical space in Largo due to budget cuts but will continue to assist artists through partnerships with local organizations.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Photography Courtesy of Luci Westphal)<\/p>\n

Sightline<\/a>, a dedicated gallery space for regional artists at St. Pete\u2013Clearwater Airport<\/a>, represents a new collaboration between Creative Pinellas and PIE. The exhibition \u201cRise,\u201d on view in the Sightline gallery through June, introduces travelers to the work of three St. Petersburg artists: photographer Luci Westphal<\/a>, woodworker Scott Solary<\/a> and ceramicist Charles Morrison<\/a>. A newly commissioned poem by Letisia Cruz<\/a> accompanies the artwork. The exhibition\u2019s title conjures a swelling sense of optimism and joy, as well as the transformation of images, wood and clay through the artists\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n

Joanna Robotham is the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Tampa Museum of Art<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out last month\u2019s piece by Kali Rabaut<\/a>. Looking to advertise with us? Find out how<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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