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SHINE Mural Festival runs through Nov. 16th. (St. Pete Arts Alliance)<\/p>\nSHINE Mural Festival runs through Nov. 16th. (St. Pete Arts Alliance)<\/p>\n
The 11th annual SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival transforms the city into an open-air art studio and gallery through November 16th.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since 2015, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance\u2019s annual celebration of creativity has adorned\u00a0 St. Pete with almost 170 murals, helping the city gain an international reputation for its public art. This year, SHINE begins its second decade by returning to its roots with SHINE Origins, a celebration of the people, places, and artists who birthed the festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought it was a good time to look back at where we came from and the artists in our community who make up this city of vibrant murals,\u201d says St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Executive Director Helen French.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s all-local lineup of artists is a mix of well-established Bay Area muralists, including several SHINE vets, and emerging talent. The 17 St. Pete-Tampa artists are Quinn Cale, Isac Gres, Dreamweaver, Elizabeth Barenis, Cecilia Lueza, Derek Donnelly, Sara Salem, Karel Garcia, Amy Volpe, Aaron Tullo, Zulu Painter, Brain the Genius, Rebekah Lazaridis, Sionna \u201cSio\u201d Macleish, John Vitale of Vitale Brothers, Reid Jenkins, and Jenipher Chandley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While SHINE murals now color walls across the city\u2019s arts districts and beyond, its roots are downtown in the alleyway behind the 600 block of Central Avenue. Back in 2012, a grassroots group of local artists started filling that alley with mural art, creating the mural movement that launched SHINE. This year, three SHINE artists, Dreamweaver, John Vitale, and Isac Gres, are back where it all began, creating murals on that 600 block. Vitale is also at The Factory in the Warehouse Arts District, working with Sionna \u201cSio\u201d Macleish on a mural celebrating St. Pete\u2019s history and landmarks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Karel Garcia, Amy Volpe, Elizabeth Barenis, Zulu Painter, Brain the Genius, Rebekah Lazaridis, and Jenipher Chandley are working on a large mural at 31st Street and Seventh Avenue South. Reid Jenkins is painting at Founders Pro, 2039 First Ave. S. Aaron Tullo is working on a mural at the Cordova Inn, 253 Second Ave. N., the title sponsor for this year\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n
Sara Salem is working alongside the community to paint a mural at Lake Michigan Credit Union\u2019s St. Pete branch, 2180 Fourth St. N. LMCU is also hosting an open house and artist meet-and-greet from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12th.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Quinn Cale works on her mural at Tyrone Middle. (St. Pete Arts Alliance)<\/p>\n
Quinn Cale is at Tyrone Middle School, 2375 66th St. N., painting a mural with the help of students. Cecilia Lueza is painting a mural at Haddy, 251 10th St. N, the home of sustainable furniture manufacturer Haddy and the world\u2019s largest 3D printing factory. Derek Donnelly, the operations lead for this year\u2019s festival, is working on murals at 1847 First Ave. N. and the Hollander Hotel, 421 Fourth Ave N.<\/p>\n
The festival finale event is at FloridaRAMA in the Warehouse Arts District from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15th.<\/p>\n
For more information and a digital guide with map, go to SHINE 2025<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Creative Pinellas Arts Annual \u201cFrom Now to Next\u201d<\/p>\n Creative Pinellas\u2019 main exhibition and fundraiser, Arts Annual 8 \u201cFrom Now to Next,\u201d\u00a0 is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21st.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s event has added importance as Creative Pinellas pivots to rely on fundraising following the Pinellas County Commission\u2019s vote just weeks before the October 1 start of the budget year to defund the county\u2019s designated local arts agency.It will be the final Arts Annual before Creative Pinellas moves out of its offices and gallery at the county-owned Pinewood Cultural Center in Largo next year..\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cArts Annual: From Now to Next is a celebration of who we are and where we\u2019re going, and a bittersweet goodbye as this will be the last Arts Annual in the Gallery since we are leaving the premises next year,\u201d Creative Pinellas CEO Margaret Murray says in a press release. \u201cWhile this has been a year of unforeseeable change, we see it as a moment to reimagine what\u2019s possible. We\u2019re inviting the community to come together, and honor our past, celebrate our artists, and help us create a strong, sustainable future for Creative Pinellas and the arts in Pinellas County.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The event offers a first view of the Arts Annual 8 exhibition, which features artwork by more than 70 Pinellas County artists and will be on display for the public from Nov. 22nd through Jan. 5, 2026. Several spoken-word artists will perform during the fundraiser, and the gallery store will feature a curated collection of original artwork and handcrafted pieces by local artists.<\/p>\n \u00a0A multi-panel installation that artist Ales BASK Hostomsky created for the fundraiser will be deconstructed and sold piece by piece during the event. Artist and muralist Leon \u201cTes One\u201d Bedore, a founder of the SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival, is creating custom, limited edition prints that blend art and graphic design. Multimedia artist, designer,\u00a0 and muralist Chad Mize has created custom \u201cChizzy Supports the Arts\u201d sticker packs that guests can buy at the event.\u00a0 Tes One and Mize\u2019s items will also be sold in the gallery store while the Arts Annual exhibit is on display. Tickets for Arts Annual 8 range from $25 to $100.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n For more information and tickets, go to Arts Annual 8<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Poetry of Objects\u201d at Tarpon Art Guild<\/p>\n \u201cThe Poetry of Objects,\u201d a solo exhibit of still life oil paintings by Tampa Bay artist Fran Failla, is at the Tarpon Art Guild, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., through Nov. 30th. The opening reception is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15th.<\/p>\n \u201cFran\u2019s paintings are known for their quiet elegance and emotional depth, inviting viewers to pause and reflect on the beauty of the ordinary,\u201d a press release says. \u201cHer compositions \u2014 often featuring vases, fruit, and garden elements \u2014 are rich with poetic nuance and painterly precision.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information, go to The Poetry of Objects<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cParkinson\u2019s: The Unraveling of a Life\u201d at Kress Contemporary<\/p>\n \u201cParkinson\u2019s: The Unraveling of a Life, A Meditation by Lynn Manos\u201d is on display in the Kress Contemporary\u2019s third-floor galleries from Nov. 20th through Jan. 8th. The artist\u2019s reception is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 20th, during the Ybor City arts hub\u2019s Third Thursday event.<\/p>\n In Manos\u2019s exhibit, \u201cpersonal objects are combined to represent the disappearance and loss of the artist\u2019s life partner to Parkinson\u2019s, a neurodegenerative disease,\u201d a Kress description says.<\/p>\n For more information, go to The Unraveling of a Life<\/a><\/p>\n New Tampa Performing Arts Center events<\/p>\n The Tampa City Ballet presents \u201cCinderella\u201d at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15th, and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16th.<\/p>\n \u201cTCB reimagines the classic fairytale with a magical blend of ballet, contemporary dance, and theatrical wonder,\u201d a press release says. \u201cThe production is designed to delight audiences of all ages\u201d<\/p>\n For more information and tickets, go to TCB Cinderella<\/a><\/p>\n At 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21st, Classic Rock Legacy performs the Beatles classic \u201cAbbey Road,\u201d followed by an encore of the Fab Four\u2019s greatest hits.<\/p>\n MJR Latin Project, a Latin jazz ensemble led by Cuban bassist and composer Mauricio J. Rodr\u00edguez, performs as part of the New Tampa Unplugged series at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23rd. The ensemble includes Grammy-winning saxophonist Zach Bornheimer, pianist Pablo Arencibia, drummer Andy Fornet, and Cuban percussionist Carlos Javier Navarro.<\/p>\n Grammy-winning ensemble Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass bring their mix of country favorites and booming brass to the New Tampa Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30th.<\/p>\n For more information on these performances and tickets, go to NTPAC tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Arts Conservatory for Teens\u2019 \u201cSix: Teen Edition\u201d<\/p>\n The Arts Conservatory for Teens\u2019 Young Creators Alliance presents \u201cSix: Teen Edition\u201d at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14th, and 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15th at the Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s a\u00a0 \u201cdynamic, student-led production that reimagines the stories of\u00a0 Henry VIII\u2019s six queens through music, movement, and the voices of today\u2019s youth,\u201d a press release says.\u00a0<\/p>\n For tickets, go to ACT tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Creative Clay Good Folk Fest<\/p>\n Creative Clay marks 30 years of advocating for and supporting artists with developmental disabilities with Good Folk Fest, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 16th at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year, under the name Good Folk Fest, Creative Clay brings back the event to the Coliseum with the excitement of bringing folk art patrons and music lovers to celebrate 30 years of equality through art,\u201d a description on Creative Clay\u2019s website says. \u201cCreative Clay held its first arts and music festival, Folkfest St. Pete, along Central Avenue between the roundabout and Ferg\u2019s in 2007. The festival was created to highlight folk artists and musicians from all over the country, while showcasing the artwork of Creative Clay\u2019s member artists. Good Folk Fest is bringing it back\u2013inside the Coliseum! Reserve your tickets by donation today!\u201d<\/p>\n The event includes live music by leading local acts, make-and-take art stations, folk art, and art auctions. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Arts-Annual-7-in-2024_2.png\")
Creative Pinellas\u2019 Arts Annual 8 is Nov 21. (Creative Pinellas)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dancing-Cheek-to-Cheek.jpg\")
\u201cDancing Cheek to Cheek\u201d by Fran Failla.<\/p>\n
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The Oddities and Curiosities Expo returns Nov. 22 and 23rd.<\/p>\n