ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2013 January 16. 2026, 5-8pm, the Morean Arts Center highlights the National Association of Women Artists, SARTQ Artist Collective, and Rebecca Sexton Larson.<\/p>\n
A Journey Through My Imagination is a juried exhibition of artwork by members of The National Association of Women Artists (NAWAFL). Featuring painting, photography, ceramics, glass, and more, this show demonstrates the depth and breadth of work being made by participants in one of the oldest art organizations in the US. NAWAFL, founded in 1889, is the oldest professional women\u2019s fine arts organization in the United States, serving professional women artists of all backgrounds and traditions. It encourages contemporary and emerging artists while continuing to honor the long and important contribution of women to the history of American culture and art.<\/p>\n
The Morean and SARTQ Artist Collective collaborate to present Day Dreams, a captivating group exhibition delving into the enigmatic and surreal world of dreams. This exhibition transports viewers to the subconscious, inviting them to explore the complexities, contradictions, and hidden meanings that reside within our dreams. Through a diverse range of artistic mediums\u2014from painting and sculpture to mixed media, photography, and installation\u2014Day Dreams aims to evoke an immersive and thought-provoking experience where reality and imagination intertwine.<\/p>\n
Where Leaves Remember by Rebecca Sexton Larson displays an ongoing body of work presented as a sketchbook exploring the relationship between nature, memory, and transformation. Each page functions as both surface and site\u2014a place where recollection accumulates, shifts, and reconfigures over time. Rooted in the premise that leaves, like people, retain evidence of what has passed, the project explores how memory operates as a layered and evolving process. Through drawings, photographs, and text fragments, the work considers how marks and materials record the interplay between permanence and loss. Where Leaves Remember examines how natural cycles of decay and renewal parallel the ways in which human memory is continually rehabilitating through time and experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing off the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we\u2019re excited to host these exhibitions that encourage calmness, contemplation and meditation,\u201d said Amanda Cooper, Chief Curator at the Morean Arts Center. \u201cSexton-Larson\u2019s work asks that we slow down and think about the connection between memory and nature, between loss and the passage of time. Day Dreams and A Journey through My Imagination are a soothing feast for the eyes with playful imagery and cotton candy color palettes.\u201d<\/p>\n
All three exhibitions will be on display from January 16 through March 26. The Morean Arts Center gallery is free and open to the public Monday \u2013 Saturday, 10am \u2013 5pm at 719 Central Avenue. For more information, please visit MoreanArtsCenter.org or call 727.822.7872. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2013 January 16. 2026, 5-8pm, the Morean Arts Center highlights the National Association of Women…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-86720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86720","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=86720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}