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The Clearwater Arts Foundation
Pinellas Cultural Foundation
and
Pinellas County Cultural Affairs
present an
ADVOCACY WORKSHOP
Friday, October 10, 2008
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
4000 Gateway Centre Blvd. Pinellas Park, FL 33782
The workshop will provide information on how you and your board leaders can be active partners in sustaining and advancing arts and cultural resources. Topics will include: current arts-related issues (state and local), best practices for effective advocacy, advocacy timelines and IRS rules for lobbying activities by 501(c)3 groups.
Sherron Long, Director of the Florida Cultural Alliance
Jay H. Dick, Director of State and Local Government Affairs
Helen Levine, Policy & Communications Advisor, USF Office of President
Betsy Collins, Legislative Asst. to Senator Dennis L. Jones, D.C.
Wayne Garcia, Political Editor, Creative Loafing
Sallie Parks will serve as facilitator, and Rep. Bill Heller will provide wrap-up.
Please RSVP to Irma at 453-7860.
City Hall Lobby Art Exhibit  Sept. 3 - Nov. 21
Weekdays: 9 - 5, excluding holidays
City Hall, 112 S. Osceola Ave., First floor lobby
Internationally celebrated artist, Robert Schoeller, has emerged as a modern master of classical and monumental works. His exhibit at City Hall will feature a 26-foot mural of a giant ocean wave in tribute to Clearwater Beach. Mr. Schoeller now resides and has studio space in Clearwater.
Artist's Talk and Brown Bag Lunch
Nov. 20, Noon- 1:00 pm
Clearwater City Hall, 112 S. Osceola Ave.
Bring your brown bag lunch to City Hall to hear internationally known portrait artist Robert Schoeller discuss his works. Several of his detailed paintings will be on display for this event only. Beverages provided. Free and open to the public.
Clearwater Main Library
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
- Tropical Paradise, watercolor paintings by "plein-air" artist Kirsten Andreason will be exhibited in the Carnegie Gallery.
- A Doll Exhibit will be on display in the 1st Floor Lobby Display Cases, courtesy of the Pinellas Opera League
- Pet Portraits by Christina Lindley will be on display in the Osceola Gallery. A reception to celebrate Pet Portraits will be held Sept. 8, 6 p.m.
- Glass Creations by Steve Schramek will be in the Osceola Gallery Display Cases.
- Public Art Exhibition: BOWser Abodes, on display Sept. 1 - 30. The Pinellas Animal Foundation presents artistic doghouses created by local architects, builders, artists, and designers to benefit animal education and service programs. A Bark-A-Latte Reception will be held Sept. 13, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate BOWser Abodes.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Artist's Talk -Aurora Heuple
October 15, 3:00 pm
Clearwater Main Library, Conference Room A/B
100 N. Osceola Ave.
Aurora Heuple, born and raised in Mexico, discusses the influence of Pre-Columbian art in her works. Paintings on canvas and amate (bark paper) will be on display. She has exhibited internationally and was selected as Female Artist of the Year by the Tampa Hispanic Heritage organization.
Clearwater Municipal Services Building
100 S. Myrtle Avenue
Cleawater, FL 33756
Ulli Kampelmann's Exhibit
Weekdays: 8-5, excluding holidays
An exhibition of artwork by architectural glass artist and Clearwater resident Ulli Kampelmann is currently on display in the lobby of the Municipal Services Building, 110 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater. Ms. Kampelmann gained her fame in Germany by creating public artworks that are exhibited in Berlin, Esslingen, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. The 12 pieces of stunning glass are on an extended generous loan by the artist.
Also visit:
 
 
Children's Banners
Summer 2008
The exhibit of textile inspired banners made by area children who created two-by-five foot banners, using textiles and techniques such as weaving, felting, dyeing, and sewing. The exhibit is part of the display located at the Main Library) as part of Convergence 2008, an international fiber arts conference being held at the Tampa Convention Center.
The children’s banners may be viewed during the summer months at the Municipal Services Building, 100 S. Myrtle Ave. For more information, call 562-4970, ext. 5284.
Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church
110 S. Ft. Harrison Avenue
Clearwater, FL
"The Peace Memorial Concert Series"
2008-2009 Schedule
Sunday, October 12 at 3 p.m.
Be treated to the smooth sounds of Licorice Schtick. Quartet of clarinetists present a varied musical program with selections from Benny Goodman songs to ragtime, Dixieland and show tunes. No tickets needed and seating is first come, first served. An offering will be taken ($5 suggested. donation). Doors open at 2:30.
Sunday, November 9 at 3 p.m.
SunState Opera is back with a fall program featuring beloved musicals of Roger and Hammerstein. Songs such as South Pacific, Carousel, The King and I, Oklahoma and The Sound of Music.
Sunday, December 14 at 3 p.m.
The marvelous Spiritual Renaissance Singers will trill you with their a capella renditions of African-American Spirituals. This group was founded by renowned Tampa bay area vocalists Anetta Monroe and Patricia Trice.
Save the dates for 2009 concerts:
Sunday, January 11 at 3 p.m. - Strings and ensembles-Pinellas Youth Symphony
Sunday, February 8 at 3 p.m. - Chamber group ETA 3 - Julliard Music School
Sunday, March 15 at 3 p.m. - Paroque oratorio with choir, soloists, chamber
Ruth Eckerd Hall
1111 McMullen Booth Road
Clearwater, FL 33759
rutheckerdhall.org
Artists' Way Cooperative Gallery
1403 Cleveland St.
Clearwater FL 33755
Phone: 727-446-1708
Gallery Hours: Wed-Saturday, 10 am - 2 pm, or by appt.
"CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS"
An Exhibition and Sale of Original Artwork by the members of the
Gulf Coast Artists' Alliance, Inc.
October 4 - 29, 2008
OPENING RECEPTION
Sunday, October 12, 2-5pm
Featuring caricatures by Bruce Norris
Studio 1212 Art Gallery
1405 Cleveland Street
Clearwater, FL 33755
(727) 446-4566
ARTIST'S FREE CRITIQUE: Studio 1212 offers a free critique the third Tuesday of every month. We invite all artists to bring in one or two unframed, unfinished paintings to be critiqued. The next critique will be October 21, 2008, from 10:00 a..m. to 11:30 a.m.
Studio 1212 comprises the oldest art cooperative in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. It was formed in October, 1970, by former students of William Pachner.
The purpose of Studio 1212 is to provide the opportunity to associate with other artists on an informal basis; also, to promote group discussions, exhibit work as a group, support open workshops and information exchange regarding the arts. In addition, we endeavor to sponsor art education in our community.
The artists of Studio 1212 invite you to their “Annual Black & White Exhibit” featuring original paintings, unique pottery, jewelry and much more. Join us for refreshments and meet the artists at the opening reception on:
Sunday, October 19, 2008 – 2 – 5 p.m.
Exhibit Dates: October 19 – November 18, 2008.
Gallery Hours: Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturdays Noon to 4 p.m.,
1405 Cleveland St., Clearwater, Fl 33755 – (727) 446-4566.
Painting/Artists:
People in the News – Annie Perry
Target-Barbara Sbordon
Spring Thaw – Dottie Choate
Music – Margaret Donahoo
Fashion Plate – Lois Dixon
Gulf Coast Museum of Art to Host
Christopher Still: Coming Home
October 11, 2008 – January 25, 2009
This retrospective exhibition brings one of Florida’s preeminent painters back to his roots. A Tampa Bay native, Christopher Still gained formal training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has studied and traveled throughout Europe. Since his return to Florida, Still has established a remarkable career interweaving his academic training with themes featuring Florida culture and history. Featuring over thirty years of work, the exhibition includes fine examples of Still’s richly symbolic still life, landscape and history paintings as well as fascinating studies from such important mural projects as those he completed for the Chambers of the Florida House of Representatives in Tallahassee, the Tampa International Airport, and the Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Exhibitions at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTS
From the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation
WORKS ON PAPER BY HENRY MCBRIDE
From the Henry McBride Foundation
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will open two exhibitions on November 2, 2008.
Color Woodblock Prints is an exhibition of 73 color woodblock prints created in the early decades of the 20th century. A dozen artists, including Americans Gustave Baumann, Arthur Wesley Dow, Frances Gearhart, Edna Boies Hopkins and Margaret Jordan Patterson, as well as F. Morley Fletcher of England and Austrian Secessionist Max Kurzweil, will be represented by 73 prints and two books. The medium, inspired by Japanese ukiyo-e prints allowed the artists to expand their creativity with color theory, composition and technique.
Susan J. Montgomery, an independent decorative arts scholar holds a doctorate in American and New England Studies from Boston University. Montgomery, guest curator of The American Arts & Crafts Home 1900-1915 exhibition hosted at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in 2006 will be the guest curator for Color Woodblock Prints.
The Two Red Roses Foundation is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to promoting the American Arts & Crafts movement, an effort to reform the design and production of furniture, ceramics, metalwork and other decorative arts in the early 1900s. Color Woodblock Prints: Selections from the Two Red Roses Foundation features works from this exhibition and will be available in the Museum Store.
Works on Paper by Henry McBride is an exhibition on loan from the Henry McBride Foundation and includes 31 works on paper created by McBride in the late 19th century, and one work by Marcel Duchamp from McBride’s personal collection of avant-garde art. The Henry McBride Foundation formed in 2001, honors noted American art spokesman Henry McBride (1867-1962), a premier spokesman of the modernist movement. Henry McBride, the Flow of Art is available in the Museum Store. Both exhibitions will close on Jan 4, 2009.
Special Events____________________________________________________
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 7 - 9 p.m., (Fine Arts Lobby)
Hors d’oeuvres accompanied by wine and soft drinks will be served. The event is free to members and $10 for guests, which may be applied to a museum membership purchased during the evening. RSVP by Wednesday, October 29, 2008, (727) 712-5229.
TALK AND TEA
Perspectives on American Arts & Crafts Color Woodblock Prints
Sunday, November 2, 2008 from 3-5 p.m., (Auditorium)
Susan J. Montgomery Ph.D., curator and catalog essayist, will discuss Perspectives on Arts & Crafts Color Woodblock Prints. An afternoon tea will be served during the lecture. The cost is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. Signed copies of Montgomery’s book The Ceramics of William H. Grueby: The Spirit of the New Idea in Artistic Handicraft will be available for purchase in the Museum Store. To pre-register contact Patti Buster, education coordinator, at (727) 712-5226 or buster.patti@spcollege.edu
SATURDAY MORNING WORKSHOP
Cut it Out – How to Create Relief Prints
Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 10 a.m. – noon, (Fine Arts Studios)
Discover the technical expertise behind color woodblock prints from the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation. Dunedin fine artist Susan Rollins Gehring will show how relief, or block prints, are created. The cost is $3 for members and $5 for non-members; materials will be supplied. To pre-register contact Patti Buster, education coordinator, at (727) 712- 5226 or buster.patti@spcollege.edu
ON THE EASEL
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at noon, (Museum Lobby)
Sponsor: Alltrust Insurance, Karen Brayboy and Joe Part
Artist Charles Hewitt (American b.1946) created a series of large color woodcuts at Vinalhaven Press on Vinalhaven Island in Maine in 1990. The woodcut being showcased in the On the Easel program is Arcadia Spring, 1990. Hear about this work and how it relates to the Color Woodblock Prints exhibition.
GALLERY TALK
Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 7 p.m., (South Gallery)
LRMA staff will give a gallery talk to answer questions about McBride’s importance in art history and the role of the Henry McBride Foundation in creating awareness about his life and work. This program is free to members and is included with admission for non-members.
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is located just west of U.S. Highway 19 at 600 Klosterman Road, on the Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, with extended hours until 9 p.m. on Thursday. Sunday hours are from 1-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free to children and students with ID. Sunday, admission is free and docent tours are offered at 2 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. Please call ahead for information or directions (727) 712-5762.
Brooker Creek Preserve
Environmental Education Center
3940 Keystone Road
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
(727) 453-6800
www.pinellascounty.org"environment
Exhibition Schedule:
September 3 – October 26, 2008
“Visions of Florida” Jason Hahn, Photography, Reception: September 7, 2008 • 1 – 4 pm, Artist Presentation: 1 – 1:45 pm
Workshop: October 11, 2008 • 1 – 5 pm,
November 1 – December 28, 2008, “Julie Kornblum:Past,Preservation,and Future”
Julie Kornblum,Weaving, Workshop: November 1, 2008 • 10 am – 3 pm, Reception:November 2, 2008 • 1 – 4 pm, rtist Presentation: 1 – 1:45 pm
Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Department
The Arts and the Law / Florida.”
The Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Dept. has published a 255-page legal guide for artists and arts organizations and contains information such as copyright, consignment and sales, contracts, representation, starting and running a business, Florida Statutes affecting the arts, and a listing of state and national resources. It provides sample forms (government, agreements, contracts, model releases) and numerous sections dealing with incorporation of nonprofit and for profit businesses, liability, partnerships, leases, use of fictitious names, and much more.
The publication is available at The Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg (822-7872) or the Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin (298-3322). The cost is only $20; please make your check payable to Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Dept.
VISIT www.pinellasarts.org for information about grants, job opportunities, cultural directory, art education, advocacy, Florida Festivals, public art projects, calls-to- artists, a calendar of local arts and cultural events and more.
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