Creating Rise Creative Pinellas Last year, master sculptor mark aeling and st. petersburg poet laureate helen pruitt wallace collaborated on a powerful project in the warehouse arts district that remembers 9 11, and how to begin again. on this memorial day weekend, mark and helen share their thoughts, and all the work behind rise. . . . The exhibition “rise,” on view in the sightline gallery through june, introduces travelers to the work of three st. petersburg artists: photographer luci westphal, woodworker scott solary and ceramicist charles morrison. a newly commissioned poem by letisia cruz accompanies the artwork.
Creating Rise Creative Pinellas Creative pinellas fosters and sustains a vibrant, inclusive and collaborative arts community across pinellas county by providing support, connection and opportunities to artists, organizations and the public in order to grow the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination. For the past 15 years, creative pinellas 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. As pinellas county’s non profit local arts agency, we provide funding and support to artists of all kinds throughout the county, and we connect businesses, tourism and the public with the arts community. We provide support, connection, and opportunities to artists, organizations, and the public in order to grow and sustain the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination.
Creating Rise Creative Pinellas As pinellas county’s non profit local arts agency, we provide funding and support to artists of all kinds throughout the county, and we connect businesses, tourism and the public with the arts community. We provide support, connection, and opportunities to artists, organizations, and the public in order to grow and sustain the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination. Rise, the third exhibition from the creative pinellas and st. pete clearwater international airport (pie) partnership, will transform gates 7–11 into a showcase of local creativity — celebrating the power of renewal, nature, and sense of place through photography, woodworking, ceramics and poetry. Throughout the airport and at sightline, visitors be able to enjoy a wide array of artistic experiences created by artists living and working in pinellas county. We provide support, connection, and opportunities to artists, organizations, and the public in order to grow and sustain the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination. “we want to celebrate the creativity and innovation that we see coming out of our pinellas county schools' art programs," said clearwater arts alliance creative projects director betsy adler.
Creating Rise Creative Pinellas Rise, the third exhibition from the creative pinellas and st. pete clearwater international airport (pie) partnership, will transform gates 7–11 into a showcase of local creativity — celebrating the power of renewal, nature, and sense of place through photography, woodworking, ceramics and poetry. Throughout the airport and at sightline, visitors be able to enjoy a wide array of artistic experiences created by artists living and working in pinellas county. We provide support, connection, and opportunities to artists, organizations, and the public in order to grow and sustain the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination. “we want to celebrate the creativity and innovation that we see coming out of our pinellas county schools' art programs," said clearwater arts alliance creative projects director betsy adler.
Creating Rise Creative Pinellas We provide support, connection, and opportunities to artists, organizations, and the public in order to grow and sustain the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination. “we want to celebrate the creativity and innovation that we see coming out of our pinellas county schools' art programs," said clearwater arts alliance creative projects director betsy adler.
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