Southern Fields Art Resource

Artpool artist’s co-op of St Petersburg announces a workshop and, later this month, a party:

make art not war workshop SATURDAY
taught by Diana Leavengood & Marina Williams
(call/email to sign up asap as spaces are limited)
November 8th 12-5pm $50 public/$30 students & ARTpool ARTists
Participate in the workshop for up to 5 hours and become an ARTpool ARTist by showcasing your work at our Opening reception on November 29th from 8pm-12am for FREE
(workshop fee includes exhibition fee and free VIP entrance to opening)
100% of all sales go to the ARTist, no gallery commissions.
Learn how to make ARTist books, installations, recyclable ART, jewelry, trading cards & more
ALL AGES WELCOME!
to sign up call 727.324.3878 email artpoolrules@gmail.com or swing by ARTpool Mon-Sat 12-5pm to reserve your spot!

MAKE ART NOT WAR
ART pARTy Opening
Fashion Show, Live Painting & Graffiti Art, Live Silk Screening
& MAKE ART NOT WAR Art Show
100% of all sales go to the ARTist
November 29th 8pm-12am featuring art created
by workshop Attendees & ARTpool ARTists!
wear your “i voted” sticker & get entered into a raffle for FREE!
$10 includes complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres

Rena Charles of David O’Keefe Studios amplifies the news we found in the trades: The Tampa-based sculptor O’Keefe is releasing a new line of sculpture caricatures– both originals and embellished limited editions– constructed from recycled materials. One of the first subjects is, appropriately enough, former Vice-President Al Gore. Other subjects include the Beatles, David Letterman, and Bob Dylan. Because of the contruction methods and use of recycled materials, each piece is unique. Prices run from $2,000 to $25,000.

September 1st is the deadline for submissions from all Florida artists for the Harris House Gallery 2009 gallery exhibition schedule. All media is accepted. $20 fee.
Atlantic Center’s Harris House Gallery is housed within Atlantic Center for the Arts’ Community Arts Center at Harris House and acts as a showcase for artists living and working in Florida.

214 S Riverside Dr, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

The downtown St. Petersburg gallery tour called the Second Saturday Artwalk is this weekend. In that this is the most specific information to be found on the web concerning the event we found by Googling the search terms -St Petersburg Florida second saturday art walk-, we feel it is not surprising that it is there is much confusion about its extent and participating galleries. Sooo, head west on Central Ave. from downtown and good luck! St Petersburg markets itself like a champ!

The Craftsmen House at 2955 Central Avenue in St Petersburg, FL is hosting a reception and book signing for 500 Plates & Chargers, (Paper, 420 pages, $24.95 (CAN $26.95) July 2008 | Lark ISBN 1-57990-688-5 | ISBN13 9781579906887), a new release from Lark books this Saturday, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Work included in the new book from St. Petersburg artists Stephanie Schorr, Jonathan Barnes and Jason Lachtara will be on display at Craftsmen House gallery in conjunction with the signing, and the show continues through Sept 7.

Lark Books- 500 Plates & Chargers

The Tampa Realistic Artists group are currently exhibiting at TECO Plaza Art Gallery in downtown Tampa through September.
You can attend a free reception for “TRA at TECO” from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 16 at the TECO gallery, 702 N. Franklin St, Tampa.

We don’t think there is any question that Megan Voeller, arts critic for Tampa Creative Loafing, among other things, has in Artsqueeze the most consistently useful source for arts news in the Tampa Bay area. Her’s is a personal blog, and as such is not subject to the constraints and publishing pressures of the blogging arm of a commercial publication. Translation: She can say what she wants and doesn’t need to publicize that which she feels is insignificant.
We all need news filters and aggregators. Easy enough to find nationally, tough to find locally.

Here’s the first one; more are upcoming. Visit Seven North to keep up with the new excerpts from Peter’s full length documentary “Heart Of A Landscape Painter.”

This acrylic work is 30×22 on watercolor paper, and may be viewed at Interior Motives Gallery, downtown St Petersburg, Florida.