Cultivate the Creative

18/07/2026

Getting ready for Garden Groove and thinking of this clip from this week’s episode of Good Hang With Amy Poehler 💼✨🪭 did we create a life full of good hangs & creativity? Yes, yes we did!

05/06/2026

Come hang with us tomorrow as Cultivate the Creative celebrates World Oceans Day with Keep Pinellas Beautiful, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, and the Tampa Bay Roots & Shoots Alliance 🤩

Meet and mingle with 45+ local organizations working hard to protect our oceans and learn how YOU can help!

WHEN: Saturday, June 6th from 10 am - 2 pm
WHERE: Clearwater Marine Aquarium - 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater, FL 33767 (4th floor Ballroom)

Admission is FREE, and guests can receive 20% off aquarium admission to explore after
visiting the event.

For FREE admission to the event, enter through the 4th floor doors via the parking garage.

We will SEA you there!!! 🌊🐟🦀🐠🐙🐬🐚🪸

25/05/2026

Incredibly grateful for the support from Love IV Lawrence ✨ their investment allowed us to expand our Elevate Creativity program. We’re beyond grateful for the investment they make in our community to expand access to mental health resources.

What an incredibly impactful Mental Health Awareness Month it has been.

As May comes to a close, we want to share one final, complete look at the organizations we are officially funding through our 2026 Grant Program. These 11 local non-profits are on the ground right now, doing the heavy lifting to change the landscape of mental health, su***de prevention, and stigma reduction in Tampa Bay.

We are so proud to partner with them, and we highly recommend going to follow each of their pages to witness the amazing work they do every single day:

Chapters Health Foundation

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

Cultivate the Creative

Jericho Road Ministries

Mac Parkman Foundation

NAMI Pinellas County

Safe & Sound Hillsborough

Speak Up! Let’s Talk About Mental Health

Tampa Bay Thrives

Tampa General Hospital

USF Healthy Minds Lab

To our community, our donors, and the Community Foundation Tampa Bay: thank you. We are deeply grateful for everyone who supports the work we do. Your generosity is the stone that starts the ripple, and we cannot wait to see the massive difference these 11 partners make in our community this year.

The conversation doesn't end just because May is over. Let’s keep looking out for one another. 💚

Support our mission: https://www.cftampabay.org/give-now/love-iv-lawrence

30/03/2026

We’re so excited to introduce one of the incredible humans guiding this journey 💫

Meet Natia Howell (they/them/she/her), our Elevate Creativity facilitator for the next 9 weeks.

We’re beyond grateful to have her leading this space. At her core, Natia is all about building genuine community and creating spaces where people feel comfortable showing up as they are.

She brings years of experience as a trauma-informed youth leader, along with a deep passion for wellness, creativity, and connection. You might also find her hosting yoga classes, community circles, or leading her weekly walking group, St. Pete Cruisers—a space where you’re invited to take “whatever you need, at your own pace, in good company.”

Natia creates an environment that feels safe, relaxed, and open—where curiosity is encouraged and there’s no pressure to be anything other than yourself.

Teens — this is your space to explore, create, and grow. We’re so excited for you to experience it with her.

Welcome, ✨

25/03/2026

This past Saturday, we officially launched Elevate Creativity — our 9-week journey designed to expand what creativity can be and support teens in building a sustainable creative practice of their own. 🎨✨

To our teens stepping into this space: this is yours. Your ideas, your voice, your expression — we’re here for all of it. These next 9 weeks are about exploring who you are, what you create, and how you want to show up in the world. Let’s go!!! 💥

Huge thank you to .art for sponsoring our kickoff and creating a space that sparks curiosity, imagination, and exploration — the perfect way to begin this journey.

And deep gratitude to and the for believing in this vision and helping bring it to life. 🫶

Thank you .monti for capturing this special day and supporting our mission every step of the way!

What started as a dream within our community — creatives of all ages sharing their wisdom, experiences, and art — is now something real. Built FOR the community, BY the community, and centered on the wellbeing of every young person involved.

First cohort… it’s your time. Let’s create something powerful together. 🔥

12/02/2026

See you there!!! 🎨✨🤩

04/02/2026

🏈✨ Our amazing (and highly competitive 😉) Chairwoman, Carrie Tillett-Saks, is hosting a Super Bowl Squares Raffle to support Cultivate the Creative and our Elevate Creativity youth program!

No football knowledge needed — just pick a square and cheer your team on!

💸 $20 per square | 100 squares total
🎉 Win each quarter:
Q1 $100 • Q2 $125 • Q3 $150 • Q4 $175

Every dollar leftover will be donated to CTC to support creativity, healing, and community for young people.

👉 Venmo $20 per square to -Tillett-Saks (or your CTC contact)

📩 You’ll receive a link to choose your squares after payment

🎥 Winners announced live each quarter on IG + Facebook! We will reach out to you directly on Monday to distribute prizes.

Let’s make this Super Bowl Sunday a meaningful impact for our community!

26/01/2026

Community, creativity, and care are at the center of everything we do here at CTC, and gathering together feels especially important right now.

Over the coming weeks, Cultivate the Creative invites you to join us in community and self-expression at two upcoming events and the launch of our new free high school program:

🌱 New Year, New You with St. Pete Hub — a community wellness gathering

💘 Galentine’s Day Clothing Swap Benefit — sustainable fashion in service of care and connection

☑️ Elevate Creativity applications closing — apply through the link in our bio

🎨 Elevate Creativity program launch — a free weekly program centering youth expression, self-development, and creative growth

These moments are about gathering, expressing ourselves, and cultivating safe spaces where creativity and community can thrive.

If you’re looking for connection, creativity, or simply a place to gather, we’d love to see you at these events!