Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts

06/22/2026

Did you know?
Each year, the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts serves more than 25,000 students through educational performances, workshops, scholarships, camps, and community outreach programs.
The arts help students build:
🎭 Confidence
📚 Literacy
🤝 Collaboration
🎤 Communication Skills
💡 Creativity
When you support Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts, you're investing in experiences that help young people grow both on and off the stage.

06/19/2026

A great reminder that arts education is about so much more than creating performers.

For 15 years, Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts has worked to provide students with opportunities to build confidence, creativity, communication, and leadership through the arts.

We couldn’t agree more.

06/19/2026

Today we celebrate Juneteenth and honor the enduring significance of freedom, resilience, and community.
At the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts, we believe the arts have the power to bring people together, tell important stories, and create opportunities for every voice to be heard.
As we reflect on this day, we remain committed to ensuring arts education and cultural experiences are accessible to all students throughout our community.
Happy Juneteenth.

06/17/2026

What if every child had a place to create, perform, learn, and belong?
That's the vision behind our campaign to build a permanent home for the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts.
This future center will allow us to expand:
✨ Summer camps
✨ After-school arts programs
✨ Scholarships
✨ Community events
✨ Educational performances

We hope you will continue supporting the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts as we embark on this exciting journey.

Every donation helps move us one step closer to creating a space where arts education can thrive for generations to come. Together, we're building more than a building—we're building opportunity.

06/15/2026

🎭 Tonight is Night One of auditions for Disney's Descendants: The Musical Summer Camp!
In a few weeks, talented young performers from across Tampa Bay will take the stage to share their voices, confidence, and creativity.
For many students, this is their very first audition. For others, it's another step in a lifelong love of the arts. No matter where they are in their journey, we're proud to provide a supportive environment where every child has the opportunity to shine.
Good luck to all of our campers—we can't wait to see what this summer has in store!

06/15/2026

06/08/2026

🎉 Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay nominations are officially LIVE! 🎉 Click here to nominate Sunshine 96.7 FM & RadioStPete.com https://bit.ly/4uORSEg

Last year, thanks to your incredible support, Sunshine 96.7FM and RadioStPete.com were honored as Best Radio Station — and we’d love your support again this year! ❤️

🗳️ Nominations are open now through midnight on June 10
📅 You can nominate once per day in each category
🌎 Friends and supporters outside the area can nominate too!

After nominations close, the Top 10 nominees in each category move on to the voting round beginning July 16. Winners will be announced in the annual Best of the Bay issue and celebrated at the Best of the Bay Party on October 7.

We’d be honored to earn your nomination for Best Radio Station once again. Thank you for supporting local radio, local voices, and community storytelling every single day! 📻✨

06/06/2026

As you watch this video, take a look at the artwork running along the side. The graphics are based on the St. Petersburg welcome signs that our founder, Bill Edwards, had created to greet people arriving in our city.

They reflect his pride in St. Petersburg and his belief that great communities should make everyone feel welcome from the moment they arrive.

06/04/2026

At the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts, our Class Acts youth programming is designed to inspire students of all ages, from kindergarten through high school, because our programming isn’t just for small kids!

One of the things that makes our BAM! Festivals so unique that we continuously evolve the themes, activities, and experiences each year to keep students engaged, excited, and inspired. Whether it’s science, technology, visual arts, music, performance, or storytelling, our goal is to create meaningful experiences that connect with students of all ages.

One of the things that makes our BAM! Festivals so unique is that we continuously evolve the themes, activities, and experiences each year to keep students engaged, excited, and inspired. Whether it’s science, technology, visual arts, music, performance, or storytelling, our goal is to create meaningful experiences that connect with students at every age level.

We believe the arts and creative learning experiences have the power to educate, engage, and inspire lifelong curiosity — from the youngest learners to high school students preparing for their future.

06/04/2026