Creative Pinellas

08/21/2026

ICYMI: Today's episode of WFLA News Channel 8's show
"Bloom Tampa Bay" featured a segment about our new crafting and film series with The Common Thread Yarn Shop & Café - St. Petersburg and Green Light: Cinema, Lounge, Kitchen. Watch Creative Pinellas CEO Margaret Murray and Shannon O'Brien, The Common Thread's founder and owner, talk about the origin story, goals, and benefits of Craft Club Cinema!

Links in comments to watch the interview, and to purchase tickets to the first event, "50 First Dates" on Aug. 30.

08/18/2026

Today, CEO Margaret Murray and Managing Editor Maggie Duffy Alexis shared the journey Creative Pinellas has been on this past year with FOX 13's Laura Moody
on the podcast show, "Unscripted." It's an inspiring conversation about navigating through what we lost, and how we are rebounding with new initiatives, new partnerships, and new opportunities. You can help us continue our "creative comeback" by supporting us with a ticket to our fundraiser party Sept. 5 at FloridaRama. The link is in the comments to purchase. ⤵️
To watch the interview, click the link in the comments or head to the FOX 13 app or your TV streaming platform at 7:30 pm tonight!

08/14/2026

🎶 Listen up: The music lineup for our annual fundraiser is here! 🎶

During "AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts" on Sept. 5, Austen van der Bleek will DJ and bring the dance floor energy to the FloridaRama Gallery; Liz Glushko will deliver a live-looping electric cello performance where classical technique meets rock, pop, and immersive sound; and soprano Jodi Karem will take the stage with the stirring “Júrame.”

So come ready to dance, listen, mingle and get AMPED for the arts. Show your support for Creative Pinellas, and get your tickets today. Link to purchase tickets in comments!

08/12/2026

Writers, check out this wonderful grant opportunity!

The application window for the Literary Arts Fund’s 2026 innovation project grants will close on August 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applications to this grant opportunity must be submitted through Submittable by the deadline.

Innovation project grants will range from $25,000 to $100,000 and provide funding to nonprofit (or fiscally-sponsored) literary arts organizations and publishers for new, one-time, and forward-thinking projects that aim to address critical structural challenges that, if improved or solved, would ultimately strengthen literary arts nonprofits’ abilities to serve creative writers.

Proposed projects, which may be collaborative, must begin some time after January 1 and conclude by December 31, 2027.

Learn more: literaryartsfund.org/grants

08/06/2026

🎉 The Art Everywhere lineup is here!

Nearly 30 incredible art experiences created by our vibrant local cultural community have been selected for the inaugural Art Everywhere celebration, happening from early November through early December across Pinellas County.

From music festivals and exhibitions to theater premieres, public art projects, dance, film, and literary events, these experiences showcase the incredible creativity that makes our community one of a kind. Creative Pinellas managed the grant program that awarded $350,000 in arts tourism funding to the selected arts organizations and artists. Visit St. Pete-Clearwater provided the funding, with outreach and event support provided by St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and Clearwater Arts Alliance.

Click link in comments below to check out the arts experiences that will blanket our region during this monthlong celebration of the arts. Congratulations to the grantees!

08/03/2026

Check this out! 🤩

Happy National Coloring Book Day! 🖍️

DYK our office murals are available as coloring pages? Perfect for kids (and kids at heart)! Visit pinellastaxcollector.gov/Murals to save, color, and enjoy a little local art at home. And don’t forget to share your designs and tag . 🎨

Special shout-out to Creative Pinellas, Frankie G Art, and Jason Harvin of Wayward Walls for partnering with us to make these murals a reality!

07/30/2026

Tickets are officially ON SALE for TWO, can't-miss Creative Pinellas parties!

🔊Sept. 5: Kick off our "AMPED: Turn Up for the Arts" exhibition opening with an epic fundraising party featuring art, performances, delicious bites, drinks, and the electric energy you know and love from Creative Pinellas.

🎃Oct. 31: End the exhibition with the ultimate music-themed Halloween bash! Come dressed as your favorite album cover, music video, or iconic artist look — and get ready to boo-gie all night with a live DJ.

🎟️ Every ticket purchase supports the ongoing work we do and helps launch new initiatives for our local cultural community. Grab your tickets today, get AMPED and become a part of our reinvention!

P.S. Artists, don't forget you have until Aug. 16 to submit your work for AMPED exhibition!

Links in comments for tickets and call for entries info!

07/28/2026

We're honored to be nominated for Best Arts Organization in Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay contest. Thank you to all who nominated us! Winning would mean so much — not just as an award, but as a reminder that our work and our impact matters.

If Creative Pinellas has inspired you, supported you, connected you, or brought more art into your life, we'd be so grateful for your vote. Every vote is a vote for the artists, creatives, and community we're proud to champion. Thank you for always believing in us!

Link to vote in the comments. Voting ends Aug. 30!