St. Petersburg – Arts Shine Here

St. Petersburg – Arts Shine Here
City of the Arts
Arts & Culture
7 Performing Arts Companies
8 Museums (2 new ones coming!)
11Theatrical and Music Venues
Dozens of Studios & Galleries
Hundreds of Public Events
FolkFest
CraftArt
Ribfest
Sunscreen Film Festival
Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Mainsail Arts Festival
St. Pete Wine & Food Festival
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A Florida Cultural Capital
Florida Orchestra
Florida Holocaust
Museum
Florida CraftArt
Florida Humanities
Council
Salvador Dali
Museum
Chihuly Collection
Museum of Fine Arts,
St. Petersburg
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Music. Everywhere!
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Big3 Studios
Jannus Live
State Theatre
St. Petersburg Opera
Studio@620
Tampa Bay Blues Fest
The Mahaffey
The Palladium
Williams Park
Vinoy Park
Nova 535
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Theatre!
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A Simple Theatre
American Stage Theatre Company
freeFall Theatre Company
St. Petersburg City Theatre
St. Petersburg Opera Company
St. Petersburg Shakespeare Company
The Studio@620
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Museums!
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Salvador Dali Museum
Chihuly Collection
Florida Holocaust Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
Great Explorations and Hands On Museum
St. Petersburg Museum of History
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
Pinellas Pioneer Settlement
Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement 2017
Tom & Mary James Museum of Western Art - 2017
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Five St. Petersburg Arts Districts
Waterfront Arts District
Beach Drive to Fourth St. North and 7th Ave. South to
7th Ave North
Waterfront downtown shopping, dining
and entertainment district with outdoor
cafes and restaurants, world class
museums and a dazzling array of
shops, galleries, businesses and hotels
that line a continuous string of green
parks that are home to many special
events and festivals each year.
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Chihuly Collection
Red Cloud Indian Arts
Salvador Dali Museum
Shapiro’s Gallery
d-gallerie
Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Museum of History
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St. Petersburg Arts Districts
Central Arts District
www.sixhundredblock.com
Promotes the arts from 4th
Street to 16th Street along
Central Avenue and
surrounding area.
Central Avenue’s 600 Block,
including the historic Crislip
Arcade, offers fine art galleries,
boutiques, eateries, recording
studio, performance venues,
watering holes, graphic design
and branding center.
The nightlife here is pretty
active too!
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St. Petersburg Arts Districts
The EDGE District
https://www.facebook.com/theEDGEstpete
Entertainment, Dining, Galleries, Boutique
Stores located between MLK and 16th Street on
Central Avenue and including 1st Avenues North
and South.
ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing
Creative Clay
Paper Street Market
Green Bench Brewery
Furnish Me Vintage
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St. Petersburg Arts Districts
Grand Central District
www.grandcentraldistrict.org
A diverse collection of art galleries, antique
and retail shops, personal and professional
services, and eclectic dining and drinking
establishments.
Grand Central is one of Florida’s Main Street
Communities encompassing 16th Street to 31st
Street blocks on Central and First Avenues
North and South.
A hip spot to eat and shop!
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St. Petersburg Arts Districts
Warehouse Arts District
www.facebook.com/WarehouseArtsDistrictStPete
Where art is made! The district is
zoned for live/work space within 16th to
31st Streets North between 1st Ave.
North and 10th Ave. South.
District artists and galleries include:
•  Dr. Carter G. Woodson African
American Museum
•  Charlie Parker Pottery
•  Craftsmen House Gallery
•  Duncan McClellan Glass Art
•  FUNKTIONHOUSE Urban Lumber
& Furnishings
•  MGA Sculpture Studio
•  Morean Arts Center for Clay
•  Gallerie 909
•  Zen Glass Studio
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Two Emerging Arts Districts
Deuces Live District
Adjacent to the Warehouse Arts District,
Stops include Gallerie 909, the Uniquely
Original Arts Gallery, the Dr. Carter G.
Woodson African American Museum, and
the Manhattan Casino. The district also
features a 19-marker African American
Heritage Trail honoring St. Petersburg’s
notable African American residents.
M.L. King North District
From Fifth Ave. NE to 34th Ave. N., this
growing district includes the Bloom Arts
Center and the Heart Gallery, along with
a variety of locally-owned cafes including
the Banyan Tree, where artists and
writers rub shoulders.
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Two Artist Enclaves
Historic Kenwood
kenwoodartistenclave.org
An Artist Enclave is a St. Petersburg city zoning
"overlay" designation (2014) that enables artists to
have home-based studios in specified areas of
historic neighborhoods. An Artist is defined by the
Enclave as an individual who practices and/or who
creates a product in one of the following categories:
Fine Art, Craft Art, Design, Photography,
Filmmaking, Musical, Literary or Performing Arts.
Old Southeast
More than 80 artists live in the Old Southeast
neighborhood, located south of the city’s downtown.
40% of artists work in professional studios and
galleries. 60% work in a home studio.
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Murals = Creative Place-Making
Public art growing with a community of respected
mural artists.
•  Florida CraftArt Mural Walking Tours
•  36 murals on the tour -- Central and First Ave.
North between Fifth and Ninth Street
•  SHINE! Murual Arts Festival Established 2015
14 new murals -- 10 international artists
•  Trolley and Bicycle Mural Tours
America’s Southeast Glass Arts Center
The most vibrant glass arts community in Southeast
America, featuring a vibrant community of artists, studios,
hot shops and galleries.
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C glass Studio
Chihuly Collection
Duncan McClellan Glass Galley
DMG School Project
Morean Arts Center
Sigma Glass Studio
Grand Central Stained Glass and Gallery
Zen Glass Studio
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America’s Southeast Center for Clay
We host the largest community for clay arts in America’s Southeast.
Many creative businesses feature gas kilns as well as electric and
some have wood, soda and salt kilns; a variety of kilns exceptional
for an area this size. Most of the artists below teach and all hold
workshops with internationally known artists.
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The Morean Center for Clay
Charlie Parker Pottery
Craftsman House Gallery, Café and Clay Studio
The Clay Center of St. Petersburg
Florida CraftArt Gallery
Eckerd College
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St. Petersburg Arts = Economic Engine
1. Five Arts Districts…
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Waterfront Arts District
Central Arts District
The EDGE District
Grand Central District
Warehouse Arts District
…..One Arts Destination!
Every Second Saturday ArtWalk is
Opening Night in St. Petersburg,
generating traffic, sales and investment
in economically deprived areas.
2. From 2002 to 2012, the number of
independent artists, writers, and
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performers in St. Petersburg,
3.  Eagle Datagistics, iQor, GeniusCentral
Clearwater and Tampa has
are among businesses moving to St.
increased 44%.
Petersburg quoting our vibrant arts culture as a
determining factor in relocation decision
making.
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Arts & Culture – ROI
CREATIVE BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
•  St. Petersburg has 1,044 creative businesses, employing 6,108 people,
reporting sales volume of $519,283,534. The creative cluster includes
Design and Publishing, Film, Radio, TV, Schools, Visuals Arts/Photography,
Museums and Collections, and Performing Arts.
•  Pinellas County is home to 2,664 arts-related
businesses that employ 13,920 people. 5,902
artists, performers and writers reported
$103,278,000 in receipts in 2012.
•  Our study confirms that a thriving community for
non-profit and other creative and cultural
businesses contributes significantly to the financial
health of our city.
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Arts & Culture – ROI
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SPAA – Supporting Arts Education
In School - We support and advocate for
arts education programs in the public schools
through ACE – Arts for a Complete Education
After School - The Arts Alliance is
committed to supporting after school
arts programs, including
ACT – Arts Conservatory for Teens
Professional Continuing Education –
Programs serving arts entrepreneurs
and creative businesses at the
Greenhouse
St. Petersburg Accolades
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Named #7 in a poll for worldwide mural art cities
Named one of Top 52 Places to Go in the world by
The New York Times (1/11/14)
Named one of America’s Top ArtPlaces of 2013,
by ArtPlace America.
Named #1 Arts Destination for a city of our size by
AmericanStyle Magazine -- 3 yrs. running
5th Largest City in Florida
#1 Mega-Market in the Southeast
Florida’s First Green City
Most Livable Downtown in the South East
Anchors Florida High Tech Corridor
One of America's Promise Alliance's 100 Best
Communities for Young People
Top Ten Biking Community in U.S.
Top Ten Community for Creative Class
Highest concentration of Marine Science
businesses in the Southeast, including the North
American headquarters for Cousteau Divers
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Arts Events Fill Hotel Rooms & Restaurants
1,000 rooms within waterfront-downtown walking distance
5,802 rooms in greater St Petersburg
3,985 rooms in St. Pete Beach
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St. Petersburg Demographics
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City Population – 249,705*
Total Households – 108,815
Metro Area Population – 2,783,243
Median Age – 41.8
Average Household Income – $62,365
Total Annual Visitors – 9 Million
Average Length of Stay – 6.3 Days
Most Educated Workforce in Florida
Largest Downtown Waterfront Marina in
Southeast
•  Downtown Trolley Transportation System
*Pinellas County Population 916,542
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SPAA -- Serving the Arts
The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is the only 501(c)3
nonprofit dedicated to raising money and advocating
for our creative community – artists, writers, dancers,
arts and cultural organizations, and creative
businesses.
SPAA Creative Community Building Programs
•  Artist Grant Program - Grants for local artists
•  ACE – Arts for a Complete Education, Pinellas County Schools
•  ArtBeat - The only countywide e-newsletter & web site with essential
information for the arts community, from calls for artists to jobs to grants
•  ArtWalk - City-wide promotion of monthly ArtWalk, including funding trolley
transportation to all arts districts
•  Sponsor/Producer - Shine! Mural Festival; SunLit Festival; Listening Room
Festival; SPF15 - St. Petersburg Festival, St. Petersburg Dance Alliance
•  Arts Shine Here - Arts and Culture Economic Impact Report
•  Arts Shine Here - Streetlamp Banner Program
•  Arts Business Academy – Professional Education Programs for Creatives at
the Greenhouse
•  St. Petersburg Arts Endowment Fund at the Comm. Fdn of Tampa Bay
Investing in the Arts
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arts is measurable.
•  The return on arts education,
public art and civic pride is
incalculable.
•  The arts are a critical component
of a thriving city, contributing to
our quality of life, attracting
businesses, tourists and
residents, driving business, and
creating jobs.
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How Can I Help?
DONATE
Write a check to an arts non-profit or support organization.
Develop cause marketing and sponsorship opportunities.
PARTICIPATE
Subscribe to a performing arts organization. Go to lunch at he
MFA or the Morean Arts Center. Shop local. Visit the galleries &
studios. Get out to Second Saturday ArtWalk, etc.. Get Out!
ADVOCATE
Be an evangelist. Talk about the arts. Send an email. Write a
note.
GET INVOLVED
Join a board. Be proud of your board. Tell people you are on a
board. Contribute to your board.
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St. Petersburg Arts Alliance
Mission
The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is the
umbrella organization serving the arts and
cultural community: advocating for the arts;
facilitating the growth of the arts community;
and driving arts-related economic
development in St. Petersburg.
Vision
St. Petersburg will become an arts
destination with generous and ongoing
support from the City, the business
community, and all who live and work here.
Values
Collaborative, Inclusive, Accountable,
Passionate, Practical, Catalytic, Creative
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Board of Directors
1.  Wayne Atherholt, Office of Cultural Affairs, City of St. Petersburg (ex-officio)
2.  Jeff Baker, Community Relations, Duke Energy
3.  Paul Carder, Retired
4.  Deborah Kelley, Artist
5.  Katie Healey, Financial Planning, HSNi
6.  Lisa Letizio, Alison James Estates & Homes
7.  Mary Anna Murphy, President, MAM Exhibit Design
8.  Duncan McClellan, Duncan McClellan Glass Art Studio and Hot Shop
9.  Joseph Papich, Select Business Advisor, Wallace, Welch & Willingham
10. Kristy Parker, Associate General Counsel, Duke Energy
11. Judith Powers, Artist
12. David Ramsey, Managing Director, Raymond James & Associates
13. Sandra Ransdell, Attorney, Hill Ward Henderson
14. Jim Rolston, Artist and Owner, Red Zen Art Gallery
15. Stacia Schrader, Branch Manager, Regions Bank
16. Richard Wood, COO, Eagle Datagistics
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John Collins
St. Petersburg Arts Alliance
100 Second Ave. North, Suite 150
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727.518.5142
www.stpeteartsalliance.org
Email: info@stpeteartsalliance.org
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