Creative Pinellas and Visit St. Pete Clearwater’s monthlong Art Everywhere celebration continues across Pinellas County from Nov. 12-18, with gallery walks, performances, hands-on art activities and festivals centered largely in St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
FloridaRAMA marks its fifth anniversary with FloridaRAMA Fest on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the St. Petersburg venue. Admission starts at $10, while children 10 and younger are admitted free. The event includes the unveiling of Artstream, a mobile mini museum created with work by seven local artists: Merritt Horan Capurro, Brigitte Coovert, Tyana Hancock, Emilie Hernandez, Latonya Hicks, Kostar and The Rug Lord.
Also on Nov. 14, the Tigertail Asian Film Festival will present the world premiere of 100 Stories at Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg. The community documentary features 100 Asian and Asian American participants answering the question, “What does America mean to you?” The film will play continuously during the museum’s evening ArtWalk, from 5 to 9 p.m., alongside Asian food vendors, filmmaker and artist meet-and-greets, and cultural performances including a lion dance, martial arts demonstrations, Peking Opera and music by Bulls Raaga. Admission is free.
Several other free events are scheduled that Saturday. Print Party at the Preserve runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Boyd Hill Pioneer Settlement, with hands-on workshops, activities and demonstrations. Clearwater World Music Heritage Festival is set for noon to 5 p.m. at the Clearwater Historical Society Museum and Cultural Center, featuring opera singers performing music from their own heritage, plus folk music, choral performances, dance, food and arts-and-crafts vendors.
In St. Petersburg’s Edge District, the inaugural Booker Creek Arts Festival runs Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 12-15. The walkable event places juried work by hundreds of Florida artists inside neighborhood businesses, with live mural painting, glassblowing, music, dance, artwork for sale and People’s Choice voting. It opens at 10 a.m. daily and has no admission charge.
Other Art Everywhere programming includes St. Pete Run Fest at Albert Whitted Park from Nov. 13-15; Kinetic: Immersive Dance Experience in the Sculpture Garden at Duncan McClellan Gallery at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 14; and Deuces After Dark: Art + Culture Crawl from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14 at Deuces Corner Park. The sold-out Nov. 18 book event with chef Omi Hopper at Nova 535 is also part of the celebration.
Visitors can also make lantern panels during open lab hours at Clearwater Main Library on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 for the community display at December’s Clearwater Illuminations festival.
