NEA awards SHINE $25,000 for unity mural project

Hurricane Helene and Milton Arts Recovery Resources

October 03, 2024

These resources are here for you. If you've been affected by the recent hurricanes, we encourage you to explore and use the support available.

Artists' Voices - Hurricane Impacts and Support

October 03, 2024

Following the aftermath of the recent hurricanes, many in the arts community have been left with damaged homes, studios, galleries, classrooms,...

2024 Individual Artist Grant Recipients

September 20, 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Grant Recipients! Now in its tenth year, the Individual Artist Grant celebrates winners who enrich our community through...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Welcomes Danielle Weitlauf to our Board of Directors!

June 28, 2024

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited and honored to welcome Danielle Weitlauf to our Board of Directors! Danielle Weitlauf is an...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Welcomes Andrida Hosey to Our Board of Directors!

June 28, 2024

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited and honored to welcome Andrida Hosey to our Board of Directors! Andrida McCall Hosey is a Tampa...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Presents: The Arts Business Academy Summit!

June 18, 2024

SPAA is excited to announce The Arts Business Academy Summit, a transformative two-day professional development event.

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Honors Shanna & Bryan Glazer as “Arts Advocates of the Year” at Hats Off to the Arts

March 15, 2024

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is delighted to present the third annual “Arts Advocate of the Year” Award to Shanna & Bryan Glazer at...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Announces Six MUSE 2024 Honorees!

January 03, 2024

MUSE celebrates 10 years of diversity, innovation and inspiration for all the arts and culture in St. Petersburg.

Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 Study Evidences the Positive Economic Impact of the Arts in St. Pete

November 13, 2023

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, in collaboration with Americans for the Arts and Creative Pinellas announced that St. Petersburg’s nonprofit arts...

PedalPub/SHINE Mural Tours – October 13th thru 22nd

October 09, 2023

The PedalPub is partnering with the SHINE Mural Festival for the second year to offer special mural tours during the festival. PedalPub will donate...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is excited to welcome Ryan Griffin to the SPAA Board of Directors

September 14, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Petersburg, Florida, (September 14, 2023) – The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited to welcome Ryan Griffin as...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance presents Arts Alive! Free Museum Day!

September 06, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Petersburg, Florida, (September 6, 2023) – St. Pete’s world-class arts and culture welcomes Pinellas County residents to...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is excited to welcome Ralph Benton to the SPAA Board of Directors

September 05, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Petersburg, Florida, (September 7, 2023) – The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited to welcome Ralph Benton as...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is excited to welcome Jason Mathis to the SPAA Board of Directors

August 22, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Petersburg, Florida, (August 22, 2023) – The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited to welcome Jason Mathis as an...

Local artists, new partnership announced for mural festival - St. Pete Catalyst

August 18, 2023

Article By Bill DeYoung of the St. Pete Catalyst. The full roster of artists won’t be unveiled until mid-September, but the St. Petersburg Arts...

Congratulations Grant Recipients!

August 16, 2023

The St Petersburg Arts Alliance is delighted to announce our 2023 Individual Artist Grant Program Awardees! In our ninth year, the St. Petersburg...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is excited to welcome Sarah Perrier to the SPAA Board of Directors

August 03, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Petersburg, Florida, (August 3, 2023) – The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited to welcome Sarah Perrier to...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is excited to welcome Terrence Brett to the SPAA Board of Directors

July 27, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Petersburg, Florida, (July 20, 2023) – The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited to welcome Terrence “Terry”...

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is excited to welcome Michelene Everett to the SPAA Board of Directors

July 20, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Petersburg, Florida, (July 20, 2023) – The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is excited to welcome Michelene Everett to...

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Celebrates BIPOC Mental Health Month in July with Tour of the Murals in Mind Experience

July 07, 2023

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance celebrates BIPOC Mental Health Month with a self-guided tour of the Murals in Mind experience, an art in wellness...

How do the Arts Positively Impact Health & Society?

June 05, 2023

To honor Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Integrative Counsel hosted a special virtual roundtable discussion called ArtMinded bringing together...

Kahwa Coffee and the St. Pete Arts Alliance announce Frederick “Rootman” Woods as the third artist on the Art Wrapped Canister Series

May 19, 2023

St. Petersburg, FLORIDA (May 18, 2023) - The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA), along with its community partner, Kahwa Coffee, are delighted to...

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance announces 2nd-annual garden party brunch

May 02, 2023

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) has announced the return of its garden party brunch this May, the Hats Off To Performing Arts gala. Hosted...

Congratulations to Glenyse Thompson! She is the next artist on the Kahwa Coffee Art Wrapped Coffee Canister!

March 15, 2023

"I create contemporary abstract art for collectors, art lovers, interior designers, and commercial applications. Inspired by people and...

Meet your MUSE 2023 Honorees!

February 02, 2023

For the past nine years, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance has been celebrating the diversity of all the arts and culture in St. Petersburg and pays...

The Evolution of Second Saturday ArtWalk St. Petersburg

January 09, 2023

St. Petersburg arts leaders recall efforts in the late 1980’s to produce an annual event that featured area galleries. Wayne Atherholt recalls, “In...

Explore St. Petersburg's Nine Museums in "A City of Museums" Video Series!

December 12, 2022

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) partnered with museum leaders to provide an overview of the St. Pete Museum Experience to brand St....

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance has partnered with Kahwa Coffee creating Art-Wrapped Coffee Canisters!

November 02, 2022

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance along with its community partner, Kahwa Coffee is delighted to announce a collaboration that will support the...

What Brings Sunshine To Your Life?

October 27, 2022

We love this mural by Leo Gomez, and we want to hear from you! Email us with words, images, movement, video, anything that expresses what brings...

Mural Artist Lineup Announced for St. Pete’s 8th Annual SHINE Festival

October 04, 2022

Returning for its eighth year, October 14-23, 2022, the SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival will once again ignite the City of the Arts with a...

Pinellas County Funding for the Arts!

June 29, 2022

Dear Colleagues, a little over a year ago we launched the Comprehensive Arts Strategy (CAS) and we have come upon a critical juncture. The Tourism...

2022 Individual Artist Grant Program Awardees Announced

June 23, 2022

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs to establish an Individual Artist Grant Program in...

Affordable Artist Studio Space Initiative

June 23, 2022

Zero Empty Spaces (ZES) is a rapidly growing affordable artist studio/vacancy management initiative that creates working artist studios in vacant...

Juneteenth 2022 Events

June 13, 2022

In celebration of Juneteenth, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance wants to recognize and acknowledge all that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion add to...

SPAA Receives Pinellas Recovers Grant

May 02, 2022

Bestow – meaning a gift that is put to use. Recently, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance was awarded a grant from NEA/Creative Pinellas for the 2022...

Call for Artists- SHINE Unity Project

April 14, 2022

Tampa Bay artists are invited to submit portfolios for the SHINE Unity Project which furthers the mission of enabling diverse forms of art and...

Member Moments #6 featuring Jodi Chemes and Kelly Lee McFrederick

April 13, 2022

"Member Moments" is where the St. Pete Arts Alliance's Board of Directors goes out into the arts community to have one on one interviews with our...

St. Pete Arts Alliance Welcomes Tiffany Ford as Director of Community Advancement

April 01, 2022

St. Pete Arts Alliance Welcomes Tiffany Ford as Director of Community Advancement St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) is delighted to announce its...

Member Moments #5 featuring Mark Sforzini and Paul Carder

March 24, 2022

"Member Moments" is where the St. Pete Arts Alliance's Board of Directors goes out into the arts community to have one on one interviews with our...

St. Pete Arts Alliance Announces New Logo for Second Saturday ARTWALK!!

March 15, 2022

Second Saturday ArtWalk is a St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA) economic strategy to develop small businesses. “The ArtWalk Logo was updated to...

NEA awards SHINE $25,000 for unity mural project

January 20, 2022

Exciting news for our SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival! Support from the National Endowment for the Arts will help create four murals celebrating...

Registration is now open for our Arts Business Academy 2022!

January 19, 2022

Attention emerging creative businesses, artists, musicians and writers, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance in collaboration with the St.Petersburg...

Meet Influencer Terry Marks

January 11, 2022

The St. Pete Catalyst identifies Terry Marks as an "Influencer" in our community! Click here to read the article.

MUSE is back!

January 10, 2022

MUSE is back! We are overjoyed to honor our artists and celebrate our City of the Arts at the fabulous Morean Center for Clay in the Warehouse Arts...

Member Moments #4 featuring Suzanne Pomerantzeff & Sharon McCaman

December 17, 2021

"Member Moments" is where the St. Pete Arts Alliance's Board of Directors goes out into the arts community to have one on one interviews with our...

St. Pete Catalyst Highlights Terry Marks

December 13, 2021

Check out this awesome article, CREATECatalyze 2022: Terry Marks, St. Petersburg Arts Alliance , from the St. Pete Catalyst about our very own Terry...

ISPS: Economic Series - Economic Impact of the Arts in Pinellas County the James Museum

December 06, 2021

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is Participating in Florida CraftArt Festival 2021!

November 16, 2021

Saturday, November 20th from 10 AM – 5 PM Sunday, November 21st from 10 AM – 4 PM For the first time since inception, the St. Petersburg Arts...

Member Moments #3 featuring Beth Reynolds & Mary Anna Murphy

October 19, 2021

"Member Moments" is where the St. Pete Arts Alliance's Board of Directors goes out into the arts community to have one on one interviews with our...

You're invited to our Mayor's Art Forum!

September 16, 2021

October 5, 2021 from 6:00 - 7:15pm The Palladium Theater 253 Fifth Avenue North St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Presented by the St. Petersburg Arts...