Arts & Culture organizations in Pinellas County lost over $3 million in operating support as a result of the arts funding veto. Arts & Culture organizations throughout the state lost over $32 million in operating support.

The impact of the governor's arts funding veto is wide-reaching in our city, county, and state. To learn more about each organization and how to support their efforts, please take a look at the list below. 

• Academy of Ballet Arts - $40,000 Cut - Donate to the Academy of Ballet Arts

  • The mission of the Academy of Ballet Arts, Inc. is to develop the potential of each student to express his or her individual ideas and emotions through the beauty of movement. The Academy values diversity, nurtures creativity and builds community. The Academy envisions developing a direct connection with the county's residents and visitors through arts education and public performances. Through the Academy's professional curriculum and performances, young dancers will be prepared to pursue a career in the arts. 

• American Stage Theatre Company - $150,000 Cut - Donate to American Stage

  • American Stage Theatre Company seeks to reinforce the power of live theatre with high quality productions of compelling plays that excite and challenge a diverse audience.  They are passionate about the telling of meaningful stories that inspire audiences to lean forward and engage.

• Morean Arts Center - $150,000 Cut - Donate to The Morean Arts Center 

  • The mission of the Morean Arts Center is to connect people with art through innovative, community-oriented art and art education and to contribute to the economic development of the region.

• Bill Edwards Foundation For the Arts - $150,000 Cut - Donate to Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts

  • The mission of Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts is to educate, engage and entertain everyone in our community through the performing arts, with an emphasis on culturally diverse
  • programming.

• City of Tarpon Springs - $50,000 Cut

• Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation - $131,723 Cut - Attend Clearwater Jazz Holiday's 45th Anniversary Celebration

  • The Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a four-day and four-night, world-class, live, music festival, enjoyed by thousands of fans taking place the third week of every October and now in its 45th year. The music festival has evolved from a series of concerts on the back of a flatbed truck and at venues around Clearwater into an annual, international, music festival that draws tens of thousands of visitors each year to beautiful Coachman Park in Clearwater, against the backdrop of the Gulf of Mexico, warm breezes, brilliant sunsets, and one of the world’s greatest beaches.

• Clearwater Marine Aquarium - $150,000 Cut - Donate to Clearwater Marine Aquarium 

  • Clearwater Marine Aquarium works to protect and conserve our world's fragile coastal ecosystems and the endangered species that call them home.

• Creative Clay - $90,000 Cut - Donate to Creative Clay

  • Creative Clay's mission is to help people with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives by providing expressive, educational and vocational experiences in the arts.

• Creative Pinellas - $150,000 Cut - Donate to Creative Pinellas

  • The mission of Creative Pinellas is to foster and sustain a vibrant, inclusive, and collaborative arts community across Pinellas County. They provide support, connection, and opportunities to artists, organizations, and the public in order to grow and sustain the area as an internationally recognized arts and cultural destination.

• Dunedin History Museum - $62,000 Cut - Donate to Dunedin History Museum

  • DHM’s mission – to be the primary destination for discovering and fostering connections to Dunedin’s rich history – is the cornerstone of the museum’s exhibits, programs, events, educational initiatives, and collections that contribute to enhancing community pride.

• Dunedin Music Society - $14,400 Cut -  Donate to Dunedin Music Society

  • The mission of Dunedin Music Society is connecting local communities with live music.

• Eight O' Clock Theatre Company - $45,900 Cut - Donate to Eight O' Clock Theatre

  • Since 1982, Eight O'Clock Theatre has entertained theatre-goers in the Tampa Bay area with live performances, bringing Broadway, Off-Broadway and original productions to the stage, first in the Largo Community Center, and, since 1996, in the Tonne Playhouse at the Largo Cultural Center, now called the Central Park Performing Arts Center. 

• Florida CraftArt - $90,000 Cut - Donate to Florida CraftArt

  • Florida CraftArt's mission is to grow the statewide creative economy by engaging the community and advancing Florida’s fine craft artists and their work.

• freeFall Theatre - $105,000 Cut - Donate to freeFall Theatre

  • The mission of freeFall Theatre is to pursue art’s greater purposes and the transformative power of theatre – as a builder of community, a source of upliftment, and a builder of cultural legacy.

• Great Explorations - $150,000 Cut -  Donate to Great Explorations

  • For more than three decades, Great Explorations has held its position as the foremost children's museum in Tampa Bay, championing hands-on learning experiences through a well-established creative curriculum.

• Gulf Coast Artists' Alliance - $15,862 Cut - Donate to The Gulf Coast Artists' Alliance

  • Gulf Coast Artists' Alliance, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Their mission is to provide the local art community with an opportunity to network, share resources, conduct workshops and classes, and hold exhibitions. GCAA is a volunteer staffed organization.

• Imagine Museum - $90,000 Cut - Donate to the Imagine Museum 

  • The Imagine Museum's mission is to elevate American and International contemporary glass art and artists through exhibitions, education and research.

• Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties, FL, Inc. - $113,500 Cut - Donate to the Jewish Federation

  • The Jewish Federation's mission entails ensuring the continuity of Jewish life & culture  locally, in Israel & around the world -  by convening collective action, identifying and helping the most vulnerable, addressing security needs in the Jewish community, and combatting antisemitism.

• Lao Arts & Cultural Foundation - $31,030 Cut - Donate to the Lao Arts & Cultural Foundation

  • The Lao Arts and Cultural Foundation, Inc. is dedicated and committed to unite and develop Lao-American communities by organizing, encouraging, guiding and mentoring the younger generations to pursuit and achieve higher education, fostering a culture of leadership among Laotian Americans through active participation in the community, installing pride through organized athletic and social events, reaching out senior members to preserve our national heritage and act as a role models of Laotian traditions. 

• Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete - $150,000 Cut - Donate to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Pete

  • The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg engages, educates, and excites diverse communities by collecting, exhibiting, and preserving works of art for the enrichment and enjoyment of all.

• Opera for Earth - $5,129 Cut - Donate to Opera for Earth

  • Opera for Earth Corporation is a 501(c)3 corporation that uses performing arts to raise awareness to the value of preserving and caring for our natural resources.

• Ruth Eckerd Hall - $150,000 Cut - Donate to Ruth Eckerd Hall

  • Ruth Eckerd Hall is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization nationally recognized Performing Arts Organization. Ruth Eckerd Hall offers traditional and innovative performances and educational experiences that will engage diverse audiences and participants, in order to advance the arts and enrich lives and change lives through the performing arts.

• The Dali Museum - $150,000 Cut - Donate to The Dali Museum

  • The Dalí Museum cares for and shares an expertly curated collection of Salvador Dalí’s work, preserving his legacy for generations to come. And, through Dalí-inspired events, exhibits and experiences, the Museum serves as an active resource in the cultural life of our community and the world at large.

• St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Society (Sunscreen Film Festival) - $25,000 Cut - Subscribe to their Newsletter to Stay Connected

  • The St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization, which is dedicated to educating the public about the art of visual storytelling, enhancing opportunities for filmmakers to develop their craft and art, and increasing the public’s awareness and support of filmmaking as a cultural asset.

• St. Petersburg Opera Company - $134,192 Cut - Donate to the St. Petersburg Opera Company

  • The mission of the St. Petersburg Opera Company is to enrich the cultural lives of the residents of and visitors to the Tampa Bay area by presenting fully staged professional opera productions of the highest quality

• Warehouse Arts District Association - $90,000 Cut - Donate to WADA's GoFundMe

  • The Warehouse Arts District Association's mission is to build and sustain a vibrant arts community in St. Petersburg, Florida that supports the success of all artists and the community at large through a broad spectrum of tools, including community revitalization, marketing, advocacy and educational programming. 

• Sunsets at Pier 60 Society - $149,792 Cut - Subscribe to their Email List

  • A nightly sunset celebration featuring artisans and street performers.

• Tampa Bay Symphony - $24,000 Cut - Donate to the Tampa Bay Symphony

  • The Tampa Bay Symphony's mission is to promote interest in symphonic music while enhancing and enriching the cultural life and educational experiences of our community.

• The American Dance Competition - $90,000 Cut - Donate to The American Dance Competition

  • ADC|IBC is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3), Youth International Scholarship Ballet Competition for all nationalities, ages 9-21, that was formed in 2005. Over the last decade, the organization has developed into a leader in its field with an ever growing network that helps connect and facilitate the progress of professional training. 

• Dunedin Fine Art Center - $150,000 Cut - Donate to the Dunedin Fine Art Center

  • The mission at the Dunedin Fine Art Center is to enrich lives through educational experiences in the visual arts.

• The Florida Orchestra - $150,000 Cut - Donate to The Florida Orchestra

  • The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.

• The Studio @ 620 - $62,970 Cut - Donate to The Studio @ 620

  • The Studio @ 620's mission is saying yes to bringing creativity, innovation and diversity to our community. 
    • To develop artistic and educational programs that integrate a variety of art forms in order to encourage new cultural experiences both for the audience and the artists.
    • To provide a place where people can experience artistic and educational programs in innovative ways.
    • To bring people from diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences together as artists, audiences and volunteers.
    • To work collaboratively with artistic, educational, and cultural organizations in and beyond our community.