Vincent van Gogh will remain “alive” at the Dali Museum, at least through June 13. That’s a considerable extension for the immersive, walk-through experience created by the Australian design company Grande Experiences. “Van Gogh Alive” debuted at the Dali in November, and was originally scheduled to move on to its next destination April 11. Not […]
https://stpetecatalyst.com/november-in-the-arts-lets-all-van-gogh-to-the-dali/ Van Gogh’s actual canvases aren’t coming to St. Petersburg – not this year, anyway – but starting Nov. 21 we’ll have what may be the next best thing. The multi-media Van Gogh Alive, created by the Australian company Grande Experiences, will make its first stop in the United States right here at the Salvadore […]
by Bill DeYoung The Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg has been enlarged, expanded and enhanced plenty of times in its 55-year history. The Hazel Hough Wing, on the north side, was added in 2008 and has become the go-to gallery space for the museum’s temporary visiting expositions and more (the café and gift shop […]
It was 1988 when Seattle-born photographer Blake Little attended his first gay rodeo. “The sport, camaraderie, and atmosphere of this first rodeo experience transformed me,” he said. “I was completely drawn to it and I had to be a part of it. I wanted to be a cowboy.” And so he did, learning the craft […]
Looking for a good mid-week activity? The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art has now begun $10 Tuesdays, giving visitors a great opportunity to explore. Having just opened in April of this year, now is your chance to see what it’s all about. Not only are prices discounted every Tuesday, but each week a […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung Salvador Dali was a surrealist painter whose bright, colorful, sometimes alarming works defy perspective, time, space, common sense and even gravity. Clyde Butcher’s black and white art photography interprets landscapes: Trees and seas and clouds, rocks and swamps and forests, still and silent and moody and majestic. Rooted in […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung Two new exhibitions, both opening May 5 at St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts, couldn’t be more different. While one consists of abstract art in a colorful myriad of media, the other offers up a tight focus on stark black and white photography. Yet there’s a powerful thread running […]
St. Pete Catalyst By Bill DeYoung As the St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts’ fourth annual Beer Project approaches, its motto – “Drink With Purpose” – has never seemed more appropriate. Proceeds from the July 19 and 20 fundraisers will be funneled directly into the conservation and preservation of the museum’s five mosaics from the […]
As a transplant to St. Petersburg from blustery Minnesota, my house is everyone’s favorite spring break destination. Playing perpetual host to midwesterners unversed in St. Pete’s finer points, I’ve gotten to know the city’s offerings – for locals and tourists alike. Always top-of-mind is the art scene. Scroll through Instagram or a walk down Central […]
Join the Florida Holocaust Museum in honoring those who died during the Holocaust. Yom HaShoah is known to most as Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, in observance of the occasion, The Florida Holocaust Museum (The FHM) invites the community to visit the Museum free of charge all day on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The Yom […]
