2016IndividualArtistGrantProgramTHEFINALISTSWILLBEGINTHEIRARTFULPROJECTSINJUNE,ANDLATERPRESENTTHEIRPHOTOGRAPHY,PLAYWRITING,DANCE,SCULPTURE,MULTI-MEDIA,ANDMURALPAINTING.

CatherineWoodsv Photocollages4’– 6’inlength,tobe

exhibitedatARTicles Gallery.

v Printedwithdurableinksonarchivalpaper.

v Showstheaudienceanewwayofseeingandencouragestheviewerstoappreciatethesurroundingsof“ourFloridahome.”

'BrightWaterCircle’,2016Dimensions:15"hx42"w

Media:Mixedmedia

RachelFearingStewartv Three-dimensionalwoodsculpturesmadefrom

foundwoodpalletsandplywood.

v Introducingtothecommunitynewwaystousewoodandexpressconceptualideasabouttreegrowth.

v TobeexhibitedatStudio@620withapublicdiscussionevent.

Re-Define-constructedreusedwoodpalletscarvedand

painted29x58x3in

JamesOlesonvMultimediasculpturefromJapanese/Chinese

paperlanternsandfestivalsinspiration.

v Illuminatedphoenixcraftedfromrodsteel,muslinfabric,coloreddyes,adhesivesandLEDlights.

v ThephoenixisasymbolofrebirththatwillcommemoratethegrowthandrevitalizationofSt.Petersburg’sartistcommunity.

v FreepublicpresentationatBloomArtCenter,Sunday,August7duringInternationalFriendshipDay.

TomSivak

v Composer/librettistfor“DoctorDilligaff’s Baboon”,anewoperaticworkà Comicchamberoperawithacastoffourandaccompanimentbypianoandcello.

v Generatingemploymentandprofessionalexposurefor4operasingersandacellist.

v August15,tobeperformedatthePalladiumà Noadmissionfee,makingattendanceaccessibletoanyone.

PeterMederv Automataartist,makerofmovingfigures.

v Three-dimensionalfiguresmadewithnewandunconventionalmaterialsandmethods,tobeexhibitedatFloridaCraftArt.

v TeachingthelocalcommunityaboutAutomataasanartformandhowanimatedfigure’smovementsareusedtotellastoryorconveyemotions.

“Auguste”- automaton,5-Camdrivenmechanism,OOAK.28"x9"x10".2014.

MEDIA/MATERIALS:Mixedmedia– wood,brass,metals,castresin,ABSplastic,worbla thermoplastic,mohair,fabrics

BrooksPetersv FACESandFACADES,aphotographyshow.

v Seriesoforiginal,newportraitsandcityscapes,tobeexhibitedatStudio@620.

v ReflectionofthediversespiritofthepeopleofSt.Petersburg.

v Celebrationofthecity’sculturalhistory.TropicanaFieldStorm

Ya La’fordv Twoverylargeexhibitsopentothe

public,tobepresentedattheChihulyGalleryand theTECOGallery.

v Exploringthemetaphysicsofspaceandtime.PresentedwithinterpretivepoetryreadingsbyHelenPruittWallace.

v BuildingconsensustoallowcommunitiestofocusonacivicagendathatenhancestheartisticecosystemofSt.Petersburg.

CarlosCulbertsonv Paintingalargemuralthatrecallsandhonors

thehistoryoftheAfricanAmericancommunity.

v EngagingtheSt.Petersburgsouthsidecommunity.

v Hewilldemonstratethepossibilityofacareerintheartworldtotheyouthlivinginthearea,andthepositiveimagerywillechothehistoryofthearea.

”CurlPower”10x20ftAerosolandLatex,St.

Petersburg,FL

WendyDurandv Helpsasegmentofourcommunitywhoworkwithfamiliesdealingwiththelifechangingevents(cancer,disability,lossofjob…).

v “Womenwithpurpose”,anon-profitfoundedbythecommunityofwomen,survivorsofcatastrophicchallenges.

vWendyDurandwilldonatevasestobenefitWomenWithPurposetoraisemoneyonAugust17th atTheStudio@620,usingarttoexpandvolunteerinvolvementandleveragefinancialsupport.

Photocredit:NikkiDevereux

HelenHansenFrenchv “TheMotherhoodProject”seekstoexploretheexperiencesof

artist-mothers.

v Filmincorporatingartist-mothersfromacrossalldisciplines,withoriginalmusicbylocalartist/composerElizabethBakerandoriginalscriptdevelopedwithMaureenMcDole fromKeepSt.PeteLit.

v Participantswillwriteaboutmotheringanditsrelationshiptotheirartform.

v FinalpresentationatthePalladiumTheatreNovember12th.

ErinHuelskampv EriniscreatingtheSunshineCityOperaandwill

presentafirstconcertduringSPFESTIVAL,entitledOPERASAMPLER:MusicalExcerptsfromLivingComposers.

v Ahour-longconcertsettingofselectionsfromoperasandartsongsfeaturesmusicforsopranoandmezzoby6livingcomposers.

v Includesonepremiere,oneCubancomposer,3femalecomposers,oneSt.Pete-basedcomposerandthewinneroftheUSFCallforScores.

v TobepresentedonFriday,September16at7p.m.atTheStudio@620

MitziGordonvMitziisawriter,artist,bookmobileowner

andcreativeprofessionalwhowrote“TheArtofCollaboration”aboutArtsandBusinesspartnerships.

v ArtWorks waspresentedtotheChamberofCommerceandSuncoasters topromoteartacrossthecity.

v ArtWorks isafeaturedprogramoftheSPFestival.

TheSt.PetersburgArtsAllianceistheumbrellaorganizationservingtheartsandculturalcommunity:advocatingforthearts;facilitatingthegrowthoftheartscommunity;anddrivingarts-

relatedeconomicdevelopmentinSt.Petersburg.

PreparedbyCélia Autet-Henry

August4,2016