Here is the St Petersburg Arts Alliance's City of the Arts presentation! We are proud of our arts and cultural community.

1. St. Petersburg – Arts Shine Here

2. Hundreds of Public Events
FolkFest
CraftArt
Ribfest
Sunscreen Film Festival
Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Mainsail Arts Festival
St. Pete Wine & Food Festival
Arts & Culture
6 Performing Arts Companies
8 Museums (3 new ones coming!)
11Theatrical and Music Venues
Dozens of Studios & Galleries
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City of the Arts

3. Florida Orchestra
Florida Holocaust
Museum
Florida CraftArt
Florida Humanities
Council
Salvador Dali
Museum
Chihuly Collection
Museum of Fine Arts,
St. Petersburg
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A Florida Cultural Capital

4. Music. Everywhere!
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• Big3 Studios
• Jannus Live
• State Theatre
• St. Petersburg Opera
• Studio@620
• Tampa Bay Blues Fest
• The Mahaffey
• The Palladium
• Williams Park - WIPA
• Vinoy Park
• Nova 535

5. Theatre!
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• American Stage Theatre Company
• freeFall Theatre Company
• St. Petersburg City Theatre
• St. Petersburg Opera Company
• St. Petersburg Shakespeare Company
• The Studio@620

6. Museums!
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• Salvador Dali Museum
• Chihuly Collection
• Florida Holocaust Museum
• Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
• Great Explorations and Hands On Museum
• St. Petersburg Museum of History
• Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
• Pinellas Pioneer Settlement
• Imagine Museum (coming 2017)
• Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement 2018
• James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art - 2017

7. Five St. Petersburg Arts Districts
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Waterfront Arts District
Beach Drive to Fourth St. North and 7th Ave. South to
7th Ave North
Waterfront downtown shopping, dining
and entertainment district with outdoor
cafes and restaurants, world class
museums and a dazzling array of
shops, galleries, businesses and hotels
that line our green parks that are home
to special events and festivals.
• d-gallerie
• Ocean Blue
• Red Cloud Indian Arts
• Shapiro’s Gallery
• Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg
• Salvador Dali Museum
• St. Petersburg Museum of History

8. St. Petersburg Arts Districts
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Central Arts District
www.sixhundredblock.com
Promotes the arts from 4th
Street to 16th Street along
Central Avenue and
surrounding area.
Central Avenue’s 600 Block,
including the historic Crislip
Arcade, offers fine art galleries,
boutiques, eateries, recording
studio, performance venues,
watering holes, graphic design
and branding center.
The nightlife here is pretty
active too!

9. The EDGE District
https://www.facebook.com/theEDGEstpete
Entertainment, Dining, Galleries, Boutique
Stores located between MLK and 16th Street on
Central Avenue and including 1st Avenues North
and South.
ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing
Leslie Curran Gallery
Paper Street Market
Green Bench Brewery
Furnish Me Vintage
Imagine Museum
St. Petersburg Arts Districts
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10. St. Petersburg Arts Districts
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Grand Central District
www.grandcentraldistrict.org
A diverse collection of art galleries, antique
and retail shops, personal and professional
services, and eclectic dining and drinking
establishments.
Grand Central is one of Florida’s Main Street
Communities encompassing 16th Street to 31st
Street blocks on Central and First Avenues
North and South.
A hip spot to eat and shop!

11. St. Petersburg Arts Districts
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Warehouse Arts District
www.facebook.com/WarehouseArtsDistrictStPete
Where art is made! The district is
zoned for live/work space within 16th to
31st Streets North between 1st Ave.
North and 10th Ave. South.
District artists and galleries include:
• Charlie Parker Pottery
• Craftsmen House Gallery
• Dr. Carter G. Woodson African
American Museum
• Duncan McClellan Glass Art and
Hotshop
• FUNKTIONHOUSE Urban Lumber
& Furnishings
• Gallerie 909
• MGA Sculpture Studio
• Morean Arts Center for Clay
• Zen Glass Studio

12. Two Artist Enclaves
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Historic Kenwood
kenwoodartistenclave.org
An Artist Enclave is a St. Petersburg city zoning
"overlay" designation (2014) that enables artists to
have home-based studios in specified areas of
historic neighborhoods. An artist is defined by the
Enclave as an individual who practices and/or who
creates a product in one of the following categories:
Fine Art, Craft Art, Design, Photography, Filmmaking,
Musical, Literary or Performing Arts.
Old Southeast
More than 80 artists live in the Old Southeast
neighborhood, located south of the city’s downtown.
40% of artists work in professional studios and
galleries. 60% work in a home studio.

13. Murals = Creative Place-Making
Public art growing with a community of respected
mural artists.
• Florida CraftArt Mural Walking Tours
36 murals on the tour -- Central and First Ave.
North between Fifth and Ninth Street
• SHINE Mural Arts Festival. Established 2015
14 new murals -- with international artists
• SHINE ‘16 – 21 new murals
• Trolley and Bicycle
Mural Tours

14. America’s Southeast Glass Arts Center
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The most vibrant glass arts community in Southeast
America, featuring a vibrant community of artists, studios,
hot shops and galleries.
• C glass Studio
• Chihuly Collection
• Duncan McClellan Glass Galley
• DMG School Project
• Grand Central Stained Glass and Gallery
• Morean Arts Center
• Sigma Glass Studio
• Zen Glass Studio
• Imagine Museum (coming in 2017)

15. America’s Southeast Center for Clay
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We host the largest community for clay arts in America’s Southeast.
Many creative businesses feature gas kilns as well as electric and
some have wood, soda and salt kilns; a variety of kilns exceptional
for an area this size. Most of the artists below teach and all hold
workshops with internationally known artists.
• Brick Street Clay Studios
• Charlie Parker Pottery
• Craftsman House Gallery, Café and Clay Studio
• Eckerd College
• The Clay Center of St. Petersburg
• The Morean Center for Clay

16. St. Petersburg Arts = Economic Engine
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1. Five Arts Districts…
• Waterfront Arts District
• Central Arts District
• The EDGE District
• Grand Central District
• Warehouse Arts District
…..One Arts Destination!
Every Second Saturday ArtWalk is
Opening Night in St. Petersburg,
generating traffic, sales and investment
in economically deprived areas.
2. From 2002 to 2014, the number of
independent artists, writers, and
performers in St. Petersburg,
Clearwater and Tampa has
increased 54%.
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3. Eagle Datagistics, Priatek and iQor are
among businesses moving to St. Petersburg
quoting our vibrant arts culture as a
determining factor in relocation.

17. Arts & Culture – ROI
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CREATIVE BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
• St. Petersburg has 1,044 creative businesses, employing 6,108 people,
reporting sales volume of $519,283,534. The creative cluster includes
Design and Publishing, Film, Radio, TV, Schools, Visuals Arts/Photography,
Museums and Collections, and Performing Arts. (2015)
• Pinellas County is home to 2,664 arts-related
businesses that employ 13,920 people. 5,902
artists, performers and writers reported
$103,278,000 in receipts. (2015)
• Our study confirms that a thriving community for
non-profit and other creative and cultural
businesses contributes significantly to the financial
health of our city.

18. Arts & Culture – ROI (2015)
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19. SPAA – Supporting Arts Education
Professional Continuing Education
Arts Business Academy serving arts
entrepreneurs and creative businesses
at the Greenhouse
In School - We support and advocate for
arts education programs in the public schools
and at School Board mtgs through ACE –
Arts for a Complete Education
After School - The Arts Alliance is
committed to supporting after school
arts programs, including
ACT – Arts Conservatory for Teens
YMCA – Dance Program

20. SPAA – Arts Business Resource Center
• Arts Incubator – Launched Sunshine City Opera, St. Pete Dance Alliance,
Public Arts Project, Sunlit Festival, Et Cultura
• Artist Grant Program - Grants for local artists’ community engagement
• ArtBeat - The only countywide e-newsletter & web site with essential
information for the arts community, from calls for artists to jobs to grants
• ArtWalk - City-wide promotion of monthly ArtWalk, including funding trolley
transportation to all arts districts
• Sponsor/Producer - Shine Mural Festival; Listening Room Festival; St.
Petersburg Festival of the Arts; Music and Seafood Festival
• Arts Shine Here - Streetlamp Banner Program
• Arts Business Academy – Professional Education Programs @the
Greenhouse
• St. Petersburg Arts Endowment Fund at the Comm. Fdn of Tampa Bay
The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is an Arts Resource
Center, the only 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to raising
money and advocating for our creative community
– artists, writers, dancers, arts and cultural
organizations, and creative businesses.
SPAA Foundation Building Programs

21. — In the top 20 cities to live in - Coastal Living
Magazine 2017
— Named #7 in a poll for worldwide mural art cities
— Named one of Top 52 Places to Go in the world by
The New York Times (1/11/14)
— Named one of America’s Top ArtPlaces of 2013,
by ArtPlace America.
— Named #1 Arts Destination for a city of our size by
AmericanStyle Magazine -- 3 yrs. running
— 5th Largest City in Florida
— #1 Mega-Market in the Southeast
— Florida’s First Green City
— Most Livable Downtown in the South East
— One of America's Promise Alliance's 100 Best
Communities for Young People
— Top Ten Biking Community in U.S.
— Top Ten Community for Creative Class
— Highest concentration of Marine Science
businesses in the Southeast, including the North
American headquarters for Cousteau Divers
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St. Petersburg Accolades

22. Arts Events Fill Hotel Rooms & Restaurants
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1,000 rooms within waterfront-downtown walking distance
5,802 rooms in greater St Petersburg
3,985 rooms in St. Pete Beach

23. St. Petersburg Demographics
• City Population – 259,906 (2015)
• Total Households – 105,443
• Metro Area Population – 2,975,225
• Median Age – 41.8
• Average Household Income – $67.283
• Total Annual Visitors – 9 Million
• Average Length of Stay – 6.3 Days
• Most Educated Workforce in Florida
• Largest Downtown Waterfront Marina in
Southeast
• Downtown Trolley Transportation System
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24. Investing in the Arts
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• The return on investment in the
arts is measurable.
• The return on arts education,
public art and civic pride is
incalculable.
• The arts are a critical component
of a thriving city, contributing to
our quality of life, attracting
businesses, tourists and
residents, driving business, and
creating jobs.

25. DONATE
Write a check to an arts non-profit or support organization.
Develop cause marketing and sponsorship opportunities.
PARTICIPATE
Subscribe to a performing arts organization. Go to lunch at he
MFA or the Morean Arts Center. Shop local. Visit the galleries &
studios. Get out to Second Saturday ArtWalk, etc.. Get Out!
ADVOCATE
Be an evangelist. Talk about the arts. Send an email. Write a
note.
GET INVOLVED
Join a board. Be proud of your board. Tell people you are on a
board. Contribute to your board.
How Can I Help?
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St. Petersburg Arts Alliance
Mission
The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is the
umbrella organization serving the arts and
cultural community: advocating for the arts;
facilitating the growth of the arts community;
and driving arts-related economic
development in St. Petersburg.
Vision
St. Petersburg will become an arts
destination with generous and ongoing
support from the City, the business
community, and all who live and work here.
Values
Collaborative, Inclusive, Accountable,
Passionate, Practical, Catalytic, Creative

27. 1. Wayne Atherholt, Office of Cultural Affairs, City of St. Petersburg (ex-officio)
2. Jeff Baker, Community Relations, Duke Energy
3. Kara Behar, Executive Director, Behar+Peteranecz: Architecture
4. Kristy Boss, Deputy General Counsel, Taylor Morrison
5. Brook Canfield, CPA, Senior Tax Accountant, Gregory, Sharer & Stuart
6. Paul Carder, Retired
7. Yael Kelley, Artist
8. Katie Healy, Financial Planning, HSNi
9. Lisa Letizio, Alison James Estates & Homes
10.Angela Bond Markus, Actress
11.Zachary Messa, Partner, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP
12.Mary Anna Murphy, President, MAM Exhibit Design
13.Duncan McClellan, Duncan McClellan Glass Art Studio and Hot Shop
14.Joseph Papich, Select Business Advisor, Wallace, Welch & Willingham
15.Judith Powers, Artist
16.David Ramsey, Managing Director, Raymond James & Associates
17.Jim Rolston, Artist and Owner, Red Zen Art Gallery
18.Stacia Schrader, Branch Manager, Regions Bank
Board of Directors
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28. John Collins
St. Petersburg Arts Alliance
100 Second Ave. North, Suite 150
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
www.stpeteartsalliance.org
Email: info@stpeteartsalliance.org
6.22.17