St. Pete One of 'America's Top ArtPlaces 2013'
St. Petersburg is one of only four cities in Florida to make the list.
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St. Petersburg is home to the Museum of Fine Arts, Mahaffey Theater, Salvador Dali Museum and countless galleries and local theaters which showcase art, expression and creativity. It's for all these reasons that St. Pete was chosen as one of "America's Top ArtPlaces."
St. Petersburg is one of 44 cities in the U.S. and one of four in Florida to make the list.
The report by ArtPlace identifies the Top ArtPlaces in 33 of the country's largest U.S. metropolitan areas with neighborhoods that have been exceptionally successful at combining art, artists and venues for creativity and expression with independent businesses, retail shops and restaurants, and a walkable lifestyle to make vibrant neighborhoods, according artplaceamerica.org.
“Arts and culture are underused assets for increasing the vibrancy of cities and local economies,” said Carol Coletta of ArtPlace. “This list reveals the real potential in cities everywhere to tap into that resource and create exciting, successful places. These neighborhoods demonstrate that art and artists help create the kind of places where people want to be.”
Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach also made the list. View all the cities on the list at www.artplaceamerica.org.
Want to visit a local art gallery? Be sure to check out our Directory on St. Pete Patch. Just click on the "Arts & Entertainment" tab to find museums, galleries and theaters in St. Pete!
Patriot
12:22 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Oh geez, do we have to announce it to the world! We don't need anymore Democrats!
Concerned Floridian
10:59 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Inappropriate yet mainly irrelevant.
JDMcC
1:26 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
What a disgustingly unrefined excuse for a comment. And what a miserable wretch you obviously are. That's your fault, not anyone else's, incidentally. You could have obtained an education and you didn't. Tough luck.
Meredith Katzman
7:53 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Moving to St Petersburg very soon. So happy to hear about the city making the
'America's Top ArtPlaces 2013' Looking forward to checking out the museums, galleries and theatres!! Meredith K
Velva Lee Heraty aka Dream Momma
2:48 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
Meredith let me be the first to welcome you to St. Pete. I live downtown, am active in promoting the arts and am known locally as Dream Momma. I'm easy to find on FB and Google so feel free to contact me.
Joshua DeBlock
8:00 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Dear Patriot, If it weren't for the Democrats, St Pete wouldn't be on this list. Most of the artist that have this city great are. That is all.
Patriot
10:08 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
My point exactly lol....We are all full up....no more Dems please!
J. Michael Joslin
8:24 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Wish people could keep politics out of everything they see. As it is, whether Democrat or Republican, the source of our countries greatest problems seems to be due to politics and politicians, and their failure to just do what is needed, rather than talking about what needs to be done, or making constant proposals. Now, having got that out of the way, I wish that Patch would have said where St. Pete is on the list, and wish it would have spoken of all the small art galleries on Central Ave. I have some of my works in a small gallery called, Bottega D'Arte Galleria. Please don't fail to give recognition to the small galleries.
Cherlene Willis
10:00 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Hey J. Michael Joslin,
The cities aren't listed in a particular order. They just included 44 cities - here is the link to see the entire list: www.artplaceamerica.org. Hope this helps - Cherlene
Rider
9:56 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
It's okay here yet the scene if so very derivative......better than other places though.
Jeff Kirkpatrick
4:08 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I love the Dali museum, check out my pics at www.photospaced.com
richard Walsh
4:38 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
We need more republicons so we gan give corporate handouts to companies like Bass Pro Shops. I'm sure "patriot" is an old goat who is happy as long as they get their pills from their legal drug dealers paid for by the rest of us. Some patriot.
Patriot
7:35 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
What bunch of cry babies! I stick with my statement, wherever the art crap shows up, so do the loser dems that waste all the revenue!
Wendy Durand
9:57 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
There is a fabulous new Clay Center openinig in the Warehouse Arts District on March 1 - come visit! 400 23rd Street South, St Petersburg, FL 33712. Watch us work, visit our gallery, talk to us about what we do.
Velva Lee Heraty aka Dream Momma
2:51 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
Sorry posters but I can't help but laugh at everybody's personal agendas. Pretty tedious to wade through. Let's try to stay with the big picture. LOL