GUIDE TO ST. PETERSBURG'S SECOND SATURDAY ARTWALK
6/5/2024
Tampa Bay Times
By: Maggie Duffy
Tips for how to maximize your art walk experience, including parking.
One of St. Petersburg’s most popular traditions is the Second Saturday ArtWalk. Started in 1999 by the Downtown Arts Association (which folded into the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance) with 18 galleries, its growth to 40 studios and galleries is reflective of the city’s penchant for the arts.
It spreads across seven arts districts, so unless you’re a marathon walker, you’ll need some kind of transportation. With that in mind, we created a guide on how to maximize your art walk experience.
ArtWalk runs from 5 to 9 p.m., and the next one is June 8. With the work of more than 200 artists on view, it’s wise to pick an area with a walkable concentration and ample parking.
Here are some suggestions for navigating a Second Saturday ArtWalk.
Start in the Uptown Arts District at Articles Art Gallery/Leslie Curran Gallery (1234 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N.). The current show, “Common Elements,” pairs Heidi Martin Kuster’s abstract paintings with Machelle Knochenhauer’s contemporary clay sculpture. Next, pop next door to D-Gallerie and see what new contemporary works are on view. There is a small parking lot here and you can also park in the neighborhood, which is a mix of commercial and residential buildings.
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6/5/2024
Tampa Bay Times
By: Maggie Duffy
Tips for how to maximize your art walk experience, including parking.
One of St. Petersburg’s most popular traditions is the Second Saturday ArtWalk. Started in 1999 by the Downtown Arts Association (which folded into the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance) with 18 galleries, its growth to 40 studios and galleries is reflective of the city’s penchant for the arts.
It spreads across seven arts districts, so unless you’re a marathon walker, you’ll need some kind of transportation. With that in mind, we created a guide on how to maximize your art walk experience.
ArtWalk runs from 5 to 9 p.m., and the next one is June 8. With the work of more than 200 artists on view, it’s wise to pick an area with a walkable concentration and ample parking.
Here are some suggestions for navigating a Second Saturday ArtWalk.
Start in the Uptown Arts District at Articles Art Gallery/Leslie Curran Gallery (1234 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N.). The current show, “Common Elements,” pairs Heidi Martin Kuster’s abstract paintings with Machelle Knochenhauer’s contemporary clay sculpture. Next, pop next door to D-Gallerie and see what new contemporary works are on view. There is a small parking lot here and you can also park in the neighborhood, which is a mix of commercial and residential buildings.
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ON THE ART SCENE: SECOND SATURDAY & NEW EXHIBITS
8/9/2023
St. Pete Catalyst
By: Bill DeYoung
To paraphrase Neil Young, art never sleeps. It’s August, it’s hot and humid and sleepy, but St. Petersburg’s artist community has not, will not, set down its collective brush.
First and foremost, Saturday (Aug. 12) brings this month’s edition of the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance’s Second Saturday ArtWalk, during which some 40 studios and galleries leave their doors wide for a strolling, chatting and perusing city-wide open house.
New at the Leslie Curran Gallery is Glyph, an exhibition of paintings by Terry Brett and ceramic sculptures by Jan Richardson. At the 5-8 p.m. reception Friday, Brett will talk about his large, tactile monochrome paintings using deep relief, plaster or burlap. Richardson, who teaches at the Morean Center For Clay, produces functional, figurative and abstract work. This is also is one of the stops on the Second Saturday ArtWalk.
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8/9/2023
St. Pete Catalyst
By: Bill DeYoung
To paraphrase Neil Young, art never sleeps. It’s August, it’s hot and humid and sleepy, but St. Petersburg’s artist community has not, will not, set down its collective brush.
First and foremost, Saturday (Aug. 12) brings this month’s edition of the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance’s Second Saturday ArtWalk, during which some 40 studios and galleries leave their doors wide for a strolling, chatting and perusing city-wide open house.
New at the Leslie Curran Gallery is Glyph, an exhibition of paintings by Terry Brett and ceramic sculptures by Jan Richardson. At the 5-8 p.m. reception Friday, Brett will talk about his large, tactile monochrome paintings using deep relief, plaster or burlap. Richardson, who teaches at the Morean Center For Clay, produces functional, figurative and abstract work. This is also is one of the stops on the Second Saturday ArtWalk.
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