The Pinellas County Arts Council was absorbed by the county and renamed the department of cultural affairs.  Now because of the recession they are thinking about dropping it all together.  That would be a mistake in my opinion.  There have been several studies showing more people attend cultural events than sporting events.  The county will entertain using taxpayer money for a new stadium so maybe if someone could figure out how to make the arts a sporting event the county would find the money to support more cultural events and at the very least not cancel the department of cultural affairs.

I took the time Sat. to walk thru the new art galleries on Central Avenue and very impressed.   It seems like a good mix of art and after talking to several of the artists and gallery owners I left with the impression that as a group they are very positive about the venture going forward.   St. Petersburg has a thriving art community and its great to see the addition of these artist studios/galleries.

I like the twitter scrawl you have.  Nice touch.

I see in the paper today where Studio 620 is asking for submissions to their film festival.