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A mural in St. Pete symbolizes resilience after Florida’s 2024 hurricanes

Ya La’ford says the All Hands United mural symbolizes resilience, unity and strength by tying Floridians together after the 2024 hurricanes.

Local organization unveils latest public piano

Tampa Tunes is a nonprofit organization founded by a prior WMNF Anchor, Josh Holton. Holton created it to display painted pianos in public locations and grant 24-hour access to music for people in the community....

Pinellas residents can enjoy museums at no cost on Saturday

Local museum enthusiasts and families alike can enjoy St. Petersburg Museums cost-free this weekend. The annual Free Museum Day is on Saturday, Sept. 21. It’s provided by the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and the City...

St. Pete non-profit rallies organizations for International Day of Peace

Justin Lucci has experienced a lot of change in the past three years. He’s a chalk artist now, but that wasn’t always the case. Lucci spent more than two decades in the retail corporate world....

The Arts and the Tampa Museum of Art

MidPoint guest host Matt Newton interviewed Michael Tomor, Executive Director of the Tampa Museum of Art on the local art scene, arts funding, and the Tampa Museum of Art.
Matt Weihmuller (l) and Fred Johnson.

Despite DeSantis’ veto of state funding, the hard work to produce art for all continues

While arts groups in Florida are still reeling from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent and unexpected veto of tens of millions of dollars from the state budget, the hard work to produce art for all continues....
Five people sit on a stage in front of a curtain with multi-colored lights behind them.

Area advocates for the arts say funding is critical for communities

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, alongside Creative Pinellas and the Florida Cultural Alliance, held a panel discussion called “Funding the Arts: A Call to Action” at The Palladium on Wednesday.  The forum comes after Gov....

The Scoop: Weds. July 31th, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Rays Stadium has been approved for funding by Pinellas County commissioners. The commissioners will spend more than $312 million.

Curator speaks out after throwing tomato soup on unknowing artists’ works

Listen:   Watch:   Local artists were left shaken and humiliated after an art curator threw tomato soup on their artwork. The curator is speaking out, saying that he doesn’t quite know if it was...

Local artists “humiliated” after curator douses art with tomato soup

Listen: Local artists were shaken after their artwork was covered with tomato soup during a gallery opening in Ybor City, with one calling the experience humiliating.  Kira Gondack-Silvia  is a visual artist from Central Florida. ...
Kelly Butterworth and Kevin Miklaski pose in WMNF's studio 1

Countdown Improv Festival on Art in Your Ear

Improv invades Ybor City in August. The Countdown Improv Fest has grown into the country’s biggest improv festival. Spanning five days – Wednesday August 7 – Sunday August 11 – it showcases more than 100 solo,...

DeSantis Declares War On Arts & Culture

Gov. Ron DeSantis stripped $32M in statewide arts & culture funding from the budget over his hatred of popular Fringe Festivals in Tampa & Orlando that he accused of being "sexual."
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