Category Archives: Art

Art In Bloom at Museum of Fine Arts

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Bob Horn

I’m sorry to tell you that this exhibit is already gone, but it’s still worth posting about, because it will be back again next year.  I had never heard of Art In Bloom before, but when we went to the … Continue reading →

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Fernando Botero at Museum of Fine Arts

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Bob Horn

 The Baroque World of Fernando Botero is the current featured exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in downtown St. Petersburg.  The exhbition runs from January 9th through April 4th, and it includes 100 paintings, sculptures, and drawings from Botero’s private … Continue reading →

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The New Dali, Revisited

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Bob Horn

Back in August, I published a post about the new Dali Museum under construction next to the Mahaffey Theater in downtown St. Petersburg.  In that post, I showed a photo of the early stages of construction for the new museum building.  … Continue reading →

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Better Than a Guard Dog: Security Lizard

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Bob Horn

I’ve posted about some of St. Petersburg’s public art installations in the past.  In fact, I just posted a couple of days ago about the new O Wave sculpture in front of the Ovation condominium in downtown St. Petersburg.  Well,  here … Continue reading →

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O Wave in Downtown St. Petersburg

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Bob Horn

I love public art!  I can be out in the world, just moving along through life, and I might be anywhere at all, and suddenly I come upon something that was placed there, just for me to look at, to … Continue reading →

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Craftsman House Gallery

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Bob Horn

I love handmade things.  Whether it’s drawings, paintings, sculpture, woodwork, glass or any combination, it doesn’t matter.  It just feels good to look at and touch and feel something that was designed and meticulously and lovingly crafted by someone whose passion … Continue reading →

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Well Hello, Dali!

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Bob Horn

If you’ve never paid a visit to the Dali Museum, you really should! It’s a fantastic land of the surreal, and walking through the museum and really taking time to absorb what you see there can create entirely new neural … Continue reading →

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St. Petersburg Clay Company

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Bob Horn

In 1914, the Seaboard Railroad company applied to the City of St. Petersburg for permission to bring their railway into town.  They hoped to compete with the Orange Belt Railway, which had been the only railroad serving the city since the late 1800′s.  Despite … Continue reading →

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Shiny New American Stage!

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Bob Horn

Among the many things that there are to do in St. Petersburg, we have great live theater here.  Although I’m sure there are lots of smaller theater groups that I don’t know about, American Stage and St. Petersburg Little Theater are the … Continue reading →

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Coolest Art in Town!

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Bob Horn

  St. Petersburg is a fantastic venue for outdoor art shows and festivals – most of the time!  As a case in point, the very popular Mainsail Arts Festival, held in downtown St. Petersburg each Spring, just had its 34th … Continue reading →

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