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Behind Glass: Creativity and Collaboration Opens January 12th, 2007
12/13/2006
Opening Reception, 6-8PM
(Media Invited to Attend and Cover)
St. Petersburg, Florida, December 13, 2006 –Behind Glass: Creativity and Collaboration
opens Friday January 12, 2007, located at 719 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. The
Exhibition runs until March 11, 2007.
The exhibitions are as follows:
January 12 – March 11, 2007
Behind Glass: Creativity and Collaboration
Curated by Margery Aronson (Hough, Synovus, Everett & Stanley Galleries)
A comprehensive glass exhibition featuring contemporary glass works by Seattle-area
artists, including those from the famous Pilchuk Glass School. The show will serve as a
vehicle to educate our community about these artists, including Dale Chihuly, Dante
and Paul Marioni, William Morris, Martin Blank, Lino Tagliapietra Cappy
Thompson, Preston Singletary, Jenny Pohlman, Sabrina Knowles, Ginny Ruffner,
and Benjamin Moore. Accompanying the work will be photographs of the artists in the
creating process, taken by Russell Johnson, who has documented many working artists
over the past few decades for the Pilchuck School. The exhibit will be curated by Seattle
art advisor Margery Aronson. Currently she is curator for The Pilchuck Glass Collection
in downtown Seattle.
Just Like Me: Word & Image Exhibition (Risser Children’s Gallery)
Work by Pinellas County high school students is displayed in this exhibit. The theme of
the show -- —Just Like Me” – challenges students to create a self-portrait and explain in
writing what makes them unique. The theme of this exhibition is based on the book Just
Like Me: Stories and Self-Portraits by 14 Artists, edited by Harriet Rohmer.
January 12 – February 16, 2007 High School Exhibition
February 23 – March 30, 2007 Elementary School Exhibition, Part 2
January 12 – March 4, 2007
Sam Abell: The Life Behind Things (Progress Energy Gallery)
One of the world’s most highly respected photographers and public speakers, Sam Abell
has worked as staff photographer for National Geographic since 1993. His varied topics
include Leo Tolstoy, Lewis Carroll, the Mississippi River, the Civil War, the Lewis and
Clark Expedition, and Japan’s Imperial Palace. The photographs on exhibition are part of
a larger show entitled A Photographic Life, from the collection of the University of
Virginia Art Museum in Charlottesville. He also will be teaching a Master Artist
workshop at the Arts Center, February 5-9, 2007.
March 5 – April 8
PCCA Senior Exhibitions (Progress Energy Gallery)
Rotating senior thesis exhibitions from the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs
High School.
For additional information on this exhibition or images, contact Brooke Palmer or visit
www.theartscenter.org.
About The Arts Center
The Arts Center is a 501 c 3, non-profit, located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The Arts Center
inspires, educates, and engages a diverse population in the creation of contemporary visual art by providing
a dynamic, professional environment to foster the creative process, allowing artists and the community to
meet and exchange ideas. We offer extensive studio arts classes at all levels across a wide variety of
media, and we exhibit outstanding recent work by local, regional, national and international artists through
an extensive program of rotating exhibits created by student, emerging, mid-career and established artists.
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Contact: Brooke Palmer
Marketing and PR Manager
(727) 822.7872 x 13
bpalmer@theartscenter.org
www.theartscenter.org
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