PRESENTATION FOR PCED COUNCIL, APRIL 24, 2019

P I N E L L A S A C O U N T Y O F T H E A R T S

Arts & Culture Overview

• 34 Performing Arts Companies &

Theatres

• 32 Museums & History Centers

• 40+ Arts Centers, Agencies and

Organizations

• 22+ Nature Parks & Gardens

• Nearly 100 Galleries & Countless

Studios

A F L O R I D A C U L T U R A L C A P I T A L

• Dali Museum

• Imagine Museum

• James Museum of Western &

Wildlife Art

• Florida Holocaust Museum

• Florida Humanities Council

• Florida Orchestra

• Leeper Ratner Museum

• Museum of Fine Arts, St.

Petersburg

• Ruth Eckerd Hall

Regional Economic Drivers

That attract visitors from around the state and around the world.

A R T S M A G N E T S C O U N T Y W I D E

Multiple Arts DestinationsOpportunities to visit and experience arts and culture in every corner of the County.

• St Pete’s Five Arts Districts

• Waterfront Arts District

• Central Arts District

• The EDGE District

• Grand Central District

• Warehouse Arts District

• Downtown Dunedin

• Safety Harbor

• Downtown Clearwater

• Tarpon Springs

• Pinellas Park Arts District

• Largo Central Park

• Gulfport

F E S T I V A L S E V E R Y W H E R E !

70+ Annual Arts & Cultural Festivals

Festivals large and small throughout the year appeal to audiences of all types. For example:

• Clearwater Jazz Holiday

• Dunedin Art Harvest

• Gecko Fest

• Safety Harbor Songfest

• SHINE Mural Festival

• St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival

• SunLit Festival

• Sunscreen Festival

• Wearable ART Festival

M U R A L S = C R E A T I V E P L A C E - M A K I N G

• Dunedin Oranges

• Safety Harbor’s Walk on the

Wild Side

• Downtown Clearwater Mural

Project

• SHINE St. Petersburg Mural

Arts Festival.

• Walking Tours

• Trolley Tours

• Bicycle Tours

• Virtual Accessible Mural

Tours

Murals Countywide

Transforming the County into an outdoor exhibition gallery!

A M E R I C A ’ S G L A S S A R T S C O A S T

We are the most vibrant glass arts

community in the Southeast

Featuring a world-class community of artists, studios, hot shops and galleries countywide.

• Marlene Rose

• Susan Benjamin Glass

• Chihuly Collection

• Duncan McClellan Glass Galley

• Morean Arts Center

• Sigma Glass Studio

• Zen Glass Studio

• Imagine Museum

• Recently hosted the International

Glass Conference

C O M P E T I T I V E C R E A T I V E M A R K E T

An arts destination/community of

growing influence and importance

Pinellas County is:

• Host to the Largest Community for

Clay Arts in America’s Southeast

• A Growing Center for Film and TV

Production and Animation

• Home to Internationally Recognized

Artists Including:

• Christopher Still

• Mickett Stackhouse Studios

• Mark Aeling - MGA Sculpture

• Duncan McClellan

• Babs Reingold

• Akiko Kotani

• Jason Hackenwerth

• Steven Kinney

C R E A T I V E P L A C E M A K I N G E C O N O M I C I M P A C T

ArtWalk Economic Impact

Every Second Saturday ArtWalk is

Opening Night in St. Petersburg,

generating traffic, sales and investment

in economically deprived areas.

12 months at 3-4,000 unique visitors

per month generates over $200,000

economic impact.

Two St Pete Artist Enclaves

In Kenwood and Old Southeast allow

artists to live, work and sell from their

homes.

This offers a model for other

communities in the County – and is

being discussed around the Alt 19

Cultural Corridor project.

C O U N T Y C R E A T I V E I N D U S T R I E S I M P A C T

• 16,500 Jobs

• 3.6% off County Workforce

• 5.8% of Percent of County Business

• $1.8B Economic Impact

• 4.3% of Gross Regional Product

• $2.2 Billion in Local Business

• $0.7B in Export Sales

Art works in Pinellas County!According to data gathered by the Pinellas

County Economic Development Department the

impact of the Creative Economy:

Full reports available at www.pced.org/datacenter

I N V E S T I N G I N T H E A R T S

The return on investment in

the arts is measurable

The return on arts education, public

art and civic pride is too great to be

calculated.

The arts are a critical component of

a thriving county, contributing to our

quality of life, attracting businesses,

tourists and residents, driving

business, and creating jobs.

Dynasty Financial, Eagle

Datagistics, Priatek and iQor are

among businesses moving to our

county, quoting our vibrant arts

culture as a “determining factor”

in relocation.

M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T S

Creative Pinellas mission is to

facilitate a vibrant, integrated,

collaborative and sustainable Pinellas

County arts community and cultural

destination.

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is

the umbrella organization serving the

arts and cultural community:

advocating for the arts; facilitating the

growth of the arts community; and

driving arts-related economic

development in St. Petersburg.

Both organizations work together and

independently to strategically create

programs and opportunities for our

county’s economic well-being.

Thank You!

For Creative PinellasBarbara St. Clair

Barbara.stclair@creativepinellas.org

For the St. Petersburg Arts AllianceJohn Collins

John@stpeteartsalliance.org