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SUMMARY:Workshop: Afro-surrealist collage
DESCRIPTION:@ 			\n			\n							 \n\n\nIn this hands-on workshop\, participants will first enjoy a viewing of our special exhibition\, The Subversive Eye: Surrealist and Experimental Photography from the David Raymond Collection. Following the viewing\, The Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project will present an Afro-Surrealism presentation and collage project by Jake-ann Jones and Debbie Garrett. This event will explore the creative practice of Afro-Surrealism\, a movement that places Blackness at the center of Surrealism\, with the goal of ushering in a new world that is organically connected to our own. \nWe will delve into the concept of “Afro-Surreal Expressionism\,” a term first coined by Amiri Baraka in 1974 to describe the work of Henry Dumas. In 2009\, D. Scot Miller further refined the term with the creation of the “Afro-Surreal Manifesto.” \nParticipants will be able to engage with these ideas hands-on as we use Afro-Surrealism to create a collaborative collage that reflects personal and collective experiences. \nJoin us for this unique and thought-provoking exploration of Afro-Surrealism\, where art\, culture and social consciousness intersect. \nLocation: The Dalí Museum’s Raymond James RoomCost: $30 for Museum members | $40 for non-membersGallery access and all materials are included. This exhibition contains mature content. \nMEMBER CARD # necessary to purchase member tickets. Don’t see it on your card? Click here.Not yet a member? Join today. \n\n\nmember tickets\nnon-member tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJake-ann Jones \nJake-ann Jones’ writing for stage includes Portrait of The Artist as A Soul Man Dead (Penumbra Theater)\, Under Frank Observation (New York Theater Workshop)\, and Magic Kingdom (New Georges). She began her career as a performing artist working with writers\, composers\, and directors including Butch Morris\, Laurie Carlos\, Robbie McCauley\, and Greg Tate\, at venues including New York Shakespeare Festival\, Dixon Place\, and Penumbra Theatre. The 2022 Artist Laureate for Creative Pinellas\, she’s been developing her music and media work Brother Fire\, Sister Fly; the author of the biography Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries\, she is co-founder of Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project and Afroflorida Media Collective. She organizes the Tampa Bay Afrofuturism Festival and is a program director for the nonprofit youth project Artz 4 Life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebbie Yati Garrett \nDebbie Yati Garrett is a highly accomplished and versatile artist\, entrepreneur\, and educator whose work spans a broad range of creative disciplines. Originally from New York City\, she pursued her education at Pratt Institute and Eckerd College\, where she earned the Visual Arts Honor. Over the years\, Debbie has cultivated a distinctive artistic style\, working across multiple mediums\, including fiber arts\, ceramics\, quilting\, sewing\, crafting\, painting\, and drawing. \nAs the founder of ART FROM THE SOUL D.Y.G.\, she specializes in creating jewelry\, garments\, and home décor featuring Adinkra symbols\, which serve as the central theme of her works. Beyond her artistic endeavors\, Debbie has made significant contributions to the media and education sectors. She created and hosted a DIY craft television show for 10 at 10 Tampa Bay and appeared with CYC Productions in New York City\, where she collaborated on projects featuring renowned motivational speakers such as Les Brown and Jawanza Kunjufu. As an Artistic Director and Production Manager at Dreammarkerz Production\, Debbie has played a key role in various creative projects. Additionally\, she is a founding member of the Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project\, an initiative that promotes the arts within the Tampa Bay area. She has also been instrumental in the success of the Tampa Bay Chalk Festival\, an annual community event that brings together artists and the public for creative expression\, further cementing her impact on the local arts scene. \nHer current project\, SIMI The Series\, has gained attention at film festivals across North America and Canada\, winning multiple awards. Through her filmmaking and visual art\, Debbie creates works that stimulate conversation and provoke thought\, encouraging viewers to explore themes of personal growth\, emotional healing\, and spiritual connection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPinellas Diaspora Arts Project\, Inc. \nPinellas Diaspora Arts Project (PDAP)’s mission is to support the arts in underrepresented communities of Tampa Bay through creative programming\, family events and civic education. \nSince 2021 PDAP has hosted events\, including the Tampa Bay Afrofuturism Festival and the Tampa Bay Chalk Festival. PDAP sponsors the ROYAL (Reaching Our Youth Artists League) Project in out school and after-school settings\, its annual Community Tech Day and creates community development partnerships through the BEAUTIFY Project. Its media arm\, Afroflorida Media Collective’s first minidoc\, FOR THE CULTURE TAMPA BAY was an official selection of the 2025 Dunedin Film Festival.
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SUMMARY:Art and Meditation at The Dalí
DESCRIPTION:@ 			\n			\n							 \n\n\nJoin us to journey inward through art and meditation at The Dalí. Our monthly meditation practice is based on the idea of looking at examples of art to achieve a dynamic stillness of the mind. Each session will examine an artwork from a current exhibition to make us think\, refocus\, slow down and go deeper into our minds to permit body connection and awareness. \nAfter a short introduction to the artwork\, we will consider what is in its narrative and formal qualities that could serve us to quiet our minds. Guided meditation instruction and suggestions will lead us to a place of calmness and equilibrium. Each session will introduce and utilize different sets of tools from a variety of spiritual traditions to assist staying in comfortable meditative mode for about twenty minutes. However\, anyone having a prior meditation practice is welcome to utilize it and join us for the collective peaceful energy building.  \nTibetan sing bowl sound will accompany us with an occasional bell throughout the practice and to signal the end of the meditation session. Afterwards\, we will welcome questions and comments about the practice\, the artwork\, and the experience in general. \nWe will conclude with a minute of closing meditation to internally seal the benefits of the practice.   \nLocation: The Dalí Museum’s Will Raymund Theater \nSeating for this event is limited. We recommend arriving early to secure seating with your group. \n\nRegister to attend in person at the link below. This event is free\, with limited capacity. An event ticket is required for entry. Gallery access is not included. \n\nregister now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKristof Znyk \nKristof is a new transplant to St. Petersburg after living in New York for 30 years. A graduate of City University with a Master of Fine Arts degree\, Kristof taught visual arts in Gramercy Arts High School for 23 years. The intense city life and high job demands led him to become a spiritual seeker. After taking many classes in various yoga studios\, Kristof made the decision to study at the oldest New York City yoga establishment\, the Integral Yoga Institute.  Having earned his credentials\, he taught all aspects of yoga\, physical poses\, philosophy\, breath work and meditation at the institution from 2007 to 2020. Additional studies and certification in Restorative Yoga and Yoga for Kids helped Kristof to incorporate best practices with his students in high school as well as in the Yoga Institute. To deepen and to continue his own spiritual journey\, Kristof was a devoted practitioner of meditation at the Insight Meditation Center\, the Rubin Museum in NYC as well as at ashrams in the Bahamas and California. \n\n\n\nBanner Image: Detail of Dalinian Prophecy\, 1975 by Salvador Dalí
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SUMMARY:Art and Meditation at The Dalí – SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:@ 			\n			\n							 \n\n\nJoin us to journey inward through art and meditation at The Dalí. Our monthly meditation practice is based on the idea of looking at examples of art to achieve a dynamic stillness of the mind. Each session will examine an artwork from a current exhibition to make us think\, refocus\, slow down and go deeper into our minds to permit body connection and awareness. \nAfter a short introduction to the artwork\, we will consider what is in its narrative and formal qualities that could serve us to quiet our minds. Guided meditation instruction and suggestions will lead us to a place of calmness and equilibrium. Each session will introduce and utilize different sets of tools from a variety of spiritual traditions to assist staying in comfortable meditative mode for about twenty minutes. However\, anyone having a prior meditation practice is welcome to utilize it and join us for the collective peaceful energy building.  \nTibetan sing bowl sound will accompany us with an occasional bell throughout the practice and to signal the end of the meditation session. Afterwards\, we will welcome questions and comments about the practice\, the artwork\, and the experience in general. \nWe will conclude with a minute of closing meditation to internally seal the benefits of the practice.   \nLocation: The Dalí Museum’s Will Raymund Theater \nSeating for this event is limited. We recommend arriving early to secure seating with your group. \n\nThis event is sold out.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKristof Znyk \nKristof is a new transplant to St. Petersburg after living in New York for 30 years. A graduate of City University with a Master of Fine Arts degree\, Kristof taught visual arts in Gramercy Arts High School for 23 years. The intense city life and high job demands led him to become a spiritual seeker. After taking many classes in various yoga studios\, Kristof made the decision to study at the oldest New York City yoga establishment\, the Integral Yoga Institute.  Having earned his credentials\, he taught all aspects of yoga\, physical poses\, philosophy\, breath work and meditation at the institution from 2007 to 2020. Additional studies and certification in Restorative Yoga and Yoga for Kids helped Kristof to incorporate best practices with his students in high school as well as in the Yoga Institute. To deepen and to continue his own spiritual journey\, Kristof was a devoted practitioner of meditation at the Insight Meditation Center\, the Rubin Museum in NYC as well as at ashrams in the Bahamas and California. \n\n\n\nBanner Image: Detail of Dalinian Prophecy\, 1975 by Salvador Dalí
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