Support Equality Through Art at Spring for the Arts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Kim Dohrman, CEO

Creative Clay

727.825.0515

shane@creativeclay.org

www.creativeclay.org

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Creative Clay’s premiere fundraiser, Spring for the Arts, returns to NOVA 535 in St. Petersburg, April 21, 6-9 p.m.

The event features an art exhibit, Iconic Landmarks Lost, portrait drawing by Creative Clay member artists, live music by Disston Ridge, Sparks performance, food by Island Flavors and ‘Tings and robust 50/50 opportunity drawing, a silent auction with gorgeous hand-painted guitars and drums by Creative Clay member artists.

One Breath from the Sea, the collaboration with Sparks, features selections from an upcoming dance-theatre performance inspired by the movement of Pinellas currents, tides and microscopic marine creatures, choreographed by Helen Hansen French – with words by Creative Clay performed in English by Stephanie Roberts, in Spanish by Fernando Chonqui and in American Sign Language by Carol Downing.

"It's always a great gift collaborating with the amazing visual and performing artists of Creative Clay – and it will be a beautiful experience to share their words, as artists work with poet Sara Ries Dziekonski on the script for this performance,” said Playwright Sheila Cowley of the Sparks Collaborative Ensemble.

Event details can be found at www.creativeclay.org, under EVENTS, then SPRING FOR THE ARTS. Follow Creative Clay on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, and on LinkedIn.

Creative Clay
Creative Clay's mission is to help people with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives by providing expressive, educational, and vocational experiences in the arts.

Sparks Collaborative Ensemble
Sheila Cowley leads the Sparks Collaborative Ensemble, a working group of actors, dancers, visual artists and musicians diverse in age, ethnicity, gender identity, ability and artform.

Sound design includes Dr. Heather O'Leary's sonifications of marine science data on red tide and coral reef tract findings, with the USF School of Music. Inspired by Creative Clay's visit to the USF College of Marine Science on the St. Pete campus with special thanks to Dr. Mya Breitbart, Lab Manager and Outreach Coordinator Makenzie Kerr and Dr. Margaret Mars Brisbin. Produced with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Pinellas, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and the State of Florida.

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