Great art, delicious food, and outstanding music!

Creative Clay member artists from the Community Arts program are proud to host Friday Art Market! Art Market features a variety of ceramics, paintings, greeting cards with a wide range of subject matter. Creative Clay’s artists are always creating hand-made greeting cards and we have the most charming, funny and endearing cards in town! Member artists are also available to do live portrait-drawing for a donation. 100% of portrait donations go directly to the artists. Come visit First Friday Art Market and support your local artists.

Live music by Koala Fire will be a part of the Art Market from 10 a.m. to noon and then from noon to 2 p.m. we will have karaoke by the Creative Clay member artists. Enjoy Make and Take Art, sponsored by ST. PETE PRIDE.

This month’s food truck is WAVE RIDER ROTISSERIE.

The Florida CraftArt Members’ Show celebrates the exceptional talent of artists from Florida and across the United States. This stunning juried exhibition features 48 artists working in fine craft media. Their work demonstrates technical mastery, a strong artistic voice, and thoughtful design, offering a dynamic cross-section of today’s contemporary craft field. Creative Clay artist Chris Coyle’s fiber art is featured in this juried exhibition!

Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, February 14, 2026, 6 -8 pm, with an Awards presentation at 6:30 pm. The exhibit runs January 31 through February 28, 2026 at Florida CraftArt located at 501 Central Ave. St. Petersburg, FL.

Florida CraftArt was the first gallery to exhibit Creative Clay’s very first Artlink exhibit in 2003. Ever since then, Florida CraftArt has been a partner, exhibiting Creative Clay Member Artist Artwork in their store. In 2023, Creative Clay Member Artist Marquise Russ’s artwork was awarded 2nd place in their Members’ Show, and in 2026 Chris Coyle’s fiber art was selected by jury for the 2026 Members’ Show.

Learn more about Creative Clay’s partnership with Florida CraftArt

Join us for February ArtWalk for our Good Folk Gallery exhibit featuring select works by the gallery’s artists, including paintings, ceramics, mixed media and hand made greeting cards. We are a folk art collector’s paradise!

Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures! Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay.

Open to the public, this exhibit may  be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Great art, delicious food, and outstanding music!

Creative Clay member artists from the Community Arts program are proud to host Friday Art Market! Art Market features a variety of ceramics, paintings, greeting cards with a wide range of subject matter. Creative Clay’s artists are always creating hand-made greeting cards and we have the most charming, funny and endearing cards in town! Member artists are also available to do live portrait-drawing for a donation. 100% of portrait donations go directly to the artists. Come visit First Friday Art Market and support your local artists.

Live music by Deb Ruby will be a part of the Art Market from 10 a.m. to noon and then from noon to 2 p.m. we will have karaoke by the Creative Clay member artists. Enjoy Make and Take Art, sponsored by ST. PETE PRIDE.

This month’s food truck is LADY’Z BBQ 24.

Creative Clay and St. Petersburg Opera Company Announce Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) -Inspired Art Exhibit  

Creative Clay’s partnership with St. Petersburg Opera Company continues this season with their production of “Giulio Cesare,” and a Giulio Cesare-inspired art exhibit featuring original works by Creative Clay member artists. This collaboration invites audiences into the world of Handel’s opera Giulio Cesare, reimagined through the lens of the Creative Clay studio artists. The featured works are inspired by George Frideric Handel’s opera Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar), celebrating the drama, music, and timeless story through visual art. The exhibit will debut in the Mirella Cimato Gallery’s “Passaggio” at St. Petersburg Opera Company, located at 2145 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712.

Open to the public for January 10 ArtWalk, 5 pm - 9pm, and Monday to Friday from 1 to 5 pm. The exhibit runs through February 28, 2026.

Since 2014, the St. Petersburg Opera Company and Creative Clay have partnered on an exhibit each year at the opera’s “Il Passaggio,” adjacent to the Mirella Cimato Gallery. Artists from Creative Clay attend rehearsals of the current opera and sketch as they watch. They return from the studio to create their paintings. Creative Clay has exhibited artwork for the following productions: West Side Story, South Pacific, Music Man, Pinocchio, Fidelio, Turandot, Samson and Delilah and Carmen. Thank you, St. Pete Opera Company!

CREATIVE CLAY’S GOOD FOLK GALLERY: 1846 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 - 727-825-0515 - Join us for January ArtWalk for our exhibit, Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay Art featuring works by the gallery’s artists. Open to the public, the exhibit presents recent paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made for the exhibit alongside older works from our folk art collection.

Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures! Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performance by Emily Turnage.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.

CREATIVE CLAY’S GOOD FOLK GALLERY: 1846 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 - 727-825-0515 - Join us for December ArtWalk for our exhibit, Retrospective 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay Art. Celebrate at Creative Clay with the ArtWalk reception at our Good Folk Gallery and an exhibition featuring works by the gallery’s artists. Open to the public, the exhibit presents recent paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made for the exhibit alongside older works.

Our Gallery features handmade ornaments, greeting cards, ceramics, and gifts for all ages. Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures! Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performanceby Emily Turnage.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.

Great art, delicious food, and outstanding music!

Creative Clay Transition student artists and member artists from the Community Arts program are proud to host Friday Art Market! Art Market features a variety of ceramics, paintings, greeting cards with a wide range of subject matter. Creative Clay’s artists are always creating hand-made greeting cards and we have the most charming, funny and endearing cards in town! Member artists are also available to do live portrait-drawing for a donation. 100% of portrait donations go directly to the artists. Come visit First Friday Art Market and support your local artists.

Live music by KOALA FIRE will be a part of the Art Market from 10 a.m. to noon and then from noon to 2 p.m. we will have karaoke by the Creative Clay member artists. Enjoy Make and Take Art, “Holiday Deco,” sponsored by ST. PETE PRIDE.

This month’s food truck is SOULCRAVE.

CREATIVE CLAY’S GOOD FOLK GALLERY: 1846 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 - 727-825-0515 - Join us for November ArtWalk for our exhibit, Retrospective 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay’s Artists. Celebrate 30 years at Creative Clay with the ArtWalk opening reception at our Good Folk Gallery and an exhibition featuring works by the gallery’s artists. Open to the public, the exhibit presents recent paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made for the exhibit alongside older works.

Our Gallery features handmade ornaments, greeting cards, ceramics, and gifts for all ages. Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures! Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performance by TAPER JONES.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.

Great art, delicious food, and outstanding music!

Creative Clay Transition student artists and member artists from the Community Arts program are proud to host Friday Art Market! Art Market features a variety of ceramics, paintings, greeting cards with a wide range of subject matter. Creative Clay’s artists are always creating hand-made greeting cards and we have the most charming, funny and endearing cards in town! Member artists are also available to do live portrait-drawing for a donation. 100% of portrait donations go directly to the artists. Come visit First Friday Art Market and support your local artists.

Live music by Deb Ruby will be a part of the Art Market from 10 a.m. to noon and then from noon to 2 p.m. we will have karaoke by the Creative Clay member artists.

This month’s food truck is BAY BAY’S BURGERS.

Creative Clay is excited to announce the Artlink Takamatsu–St. Petersburg Mail Art Show at the Morean Arts Center from October 4-22, 2025, with the opening reception on Oct. 11 from 5-8 p.m. Exhibit will include the music videos created in the partnership.

Artlink Takamatsu-St. Petersburg is a wonderful partnership between Heart Art Link in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan and Creative Clay in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Both organizations are run by professional artists who mentor artists with developmental disabilities in a variety of media and disciplines.

Learn more about this project here: Artlink Takamatsu-St. Petersburg — Creative Clay

CREATIVE CLAY’S GOOD FOLK GALLERY: 1846 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 - 727-825-0515 - Join us for October ArtWalk for our exhibit, Retrospective 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay’s Artists. Open to the public, the exhibit presents recent paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made for the exhibit alongside older works from our folk art collection.

Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures!. Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performance by DEB RUBY.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.

The inspired artwork of ten Creative Clay artists is part of the annual exhibit Cordially Invited VIII hosted by Make Studio in Baltimore MD. Cordially Invited, now in its 8th year, showcases artwork from our studio artists again!

Works featured in Cordially Invited celebrate the exciting and thought-provoking art produced in progressive art studios around the country and around the world, showcasing this artwork as a way to increase appreciation for our neuro-diverse society.  In 2024, Make Studio featured artwork from 32 programs nationally and internationally.

The Creative Clay artists in the exhibit in Baltimore and the virtual exhibit are Marquise Russ, Grace P., Christopher J., Ashton T. and Carla Lopez,. Artists in the virtual exhibit include Lindsay Johnson, Chris Coyle, Joey Kette, Janice Day and Michael H.

The exhibition takes place in Make Studio’s Showroom Gallery located in its Schwing Art Center, 3326 Keswick Road, Baltimore, MD 21211, with a reception Friday, November 8, 2025 from 5-8pm, at Make Studio. The gallery will be open to the public during regular studio hours (Tues-Friday 9-4, Sat 10:30-1) and by appointment. The online exhibition is accessible via Make Studio home and events page at www.make-studio.org. Both components of the exhibition will be on view from October 10 - November 15, 2025.

Make Studio is a community-based progressive art studio and gallery in Baltimore, Maryland, USA that aims to empower artists with disabilities to grow as professionals with vision and voice in their communities and to connect everyone through art. Visit their website for more details and artwork.   

Great art, delicious food, and outstanding music!

Creative Clay member artists from the Community Arts program are proud to host Friday Art Market! Art Market features a variety of ceramics, paintings, greeting cards with a wide range of subject matter. Creative Clay’s artists are always creating hand-made greeting cards and we have the most charming, funny and endearing cards in town! Member artists are also available to do live portrait-drawing for a donation. 100% of portrait donations go directly to the artists. Come visit First Friday Art Market and support your local artists.

Live music by TAPER JONES will be a part of the Art Market from 10 a.m. to noon and then from noon to 2 p.m. we will have karaoke by the Creative Clay member artists.

This month’s food truck is ANCHORS AWEIGH SMASHBURGER. And Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Love Ice Cream Truck too!

CREATIVE CLAY’S GOOD FOLK GALLERY: 1846 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 - 727-825-0515 - Join us for September ArtWalk for our exhibit, Retrospective 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay’s Artists. Open to the public, the exhibit presents recent paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made for the exhibit alongside older works from our folk art collection.

Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures!. CraftTee will be on site doing live T-shirt printing of our Creative Clay designs. Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performance by Ryan Hill- Joustra.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.

Great art, delicious food, and outstanding music!

Creative Clay member artists from the Community Arts program are proud to host Friday Art Market! Art Market features a variety of ceramics, paintings, greeting cards with a wide range of subject matter. Creative Clay’s artists are always creating hand-made greeting cards and we have the most charming, funny and endearing cards in town! Member artists are also available to do live portrait-drawing for a donation. 100% of portrait donations go directly to the artists. Come visit First Friday Art Market and support your local artists.

Live music by KOALA FIRE will be a part of the Art Market from 10 a.m. to noon and then from noon to 2 p.m. we will have karaoke by the Creative Clay member artists.

This month’s food truck is TWO GRANDMAS SOUL FOOD.

Creative Clay will be closed in observance of Labor Day.

CREATIVE CLAY’S GOOD FOLK GALLERY: 1846 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 - 727-825-0515 - Join us for our exhibit, Retrospective 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay Artists. Celebrate 30 years at Creative Clay with the ArtWalk opening reception at our Good Folk Gallery and an exhibition featuring works by the gallery’s artists. Open to the public, the exhibit presents recent paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made for the exhibit alongside older works.

Our Gallery features handmade ornaments, greeting cards, ceramics, and gifts for all ages. Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures! Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performanceby Taper Jones.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.

Join multi-media artist Joy Swanson at Creative Clay for Playful Printmaking and create a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork. Pre-registration is required. • $50 per person • Space is limited.

Join in the fun creating colorful and unique prints using a Gel Plate. You will employ lots of different texture makers, stencils, masks, and more to add depth and layers to your prints, as well as ideas for using your finished pieces. Supplies included. Come join us!!

JOY SWANSON is a retired Early Childhood Educator.   Originally from northern Montana and Colorado.  Joy works in a variety of mediums and art styles.  She loves to learn and experiment with new art mediums and products.  Joy’s current favorite mediums are Alcohol Ink, Mixed Media and Scratch Art.  She has taught various workshops in the Pinellas Co. area for local art groups.  Joy is a resident artist at Stirling Art Studios & Gallery in Dunedin, Florida.

Great art, delicious food, and outstanding music!

Creative Clay member artists from the Community Arts program are proud to host Friday Art Market! Art Market features a variety of ceramics, paintings, greeting cards with a wide range of subject matter. Creative Clay’s artists are always creating hand-made greeting cards and we have the most charming, funny and endearing cards in town! Member artists are also available to do live portrait-drawing for a donation. 100% of portrait donations go directly to the artists. Come visit First Friday Art Market and support your local artists.

Live music by EMILY TURNAGE will be a part of the Art Market from 10 a.m. to noon and then from noon to 2 p.m. we will have karaoke by the Creative Clay member artists.

This month’s food truck is 1 UP BURGER.

Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Love ice cream truck will also be there!

ZINES & BOOKS exhibition, June 22 - December 7, 2025  opening reception July 19 at the Los Angeles Downtown Public Library Getty Gallery

An exhibit of printed materials: poetry books, image books, catalogs, and zines of any size or style by and about progressive studio artists, including the illustrated book of poetry, About This Life, by Gina Kenney, Creative Clay artist.

Curated by Paige Wery, Gallery Director at Tierra del Sol, a progressive art studio in Los Angeles,  in collaboration with Thought Projects, Jessica Hough, and Andrew Werner. The exhibition celebrates artwork and the history of progressive art studios across the U.S supporting artists with disabilities.

CREATIVE CLAY’S GOOD FOLK GALLERY: 1846 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 - 727-825-0515 - Join us for July ArtWalk for our exhibit, Retrospective 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay’s Artists. Open to the public, the exhibit presents recent paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made for the exhibit alongside older works from our folk art collection.

Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures!. Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performance by Deb Ruby.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.

Join encaustic artists Gina White and Francine Michel at Creative Clay for Encaustic Enhancements and create a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork. Pre-registration is required. • $50 per person • Space is limited.

Encaustic paint, an ancient art medium made from melted wax and pigment, is incredibly versatile. Becoming familiar with the different ways it can be manipulated is an important part of working with this material. During this two-hour introductory workshop, we will touch on several techniques that add color, texture and highlights to your wax piece. We will work with oil pigment sticks, oil pastels, pan pastels, charcoal, and rice paper to enhance and embellish encaustic wood panels, creating unique one-of-a-kind artwork! Supplies included. Come join us!!

Francine Michel considers herself a lifelong learner and never gets tired of the journeys on which art takes her. She is a member of International Encaustic Artists (IEA) and active with the Florida chapter of IEA (Florida Wax). Francine exhibits her work throughout the state of Florida and loves to share her knowledge with others as she paints and teaches outdoors in our wonderful local parks and preserves.

Gina White has a passion for building community through the arts. She is a signature member of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) and its Florida chapter (NAWAFL). She is a member of International Encaustic Artists (IEA) and active with the Florida chapter of IEA (Florida Wax). Gina regularly exhibits her work and teaches about the encaustic painting process.

Creative Clay will be closed to celebrate Independence Day.

Join us for June ArtWalk at our Good Folk Gallery for the exhibit, Retrospective 30: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Clay Art.

Our apologies, the exhibit by Missionary Mary Proctor has been canceled.

Tour our studios and visit our Creative Thrift store for artists’ supplies and treasures! Enjoy portrait drawing by the artists of Creative Clay, and live music performance by Taper Jones.

This exhibit may be viewed in person at Creative Clay. Our hours are 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and each second Saturday ArtWalk 5-9pm. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @creativeclaystpete, LinkedIn and Twitter@creativeclay.

Creative Clay’s virtual gallery, on its Good Folk Gallery page, includes the artwork of many of Creative Clay’s member artists.

The member artists of Creative Clay are empowered to become active, working artists who create, exhibit, and sell their artwork in the Good Folk Gallery and at venues throughout Tampa Bay. Member Artists’ work is also available for purchase in our virtual gallery on our website. Artists receive 50% commission on all works sold.