S2 Ep1630: MOREAN ARTS Terry Marks & June Bunch Preview Events & Exhibits

Host Nanette Wiser welcomed Marketing/Graphics muse June Bunch (left) and Chief Advance Officer Terry Marks (right) back to studio to talk about what's new at The Morean, upcoming exhibits and events. Terri launched or visit talking about this incredible book - "Your Brain on Art" and the importance of art as a part of one's daily diet. The book inspired their annual fundraiser in February. Says Terry: "The Morean Arts Center is building its major iconic event providing opportunities in a  variety of ways for people to experience art, by our Hands On Edition.   Morean Arts Center 719 Central Avenue Downtown St. Petersburg👉Iconic: Hands-On Edition at The Morean Center for Clay on Friday, 2/27 6-7PM VIP | 7-10PM Main Fundraising Event. 👉It's an evening of immersive art and community, featuring hands-on creative projects across multiple mediums where you are the artist, along with lively entertainment and art experiences guided by Morean’s talented teaching artists.👉Explore all of the mediums and stamp your Art Passport Punch Card along the way- Complete them all for a prize!  There will be local favorite restaurant partners for appetizers to fuel your creative spark.  Each booth will have a beginner-friendly, fully-guided project with an art teacher from the Morean Arts Center, and… if you’re feeling playful, you can enjoy the “Art of Play” station, featuring custom balloon animal fun! Clay: Hand Building and Wheel-Throwing BasicsJewelry: Pendant and Ring Creation Drawing: Color Value and Blending Techniques with Guided IllustrationGlass: Jolly-Rancher Glass Blowing with Glass Color-Chemistry IntroductionPainting: Chinese Brush PaintingPhotos: Exposure Triangle LessonHave a blast dressing up as your favorite artist for a chance to win the best-dressed prize! Winner will be announced at 9pm. During the night, you’ll witness a crowd of artists – you included – and will enjoy plenty of inspiring silent auction artworks that you can bid on to take home.  Come with an appetite for scrumptious food, decadent fun, and a great cause.  $150 Members / $175 Not-Yet-MembersMOREAN ARTS CENTER  The Morean Arts Center offers an amazing contemporary art gallery, FREE and open to the public daily PLUS affordable art classes year-round.Mon – Sat  10:00am – 5:00pm  Sun: Closed 727-822-7872 MOREAN CENTER FOR CLAY 420 22nd Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33712 Free parking available. The largest pottery studio in the Southeast and one of the largest in the United States, the Morean Center for Clay is located in a historic freight train depot in the Warehouse Arts District of St. Petersburg. The Center is home to more than 50 studios of ceramic artists creating functional and non-functional clay art.Wed – Sat:  10:00am – 5:00pm  Sun – Tue: Closed  727-821-7162 ext. 2311Holiday Hours: CLOSED: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day#junebunch #moreanartscenter #moreancenterforclay #chihulycollection #glassstudio #art #ceramics #classes #contemporaryart  #stpete #stpetefl  #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete  #dtsp #downtownstpete #terrymarks #nanettewiserproducer