S2 Ep1923: HELEN FRENCH Arts Alliance Exec. Director, Choreographer/Dancer & Fab Femme!

Lunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser welcomes back Helen French, Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and choreographer/dancer. We talk about this year's Beacon Dance success, her vision for Arts Alliance including a refreshed website, ArtWalk 2nd Saturday, SHINE Origins 2025, Creative Pinellas/SPAA collaboration for funding artists and SPAA's youth arts grants for summer creative camps.Scholarships for creative summer camps are open now for ages 10–17! Parents, guardians, and program providers can apply.  Deadline: April 30th | Notifications: May 15th  Know a creative kid? Share this & apply by April 30th via the link in our bio!ABOUT ARTS ALLIANCE Founded in 2012, the Arts Alliance evolved from a shared desire among city and community leaders to make a serious investment in our local arts organizations, artists and creative businesses. The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is the only 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to raising money and advocating for our entire creative community – artists, arts and cultural organizations, and creative businesses. We raise money through individual and corporate gifts, event sponsorships, and grants that support community-wide arts efforts.BUT THERE'S MORE The fantastic Helen Hansen French and Fernando A. Chonqui exploring Over and Under through dance! Free Bilingual Opposites videos to help kids get ready for Kindergarten! With the fantastic voices of Rocio Escobar and Lillian Almodovar, made possible thanks to The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College's Creative Fellowship Program – on the Sparks Creative Stories YouTube channel. #helenfrench #dancer #choreographer #beacon #stpeteartsalliance #nanettewiser #artwalk #gooddeeds #non-profit #sparkscreativestories #stpete #stpetefl  #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete  #dtsp #downtownstpete