Digital subscriptions provided by the City of Gulfport THE GABBER.COM No. 2869
June 13, 2024- June 19, 2024
A-MIZE-ing Judgment OUT Arts and Culture (formerly known as the LGBTQ Resource Center) has opened its seventh annual ArtOUT exhibition. Themed Art and Soul, the show is about “finding beauty, truth and authenticity in one’s own unique journey, while also contributing to the collective narrative of the LGBTQ+ community” — its collective soul, as it were. According to organizer Jana Steinhour, more than 30 works were submitted to the juried show from Florida, Michigan, and as far away as Canada. The ArtOUT steering committee made the first cut, eliminating works that didn’t fit the theme. Then three prominent Tampa Bay artists — muralist/ curator Chad Mize, Pinellas Arts Village founder John Gascot, and gallerist/woodworker Ellen Newbauer — made Juror’s Choice selections. The winning artists — Britt “NovaFro” Freemon, Jazzy Erickson, and Perry deVick — are each receiving a $250 award. Their works are now on display at ArtLofts in downtown St. Pete. Other works in the show remain on view through June
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By David Warner
The jury is OUT and Chad Mize is in — as one of three jurors in ArtOUT, that is. We sat down with Mize to talk about the exhibit.
30 at the Gulfport Public Library. The Gabber Newspaper spoke to all three jurors about the artworks
that caught their eyes and fed their souls. Mize continued on page 12
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