Best Of 2025: Arts & Culture

BEST ARTIST

YA LA'FORD

Finalists

  • Chad Mize
  • Alyssa Marie

BEST PUBLIC ART PROJECT

SHINE MURALS

Finalists

  • “Black History Matters” street mural by local artists and volunteers, Deuces
  • “Pride Street” street mural by local artists and volunteers, Grand Central District

FLORIDA CRAFTART

Finalists

  • Ocean Blue Galleries
  • Five Deuces Galleria

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE

Jannus Live

Finalists

  • Mahaffey Theater
  • The BayCare Sound

BEST MUSICIAN

Angie Rey

Finalists

  • Siobhan Monique
  • Bela Souza

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER

Sara Kane, Sunshine City Studios

Finalists

  • Valerie Bogle, Flourish Photography
  • Kirstin Rilee Photography

BEST MURAL

“GUARDIAN OF GULFPORT” by Derek Donnelly / Saint Paint
Stormrunners Tavern,
3128 Beach Blvd S, Gulfport

Finalists

  • “Sewing Seas” by Taj Tenfold at 1720 Central Ave, St. Pete
  • "Wisdom, Growth, Progress” by Carlos Culbertson / Zulu Painter
    701 9th St South, St. Pete

BEST MUSEUM

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Finalists

  • Imagine Museum
  • The James Museum

Best Performing Arts Venue

Mahaffey Theater

Finalists

  • Ruth Eckerd Hall

  • The Palladium at St. Petersburg College

BEST MUSICAL ACT

Nate Najar & Daniela Soledade

Finalists

  • Harrison Jazz Band
  • Kid Royal Band

BEST PERFORMER

Cat Lim

Finalists

  • Rachel Prather  
  • Cranston Cumberbatch

BEST ARTS ORGANIZATION

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance

Finalists

  • W.A.D.A. (Warehouse Arts District)
  • Creative Pinellas