SHINE Festival's Mural Artist Lineup

St. Pete’s 8^th Annual SHINE Festival's Mural Artist Lineup

Returning for its eighth year, October 12-23, the SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival will once again ignite the City of the Arts with a diverse collection of public art from renowned local, national and international mural artists. The festival, is an outdoor art exhibition aimed at celebrating art for art’s sake. Here is the complete lineup.

International Artists:

James Bullough, Germany

Mad C, Germany

Ben Johnston, Canada

Marina Capdevila, Spain

Caratoes, Germany

National Artists:

123Klan, Los Angeles

Imagine, Nepal/Boston

Reginald O’Neal, Miami

Baghead, Miami

Local Artists:

Jeff Williams, St. Petersburg

Dream Weaver, St. Petersburg

Van Der Luc, St. Petersburg

Ashley Cantero, Tampa

Egypt Hagan, Tampa

Sydney Prusso, Dunedin

Tasko, Clearwater

Bright Spot Community Projects:

Jason Harvin, Tampa

“Crossway Crux”

Jason Harvin (Wayward Walls) will be painting an asphalt intersection mural in Childs Park to help kick off the 8^th annual SHINE Mural Festival. Located at 11^th Ave South & 46^th Street South near the Childs Park Rec Center, the mural is designed to help reduce speed and increase safety for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. The mural will be painted Saturday, October 15^th in conjunction with the Carmada Street Carnival from 10am-3pm at the rec center.

Chad Mize & Friends, St. Petersburg

“We are St. Pete” Trail Community Project

Chad Mize and a select group of local artists and community groups will be repainting the concrete barricades along the Pinellas Trail near 20^th Street South. Sponsored by the City of St. Petersburg, this project will take place October 21-22.

Alyssa Marie, St. Petersburg

“Wild Ride” in partnership with the Florida Wildlife Corridor

Alyssa Marie is back with another community paint-by-numbers mural, in partnership with and sponsored by the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The organization is commissioning 50 murals across the state of Florida to raise awareness for its important work protecting wild Florida. The community is invited to help paint the mural located at St. PetersBark, 3001 Central Ave from October 14-18.

Vitale Brothers, St. Petersburg

“Rise and Shine” at Parc Center for Disabilities

Inspired by their late Aunt Nancy, the Vitale Bros will be donating a three-story residential mural to Parc, a non-profit organization serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Nneka Jones, Tampa

Carmada Art Car

Tampa artist Nneka Jones will live paint a vehicle at the SHINE kick-off event hosted by Carmada. The Carmada Street Carnival features live painting, a show of past art cars, interactive painting with the Nomad Art Bus, family friendly art activities plus food and drink. The event will take place outside of the Childs Park Rec Center, 4301 13^th Ave South. 

Amy Ilic-Volpe, St. Petersburg

Color Wheelz,, in partnership with Polaris Slingshot

Local artist Amy Ilic-Volpe will transform the three-wheeled vehicle with her stunning bright colors and patterns. The one-of-a-kind Slingshot can be seen at various SHINE events including the Carmada Street Carnival on October 15 and the SHINE Finale on October 22. Known widely for its stand-out styling, the Polaris Slingshot is often viewed as a blank canvas, as many owners customize their ride and utilize it as a vehicle of self-expression. With a notable owner’s community in St. Pete and a commitment to the arts, SHINE is proud to partner with Polaris Slingshot for the second straight year.

For artist bios, the 2022 map of murals, Bright Spot project information and full event details, visit www.stpeteartsalliance.org/shine-2022.