Street Art In St Petersburg, Florida
The street art in St Petersburg, Florida is amazing! There are all kinds of styles and colors done by artists from all over the world.
Street Art In St Petersburg
When we visited St. Petersburg, Florida to see a friend, we had no idea there was going to be so much street art in the city. On our way to dinner alone, we saw so many St. Pete murals that we felt like our heads were on a swivel. It turns out the city has had a growing urban art scene for years.
Quick History Of Street Art In St Petersburg
The street art in St. Petersburg wasn’t always appreciated, though. It was often still considered graffiti and/or illegal. So what helped to change these negative views and to bring the city into the national artistic spotlight? SHINE – The St. Petersburg Mural Festival. In 2015, the festival brought local and international muralists together to transform building walls into canvases. Now, after many successful years, the city has well over 40 pieces.
Our Favorite St Pete Murals
We say at least 40 because that’s how many photos we took as our friend played tour guide and took us around to see and photograph the St. Pete murals. We were excited when we saw pieces from artists that we’d seen in other cities like Miami, Detroit, and nearby Gainesville. When we travel we are always on the look out for street art, so the fact that we’re recognizing artists by their styles makes us pretty happy. 🙂
We also really liked how much of the street art in St. Petersburg was done by local artists. Yes, it’s awesome that St. Pete is now known internationally by street artists. However, there’s a certain pride that you can feel from the murals done by local artists. One artist in particular, Derek Donnelly, has paintings all over the city and even coordinates walking tours to showcase the city’s murals.
Below are a few of our favorite St. Pete murals…
Final Thoughts On Street Art In St Petersburg
Needless to say, we plan on returning to St. Pete. The city is full of life and is literally popping with color. Have you been to St. Pete? Which mural was your favorite? We’d love to read your comments below! 🙂
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And, then for dessert, we can all visit the Dali Museum. He has his own version of “in your face” art!
I have an opportunity to visit St. Pete’s over the next few months and just may do it. Just for the street art! SO fabulous!
Absolutely fabulous!!!! I love St Pete….it is truly artistic. And beautiful! My daughter went to Eckerd College there.
Amazing street art – I particularly like the Woo Tribute because of the way the bins are part of the art! Did you have a personal favourite?
Very cool post! I saw a few of these on my trip but not nearly enough. Buddy found his favorite mural! 😉 My fave is Time to Think.
Love it! I’ve never heard of St Pete in Florida but would love to pass by just for this street art. The space rainbows are so colourful and amazing!
These are mind blowing art works. I like how the artist conducts walks too. That really will help connect with creator and creation. I love such works and would love to click all these some day.
First I thought it was St. Petersburg in Russia and wondering how come I didn’t see any of these beautiful arts when I was there. Turn out it is in Florida! lol. I love spotting murals too when I visit a new city. You have a great series of photos here. Super colourful! 😀
A mural festival sounds amazing! I love how the Woo Tribute artist included the dumpsters in the piece. So clever! I love how unique each mural is and all the different stories they tell.
I love to wander the streets where there are street and wall paintings. So St Petersburg goes into my list right away! All of them so beautiful that I could not pick a fav.
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St. Pete looks like it’s very colorful with all of this street art. Is it concentrated to one area of the city? I’m not really in to street art, but I can appreciate the talent of some of these artists. I do like the t-rex in 365,000,000 Things To Do though.
Those Space Rainbows are my favorite. I did not realize that St. Pete was home to street art like this. Street art is really becoming popular all around the world. One never knows which corner will bring colorful art that meets the eye. Each of these pieces of art does offer a different look and feel, offering a great tour!
Street art is always Wow and it makes the place more gorgeous. I really can’t decide which one I loved the most in St Pete. Each one is really special. I too would love to walk around all and capture them. Beautiful.
Amazing art, I just love to read posts like these.
Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! I especially loved the space rainbows mural. Looking for and discovering street art is one of my favorite things to do when we travel.
We now have HUNDREDS of murals in St. Pete and many new restaurants downtown. Come on back!
Yay! Definitely looking forward to going back. We love St. Pete! 🙂
Great photos. I just came back from a visit to St Pete and I just loved the murals. I spent several hours taking photos of the blocks downtown.
Cheers // Hans
This looks great. Thanks for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it Jared! 🙂