The Gabber: August 12, 2021

Page 21

You Good?

Interactive Sculpture Tours Pinellas, Comes to Gulfport You may know him from his peace sign tie-dye t-shirts that reign the Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market each week, or the boat sculpture that guards the Gulfport Casino Ballroom; but local artist Stephen Oliver is on to a new traveling sculpture commissioned by a mental health campaign in Pinellas. A public art concept including several of St. Petersburg’s newest murals, Creative Pinellas’s “You Good?” campaign awarded Oliver a grant for a moveable, usable piece of art sporting the campaign’s call helpline information. The result? A traveling, eightfoot-long Seussian seesaw with a lazy susan rotating in the center. “I’ve been wanting to do something in the public arts sector, and I think a concept like this is important during the days of the pandemic,” Oliver said of the naturally socially-distanced two-seater. From early June until mid August, Oliver and his “mood ring” colored swing travel to different spots including Lealman Park’s SPACEcraft public art exhibit, Safety Harbor’s Third Friday Farmer Market and a Tarpon Springs market. Most recently, Oliver has had the interactive sculpture closer to home in Gulfport’s Clymer Park as part of the SPACEcraft event. He made the colorful seesaw for children, adults and anyone who wants to pop a squat on the moving swing, setting it up himself at each location next to a booth of “You Good?” merchandise including tie-dye t-shirts that he’s made for the campaign as part of a separate grant. “A lot of people tell me their story when they see why I’m there,” Oliver said. “I just record what they tell me, send it anonymously to You Good? and give them a t-shirt. I’m not a counselor really, I’m just a messenger.” More at pinellaswellnessconnection.org/you-good.

ABBY BAKER

By Abby Baker

Stephen Oliver and his traveling sculpture in Lealman Park’s SPACEcraft exhibit on Thursday, July 29.

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED FOR OVER 40 YEARS Professional Installation Makes ALL the Difference

* $125 INSTANT REBATE!

*on any High Impact Window. Limited Time offer. Not valid on prior sales.

$250 INSTANT REBATE! *

Stormfitters Offers Hurricane Protection for EVERY Budget! Impact Windows & Doors • Roll-Down & Accordion Hurricane Shutters • Hurricane Fabric Rolling Hurricane Fabric • Clear Polycarbonate Hurricane Panels

727-544-0575 www.stormfitter.com

*on any High Impact Single door or door panel. Limited Time offer. Not valid on prior sales.

$500 INSTANT REBATE! *

*on any motorized Hurricane Shutters. Limited Time offer. Not valid on prior sales. General Contractor License CGC1516020

EXPERT INSTALLATION • LIFETIME WARRANTY

theGabber.com | August 12, 2021 - August 18, 2021

21


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.