Parks throughout Pinellas County have been getting a dose of creativity the past year, courtesy of public art project Spacecraft, which brings free, hands-on experiences led by local artists to the community.
The experiences are held around and in two locally-repurposed, artfully-adorned shipping containers that have large openings. Each container has two themes: Make (maker space/art studio), Play (interactive playroom/stage), Read (reading room) and Grow (community space). The containers travel separately, each going to different parks throughout Pinellas County, where they stay for eight weeks.
Conceived a few years ago, the project was founded by Carrie Boucher, Bridget Elmer and Mitzi Gordon, socially engaged artists who live in Pinellas County. In 2018, it was selected by arts agency Creative Pinellas for activation in city and county parks throughout Pinellas. It’s funded by…
