The Power of Three to be unveiled at SHAMcGiving

Are you ready for SHAMcGiving? If you haven’t yet learned about all of the fun activities happening over Thanksgiving weekend, take a look at this blog post, which will hopefully answer all of your questions.

Oh, but wait! We have something exciting to announce . . .

Sculptor Bruce Niemi and his wife Suzi are coming from Wisconsin to deliver The Power of Three,  a contemporary stainless steel sculpture measuring 10’x4’x4’. It will be unveiled on Saturday at noon during the ribbon cutting ceremonies and will be the first sculpture to occupy SHAMc's sculpture pad.

Kiaralinda and Todd have known Bruce and Suzi for over fifteen years. They have done art festivals together and the Niemis have been integral parts of SongFest. They felt they had to be a part of the grand opening so they’re coming down for SHAMcGiving and then heading straight to Art Basel in Miami.

Kiaralinda says: “We are so excited for his work to be the first. Having a beautiful contemporary sculpture at SHAMc is exciting!”

In a statement about the piece, Bruce wrote:

When creating this sculpture I was inspired by Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. These verses are about the Value of a Friend and how we need each other. When we stand together to help each other through life’s twists and turns and help each other grow along the way, we become stronger human beings. Just as a three stranded rope isn’t easily broken. We need a little help from our friends! This is truly reflected in the SHAMc Collective’s Teamwork through the vision and leadership of Kiaralinda, Todd Ramquist and Heather Richardson. They embody what can be done through the Power of Three.

The stainless steel  sculpture is available for purchase and has an asking price of $42,000. A portion of the proceeds will benefit SHAMc’s future arts programming.

See you all at SHAMcGiving!

Our Grand Opening = A Thankful Celebration!

Photo credit: Holly Apperson

SHAMc ... we have been working on this building - this concept - for about four years. How many of you were part of the team that voted 3x every day to win the $50,000 Pepsi Refresh grant? Raise your hand if you attended HOLIDAZZLE or LuWOW. 

Who bought a Blinky or painted a sign post? Did you attend the groundbreaking ceremony and shovel dirt? What about the fence posts or mosaics? Did you help to create the panels that are now SHAMc's outer walls?

Gareth Asher, breaking ground.

Look how far we've come!

There is so much that went into this building - so much creative effort and hundreds of creative minds dedicated to being a part of the SHAMc Collective! Now it's time to celebrate!

Join us for SHAMsGivinG:  a weekend of Thanksgiving, SHAMc style!

Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, November 25, 12 p.m., to Sunday, November 27, 6 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center:  702 2nd St. N. Safety Harbor, FL 34695

What yummy dish will you create and share?

Bring a dish to share for our SHAMsGivinG Feast on Friday. (Times to be announced and we will be sure to edit them in to this post.)

Music will happen throughout the weekend and
The lineup includes:


Shaun Hopper, Victor and Penny, David Herraro, Brooke Ramel, Bing Futch, Aimee and Kurt, Hailey Steele, Urban Gypsies of Florida as well as our #SongFestFamily alumni:
Gareth Asher, Geri X, Daphne Willis, Ryan Montbleau, Emily Kopp, and
Callaghan.

Multi-talented Kip Kelly is also in the musical lineup. Besides being part of the entertainment, Kip will bring a special Crooked Thumb SHAMsGivinG brew to help us celebrate!

There will be fun throughout the whole weekend. On Friday we will enjoy our SHAMsGivinG Harvest Potluck. On Saturday we will offer music, mosaics and mural painting. Stay into the evening and parade through the streets with us at dusk. You are encouraged to whimsically decorate and bring a Dollar Store umbrella, and wear a costume or your Blinky if you have one! Be sure to return on Sunday to participate in the community mosaic panel that will become part of SHAMc.  We are excited to welcome back MooNiE the Magnif'Cent to host Storytie and Safety Harbor Writers & Poets  will share poetry, open mic style. Oh, and we aren't going to tell you what, but we will have a BIG SURPRISE in store too!

MooNiE

You have been, or you soon will be, a huge part of our magic. Please come & help us celebrate.