New Creative Pinellas exhibit is a moving tribute to lives lost during the pandemic
LARGO — The Jazz DaddyOs moved through the Gallery at Creative Pinellas, playing a number that recalled a New Orleans jazz funeral. It was a moving tribute for the opening reception of an emotional show. At the heart of the exhibition is the art of beloved artist and arts administrator Suzanne Ruley, who died of COVID-19 in January 2021. Suzanne Ruley was the director of development for the Pinellas Community Foundation. “It’s a complicated thing to try to explain, but once people feel it emotionally, you know, they really get it,” she said.
Creative Pinellas curator Beth Gelman selected some of Suzanne Ruley’s works and dedicated a gallery to them. Matthew Ruley said that Suzanne didn’t make a big deal about her artwork. That the exhibition came together to include the community tracks with Suzanne’s passion for serving others, her husband said. “I often wonder what she would think about this,” he said. We’ll deliver ideas every Thursday for going out, staying home or spending time outdoors.
Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started. The exhibition offers a meditation room and a legacy wall where guests can memorialize loved ones who have died. “This really is a nice way of putting it all together, putting it out for the public and saying, ‘Yeah, we did lose a lot of things with the virus,’ ” Ruley said. “The Things They Left Behind: Grief, Discovery, and Remembrance” is on view through June 26.
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