ST. PETERSBURG — The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance recently announced its MUSE 2024 award recipients.

MUSE celebrates 10 years of diversity, innovation and inspiration for all the arts and culture in St. Petersburg and pays tribute to the remarkable talent and variety that can be discovered around every corner of St. Petersburg. The MUSE Awards are presented by the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance to celebrate the artists and art-lovers in our community.

Following is a list of this year’s winners:

MUSE Patron of the Arts Award Honoree — Beth Morean

Beth Morean’s investment in the St. Petersburg community has been steadfast since 1994 supporting many philanthropic efforts in the region including the American Heart Association, All Children’s Hospital,

Moffitt Cancer Center, Morean Arts Center, Tampa Bay Research, Tampa Bay Watch, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, American Stage Theater Company, Museum of Fine Arts, among others.

MUSE Art & Technology Award Honoree — The Dali Museum

The Dalí Museum cares for and shares an expertly curated collection of Salvador Dalí’s work, preserving his legacy for generations to come.

MUSE Performance Arts Award Honoree — La Lucha

La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based musical trio featuring Alejandro Arenas, John O’Leary, and Mark Feinman. Their music ventures boldly into a wide variety of musical styles, offering an appealing and fun mix of genres under the jazz umbrella.

MUSE Arts Ambassador Award Honoree — Stacia Schrader

As a vice president at BayFirst National Bank and a past Actress in New York city, Stacia Schrader understands the importance of supporting the local arts community. She uses her influence to drive the message about how our local arts scene not only makes our city special but is an important economic driver for St Pete.

MUSE Literary Arts Award Honoree — Tombolo Books

Alsace Walentine founded Tombolo Books as pop-up in 2017, then opened Tombolo’s brick and mortar with her wife Candice Anderson in 2019. Before moving to St. Petersburg, she managed and was event director for one of the nation’s most renowned independent bookstores: Malaprop’s Bookstore and Café in Asheville, North Carolina.

MUSE Visual Arts Award Honoree — The Vitale Brothers

The Vitale Brothers. are prolific muralists based in St. Petersburg. Since 1992, they have adorned walls throughout Tampa Bay and played a significant role in elevating St. Petersburg to a world-class arts destination.

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance is the umbrella organization for the arts, advocating for the arts, facilitating the growth of the creative arts community, and driving arts-related economic development in St. Petersburg.

For information, visit www.stpeteartsalliance.org.