Jeff and Penny Vinik invest in and partner with Fairgrounds in St. Petersburg
May 22, 2020
“Dimmitt said she was honored to have the Viniks’ involvement because not only do they know business and art, they’re also known for “great guest experiences.'”
St. Petersburg’s Fairgrounds announces artist roster
January 12, 2021
“Fairgrounds, an immersive art and technology experience, is in the home stretch: It’s set to open in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District this spring. Recently, the roster of more than 65 artists whose work will fill the inaugural exhibition in the 15,000-square-foot space was announced in a news release.”
Fairgrounds announces first round of participating artists
January 12, 2021
“More than 65 artists, including many from the Tampa Bay area, have been contracted to provide creative work for Fairgrounds, the immersive art and technology “experience” scheduled to open in the spring.”
St. Pete’s Newest Creative Venture: The Factory & Fairgrounds
January 19, 2021
“The location is ideal. It sits directly next to the Pinellas Trail and within radius of the Morean Center for Clay at the Historic Train Station as well as the Duncan McClellan Gallery.”
Fairgrounds, St. Petersburg’s immersive arts experience, announces massive list of participating artists
January 15, 2021
“Last April, Fairgrounds founders Liz Dimmitt and Mikhail Mansion issued a call for artists to submit ideas for featured installations. This month, Fairgrounds finally shared the more than 60 participating artists who’ll flex their weird and wacky ideas within the grounds.”
Get a sneak peek at St. Pete’s new immersive ‘Fairgrounds’ project this weekend
December 10, 2020
“Guests will get the chance to preview the Fairgrounds’ signature installation—”Floridrama,” where artists “create custom dioramas depicting tiny worlds offering a universe of possibilities”
The Factory St. Pete pivots into a new reality
December 9, 2020
“First and foremost, the large-scale immersive arts facility Fairgrounds is still the anchor tenant (“like your Saks Fifth Avenue in the mall,” jokes Behar) and is still on track to open in the spring.”
Sneak Peek! Fairgrounds 2021
August 3, 2020
“This 12,000 square-foot St. Pete-based exhibition plans to feature a transformative range of performances from local and international artists, writers, musicians, and storytellers—all celebrating Florida’s weird, wacky and wonderful culture.”
Influencer Liz Dimmitt
July 30, 2020
“We chose to base Fairgrounds in St. Pete because of its dynamic and thriving creative community. We have wonderful city leadership that values and supports the arts.”
Jeff and Penny Vinik join Fairgrounds founder Liz Dimmitt as investors and partners
May 23, 2020
“Fairgrounds will focus on works of all sorts by Florida artists. It is, Dimmit says, an interactive, ‘totally artist-made environment’ with different ‘adventures’ to be taken. She has described it as ‘part playground, part art world, part theme park.’”
St. Petersburg immersive arts project is looking for artists
April 20, 2020
“’It’s exciting to launch our first call to artists, especially during this extraordinary time,’ said Liz Dimmitt, CEO and founder of Fairgrounds. ‘We’ve moved up our call date in an effort to support artists and our local creative community during the coronavirus pandemic.'”
Fairgrounds gets rolling with a Call to Artists
April 20, 2020
“’We want our first exhibition to be special, fun, engaging and exciting,’ founder Liz Dimmitt said Monday morning. ‘However, we also plan to evolve the exhibition over time so it will get better and better.’”
Call for Florida artists, makers, creatives from Fairgrounds in South St. Pete
April 20, 2020
“‘We’re excited to be launching our inaugural call to artists, especially in the midst of the current Coronavirus pandemic when artists and our local creative community can benefit from new opportunities. We hope artists and makers of all disciplines and experience apply’ says Liz Dimmitt, Founder of Fairgrounds.”
Fairgrounds, an exploratory arts playground, puts out RFQ for Florida artists
April 20, 2020
“Expect to see the kitschy, strange, vibrant mythos of Florida burst to life. Through narrative workshops the Fairgrounds team has been able to craft a rich story map of the Sunshine State. Prepare to travel through space and time from the space coast to the swamps.”
St. Pete’s Meow Wolf-inspired ‘Fairgrounds’ issues call to artists for 2021
April 19, 2020
“We follow guidelines that make our immersive experiences fair for all, while seeking out a range of creative ideas and projects.”
Fairgrounds: Immersive arts destination could transform South St. Pete
February 11, 2020
“The inspiration of Liz Dimmitt and Mikhail Mansion, Fairgrounds has as an intriguing tagline: ‘art for all, play for all and joy for all.’
‘We’re celebrating the creative community here — it’s a place where everyone can have a good time,’ says Dimmitt.”
Immersive art meets craft beer at future St. Pete and Tampa compounds
November 19, 2019
“Liz Dimmitt has been conceiving Fairgrounds for a few years. As an arts consultant, she has made a career of bringing immersive experiences to the public.”
Experiential art exhibition space ‘The Fairgrounds’ is coming to St. Pete in 2020
November 19, 2019
“a vision that belongs to Liz Dimmitt, called The Fairgrounds, who’s worked with artists in New York City and Hong Kong — plus Tampa’s Penny and Jeff Vinik”
Liz Dimmitt has designs on an innovative new St. Pete art experience
August 28, 2019
“Dimmitt’s creative eye is firmly fixed on the Tampa Bay art market – in particular, on 12,000 square feet of St. Petersburg she intends to turn into a “totally immersive and interactive” art experience called Fairgrounds (no “the,” just Fairgrounds).”
Seven-figure capital raise sought for south St. Pete artist studio project
July 25, 2019
“’Immersive means it’s all around you. You can touch, you can play, and it’s the whole environment,’ Dimmitt said. ‘We’re going to integrate a narrative in the installation that celebrates wonderful, wacky and wild Florida.’”