Florida CraftArt is a labor of love from Louis and Elsa Freund, both professors at Stetson University in Deland. They wanted to elevate fine craft into an art form and in 1951 started organizing workshops, conferences, and annual exhibitions with local and other American craftsmen.

In 1995, they first rented and then bought the old Rutland Department store and converted it into a large retail gallery on one floor and exhibition gallery on the second floor. The establishment also has a classroom and 18 artists’ studios. The gallery and the store are great places to make purchases and add to your art collection or a very special gift.

You will find a wonderful selection of original fine jewelry, glass, clay, ornaments, and other kinds of crafts created by some of the most talented artisans in Florida.

501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, Florida, Phone: 727-821-7391

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