LARGO, Fla. — Creative Pinellas , which served as the county’s designated local arts agency, has been left in lurch as it enters its final days of county funding.

What You Need To Know • The future of Creative Pinellas is unclear • CEO says next step includes figuring out if there will be a new home for their art gallery • Organization continues to operate, write grants

The contract between Creative Pinellas and the county states that if the arts organization is not funded, its lease will end Oct. 1. Margaret Murray, CEO of Creative Pinellas, says the county has offered to temporarily extend their lease at the gallery and headquarters located in the Florida Botanical Gardens.

Murray says she is waiting to hear more from the county on what that might mean, but she doesn’t plan to v

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