ART, at West Tampa Center for the Arts, 1906 N. Armenia Avenue #211, 813-340-9056, five-art.com. Upcoming: each day is better than the next…, recent works by Allen Hampton and April Childers, Aug. 29-Sept. 26. WHITE / BOX / GROUP / SHOW 2, an all-media exhibit, Oct. 10-31. Dominique Labauvie, Nov. 21-Dec.19. Lauren Garber Lake, Jan. 16-Feb. 13.
THE ARTS CENTER, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-822-7872, theartscenter.org. Upcoming: re:Member September, annual non-juried members' exhibition spotlighting and celebrating member-artists, Sept. 5-28. Soul's Journey: Jack Barrett Retrospective, a look back at the career of Barrett (who died in Feb. '08); see Megan Voeller's preview, p. xx, Oct. 3-Nov. 1. Glorious Glass: Translucent and Opaque, works by Seattle-area artists Dale Chihuly, William Morris, Debora Moore, Hiroshi Yamano, Martin Blank and others, Nov. 14-Jan. 3. Herb Snitzer: The First Five Years, the Last Five Years, 1958-1963/2003-2008 and Star Gazing: 2008 Holiday Exhibition, Nov. 14-Jan. 3. Jasper Johns: Prints, spans more than 40 years of printmaking on loan from the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection, Jan. 30-May 30.
BLEU ACIER, 109 W. Columbus Drive, Tampa, 813-272-9746, bleuacier.com. Upcoming: Drawing, contemporary drawings created by Elisabeth Condon, Dominique Labauvie, Vicky Colombet, Dominica Sanchez, Gregory Greene and others in collaboration with Haim Chanin Fine Arts in New York, Oct. 3-Nov. 22. New Editions, a collection of works published at Bleu Acier atelier in the past 18 months by artists Sylvie Eyberg, Herve DiRosa, Marie Yoho Dorsey and a few others, Dec. 5-Jan. 17.
C. EMERSON FINE ARTS, 909 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-898-6068, c-emersonfinearts.com. Upcoming: The Human Condition, collage, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood burning and more by Kyan Bishop, C. Wade Brickhouse, Wendy Dickinson, Eva Eun-Sil Han, Betsy Lester, Daniel Mrgan, Rebecca Skelton and others, Aug. 29-Sept. 27. Frank Strunk III, a solo exhibition, Oct. 3-Nov. 1. Patrick Lindhardt and Flatstone Studios, Nov. 7-Dec. 24. Martha Whittington, a solo exhibition, Jan. 9-Feb. 28.
CLAYTON GALLERIES, 4105 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa. 813-831-3753. Ongoing: Hot Summer Show II, works by Clayton member artists like Bruce Marsh, Cassandra James, Susan Klein, Jeffrey Kronsnoble, Donne Bitner and Roberta Schofield, through Sept. 6.
CRAFTSMAN HOUSE, 2955 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-323-2787, craftsmanhousegallery.com. Ongoing: 500 Plates: The Show, new works by St. Petersburg potters Stephanie Schorr, Jonathan Barnes and Jason Lachtara to coincide with their appearance in the newly released 500 Plates & Chargers, by Lark Books, through Sept. 7.
CREATIVE CLAY, 1124 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, 727-825-0515, creativeclay.org. Upcoming: artlink Japan 2008, an exhibit of works from three projects produced in Okama and Hirsoshima, Japan, and here in St. Petersburg, Sept. 8-20. Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Creative Clay Exhibit, presented on the first floor of the Hilton Hotel, St. Petersburg, Sept. 18-20. Good Folks and Fine Figures: An Expression of Our Connection, a group exhibit that draws attention to Eckerd College's ties to Creative Clay with 2D and 3D representations of the human figure by Creative Clay member artists and Bay area artists like Vai Alandikar, Jamieson Cash, Patrick Henry, Yoko Nogami and Beth Reynolds, Sept. 21-Oct. 10.
DUNEDIN FINE ART CENTER, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin, 727-298-3322, DFAC.org. Upcoming: The Impossible Dream: Imaginary Worlds, includes ethereal works by photographer Maggie Taylor, painter/sculptor Holly Lane and installation artist Jamey Grimes as well as selections from Richard Kamler's "Seeing Peace" project; Dreams: Untitled, a collaborative "dream environment" installation by Maria Saraceno and Yoko Nogami; Pulling Strings, Pulling Teeth, woodburnings by Croatian-born artist Daniel Mrgan; Crazy Logic: Kids Draw Their Dreams, dream-inspired illustrations by Pinellas County elementary school students. All four on display Sept. 12-Oct. 19. Great Expectations: 22nd National Invitational of Fine Art and Craft, held in conjunction with Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin's Art Harvest outdoor festival, Nov. 1-Dec. 23. 34th Annual International Miniature Art Society Exhibition, with more than 300 selected miniature works by calligraphers, painters and sculptors from around the globe; and Mini-Me: DFAC Artists in Miniature, an invitational all-media exhibit of small 2-D and 3-D self-portraits. Both on display Jan. 18-Feb. 8.
ELLIOT GALLERY AND ARMACOST LIBRARY @ ECKERD COLLEGE, 4200 54th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, 727-864-8226, eckerd.edu. Upcoming: Work Outside: Art by Eckerd College Staff and Faculty, works by Emily Ayers, Patrick Henry, Lee Hilliker, Bonnie Hughson, Lin Jorgensen, Tom Oberhofer, Linda Swindall and Scott Ward, Sept. 7 -19 (Elliot). Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence, a portfolio celebration of America's 1976 bicentennial with "What does independence mean to you?" — inspired works by Will Barnet, Colleen Browning, Audrey Flack, Red Grooms, Joseph Hirsch, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, Jacob Lawrence, Marisol Escobar, Larry Rivers, Ed Ruscha and Fritz Scholder, on loan from Museum of Fine Arts, Sept. 8-Oct. 17 (Armacost). Good Folks and Fine Figures: An Expression of Our Connection, held in conjunction with Creative Clay, Sept. 21-Oct. 10 (Elliot). 50th Anniversary Visual Arts Alumni Exhibition, featuring more than 100 Florida Presbyterian College/Eckerd College Visual Arts alumni, Nov. 3-Dec. 12 (Elliott, Armacost and Lewis House).
FLIGHT 19, Union Station Baggage Building, 601 Nebraska Ave., 813-238-5910, experimentalskeleton.com. Upcoming: Bob Wysocki: Post-Metal, a site-specific installation created with 100,000 pounds of sand by New York-based Wysocki, Aug. 30-Oct. 5. Visual Koans: Paul Pisoni and Mineko Grimmer, installation works that inspire meditative states, Dec. 6-Jan. 4. Satellite Projects for Lights on Tampa, projection and light works, Jan, 10-30.
FLORIDA CRAFTSMEN GALLERY, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-821-7391, floridacraftsmen.net. Upcoming: Architectural Details and Other Decorative Crafts, a statewide invitational exhibition, Sept. 19-Oct. 31. All I Want and More: Holiday Member's Show, Nov. 14- Dec. 30. CraftArt 2008, Florida Craftsmen's annual celebration of American Craft, Nov. 22-23.
FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, 55 Fifth St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-820-0100. flholocaustmuseum.org. Ongoing: The Face of Africa, a variety of media — from handmade papers, fiber art and quilts to sculpture, prints and jewelry — by artist Mary Fisher, through Sept. 28; Supporting Evidence, original works by Joyce Ellen Weinstein, through Oct. 26.
FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS, 200 N. Tampa St., downtown Tampa, 813-221-2222, fmopa.org. Ongoing: Eighth Annual Members' Show, with winners selected by 2006 City of Tampa Photo Laureate Steven S. Gregory, USF CAM Curator David Norr and Ringling College Photography and Digital Imaging Professor M. K. Foltz, through Sept. 6. Upcoming: Just Suppose, photographs by Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor, presented in conjunction with their exhibit at HCC-Ybor, Sept. 18-Oct. 24. Graciela Iturbide: The Spirits of the Earth, images by the influential Latin American photographer, Sept. 18-Nov. 8. Twice Exposed: Photographic & Print Works from the Permanent Collection of the USF Contemporary Art Museum, Nov. 20-Jan. 10. NFL History from Getty Images, a Super Bowl-inspired exhibit featuring 30 historic images, Jan. 22-Feb. 28.
GALLERY AIA, at American Institute of Architects-Tampa Bay, 200 N. Tampa St., Tampa, 813-229-3411. Ongoing: Big Picture Photographer Laureate, a portfolio of "Real Estate/Spaces in Transition"-inspired images by Connecticut photographer and 2007 Tampa Photo Laureate Marion Belanger, through Jan. 8.
GULF COAST MUSEUM OF ART, Pinewood Cultural Park, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo, 727-518-6833, gulfcoastmuseum.org. Ongoing: Victoria Block: Narrations consists of large-scale impressionistic installations that incorporate ceramic vessels, books and other forms; and Studio Works, GCMA's annual juried exhibition of instructors and students, includes drawings, painting, ceramics, metalsmithing, sculptures, mixed media and fiber arts, with special recognition of teen students participating in the Youth Arts Corp Program. Both exhibits are on display through Sept. 27. Upcoming: Christopher Still: Coming Home, a retrospective exhibit of works spanning the Florida painter's career, Oct. 11-Jan. 25.
HCC-YBOR ART GALLERY, Performing Arts Building, Palm Avenue and 14th Street, Ybor City, 813-253-7674. Ongoing: Student Art Exhibit, a showcase of printmaking, sculpture, drawing, painting and digital photography by student artists Eric Lawson and Laura Mendes; through Sept. 2. Upcoming: Just Suppose includes images by renowned Florida photographers Jerry Uelsmann and his wife Maggie Taylor, Sept. 10-Oct. 24. Winners of the juried Howard W. Blake Art Magnet School's Senior Masters Exhibition receive HCC Art Department tuition scholarships, Nov. 25-Dec. 12.
LEEPA-RATTNER MUSEUM OF ART, St. Petersburg College-Tarpon Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Road, Palm Harbor. 727-712-5762, spjc.edu/central/museum. Ongoing: Mel Finkelstein: Playing a Hunch, images of celebrities, politicians and people spanning the photojournalist's 40 year-career, through Oct. 19. Color Woodblock Prints, from the Collection of the Two Red Roses Foundation; and Works on Paper by Henry McBride, from the Henry McBride Foundation. Both on display Nov. 2-Jan. 4. It's a Dog's Life: Photographs by William Wegman, from the Polaroid Collection; and Sanctuary: Photographs by Anna Tomczak. Both featured Jan. 18-April 12.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 255 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg, 727-896-2667, fine-arts.org. Ongoing: Art, Friendships, and the New York School: The Benjamin Gollay Collection includes 40 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by artists like Willem de Kooning, Michael Goldberg and Milton Resnick, through Sept. 28. Ansel Adams and the American West features more than 60 environmental photographs by Adams, his contemporaries and photographers influenced by him, including Laura Gilpin, Minor White, William Clift, and Edward and Brett Weston; through Nov. 30. Theater in Ancient Art: The William Knight Zewadski Collection features 40 Greek and Roman antiquities, through March 31. Upcoming: When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection, a touring exhibition of more than 150 rings, anklets, earrings, hair pendants, jeweled crowns and more dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, Sept. 13—Dec. 28. Beauty in Common Things: American Arts & Crafts Pottery from the Two Red Roses Foundation features pieces by Rookwood, Grueby, Newcomb College, Marblehead, Teco, Saturday Evening Girls and Overbeck, Oct. 4—Feb. 15. Albrecht Dürer: Art in Transition, Masterpieces from the Graphic Collection of the Hessian State Museum includes 100 woodcuts, etchings, and engravings by the groundbreaking German Renaissance artist, Jan. 17—April 12.
NOVA 535 ART LOUNGE, 535 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg, 727-821-6682, nova535.com. Ongoing: Coming into Focus, a photography and film exhibition, through Sept. 6. Upcoming: The Edge of Invisible, an alternative drawing and illustration exhibition, Sept. 13-Oct. 25; Environmental Horror, a juried mixed-media exhibit, Oct. 28-Nov. 8; and Parallel Existence, an exhibit of photorealistic works, Nov. 13-Jan. 3.
PARA GALLERY, 2929 N. 15 th St., Tampa, 813-247-2030. Upcoming: Becky Flanders: Recent Works, a controversial solo show of photos and 3D works that investigate the social issues of gender, Sept. 6-Oct. 1.
SALT CREEK ARTWORKS, 1600 Fourth St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-894-2653, saltcreekartworks.com. Upcoming: Art of Healing Collector's Exhibition, to benefit Bayfront Health Foundation and the visual arts, Oct. 11-Nov 6. John Gurbacs — Paintings, Nov 14-Dec 20. Member's Exhibition, Jan. 23-Feb. 28.
SALVADOR DALÍ MUSEUM, 1000 Third St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-823-3767, salvadordalimuseum.org. Ongoing: Women: Dalí's View examines Dalí's creative fascination with the female form via more than 70 works from the museum's collection, through Sept. 21.
The STUDIO@620, 620 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg, 727-895-6620, studio620.org. Upcoming: Local printmakers exhibit hand-printed art created using techniques like silkscreen, lithograph, woodcut, monotype and linoleum block relief in The Print Show, Sept. 2-14. Also scheduled: Midtown '08, Oct. 10-18 and Emerging Artist: Daniel Nelson, Oct. 24-Nov. 15.
TAMPA ARTIST EMPORIUM, 618 Snow Ave., Tampa. 813-254-3443. Ongoing: Eyes of a Child, photos taken by children who participated in Florida Museum of Photographic Arts' Literacy Through Photography Outreach Program; through Sept. 30.
TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART, Interim location: 2306 N. Howard Ave., Centro Espanol, Tampa, 813-274-8130, tampamuseum.com. Ongoing: It's Not Easy Being Green features conceptual drawings, sketches, artwork and design products that offer the community info, ideas, solutions and motivation to live a sustainable lifestyle, through Sept. 28. Upcoming: In Site Matters: Proposed Installations for the New TMA, Florida-based and nationally recognized artists react to Stanley Saitowitz's architectural design of the new museum with proposals for site-specific installations for its public spaces. The resulting sketches, drawings, three-dimensional models and material samples are featured Oct. 4-Jan. 4. Tampa is among the seven Florida cities chosen as a public site for a monumental work of sculpture by John Henry. Drawing in Space: The Peninsula Project looks at his creative process for each of the seven sculptures via small-scale models, drawings, photographs documenting the artist at work, and more, Jan. 17-April 5.
TARPON SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER, 101 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-942-5605. Ongoing: The Harriet Muller Collection: Tribute to an Unpublished Artist, 60 portraits, still lifes and landscape paintings of Alaska, Florida and the Northeastern United States, through Sept. 27.
TECO PLAZA PUBLIC ART GALLERY, 702 N. Franklin St., downtown Tampa. Ongoing: Tampa Realistic Artists Exhibition. An exhibit of new works by 40 Tampa Realistic Artists members, among them, Tatyana Hankinson, Frank Bolock, Margaret Hylton, Ruby Alvara, Kathy Durdin, Terry Klaaren, Dave Gutcher, Sandra Jarrett, Sonia Astifidis and Dee Lobo; through Sept. 29.
THREE/04, at West Tampa Center for the Arts, 1906 N. Armenia Avenue #304, Tampa, three04.com. Upcoming: In:OUT, an exhibit of works by Kym O'Donnell, Denton Crawford and Michelle Sawyer, Sept. 19-Oct. 10; Whisper Clock (A.K.A. The Turkey Vulture Project), Oct. 17-Nov. 21; Scott Fleenor, Dec. 19-Jan. 16; and Tracy Midulla Reller and T. Jopek, Jan. 30-Feb. 20.
VITALE ART & DESIGN STUDIO, 2740 25th St., N., St. Petersburg, 727-520-0969. Upcoming: The Exotic Equinox, an art, music and fashion show inspired by early beach culture and featuring works by more than 30 Florida artists — among them, Bask, Bluelucy, Chainsaw Chuck and Amanda Stiles — as well as a bikini fashion show by Blackbird & Raven, music by The Ho-Daddy's and DJ Big Chris the Movie and plenty else, Aug. 31.
USF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, CAM 101, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-974-4133, usfcam.usf.edu. Upcoming: A group show, MashUp, looks at the history of destruction as a creative force in visual arts and its significance in popular music via works by international contemporary artists Gustav Metzge, Milan Knizak, Graham Dolphin, Milan Knizak, Pedro Reyes, Ted Riederer/The Resurrectionists and Rod Swenson/The Plasmatics, and Torolab: One Degree Celsius is among a series of projects developed by Torolab, a Tijuana-based group of artists, architects and designers who transform a USF CAM gallery into a proposal and a lab for creative experiments that investigate the multiple uses of a garden (see Megan Voeller's preview, p. xx); Aug. 29-Oct. 4. An international group of artists examine video games and video game culture as it relates to participation and representation of the viewer in art in Audience & Avatar; and in Brody Condon: Modifications, the New York-based artist uses game technology to re-imagine late medieval religious paintings into self-running games. Both are on display Oct. 24-Dec. 13.
WEST TAMPA CENTER FOR THE ARTS GALLERY, 1906 N. Armenia Avenue, Tampa. Upcoming: Group Show, featuring works in gallery #209 by Gil DeMeza and his 20-artist group, Sept. 26-Oct. 17. Art-Oberfest, a single-night event to spotlight emerging and established local artists and raise funds for the West Tampa Council on Art, Culture and History, and WTCA, Oct. 17. Alex Espalter-Torres and Guillermo Portieles: A 10 Year Retrospective, Nov. 14-Dec. 12.
This article appears in Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2008.