Aneka Ingold, “Insidious,” 2014. Credit: Image courtesy of the artist.

Sorry Barb might be the closest Tampa Bay’s punk-rock/DIY scene gets to an art-school band these days, and this weekend the ensemble soundtracks a silent auction and inaugural membership drive for the art galleries at Hillsborough Community College (members will get pre-reception mocktail hours, specialty prints, swag, and more for their support of the gallery).

Affordable art from about two dozen of the Bay area’s best-known artists will be on display and for sale, and the event is a good chance to check out two of the campuses current art shows: “In Their Own Words” where artists got to be out-of-the-box transparent about certain works, plus “Touchy/Feely” where Alyssa Miller has curated an exhibit that encourages the visitor to literally handle and manipulate work from contemporary fiber artists (including Aneka Ingold, work pictured).

There’s no cover for Hawk of the Town: HCC Art Galleries Membership Silent Auction happening Friday, Aug. 25 inside Tampa’s Gallery221 at Hillsborough Community College. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

UPDATED 08/24/23 3:42 p.m. Updated to show that the work pictured is by Aneka Ingold.