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Nonprofit Tampa Arts Alliance established to boost Tampa’s art scene
Some of its goals are to increase local arts awareness and attract more funding for the arts.
Jennifer Ring
Jen began her storytelling journey in 2017, writing and taking photographs for Creative Loafing Tampa. Since then, she’s told the story of art in Tampa Bay through more than 200 art reviews, artist profiles, and art features. She believes that everyone can and should make art, whether they’re good at it or not. Art heals.
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Eight weekend events to help you recognize and celebrate Juneteenth in Tampa Bay
Juneteenth is this Saturday, June 19.
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Four events and galleries to check out during St. Pete Pride’s arts and music week
From the Emerald to Mize Gallery, Gulfport and even a gay mural scavenger hunt.
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Highly anticipated art compound Fairgrounds St. Pete is in ‘final sprint’ towards opening
The Floridian fantasyland is in the Warehouse Arts District.
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Climate change plays heavy in latest Micket-Stackhouse exhibition at Creative Pinellas
‘Expanding Waters’ is on display through June 13.
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Downtown Tampa’s ‘Picture (im)perfect’ exhibit captures the realities of family life
Family documentary photography is about capturing life unposed.
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Clearwater’s North Greenwood rec center gets a new Zulu Painter mural
A colorful way to kick off Valspar Championship weekend.
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‘Happy Hour with a Historian’ is at St. Petersburg Museum of History through December
Tupperware, Kerouac, murals, historic wars and more are all on tap.
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Nonprofit Artspace looking to develop live-work concept for Tampa artists
But first it needs them to complete a survey by May 6.
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This Clearwater strip club is now also a gallery for erotic art
The owner of Angels Nudes even hosts art openings for local favorites like John Gascot.
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New goat sculptures and art at ZooTampa hope to raise funds to fight human trafficking
It’s Project G.O.A.T.’s big night.
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This spring offers a chance to amplify the voices of Tampa Bay’s Black artists
Spring Arts Preview 2021.
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10 Tampa Bay venues where you can see diversity on display this spring
From Tampa to St. Pete and Tarpon Springs, it’s easy to support Black art.
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St. Pete’s Woodson Museum still hosting annual auction to benefit Black college-bound scholars
Because of COVID-10, most events at the Woodson are still on hold.
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Zulu Painter among Black artists featured when St. Pete’s Fairgrounds opens this spring
His ‘Mermaid Motel’ mural will be a highlight of the arts compound.
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Make plans to see Nneka Jones’ new work at University of Tampa’s Ferman Center for the Arts
Time magazine commissioned her to design the cover for its August issue, ‘The New American Revolution.’
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Ya La’ford painted HCC’s Gallery 221 completely black for her ‘Distance’ exhibition
It’s on view through Feb. 25 on the Dale Mabry campus.
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Tarpon Springs’ Leepa-Rattner Museum opens ‘About Face: Celebrating Diversity’ next month
It’s on display from Feb. 20-May 16.
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Zoraye Cyrus to explore all aspects of Blackness at St. Pete’s Morean Arts Center
‘Fresh Squeezed 5’ opens on April 10.
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Afro-futuristic storytelling part of Black History Month programming at St. Pete’s Studio@620
Dancing and a community art show are on tap, too.