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Abstract expressionism in Tampa Bay
New Abstract expressionist exhibits come to town this spring, and we can help you understand it. Part one of three.
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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New photography book features Tampa Bay’s homeless
The images are beautiful and the net proceeds are going to local homeless organizations. It’s a win-win.
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Tampa Bay’s next generation of fashion designers train at The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg
Upcoming mall fashion show pairs Neiman Marcus fashions with designs from Tampa Bay high school students.
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How Hillsborough Community College became a Tampa Bay art destination
Plus, two exhibits — one at the Dale Mabry campus and one in Ybor City.
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Here’s what you need to know about the three water-themed art exhibits in Tampa and St. Petersburg
Both sides of Tampa Bay have art exhibits focusing on water — don’t miss any of them.
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5 ways science & technology have transformed photography
A new exhibit at the Leepa-Rattner Museum explores technology’s influence on art.
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Tarpon Springs artist Kevin Grass talks about symbolism in art on exhibit at Leepa-Rattner
The show features work from Grass and other Tampa Bay artists and St. Petersburg College faculty.
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Haunted Halloween warehouse raises money for charity in Largo
Mike Lowe’s Scarehouse Pinellas is not for the faint of heart.
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Tarpon Springs haunted house goes all in for Halloween
Kathleen Barbiere brings fears and nightmares to life every year with House on the Hill.
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Halloween and real-world fears
Too scared to breathe: When your terrors aren’t clowns and creepy dolls.
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This Dunedin art exhibit makes you feel like you’re on another planet
The ‘Bontanamoeba’ exhibit in the Gamble Family Gallery features works from sculptor Candace Knapp and painter Ann Byal Feldshue.
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Food-themed art, culinary program coming to Dunedin Fine Art Center
New exhibits explore the intersection of food and art.
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Local arts organizations ProjectFREE and Blue Butterfly Productions believe that theater is for everyone
Blue Butterfly’s ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ and ProjectFREE’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ are happening this weekend. Both feature actors with diverse abilities/disabilities.
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Dunedin Commons hosts one-day art show Sept. 8
Meanwhile in North Pinellas, Uncommon Art group’s Theo Tamborlane estimates they’ll have 300-400 pieces of art for sale.
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Teri Navajo’s Fringe Creatives could be Tampa Bay’s largest artist collective
15 venues, 300+ artists, and nine curators adds up to a lot of art shows.
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9 new plays to watch at this weekend’s Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
“I don’t care if you’re gay, straight, black, white. This festival is for Tampa,” founder Rory Lawrence says. “It’s for Tampa Bay.”
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Tampa’s Jobsite Theater shares 20 years of their best memories
Tampa’s Jobsite Theater celebrates two decades on stage. Part two in a series.
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Tampa’s Jobsite Theater stands as proof that arts incubators like Ybor City’s Silver Meteor Gallery work
Tampa’s Jobsite Theater celebrates 20 years on stage. Part one in a series.
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Here’s what to watch at Tampa’s Jobsite Theater’s 20th season
Fall Arts 2018: Jobsite cast members talk about their upcoming season. Part three in a series.
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Funky as a Monkey are helper monkeys in the Tampa — and St. Petersburg — visual art scene
Fall Arts 2018: Funky as a Monkey is the traveling gallery for artists without an agent.