Artists design wallpaper at Florida Craftsmen
Wallpaper design (detail) by Anthony Zollo. Image courtesy of the artist. For a couple of years now, Florida Craftsmen has been organizing a series of exhibitions that explore a single theme: living...
View ArticleStudio@620 celebrates five years with art auction
Neverne Covington's drawing, Portrait of Bob Devin Jones (detail), 2005. (Pictured below left: Covington's Portrait of Dave Ellis.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleWhich Bay area arts venue has America's best public restroom?
Restrooms at Nova 535, left, and Tampa Theatre. (Via Tampa Downtown Partnership) Strange but true: two Tampa Bay area arts venues - downtown Tampa's iconic Tampa Theatre and downtown St. Petersburg's...
View ArticleNew TMA a work in progress
Photos by Megan Voeller The new Tampa Museum of Art, now slated to open to the public in early 2010, inches closer toward completion each day on downtown Tampa’s riverfront. Close observers will note...
View ArticleArtsqueeze Weekend Roundup, June 12-13
Arlene Lueck’s quilt, Mom's Hair Tools, is included in EXPLORATIONS: An Exhibition of Journal Quilts at the Dunedin Fine Art Center. Special shout-out: The weekend's art offerings include an unusual...
View ArticleTampa Photographer Laureate VI: Jeremy Chandler
Jeremy Chandler. Couple at the Fair.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleArtsqueeze Weekend Roundup, June 18-20
Craig Kaths. 24 bit one.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleArt-O-Mat dispenses affordable collectibles at Polk Museum of Art
Image courtesy Polk Museum of Art This weekend, the Polk Museum of Art celebrates the debut of its recently acquired Art-O-Mat with an interactive talk by Art-O-Mat founder and creator Clark...
View ArticleArtsqueeze Weekend Roundup, June 26-28
Fuzión Dance Artists performing “Just Girls.” Image courtesy fuziondance.com. Friday 6-9 p.m. – Closing reception for Reincarnate Metaphors: Girard Louis Drouillard at Salt Creek Artworks Galleries.…...
View ArticleBruce Marsh's Riverwall pays homage to the Hillsborough
Bruce Marsh, Riverwall (detail). Photo by Megan Voeller.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleLeepa-Rattner Museum founder dies
Allen Leepa (American, b. 1919). Homage to Tarpon Springs, 1998.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleJoin the cast of Bravo's contemporary art reality show
Rumors of a Sarah Jessica Parker-produced reality TV show – think Project Runway for visual artists – have finally been confirmed, and a round of regional casting calls held over the next two weeks...
View ArticleSize Matters in exhibit of large-scale works at Nova 535
Tes One's spray-paint-on-wood painting measures 10-ft. by 11-ft. You know what they say: when the going gets tough, the tough get…bigger? Despite the ongoing economic malaise—which seems to find...
View ArticleCool Art Show celebrates 21 years
Denis Gaston. Little Boxes.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleArtsqueeze Weekend Roundup, July 10-12
Photo by Brian Vandervliet Friday 5:30-8:30 p.m. - S'REAL Happy Hour and opening reception for summer exhibitions: Mabel Palacín: Una noche sin fin [An Endless Night], Dalí at Work and Play: The...
View ArticleC. Emerson Fine Arts to exhibit at Aqua Art Miami 2009
Aqua Wynwood 2007: Rusted wheelbarrows cut with lace-like patterns by Cal Lane at New York’s Foley Gallery. Photo by Megan Voeller.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleArtsqueeze Weekend Roundup, July 16-19
Ricardo de la Vega and Felipe Packard. Strolling in the Park. Mixed media, 2007.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleTwitter Art Show taps online relationships
Sheree Rensel. Twingo.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleTampa Artist Emporium celebrates two years
Customers browse at the Tampa Artist Emporium in South Tampa. Pictured below: Boggs stands behind the Emporium's front desk.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleSet your DVR: Seminole Heights Bicycle Club on TV
Pedal America TV, a national PBS TV show about bicycle riding, spotlighted a Tampa neighborhood bicycle club last December and dispatched the show's host Ira David to the historic residential district...
View ArticleAsk Dream Momma: A hairy situation
“Dear Dream Momma, In my dream I feel a hair in my mouth, and I begin to remove it, but it turns into a never-ending cord of hair. There are usually between maybe ten strands and, oh, two dozen of...
View ArticleRamblin' Rose moves in with Star Booty Salon
Two years ago, Rosey Williams' store Ramblin' Rose Upcycle was an overflowing gypsy's closet at the end of the Crislip Arcade on the 600 block in St. Petersburg. Now, Williams and co-owner Kaitlin...
View ArticleAdamo Drive Mural ready to be unveiled
Join Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Tampa community leaders this Tuesday, May 21, to celebrate the newly finished Adamo Drive Mural. The dedication is taking place at 2 p.m. which will include a preliminary...
View ArticleLandmark victory: American Journey has arrived
Despite the sweltering heat, more than 100 people showed up to the dedication of the Adamo Drive Mural, American Journey, joining Mayor Bob Buckhorn and mural artist Michael Parker in a dedication...
View ArticleBolts are calling all Tampa Bay artists
The Tampa Bay Times Forum and the Tampa Bay Lightning are hosting their second annual arts competition with another open call to artists.Last year’s inaugural art competition brought in more than 400...
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