June arts roundup: Pride events, Juneteenth celebration and more
A busy June on the Tampa Bay arts scene includes Pride Month events, a three-day Juneteenth celebration and celebrated artist Rico Gatson at the USF Contemporary Art Museum.
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May arts roundup: concerts, fringe fest, shrimp-themed immersive art…and so much more
The May arts scene in Tampa Bay has concerts, exhibitions spotlighting emerging artists, the Fringe Festival, a new shrimp-themed immersive art installation and much more.
Tampa’s Pusha Preme brings success story home to Gasparilla Music Festival
Tampa rapper and Afrobeats artist Pusha Preme's success story comes home when he takes the stage at the Gasparilla Music Festival on April 29th.
April arts roundup in Tampa Bay
The Bricks Ybor, the graduate student exhibition at the USF Contemporary Art Museum and the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance's Second Saturday ArtWAlk are just a few of the things to do in April in the arts scene around Tampa Bay.
March arts roundup: Gasparilla Festival of the Arts kicks off a busy month in Tampa Bay
The Gasparilla Festival of the Arts leads off a busy March for the arts around Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay February Arts roundup: Painter Stephanie Ong, The James Museum and more
Tampa Bay's February arts scene includes painter Stephanie Ong's exhibit "Scaffolding" in Tampa, "The Stories They Tell: Indigenous Art and the Photography of Edward S. Curtis" at The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, an exhibit of the work of contemporary Black artists at the St. Petersburg Warehouse Arts District and much more.
January Arts: Woodson Museum, HEIRESS, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Creative Pinellas, Tempus Projects
The January arts scene in Tampa Bay has exhibits at Tempus Projects' new location in the Ybor City Kress Building, a photography exhibit on the history of poverty in the U.S. at the USF Contemporary Art Museum, a new theater company debuting in Bradenton and much more.
December Arts Roundup: Diverse exhibits and holiday events
Diverse exhibits and holiday-themed events are all part of a busy December for the arts in Tampa Bay.
“Boulevard Flow:” Public art takes center stage in Tampa’s West River
With artist Ya La'ford's "Boulevard Flow," the Tampa Housing Authority and Related Group have put public art center stage in the West River development.
November arts roundup: So much to do across Tampa Bay
A busy November on Tampa Bay's art scene includes the 25th anniversary of the Moving Current Dance Collective, the first-ever SoHo Artwalk, Creative Pinellas' Arts Annual and so much more.
