Roosters and Ybor City go together like flame to a cigar.
So it's only fitting that the GaYbor District Coalition partnered with Hillsborough Community College Ybor City for a student art competition bringing to life 40-lbs. white ceramic roosters using paint, feathers, beads and even cigars in honor of Ybor's feathered residents.
Twenty students applied to take part in the competition; 10 were accepted to participate in a gallery exhibit at the
Ybor Campus Art Gallery. Judges chose one student to win $1,000 in HCC tuition.
83 Degrees Managing Photographer Julie Branaman was at the event to capture the excitement surrounding the colorful roosters. Hear the winner's reaction just after the announcement was made and see images from the gallery opening in this photo slideshow.
Then make sure you keep your eyes peeled in May and June while in Ybor City as the roosters in all their splendor will be part of a public art display and scavenger hunt competition before the birds are auctioned for charity on June 13.
For more information, visit the
Gaybor website.
Julie Branaman is managing photographer at 83 Degrees Media. Comments? Contact 83 Degrees.
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Julie Branaman is a Sustainable Environment Video Creator, Editor, and Multimedia Photojournalist pursuing new visual experiences around the nation. Now based in Los Angeles, she and her husband James founded
The Branamans Video Production. Julie is the former Managing Photographer at
83 Degrees and once worked as a photographer at The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com, and News Channel 8. Prior to arriving in the Tampa Bay Area, she freelanced in the Seattle area, working on national and international stories. She's a graduate of Western Kentucky University. When not making images, she and James are likely to be found hiking, kayaking, or snorkeling their way around California, Florida, Maine, the National Park System, and America's unique landscapes in between.