Bathed in the vibrant colors and light of Christian Sampson’s site-responsive installation Tempus volat, hora fugit, Yoga at the MFA takes place every Thursday in September and October from 8 am to 9 am in the beautiful Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory. These sessions offer a serene and rejuvenating morning of...
After the world gave up on Lonnie Holley, the Universe sent him the gift of art. This film tells how Holley overcame all odds to become an unlikely art superstar. Join us for a screening of Thumbs Up for Mother Universe: Stories from the Life of Lonnie Holley. This 58-minute...
Join us for this Coffee Talk performance with Nan Colton. Hear stories of heroes long gone as told in the characterization of Clio, the Muse of History, who will share classical Greek and Roman tales. The ancient Greeks believed the performing arts were a vital part of their culture. Everyone...
Bathed in the vibrant colors and light of Christian Sampson’s site-responsive installation Tempus volat, hora fugit, Yoga at the MFA takes place every Thursday in September and October from 8 am to 9 am in the beautiful Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory. These sessions offer a serene and rejuvenating morning of...
In conjunction with the upcoming The Nature of Art exhibition, this Story of Art segment will examine ways in which U.S. and European artists gave physical form to the so-called "new world." Despite human habitation spanning over 20,000 years, European settlers imposed their own visions and imaginings onto the landscape...
Bathed in the vibrant colors and light of Christian Sampson’s site-responsive installation Tempus volat, hora fugit, Yoga at the MFA takes place every Thursday in September and October from 8 am to 9 am in the beautiful Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory. These sessions offer a serene and rejuvenating morning of...
Katherine Pill, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, will discuss Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? This provocative discussion examines art historian Linda Nochlin’s 1971 essay, an epic examination of the institutional obstacles that prevented women from succeeding in the arts....
We welcome MFA Members to join us for an exclusive opening reception for the third installation of Tempus volat, hora fugit by Christian Sampson. Meet the artist, enjoy coffee and pastries, and marvel at the beautiful play of light and color that will fill the Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory. This...
Arts Alive: Museum Day in St. Petersburg will be on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Join us on Saturday, September 23, 2023, to celebrate Museum Day at the MFA from 10 am-5 pm. The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is pleased to participate in the event this year, with complimentary...
Bathed in the vibrant colors and light of Christian Sampson’s site-responsive installation Tempus volat, hora fugit, Yoga at the MFA takes place every Thursday in September and October from 8 am to 9 am in the beautiful Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory. These sessions offer a serene and rejuvenating morning of...
How does creativity accommodate the changes that come as we age? For artists (painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, dancers), what are the benefits of growing old, when your body and mind begin to occupy alternate spaces? How does one adapt to these changes by adjusting methods and expectations? How does one’s...