Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg

Dedee Aleccia, an instructor in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Eckerd College, will explore Art Nouveau.  This art and design movement had its greatest impact in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.  With its sinuous lines and floral motifs, Art Nouveau was inspired by natural forms.  Ms. Aleccia...

Talented artists, Jason Chakravarty and Eoin Breadon, will discuss their recent work and collaborations in this appearance sponsored by the DMG School Project.  A demonstration and reception will follow at the Duncan McClellan Gallery, 2342 Emerson Avenue in St. Petersburg.

Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin will focus on select works in the current special exhibition, Philip Pearlstein's People, Places, Things. Dr. Hardin is an ideal curator for this role and Gallery Talk, as she is a specialist in American art. She holds her MA and PhD in...

Dr. Bussard guided graduate students in her fall semester at the University of South Florida, Tampa, in developing this exhibition.  Half of the classes were taught at the Museum and many of the images are drawn from The Ludmilla Dandrew and Chitranee Drapkin Collection. Join Dr. Bussard and her students...

Sean Hennessey, resident artist at the Washington Glass School, and Tim Tate will lecture on their work.  Immediately following the lecture, the public is invited to a reception at Duncan McClellan Gallery. To learn more about this event or the reception at Duncan McClellan Gallery, please click here to visit...

Peter Tush, Curator of Education at the Salvador Dali Museum since 1987, will spotlight the fascinating jewelry Dali created in the late 1940s and 1950s for Carlos Alemany and Company.  They combine Renaissance extravagance and Crown Jewels ostentatiousness with bad puns and an outright celebration of kitsch.  They include the...

Curatorial Assistant Sabrina Hughes introduces Pleasure Grounds and Restoring Spaces:  Photographs of our National Parks.

Assistant Curator of Art After 1950 Katherine Pill on Color Acting: Abstraction Since 1950. Ms. Pill introduces her first exhibition at the MFA.  She is committed to making contemporary art accessible to and enjoyable for everyone and has taken an active role as an educator and writer.  She holds a...

Sponsored by The Duncan McClellan Glass Project Sunday, September 15, 2p.m.: Hyunsung Cho and David Thai Mr. Cho has taught and exhibited widely in Korea, Japan, and the United States and has received numerous grants, scholarships, and awards.  He earned his MFA in studio glass from Southern Illinois University of...

Panel Discussion with artists Jessica Eaton, Jessica Labatte, and Master Printer Erika Greenberg-Schneider, chaired by Assistant Curator of Art after 1950, Ms. Katherine Pill. Final Day of Color Acting, Sunday, September 22, 3p.m. Both Ms. Eaton and Ms. Labatte, represented in Color Acting, discuss their work, the larger implications of the...

Dr. Deborah Willis, Guest Curator of Mixing Metaphors: The Aesthetic, the Social, and the Political in African American Art, Works from the Bank of America Collection Wayne W. and Frances Knight Parrish Lecture “Reading Art as a Metaphor” Sunday, October 6, 3 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Free...

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are doing it.  Brad Pitt is still doing it.  Join them and design with re-purpose without the celebrity price tag. Experience the latest movement in design as guest speakers Natalie Scott of Natalie Scott Designs and Jill Lifsey of  District Designs, share how to take...

Sponsored by The Duncan McClellan Glass Project Sunday, October 13, 2p.m.: Susan Rankin and Rob Stern Ms. Rankin, an instructor at the Haliburton School of the Arts in Ontario, draws her forms in charcoal first and has been inspired by classical forms, select decorative arts, and the history of glass itself.  She...

Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin on Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Sunday, October 27, 3p.m. Dr. Hardin is the ideal person to introduce this exhibition, as she has been instrumental in strengthening the collection.  During the 18-year tenure, she has developed cordial relationships with many collectors...

Sponsored by The Duncan McClellan Glass Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Paul J. Nelson, Peter Wright, and Kim Goldfarb Mr. Nelson uses blown and hot sculpting techniques to make unique "portraits" in glass. They are created at Flame Run Glass Studio and Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky, where he...

Christopher Still is a quintessential Florida artist, as he paints about the state he loves.  "A Conversation with Christopher Still" will offer a rare glimpse into his inspiration and work. A native of the Tampa Bay area, Mr. Still received a full scholarship through a national competition to attend the...

A distinguished scholar of the art of India, Dr. Joan Cummins, the Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator of Asian Art, has been at the Brooklyn Museum since 2007.  She will focus on "Temporary Bodies: Religious Sculpture of India" in her Collectors Circle Lecture. Dr. Cummins is currently working on a...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Special Holiday Exhibition with Chuck Savoie and Jacob Stout Master glassblower Charles Savoie is known for his Italian-style series of Zanfirico goblets, made of colored glass rods that are twisted together to create fascinating patterns.  Mr. Savoie makes...

Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin faced the difficult task of selecting an overview of recent works to enter the MFA's ever growing collection.  During her 18-year tenure, she has played a critical role in its development and is the ideal person to introduce this exhibition.

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: MIT Glass Lab - Peter Houk, Martin Demaine, and Erik Demaine Art meets science in the Glass Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Glass Lab is continually involved with special projects and programs outside regularly scheduled...

Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin will examine the important role New Mexico has played in the history of American art from the ancient world to today.  She will focus on a wide range of media: from prehistoric to contemporary ceramics, painting, sculpture, and jewelry.  Dr. Hardin specialized...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Richard Royal and Veruska Vagen @3p.m. Richard Royal began as a ceramist, but discovered his love for glass when he studied at the Pilchuck Glass School. His talent was quickly recognized and he soon became one of Dale...

Thursday, February 13, 2014, 5:30 – 9p.m., Lecture at 7p.m. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg $15 MFA Members, $25 Non-members For Adults 21 and older. Erotica: An Evening with Venus explores erotic imagery in ancient Roman art.  Dr. Robert Steven Bianchi, Chief Curator of the Fondation Gandur pour l’Art/Genève,...

Dr. Ray Arsenault, the John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, is one of the country's most respected scholars on the South.  The documentary based on his acclaimed book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice won three Emmys and...

Experience the culinary history and flavors of the Southwest! Celebrate the art of cooking at the Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday, February 20, 2014, 6 – 8p.m. Cooking demonstration, lecture, and book-signing with Dr. Lois Ellen Frank. $20 MFA members, $35 non-members Ticket includes two courses, a lecture, and a souvenir recipe...

By Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin The legendary American photographer Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) explored the variety, beauty, and poverty of Harlem from 1932-1940.  The more than 35 photographs in this choice exhibition chiefly capture people in the neighborhood, in front of their businesses, in churches and rented...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Marc Petrovic and Kari Russell-Pool @ 3p.m. Husband and wife, Mr. Petrovic and Ms. Russell-Pool are both graduates of the Cleveland Institute of Art, where the former received the prestigious Agnes Gund Memorial Scholarship. They now work at...

Second Monday of the month @ 1p.m. Free with Museum admission. Sample treasures from the collection in these 30-minute talks.  Then stay for the 2p.m. docent tour to explore more of the MFA’s stellar collection.  On your way out, visit the MFA Store for a FREE sample of Margaret Ann’s...

Free and open to the Public. Dr. Robert Cohon, Curator of Ancient Art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, will focus on "Fakes, Frauds, and Scholars."  He has presented versions of this lecture at Emory University, the University of Virginia, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among...

Gallery Talk on New Mexico and the Arts of Enchantment by Emily Kapes, the Art Collection Curator of Raymond James Financial Since 2006, Ms. Kapes has managed the ever expanding collection of 2,400 paintings, sculptures, and graphics, primarily of the American west and southwest and of wildlife, for Raymond James...

FREE and Open to the Public Sponsored by Northern Trust This impressive series features some of the world’s foremost art historians, curators, artists, and collectors. A cocktail hour for Collectors Circle members only, also sponsored by Northern Trust, will be held one hour before the lecture. Seymour Gordon is President...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Deanna Clayton and Alexis Silk @ 3p.m. Ms. Clayton has been working with glass for more than 20 years. She explored the medium in the glass programs at Kent State University in Ohio under Henry Halem and at the University of...

Mr. James Ballinger, The Sybil Harrington Director of the Phoenix Art Museum, is one of the country's most respected scholars on the art of the American west and southwest.  He joined the Phoenix Art Museum in 1974 as Curator of Collections, Curator of American Art, and Chief Curator and became...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Richard Logan @ 3p.m. Mr. Logan has pursued a varied career, producing paintings, photography, and mixed-media works.  His paintings captured the attention of such legendary figures as Jasper Johns and Ramare Bearden while he lived in the Caribbean.  When he...

Ms. Hughes has curated several popular photography exhibitions at the Museum, including Pleasure Grounds and Restoring Spaces - Photographs of our National Parks and Picturing a New Society: Photographs from the Soviet Union 1920s - 1980s. She was the co-curator of Forever in a Moment: Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Egypt and...

Professor Kirk Ke Wang on China's Cultural Revolution: An Introduction to My Generation: Young Chinese Artists (exhibition opens Saturday, June 7, 2014) Professor of Visual Arts at Eckerd College, Kirk Ke Wang is a painter, sculptor, photographer, mixed-media artist, and educational software developer.  He was born in Shanghai, China, and...

With Guest Curator Barbara Pollack and Katherine Pill, Assistant Curator of Art after 1950. Distinguished art critic and curator Barbara Pollack is one of the foremost authorities on contemporary Chinese art and is the author of The Wild, Wild East: An American Art Critic’s Adventures in China. She has written...

Lecture & Book-signing with author Jonathan Campbell Mr. Campbell lived in Beijing from 2000-2010 mainly among the local rock scene as drummer, chronicler, promoter, booster, agent and more. His writing has appeared in a range of international publications; he’s put dozens of bands from around the world on Chinese tours...

MFA Curatorial Assistant has already made an enormous difference at the MFA, assisting with nearly all exhibitions and curating a number of photography shows, including this new one, Building the Panama Canal - Photographs by Ernest Hallen. Ms. Hughes brought a strong background in photography to the MFA. She concentrated...

Dr. Judith Shapiro was one of the first Americans to work in China after the normalization of relations with the U.S. in 1979 and taught journalism and literature to more than 600 students and faculty in Changsha, Hunan from 1979 to 1981. She is the author of Mao's War Against...

Robin O'Dell, the new Manager of Photographic Collections, will talk about her position and projects, the MFA's holdings, and her graduate study on Sunday, September 21, at 4p.m. at the private home of collectors. Ms. O'Dell left the Museum to pursue an MA in photographic preservation and collections management in...

with Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin and Dedee Aleccia of American Stage Theatre Company LEARN events are $7 for American Stage subscribers and MFA members, $10 for the general public. Reserve tickets by calling 727.823.7529. Dr. Jennifer Hardin and Professor Emerita Dedee Aleccia, a member of the...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Licha Ochoa Nicholson and Sam Stang @ 2pm Raised in a traditionally large Mexican family in Kansas City, Missouri, Licha Ochoa Nicholson began working with glass in early 1980. She studied at the legendary Pilchuck Glass School in...

FREE with MFA admission, open to the public. Sponsored by: Dr. Amanda C. Burdan, Associate Curator at the Brandywine River Museum of Art (BRMA), will examine "Wyeth & Nureyev, a Grande Révérence." In his portraits of Rudolf Nureyev, Jamie Wyeth created a painted version of a ballet révérence, the sequence...

Collector Jim Sweeny begins the new season with an introduction to "Fifties Modern Furniture." Following the deprivations of the war years, a building and manufacturing boom revived the economy in the 1950s and 1960s. Leading designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Harry Bertoia created comfortable, stylish,...

Dance Photography: Whose Work Is It Anyway? An informal talk by Photographer Tom Kramer. Tom Kramer has photographed for the Detroit Dance Collective, Michigan Dance Association, the USF Dance Department, Cleveland Opera, FreeFall Theater, and numerous other performing arts institutions. His photographs are in the MFA collection and will be...

Lecture by John Ranon, Tampa Water Production Manager A lifelong resident of Tampa, Mr. Ranon, a licensed civil engineer, holds his BSE from the University of South Florida. For 35 years, he worked for several consulting firms, which led to initiatives in Central and South America and Puerto Rico. He...

Lecture by Gretchen Ward Warren. For 27 years, Ms. Warren was a faculty member at the University of South Florida and was named Professor Emerita upon her retirement in 2009. Previously, she was a soloist with the Pennsylvania Ballet (1965-76) and Ballet Mistress of American Ballet Theatre II in New...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Kerrick Johnson and Jon Goldberg @ 3pm Color blind, Kerrick Johnson has emphasized line and form and vibrant hues, high in contrast, in his work, so he can see them. He is inspired by the colors and organic...

Director Kent Lydecker and members of the curatorial staff will offer an overview of the development of an exhibition - from its genesis to final installation. They will examine such issues as the number of works, how to group them (chronologically, thematically?), selecting wall colors, writing wall labels and catalogues,...

Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin introduces the exhibition, Robert Rauschenberg and James Rosenquist: Images from Everywhere, Prints and Photographs. Hardin will use these works to illustrate how these towering artists helped pave the way for greater artistic experimentation and innovation. FREE with Museum admission.

Jamie Wyeth's Portraits of Rudolf Nureyev Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Dr. Jennifer Hardin will discuss these portraits in the larger context of Jamie Wyeth's oeuvre, his approach to realism, and the contributions of the Wyeth family to American art. She wrote the introduction to the catalogue for this...

FREE with MFA admission, open to the public. Sponsored by: Dr. Eric Segal, Education Curator of Academic Programs at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida, will focus on "Illustrating Anxiety: American Illustrators and their Artistic Identities." He will include a discussion of the work...

Collector Bob Levenson examines how Art Deco has influenced Japanese artists, craftsmen, and designers and has been transformed in turn by their artistic and cultural traditions. He looks at a wide range of media - from woodblock prints to paintings, from textiles to glass. He also points out the challenges...

Sponsored by The DMG School Project Free with MFA admission. This month: Jacob Stout and Mariel Bass @ 3pm Master glassblower Jacob Stout is the Duncan McClellan Hot Glass Workshop Director. He uses Venetian techniques, developed 500 years ago, to create his objects. Because he does not use molds, each...

Area dance instructors and dancers share their passion for the art form. The lively panel includes: Michael Foley, Associate Professor of Dance and Director of the Dance in Paris Program at the University of South Florida, Tampa; Dr. Ying Zhu, Assistant Professor of Dance at USF; professional dancer Helen Hansen...

A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project Featuring Sculptor & Multimedia artist, Joseph Wheaton "Familiar yet strange, beautiful yet menacing, threatening yet delicate. Reaching and solid, my work traverses many contradictions. As in life, beautiful lines have sharp edges, precarious forms balance with great certainty...

by Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin Dr. Hardin’s impact on the MFA has been profound. During her 19-year tenure, she has organized more than 80 exhibitions, presented innumerable lectures and gallery talks, written catalogue essays, and has played a central role in the development of the collection....

A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project Featuring artist Raven Skyriver Raven Skyriver’s depiction of marine life is inspired by his upbringing on Lopez Island, Washington. He started blowing glass at 16 and built his own workshop from the techniques he learned from his mentor...

by Curatorial Assistant Sabrina Hughes Followed by members' reception. Sabrina Hughes is a key member of the Curatorial Department, assisting with nearly all exhibitions and curating a number of photography shows, including this new one. She has also curated Building the Panama Canal—Photographs by Ernest Hallen, Pleasure Grounds and Restoring...

by Guest Curator Dr. Kenneth Wayne Opening Weekend of Exhibition Distinguished art historian and curator Dr. Kenneth Wayne has organized yet another exceptional exhibition and will introduce it in this engaging lecture. Four of his past projects relate directly to the MFA’s new one: Impressions of the Riviera: Monet, Renoir,...

A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project Nancy Callan Nancy Callan is influenced by the bright colors and inflated shapes found in comic books and toys. She received her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art. After taking a workshop at the Corning Museum of...

Presented by Keep St. Pete Lit Second Thursday of the Month, 6:30pm Free with Museum Admission (Admission is  $5 after 5pm on Thursdays and free all year round for Museum Members) Join KEEP ST. PETE LIT, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club that connects...

A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project Nancy Callan and Laura Donnefer Nancy Callan is influenced by the bright colors and inflated shapes found in comic books and toys. She received her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art. After taking a workshop at the...

Erotic Imagery  I  Fashion  I  Art Lecture by Naomi Wilzig @7pm.  For more information about Miss Naomi and WEAM, CLICK HERE. Special Appearance by Poet David William Durney. $15 MFA Members, $25 Non-members.  For adults 21 and older Complimentary valet and delectable bites. Erotica is presented by the MFA Public...

The decorative arts - fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass - are all around us and in the Museum.  FODA expands understanding of their variety and beauty.  Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings.  Annual dues are $20 in addition to Museum membership. FODA programs are held on...

Dr. Peter Fergusson is a renowned medieval scholar.  The Theodora and Stanley Feldberg Professor of Art at Wellesley College, he is past chair of the art department and has served as Co-Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Director of the Architecture Program.  He has also been a Visiting Professor...

A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project Hiroshi Yamano and Naoko Takonouchi Hiroshi Yamano has been working in glass for over 25 years and has been inspired by the forms and movement of fish. His glass art has a fluid quality and depicts meditative and...

Conversation with the Designers - Art in Bloom 2015 Museum galleries Learn the inspiration of the talented floral designers who have created the masterpieces on view.  Free with Museum admission.

"Monet by the Sea" Wayne W. and Frances Knight Parrish Lecture by Dr. George T.M. Shackelford, Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum FREE with Museum admission. Dr. Shackelford is internationally known for his scholarship on late nineteenth-century French art and for his outstanding lectures. Prior to his appointment in...

The Contemporaries of the MFA present the new Lunchtime Lecture series, a grab bag of artist talks, panel discussions, and art historical lectures that focus on contemporary themes. The Lunchtime Lecture series is open to the public and will start on April 6, 2015 at noon with a talk by...

Gallery Talk by Hazel and William Hough Chief Curator Jennifer Hardin on Monet to Matisse: On the French Coast During her 20-year tenure, Dr. Hardin has organized more than 80 exhibitions, presented innumerable lectures and gallery talks, written catalogue essays, and has played a central role in the development of...

Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project Glass artist John Brekke and multimedia artist and photographer Richard Logan Talented artist John Brekke at work John Brekke’s attention to line appears in his drawings, paintings, and glass art. His work has been...

Collectors Circle Lecture Series Free with MFA admission, open to the public Sponsored by: Northern Trust Dr. Helena Katalin Szépe, Associate Professor, Renaissance Art History, at the University of South Florida, will focus on “Painted Manuscripts of Renaissance Venice,” her specialty. She has a book manuscript, Privilege and Duty in...

Gallery Talk by Assistant Curator of Art after 1950 Katherine Pill on Life’s A Beach, Photographs by Martin Parr Katherine Pill is the first curator in the history of the MFA to specialize in works created after 1950 to the present day. Her position was made possible by The Hazel...

Join Ryan Swanson and Mark Perrett from The Urban Conga as they discuss creative ways we can choose to interact with our cities – both St. Petersburg and Tampa. The Urban Conga is a collective group of creators promoting community activity and physical social interaction through "play". They stimulate urban...

(Opening day of exhibition) Lecture by Director Emeritus Dr. John Schloder on Images of the Floating World and Beyond: Japanese Woodblock Prints During his tenure as director (2001-2010), Dr. Schloder took the MFA’s Asian collection to an entirely new level. The works grew in number, quality, and diversity, and two...

Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project This lecture/visual presentation series provides intimate conversations with world renowned glass artists about their techniques, challenges and inspirations.  Free with Museum admission. This month: Peter Wright After twenty years in commercial construction, Mr. Wright...

June 1, 2015 |Lunchtime Lecture: The Social Potential of Beer Featuring Aja Rose Bond and Gabriel Saloman of STAG Library in Strathcona, BC (via Skype) and Anna Hayes of Sampling Science, this panel discussion will focus on the social aspects of beer drinking, and how that can be harnessed for a variety...

A DMG Visiting Glass Artist Series Sponsored by The DMG School Project This lecture/visual presentation series provides intimate conversations with world renowned glass artists about their techniques, challenges and inspirations.  Free with Museum admission. This month: Glass artists Nic Emeric and Jake Pfeifer Meet the artists for brunch at 1:30...

Gallery Talk by Dr. Jennifer Hardin on Five Decades of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, featuring The Dandrew-Drapkin Collection Dr. Hardin has played a central role in the development of the photography collection, which, at more than 15,000 images, is one of the largest and most respected in...

Wayne W. and Frances Knight Parrish Lecture by Dr. Malcolm Daniel, Curator in Charge, Department of Photography, and Curator of Special Projects, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston FREE with Museum admission. Dr. Daniel will trace the invention and early history of photography, drawing on examples from the MFA’s...

Mohamed Camara (b. 1985) Dans ma jeunesse (In my youth), 2010 Souvenirs (Memories) series Pigment inkjet print Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Pierre Brullé, Paris The Contemporaries host Lunchtime Lectures, a grab bag of artist talks, panel discussions, and art historical lectures that focus on contemporary themes during the...

The Contemporaries host Lunchtime Lectures, a grab bag of artist talks, panel discussions, and art historical lectures that focus on contemporary themes during the lunch hour of the first Monday of each month. Lunch is always included! $10 for members of The Contemporaries $15 for non-members of The Contemporaries, plus...

Lunchtime Lectures Lunchtime Lectures is a grab bag of artist talks, panel discussions, and art historical lectures that focus on contemporary themes during the lunch hour of the first Monday of each month. Lunch is always included: $10 for members of The Contemporaries $15 for non-members of The Contemporaries, plus...

Gallery Talk by Director Kent Lydecker on Images of the Floating World and Beyond: Japanese Woodblock Prints Dr. Lydecker's knowledge of art and cultural history and his talent as an educator always emerge in his gallery talks.  During his tenure at the MFA, he has initiated and supervised the renovation...