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 $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...
Collectors Circle Board and The Morean Art Center Board of Trustees invite Collectors Circle Members to attend "Glass: A Shared Passion". This private reception and docent tour of the Chihuly Collection includes complimentary garage parking. Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors Circle, or to join,...
Artists Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse engage in a conversation with Katherine Pill, Curator of Contemporary Art. FREE with Museum admission.
Join us for the annual Friends of Photography Pick-a-Pic event in the Marly Room at the MFA. Friends of Photography will bring in three compelling photographs and attendees vote on which one to purchase for the Museum. Vote, dance, drink, and eat - not necessarily in that order! $35 Friends...
Join Collectors Circle Members on their one day, local, study trip to The Leepa-Rattner Museum in Tarpon Springs. The trip includes a lunch, followed by a visit with The Cottage Artists of Indian Rocks Beach. Only 5 spots remain! Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors...
Prior to the Parrish Lecture "Behind The Seams", Collectors Circle Members gather in the Membership Garden of the MFA for cocktails. Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors Circle, or to join, contact the Membership Department at membership@mfastpete.org or call 727-896-2667 ext.248
Explore the artistry of the world's most recognized cinematic costumes. Join Laela French, the Director of the Archives for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and MFA's Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill, in a conversation that takes us into the Star Wars™ universe. Laela French will discuss her role in preserving the...
The Florida Orchestra's Music Director, Michael Francis, will discuss his background, the programming, this season, and his vision for the future of The Florida Orchestra. We expect this program to be well attended, therefore advance ticket purchase is recommended. Tickets are $12 per person and does NOT include access to...
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 $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Telling...
Join us in the Museum Store for a trunk show by New York artist Katherine Kornblau of KJK jewelry.
Prior to the Parrish Lecture "A Lifetime of Collecting", Collectors Circle Members gather in the Membership Garden of the MFA for cocktails. Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors Circle, or to join, contact the Membership Department at membership@mfastpete.org or call 727-896-2667 ext.248
Join us for a fascinating talk by Jeffrey W. Allison, the Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Manager of Statewide Programs and Exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as he speaks on the long-term loan the MFA has received. Mr. Allison holds a BA in Photography from Virginia Intermont...
The Contemporaries' first Field Trip of 2018 will take place at Roundhouse Creative Studio, where we will hear from artist Chasity Williams, whose sculptures were featured in Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration. This unique, window-front installation was conceptualized by art consultant Kathy Gibson of Arthouse, and is part of the series...
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or special exhibitions. March 8: Join us as we welcome author Janet Benton to Book Club @the MFA....
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 $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Florida...
Join the Friends of Photography for an intriguing afternoon as photographer and co-founder of the photography event Carousel, Todd Bates, leads us on a photographic journey in search of the elusive and ever popular "Bigfoot." $5 for Members of Friend of Photography $10 for Not-Yet Members Ticket Fee for Event Only,...
Learn how an orchestra performance comes together, from the initial planning to the execution of the concert. Part of the discussion will also explore the financial model, and the importance of community support and enthusiasm at all levels. The MFA is proud to partner with the Florida Orchestra on this...
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 21st Annual Art in Bloom March 22 - 26th, 2018 Art in Bloom is the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg's signature spring event which showcases the Museum's collection in full bloom with dozens of floral designs inspired by the art and the galleries. Information about...
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 $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Setting...
MFA Collectors Circle invites you to "Meet me at the Club!" During its heyday in the 1940s-50s, New York City's Stork Club was known as one of the world's most glamorous, exclusive and storied nightspots. Be part of an evening of art, dinner, cocktails and jazz as the Stork Club...
Please join The Contemporaries for a visit to artist Bryce Hudson's Trichoic Gallery which features geometric abstraction by artists including Alexander Calder and Ilya Bolotowsky. The gallery visit will be followed by a tour of Hudson's private collection at his home in Gulfport. Hudson’s work has been exhibited internationally at...
The Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present a new monthly event: Cocktails & Collections. The third Thursday of each month, this new evolution of the Porch Party will combine the social interactions of the former event but bring guests into the Museum garden and galleries. Plans include live...
Please join us for a conversation between multidisciplinary artist Gregg Perkins and Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill. Driven by historical research, Gregg Perkins uses the mediums of film, video and photography to explore the fluidity of cultural narratives. For his exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Perkins was...
Please join us for a visit to the home and extensive private collection of Stanton Storer, a dedicated supporter of contemporary art in the Tampa Bay area through his Embrace the Arts Foundation. This stunning collection features works by emerging and established artists including Christian Marclay, James Rosenquist, Teresita Fernández...
One of the benefits of an MFA Membership is access to preview events for exhibitions in advance of their opening. The Member Preview for Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today and Can I Get a Witness: Photographs by Herb Snitzer will open at 7:00 p.m on May 4th, with exhibition opening remarks at 7:15...
In celebration of Herb Snitzer’s groundbreaking portraits of jazz musicians such as Nina Simone, Miles Davis, and Louis Armstrong, some of which are on display in our Can I Get a Witness exhibition, we are honored to present guitarist Nate Najar with Joe Porter on bass. Playing in the Conservatory...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Finding...
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or special exhibitions. May 10: South of Pico: African American Artists in Los Angeles in the 1960s and...
Join Collectors Circle Members on their four day, three night study trip to Pittsburgh, PA. This fabulous trip includes art, architecture, the Carnegie, Frick, and Warhol Museums, and even visits to Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water and Kentucky Knob homes! Limited space still available! Open to Collectors Circle Members Only...
Labeled "the most exciting piano trio in America" by The New Yorker, Trio Solisti returns to the MFA to present a dynamic performance. Highlights of the 2017-2018 season include a performance of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Wisconsin Philharmonic and conductor Alexander Platt, and appearances at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival. Tickets...
For rising second- to sixth-graders (exceptions may be made with the instructor's approval). This unique camp is led by certified children's yoga teacher and marine scientist Katie Toth and offers daily yoga classes, science instruction, and art projects. A different theme of marine ecology, conservation, and community service will highlight...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled The...
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or special exhibitions. June 14: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Kitchen is an enchantingly original and deeply affecting tale...
In celebration of We Do Not Work Alone, the MFA presents the 1968 film, Three Resurrected Drunkards, by Nagisa Oshima, a conceptually dazzling and piercing exploration of identity in contemporary Japan that makes room for extended flights of fancy and dream sequences. Often called the Godard of the East, Oshima...
Suggs began playing the trumpet at age 9. At 16, he started performing professionally and toured the US and Europe with the Continental Singers. He has shared the stage with such artists as Kenny Burrell, Robin Eubanks, Dick Hyman, Sean Jones, Chuck Mangione, Maria Schneider, and Frankie Avalon. In 2015,...
For the first event of the 2018 Simmer & Sift, we present Callaloo, which highlights the unique tastes and fresh flavors of foods indigenous to Florida and the Caribbean. Callaloo, located in The Deuces’ historic Manhattan Casino, blends the best of two worlds, showcasing the unique tastes and fresh flavors of...
Winning high critical acclaim, pianist Christopher Johnson has given 18 annual solo recitals at the Bar Harbor Music Festival in Maine and has made his 10th appearance at the Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum. He performed the Horowitz/Sousa "Stars and Stripes Forever" in Washington, D.C. at the 2001 Presidential All-Star Gala...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Designing...
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or special exhibitions. July 12: Creative Quest by Questlove Musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and...
"It is my intention to make music that stays in one’s memory not just because I had quick fingers but because it was so moving." - Claire Huangci Claire Huangci began her international career at the age of nine with grants, concert performances and prizes, becoming the youngest participant to receive...
For rising second- to sixth-graders (exceptions may be made with the instructor's approval). This unique camp is led by certified children's yoga teacher and marine scientist Katie Toth and offers daily yoga classes, science instruction, and art projects. A different theme of marine ecology, conservation, and community service will highlight...
Explore the tastes of our area's evolving culinary scene at Simmer & Sift which combines creative culinary skills with delicious demonstrations during at the MFA. St. Pete’s renowned izakaya and ramen bar, Ichicoro Ane, offers up Japanese delicacies while pushing the boundaries of creative dining for an eager audience. Sister...
Kristin Lee has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, New Mexico Symphony, and many more. She has performed on the world’s finest concert stages, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, the Kennedy Center, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, the Metropolitan...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Refreshments are served at 10am,...
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or special exhibitions. August 9th: milk and honey by Rupi Kaur Famed Sikh “instapoet” and provocateur who...
Wayne Bethanis is a best-selling, award winning pianist, a television and radio host of his own show, the Wayne Zone, which is broadcast worldwide, and a popular expert on music, having a PhD in Music. As a lecturer and teacher, Dr. Wayne Bethanis has published several articles on the arts,...
Back by popular demand...Simmer & Sift! Culinary masterpieces are brought to life at the MFA combining creative culinary skills with delicious demonstrations. In a small-group setting, interact with the area's most popular chefs and taste their creations. On August 22, we present The Restorative, Dunedin's most talked about dining experience right...
One of the benefits of an MFA Membership is access to preview events for exhibitions in advance of their opening. The Member Preview for This Is Not a Selfie: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection will open at 7:00pm, with exhibition opening remarks at 7:15pm. Please bring your membership card with you for...
The film Ingrid Goes West is a dark comedy starring Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, following a young woman who moves to Los Angeles with the goal of befriending her well-curated Instagram idol. The film premiered in competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival winning the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Panel...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled My...
Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or special exhibitions. September 13th: Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Irvin Painter As a renowned...
We all know what a selfie is...come and hear about how the 66 artists included in This is Not a Selfie: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection use photographs of themselves in different creative ways, exploring themes of identity, reflection, and performance. Led by MFA Curator of the...
Cocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour, light bites, and art-inspired signature...
This event is currently sold out. Back by popular demand...Simmer & Sift! Culinary masterpieces brought to life at the MFA, combining creative culinary skills with delicious demonstrations. In a small group setting, interact with the area's most popular chefs and taste their creations. Supporting the arts can be so delicious! From the...
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 $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level...