Rachel Kudo Rachel Kudo, piano Brandon Ridenour, trumpet Rachel Kudo has been hailed for her “stunning virtuosity” and “miracle of flawless technique and expressive versatility.” She made her orchestral debut with the Chicago and Fort Worth Symphonies at 16 and has since concertized around the globe. Highlights include recitals at...
Wear your best 1970's outfit, gather up your friends, and skate, skate, skate! All proceeds help purchase Bill Yates, Sweetheart Roller Skating Rink, 1972-73 photography portfolio, for the Museum of Fine Arts. If you don't want to skate (or have forgotten how), join us anyway for a great cause! There...
Feast on culinary masterpieces in a one-hour demonstration designed by local chefs of St. Petersburg’s burgeoning food scene. Each program features tastings, a signature drink, and concludes with a musical performance in the Museum’s Marly Room. Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Jeffrey Hileman, Executive Chef at FarmTable Kitchen and LOCALE Market...
Florida Orchestra Brass Quintet The Florida Orchestra Brass Quintet This quintet has won over audiences for more than 35 years. These talented musicians—trumpets Robert Smith and Kenneth Brown, horn Andrew Karr, trombone Dwight Decker, and tuba William Mickelsen—are veteran members of The Florida Orchestra and have enriched our cultural life...
SPF 16 - St. Pete Festival - is upon us! Check out the list of things to do in September in St. Petersburg beginning with the SHINE Mural Festival, which runs from September 1-10. Each week there is a different focus on the arts in downtown St. Petersburg and there is...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Today, you will find works in the galleries that are made from unexpected materials. Then make your own using anything from small toys to moss. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2...
Image: Courtesy of the artist We are pleased to kick off our fall Contemporaries programming with Chris Parks of Palehorse Design. A renowned illustrator and artist who has had a studio in downtown St. Pete since 2006, Parks is also co-curator of the SHINE Mural Festival. He states, "Truly, some of...
Robert K. Wittman 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. The group meets in the Bayview Room and discusses the book...
6 Artists, 3 Teams, 90 Minutes, 1 Winning Team A 90-minute live illustration battle in black and white! Competing artists have 90 minutes to create an artwork using only black markers and black paint. No pencils/sketches will be used as a reference. Winners will be selected by two guest judges,...
Red Sofa Tour 2014 at the MFA Ashley HomeStore and the American Heart Association present the Red Sofa Tour 2016. Share how you're living your life with heart on the Red Sofa, which is located in the Conservatory inside the MFA until Wednesday at noon. Visit the Shana Moulton: Journeys...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton, the MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence, turns to special exhibitions and the collection for her scripts and 30-minute presentations. Enjoy refreshments at 10 am, her performance at 10:30 am, and a general docent...
Join us on the best porch in St. Petersburg from 5:30 to 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month. Free and open to the public. Museum galleries open until 8 pm with free admission for members, $5 after 5 pm for non-members. Special discounts available for new members to join during...
IMAGE: Blue Jay, Karen C. Creative Clay is delighted to continue its partnership with the MFA for an evening event, Meet the Folk Artists of Creative Clay, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 6:30 – 8 pm, in the Museum Store. Folk art created by the studio artists of Creative Clay is...
Mernet Larsen is one of the area’s most accomplished artists. She will discuss her paintings on view in the Lee Malone Gallery, as well as others that have marked her development and remarkable career. From 1967-2003, Ms. Larsen taught at the University of South Florida, Tampa, where she influenced many...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Today, you will find works in the galleries that are made from unexpected materials. Then make your own using anything from small toys to moss. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2...
The Contemporaries of the Museum of Fine Arts are pleased to host an after-hours tour of Shana Moulton: Journeys Out of the Body by Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill. Come get to know the strange world of Cynthia! Moulton creates humorous yet earnest explorations of New Age approaches to...
Feast on culinary masterpieces in a one-hour demonstration designed by local chefs of St. Petersburg’s burgeoning food scene. This final program in our series features tastings, a signature drink, and concludes with a musical performance in the Museum’s Marly Room. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Matthew Rainey, Executive Chef at Rococo...
The docents play a critical role at the MFA. They engage visitors as tour guides and educators in the galleries and the community. Docents introduce many children and even some adults to art and museums for the very first time. The docent-training program begins on Friday, October 14, and lasts...
St. Petersburg will be shining the spotlight on its vibrant arts and cultural scene with a one-day celebration of the arts, the annual ArtsAlive 2016 Free Museum Day on Saturday, September 24. The MFA is also a partner with the Smithsonian on this same day, which is called Museum Day...
Free with MFA admission, which is only $5 after 5 p.m. on Thursday. Complimentary snacks are available. This summer series spotlights the themes of Shana Moulton: Journeys Out of the Body. This film and post-screening discussion are co-hosted with The Filmme Guild. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011), directed by...
Mornings with the Maestro from the St. Petersburg Opera Company are held at the Museum of Fine Arts and sponsored by Marilyn J. Ward with Maestro Mark Sforzini, Artistic and Executive Director directing. The schedule for 2016-2017 is as follows: September 30, 2016 - Preview to Il Travatore: Dark Lady Played...
Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more. The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome. Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us the...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2 pm FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate October 1 and 15:...
Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 4, (2007), video still The Contemporaries Lunchtime Lecture Series 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. This month's Lunchtime Lecture is a Panel Discussion:...
Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 4, 2007, video still This live music and performance event features Shana Moulton’s alter ego Cynthia in the one-act opera Whispering Pines 10 (2010) and vocalist Susan Hellman Spatafora. Throughout the Whispering Pines series, begun in 2002 and ongoing, we see Cynthia grappling with various maladies, seeking out remedies in the...
Explore the many cultures represented in the Museum collection by experiencing them to a rhythmic beat. Feel your musical and artistic momentum grow while you drum out rhythms and use other percussion instruments to bring art alive. No prior experience is necessary. Just come and have fun. Second and fourth...
The American Dog series by Dale Rogers “Art Outside” with sculptors Mark Chatterley, Jane Jaskevich, and Dale Rogers. Mark Chatterley creates larger-than-life ceramic figures with lava-like glazes that appear to transcend time and geography. They have a powerful, primitive grace. He began throwing pots more than 30 years ago, but...
Red Figure Column Krater, Greek, Attic, 5th century B.C.E.Ceramic Gift of Costas Lemonopoulos The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum of Fine Arts. The Friends of Decorative Arts (FODA) expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton, the MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence, turns to special exhibitions and the collection for her scripts and 30-minute presentations. Enjoy refreshments at 10 am, her performance at 10:30 am, and a general docent...
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. The group meets in the Bayview Room and discusses the book of the month....
Dr. Emily Schuchardt Navratil This outstanding series features some of the world’s foremost art historians, curators, artists, and collectors. Everyone is invited to these free lectures. An always elegant reception for Collectors Circle members, also sponsored by Northern Trust, is held one hour before the lecture. Cynthia Astrack is President...
Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more. The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome. Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us the...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2 pm FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate October 15: Use your...
On certain Mondays of each month The Ale and the Witch hands over the beer pouring to a local community member to become a guest bartender for a local cause. Raising funds for the community in a fun happy hour from 5-7 pm where folks gather around the traditional Public type house of...
Middle School students from Pinellas County Schools, Elevate A.R.T.S. grant will perform a variety of music and showcase their artwork in the Marly Room. The Elevate A.R.T.S. grant is a federally funded grant awarded to the Pinellas Visual and Performing Arts department. The grant was conceived to provide professional...
A Bicycle Country A SIMPLE THEATRE - A Season of Legends - presented in various venues as a Staged Reading. The MFA is pleased to host one of these readings on October 18, in connection with the exhibition Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, which will open October...
Jeremiah Jacobs When Jeremiah Jacobs took a ceramics class in high school, he was hooked. After graduating, he attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and fell under the spell of Athenian vase technique, which can be seen in his work today. In 2011, he came to St....
Join us on the best porch in St. Petersburg from 5:30 to 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month. Free and open to the public. Museum galleries open until 8 pm with free admission for members, $5 after 5 pm for non-members. Special discounts available for new members to join during...
Explore the many cultures represented in the Museum collection by experiencing them to a rhythmic beat. Feel your musical and artistic momentum grow while you drum out rhythms and use other percussion instruments to bring art alive. No prior experience is necessary. Just come and have fun. Second and fourth...
Please join us for the MFA Member Preview of Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art. This event is free for MFA members and $10 for non-member guests. Our America is one of the most expansive exhibitions of Latino art ever presented in the Tampa Bay area. It spotlights...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2 pm FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate. Get ready for el...
SOLD OUT! Field Trip: PRINT ST. PETE Letterpress Workshop PRINT ST. PETE Community Letterpress 4903 8th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 7:00-9:30 p.m. $15 for members of The Contemporaries $20 for non-members Limited capacity We are taking our third field trip this year to PRINT ST. PETE Community Letterpress. Bridget Elmer...
The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society presents their annual Smartly Dressed Fashion Show, to benefit the Museum of Fine Arts, on Thursday, November 3, 2016. The event will be held at the Palm Court Ballroom of The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in downtown St. Petersburg. The Presenting...
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, 1755-1842), Julie Le Brun as Flora (1799), Oil on canvas, Museum Purchase This outstanding series features some of the world’s foremost art historians, curators, artists, and collectors. Everyone is invited to these free lectures. An always elegant reception for Collectors Circle members, also sponsored...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2 pm FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate November 5 and 19:...
Katherine Pill Gallery Talk on Jack Barrett: People Watching by Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill and Louise Barrett Katherine Pill developed the ongoing “Spotlight” series to showcase the work of gifted area artists. This select exhibition of work by Jack Barrett (1929-2008), who lived most of his adult life...
Are you looking for that perfect present, a hostess gift, a “treasure” for that special teacher or mentor, a stunning accessory for a holiday party, or a little something for that hard-to-buy-for-friend? Guests will lose themselves in an array of local and national vendors which are sure to please even...
The Contemporaries Lunchtime Lectures is held on the first Monday of the month and includes artist talks, panel discussions and/or lively lectures. $5 (lecture only), plus MFA admission $10 (lecture and lunch) for Contemporaries members $15 (lecture and lunch) for non-members of The Contemporaries Lunch reservations must be made by...
Owl, 1947, Bill Traylor The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum of Fine Arts. The Friends of Decorative Arts (FODA) expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton, the MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence, turns to special exhibitions and the collection for her scripts and 30-minute presentations. Enjoy refreshments at 10 am, her performance at 10:30 am, and a general docent...
Exquisite Corpse from 2015. Exquisite Corpse International's first unveiling was on November 12, 2015 at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. A night that will remain in many minds and hearts as a magical inspiring night . Thirty-One (31) talented artists participated in a one of a kind mixed...
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. The group meets in the Bayview Room and discusses the book of the month. The...
Veterans Day admission is complimentary all day for veterans and active duty military members with valid ID, plus one guest each. Membership at the MFA is offered at ½ price to active and retired military on Veteran’s Day. Thank you for your service to our country.
Explore the many cultures represented in the Museum collection by experiencing them to a rhythmic beat. Feel your musical and artistic momentum grow while you drum out rhythms and use other percussion instruments to bring art alive. No prior experience is necessary. Just come and have fun. Second and fourth...
Experience the food, musical, and artistic traditions of the three largest Latino cultures represented in Our America: Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban-American. Hands-on activities, live music, and food to buy and samples will be part of this vibrant day for people of all ages. The events and activities happening on...
Glass Art by David Patchen “Patchen’s Patterns” with glass artist David Patchen. For two decades, Mr. Patchen’s creative energies primarily found an outlet in music, but a blowpipe and a glass furnace have firmly replaced his guitar. He received an artistic merit scholarship to study at the Pilchuck Glass Studio...
Join us on the best porch in St. Petersburg from 5:30 to 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month. Free and open to the public. Museum galleries open until 8 pm with free admission for members, $5 after 5 pm for non-members. Special discounts available for new members to join during...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2 pm FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate November 19: Tour the...
Dr. Teresa Wilkins Gallery Talk on Inuit Prints and Sculpture by Members Services Manager Dr. Teresa Wilkins, followed by a reception. Dr. Teresa Wilkins joined the MFA in 2014 after serving as the Assistant Curator in the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas for the Eskenazi...
Enjoy your day with your family and give thanks. The MFA is thankful for you! IMAGE: William Duffield, British (1816–1863), Still Life With Lemons, Grapes, and Plums (detail),1855, oil on canvas, Museum purchase with funds donated by The Stuart Society
Be a Part of Giving Tuesday Celebrated on Tuesday following Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Since its inaugural year in 2012, #GivingTuesday has joined Black Friday and Cyber Monday with giving back as part of the holiday experience. ...
Your support makes it possible for the Museum of Fine Arts to present great works of art, offer education programs that change lives, and make the museum accessible to all people. Our Memberships, support groups, and volunteer opportunities fit a variety of interests, ages, and philanthropic support. This year, the...
The Museum is celebrating its second year of providing an inspirational and creative environment for children and cottage parents at the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. This unique program was brought to the Museum by Thomas Ris, a local businessman and arts supporter. Mr. Ris had a vision of bringing together...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2 pm FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate December 3 and 17:...
Noel Smith The Contemporaries Lunchtime Lectures is held on the first Monday of the month and includes artist talks, panel discussions and/or lively lectures. $5 (lecture only), plus MFA admission $10 (lecture and lunch) for Contemporaries members $15 (lecture and lunch) for non-members of The Contemporaries Lunch reservations must be...
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. The group meets in the Bayview Room and discusses the book of the month. Melanie McGrath’s...
The Wayne W. & Frances Knight Parrish Lecture on Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art will be given by Curator of Latino art from the Smithsonian American Art Museum Dr. E. Carmen Ramos. E. Carmen Ramos joined the Smithsonian American Art Museum staff as curator of Latino art...
The “Night at the Museum” is designed for your favorite stuffed animal. Imagine their adventures as they explore the Museum while waiting for Santa to arrive the next morning. Watch a video of their overnight antics and adventures as you enjoy breakfast with Santa. Thursday, December 8, 2016, 5 - 8...
KIDDING AROUND YOGA will resume in January (7 & 21) Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, January through November, 10 am to 11 am. Kidding Around Yoga utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more. This yoga class...
Chorus Angelorum is a premier a cappella vocal ensemble of male and female voices, formed in 2001 for the purpose of offering exceptional performances of vocal music throughout the Tampa Bay area. This seasonal appearance is by special arrangement for the Museum of Fine Arts. As an ensemble originally dedicated...
“Team Effort,” a panel discussion with DMG staff Mariel Bass, Danyell Bauer, Eric Claycomb, Joshua Cocozza, Danielle Colon, Jacob Stout, and Walter Scott Wald This panel provides an ideal opportunity to learn what goes on behind the scenes at the Duncan McClellan Studio and Gallery. These artists focus on the...
CinemaSquatch, Sunscreen Film Festival and indyoh present the DTSP (Downtown St. Petersburg) Cinema Series. Several of these films will take place on the North Lawn at the MFA and are as follows for the Fall and Winter season: December 11 - "Christmas Double Feature" - "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"...
The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum of Fine Arts. The Friends of Decorative Arts (FODA) expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues are $20 in addition...
Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton, the MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence, turns to special exhibitions and the collection for her scripts and 30-minute presentations. Enjoy refreshments at 10 am, her performance at 10:30 am, and a general docent...
Join us on the best porch in St. Petersburg from 5:30 to 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month. Free and open to the public. Museum galleries open until 8 pm with free admission for members, $5 after 5 pm for non-members. Special discounts available for new members to join during...
Viva Cuba (2005) Directed by Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti, 92 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles Director will be on hand to introduce the film and a panel discussion will follow. Synopsis (pulled from online source): In a tale akin to "Romeo and Juliet," the young love between two children living in...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and Third Saturday of the Month, 11 am–2 pm FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate December 17: Many Latin...
Enjoy this day with your family and Merry Christmas, Happy Chanaukah and Happy Kwanza to you and yours.
The Museum Store will hold an after Christmas Sale from Monday, December 26, through Sunday, January 1. Select gifts up to 75% off! MFA members receive an extra 10% discount. The store will be closed Monday, January 2 through Wednesday, January 4 for inventory.
The Museum of Fine Arts will be open New Year's Eve day from 11 am until 5 pm for your viewing pleasure of our MFA collection and special exhibitions. A few First Night events will take place on the MFA property and they include a radio broadcast - "Let's Talk Life",...
For our first Field Trip of 2017, The Contemporaries are honored to meet with conceptual photographers Wendy Babcox, Jason Lazarus and Noelle Mason at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts as they discuss their current exhibition There is a Light that Never Goes Out. USF Tampa colleagues and friends, these...
The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more. The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome. Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Check out the Arctic animals represented in The Far North: Inuit Prints and Sculpture and recreate your own using air-drying clay. First and Third Saturday of the Month FREE with Museum admission. No registration...
Join the Museum of Fine Arts Friends of Photography for an afternoon of history-making as we PICK a new PIC (photograph) to be added to the MFA collection. Listen to live music, munch away on savory hors d’oeuvres, drink our signature libation, win door prizes and vote for your favorite photo....
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...
Nan Colton as Virginia Woolf 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....
Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015) A film by Justin Webster 90 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. Courtesy of Icarus Films. Synopsis (pulled from online source): A law-school dropout and political journalist who grew up in the poverty and violence of northern Colombia, Gabriel García Márquez became the writer...
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. January 12: The Family Fang: A Novel by Kevin Wilson portrays a quirky dysfunctional...
Mornings with the Maestro returns to the MFA this season and the schedule is listed below. You can purchase advance tickets through the St. Petersburg Opera Company by clicking HERE. Here’s the rest of the schedule for Mornings with the Maestro at the MFA: Jan. 13, 2017 at 11am - Preview...
Explore the many cultures represented in the Museum collection by experiencing them to a rhythmic beat. Feel your musical and artistic momentum grow while you drum out rhythms and use other percussion instruments to bring art alive. No prior experience is necessary. Just come and have fun. Second and fourth...
Celadon Hippocampus by Shelley Muzylowski Allen Shelley Muzylowski Allen has a BFA in painting and intaglio from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver and from 1998-2004, was an assistant with the William Morris sculpture team in Washington. In 2005, she established a glass and sculpture studio,...
For our second Field Trip of 2017, The Contemporaries are visiting a unique live/work space in the heart of Gulfport! Please join us at PORTSPACE Gallery, where we will meet with owner Randy Lloyd, Curator Will Douglas, and exhibiting artist Jenn Ryann Miller. Founded in 2015 and located in a 1920s...
Please join us for an evening with jewelry designer Conseulo Ulrich of William Spratling Silver. William Spratling, known as the founder of the modern Mexican Silver movement, boldly combined Art Deco and Pre-Columbian motifs in jewelry and tableware design, which are still handmade from the Spratling estate in Taxco el...
Andrew lives in St. Petersburg with his wife Amanda and their dog and two cats. He started homebrewing in 2008 while in college at Binghamton University in his home state of New York. He quickly caught the brewing bug and enjoys making hoppy beers, like Pale Ale and IPA, as...
Cows Wearing Glasses (2014) Directed by Alex Santiago Perez, Puerto Rico, 90 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. Synopsis (pulled from online source): Marso, a lonely, eccentric painter and art professor, is losing his sight. As the world as he knows it comes to an end, he is now forced to...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Check out the Arctic animals represented in The Far North: Inuit Prints and Sculpture and recreate your own using air-drying clay. First and Third Saturday of the Month FREE with Museum admission. No registration...
Greg Smith, artist. Innovative artist Greg Smith introduces his installation and performance-based video, Breakdown Lane (2016), on view in the Helen and Dick Minck Gallery of New Media. He turns the road trip upside down, as he faces numerous obstacles and even catastrophes along the way. Mr. Smith has...
ILLUMINATE: A program for adults in the early stages of dementia and their caregivers. Presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg and the Alzheimer's Association, ILLUMINATE offers participants a space to experience and interpret art with your family and friends. Discuss art with MFA docents and/or express yourself...
Explore the many cultures represented in the Museum collection by experiencing them to a rhythmic beat. Feel your musical and artistic momentum grow while you drum out rhythms and use other percussion instruments to bring art alive. No prior experience is necessary. Just come and have fun. Second and fourth...
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. With the supplies provided, make a miniature car inspired by the photographs in The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip. First and Third Saturday of the Month FREE with Museum admission. No...