Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

$5

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

Free

The Stuart Society: Wine Weekend

Saturday, February 18th at 7 pm - 1000 Points of Wine Gourmet Dinner - Featuring Ten Robert Parker/Wine Advocate 100 Point Wines. Individual Ticket: $1,800*.  Seating is limited. Location: The Rolls-Royce Tampa Bay Showroom. Dress to impress! To buy tickets online, click HERE. For additional information email -WineWeekendReservation@stuartsociety.org, or call...

The Contemporaries: Janos Enyedi Studio & Gallery

The Contemporaries has fascinating field trips on tap. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres are included in the ticket price: $10 for members of The Contemporaries and $20 for nonmembers. This month, the group travels to the Janos Enyedi Studio and Gallery. Janos Enyedi (1947-2011) focused on American industry in his abstract...

Collector’s Circle Lecture Series: Dr. Franco Mormando

Portrait of Augustus, First Emperor of Rome

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 of the Collectors Circle....

Parrish Lecture: Goblets of Gold: The Context of Sicán Cups in Northern Peru

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Dr. Kimberly Jones Wayne W. and Frances Knight Parrish Lecture by Dr. Kimberly L. Jones, The Ellen and Harry S. Parker III Assistant Curator of the Arts of the Americas at the Dallas Museum of Art “Goblets of Gold: The Context of Sicán Cups in Northern Peru” The Sicán flourished on...

Hot Gatherings/Cool Conversations: Postponed

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Scottish Artist and Designer Eric Hilton arrived in the United States in 1971 and became an art consultant for Steuben Glass in 1972. Steuben Glass has been producing glassware from colorless, optical glass for more than one hundred years, and Hilton highlights the material’s purity in his mathematically precise sculptures....

Make & Take Festival

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Select a grab bag featuring favorite activities from the year to produce a one-of-a-kind project. First and Third Saturday of the Month FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and...

Free

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Finding Voice in Photography

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

Collectors Circle Lecture Series: Stephen Wilkes

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 of the Collectors Circle....

Book Club @ MFA: On the Road

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 9: Jack Kerouac’s autobiographical novel On the Road captures the Beat generation like...

Drumming at the MFA

Front Porch: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

$5

Hot Gatherings/Cool Conversations: Raven Skyriver and Kelly O’Dell

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Glass art by Raven Skyriver Raven Skyriver’s depiction of marine life is inspired by his childhood on Lopez Island, Washington. He started blowing glass at 16 years of age and built his own workshop from the techniques he learned from mentor Lark Dalton. He has since worked with William Morris...

Friends of Decorative Arts: Canceled for March

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

Amazon offers to support MFA

PORTSPACE 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FL

Amazon is celebrating its #1 ranking in customer satisfaction by the ACSI! Today, March 16, Amazon will donate 5% (10 times the usual donation rate) of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Museum of Fine Arts of St Petersburg. If you were going to be making a purchase...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

$5

Make & Take Festival

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Select a grab bag featuring favorite activities from the year to produce a one-of-a-kind project. First and Third Saturday of the Month FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and...

Free

Friends of Photography: America Thru The Eyes of the Tintype 1856-1890

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Please join the Friends of Photography for a talk by noted collector Dr. Robert L. Drapkin. The Drapkin Collection is well known throughout the national photography community. Dr. Robert Drapkin began collecting photography in 1975 when Edward Curtis photogravures could still be purchased for fifteen dollars. He has amassed a collection that...

Cinema Series: Films by Robert Frank

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Three short films by Robert Frank, Paper Route (2002), I Remember (1998), and C’est Vrai (1990), distributed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Manohla Dargis of the New York Times has called Robert Frank “one of the most important and influential American independent filmmakers of the last half-century.” In...

Visual Metaphor: High School Student Exhibition

Works on Paper Gallery, 2nd Floor, MFA

"A visual metaphor is the representation of a person, place, thing, or idea by means of a visual image that suggests a particular association or point of similarity." This audience favorite spotlights work by many of the most talented high school students in Pinellas County Schools. Their teachers select the...

Drumming at the MFA

Front Porch: Museum of Fine Arts

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. Adults and families...

$5

Gallery Talk on the Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip

Hazel Hough Wing: Museum of Fine Arts

  Robin O'Dell, Curatorial Administrator & Manager of Photographic Collections Robin O’Dell returned to the MFA in 2014 after earning her MA in photographic preservation and collections management in the joint program offered by Ryerson University in Toronto and the Eastman House Museum. She recently curated Harold Edgerton: What the Eye...

Orchid Lei-Making Class

MFA Classroom (2nd Floor)

  Lei, strung flower garlands, are synonymous with Hawaiʽi.The MFA, in honor of Art in Bloom, invites you to join us in learning how to make your very own orchid lei. You will learn how to string a lei in the kui (sewing) style to adorn yourself or a loved...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included.  In celebration of Art in Bloom 2017 and the season, today you can create your own springtime mask. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and Third...

Free

Greetings from Tampa Bay

Front Porch: Museum of Fine Arts

Greetings from Tampa Bay: A Project by Sheryl Oring for the Tampa International Airport. Artist Sheryl Oring invites Tampa Bay residents to share stories about their cities during an interactive performance called “Greetings From Tampa Bay.” The stories will be typed up on a manual typewriter and later integrated into...

Free
Recurring

Art in Bloom

PORTSPACE 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FL

A grand Spring tradition, Art in Bloom presents more than 40 floral interpretations of works in the Museum of Fine Arts' collection. Designs are created by professional florists, talented hobbyists, and members of The Stuart Society.

Art in Bloom: Final Day

PORTSPACE 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FL

A grand Spring tradition, Art in Bloom presents more than 40 floral interpretations of works in the Museum of Fine Arts' collection. Designs are created by professional florists, talented hobbyists, and members of The Stuart Society. You don't want to miss this!

Contemporaries Field Trip: Dominique Labauvie and Atelier Bleu Acier

Dominique Labauvie and Erika Greenberg-Schneider, in addition to being internationally renowned, are fixtures in the Tampa Bay contemporary arts community. The Contemporaries are thrilled to visit their unique live/work space in Tampa Heights, which includes artist Labauvie’s expansive studio and master printer Greenberg-Schneider’s workshop Atelier Bleu Acier. Drinks and appetizers...

Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations: Nancy Callan

Nancy Callan, who lives in Seattle, 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 a workshop at the Corning Museum of Glass with the gifted Lino Tagliapietra, she moved to Seattle, became...

Friends of Decorative Arts: The Art of Circus Posters

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Jennifer Lemmer Posey 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...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Living in Downtown St. Petersburg

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Nan Colton as Mrs. Tidbit 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....

Cinema at the MFA: Pull My Daisy & This Song for Jack

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

These two short films enhance the enjoyment of The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip. Director Robert Frank is one of the major figures represented in that exhibition. This evening,  you will be viewing Pull My Daisy (1959) and This Song for Jack (1983). There will be a special introduction...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. In celebration of Art in Bloom 2017 and the season, today you can create your own springtime mask. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and Third...

Free

Literary Carousel at the MFA

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Photography from the MFA archives comes alive through the art of the "Ekphrastic," a literary interpretation of a piece of visual art. Hand-picked images get the prose and poetry treatment, read live to you. Come join us for this one-of-a-kind event for Literature and Photography Lovers alike! Inspired by the...

Collectors Circle Gala: Flying Down to Rio

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Have you been to Rio lately?  How about "Flying Down to Rio" at the MFA? This gala event will be held on Friday, April 21 beginning at 6:30 pm in the Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory and the Marly Room.  Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, gourmet seated dinner, champagne, select wines, music, and dancing...

$250

Gallery Talk: Dorothy Height’s Hats

Works on Paper Gallery, 2nd Floor, MFA

There will be a gallery talk on Saturday, April 29 in the Works on Paper Gallery for the opening of Dorothy Height's Hats. The talk, given by Curatorial Assistant Stephanie Chill, will be followed by a reception in the Bayview Room from 4-5 pm.

10th Annual Painting in the Park

North Lawn, Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts presents the annual Painting in the Park event at the MFA on the north lawn from noon to 4 pm.  Mark your calendars now for this free family-friendly event. Enjoy giant paintings, kite making & flying, painting on the NOMAD Art Bus and more! Eco-friendly food...

Free

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. A picture is worth a thousand words. Today you can make your own pop-up book to take through the galleries and write about what you see. Details for each program will be posted as...

Free

Friends of Photography: Gary Monroe

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Please join the Friends of Photography for a talk featuring photographer Gary Monroe. Gary Monroe is the perfect photographer to augment The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip exhibition at the MFA. Monroe has explored most of Florida for forty years with his Leica cameras. He photographed the old world of...

Friends of Decorative Arts: Oriental Rugs

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...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Under the Palmetto Leaves

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Nan Colton as Harriet Beecher Stowe Nan Colton, playing Harriet Beecher Stowe, begins her performance at the Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs on Friday, March 19, 2010. Colton put on a show aimed at education and entertainment to a crowd of literature and history buffs. The event was sponsored...

Book Club at the MFA: Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir by Dr. Dorothy Height

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 11: Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir by Dr. Dorothy Height brings...

Lecture: “The Life and Hats of Dr. Dorothy Height,” by Harriet Rosebud, Milliner

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Originally from St. Petersburg FL. Ms. Rosebud earned a BS in political Science from Florida State University, but her creative side needed to find its own path.  She returned to school, attending the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and studied Millinery Arts.  She decided to follow her passion...

Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations: Jason Chakravarty and Jennifer Caldwell

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

  Jason Chakravarty is a multimedia artist in Arizona, who primarily works in cast glass, often incorporating neon. His most recent objects are semi-autobiographical and reflect on relationships, communication, and social networking. He has shown his work across the country and has presented workshops and lectures at Ohio State University,...

The Contemporaries: Studio Visit with Babs Reingold

  Please join The Contemporaries for a studio visit with multidisciplinary artist Babs Reingold. While she focuses on autobiographical themes, Reingold often alludes to broader social issues: poverty, stereotypes of female beauty, the environment, and aging. Reingold earned an MFA from SUNY-Buffalo and a BFA degree from the Cleveland Institute...

Meet the Author: Ani Crane at the Museum Store

Meet the Author: Ani Crane, M.A. for a book signing of her journey through life. "Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to herself'. 'How I Arrived Here' is the story of one woman's journey from codependence to empowerment. It details the bumpy road,...

Artist and Curator: A Conversation between Dominique Labauvie and Katherine Pill

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

A Conversation between artist Dominique Labauvie and Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill. Dominique Labauvie has shown his work worldwide and is represented in the collections of the Musée des arts décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, in Paris; the MFA; and the Boca Raton Museum of Art, among others. He is...

Lecture: Functional Imaging of the Human Brain as a Window into the Mind

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Nancy Kanwisher Twenty-five years ago, with the invention of MRI, it became possible to image neural activity in the normal human brain. This remarkable tool has given us a striking new picture of the human brain, in which many regions have been shown to carry out highly specific mental functions,...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. A picture is worth a thousand words.  Today you will make your own pop-up book and take it into the galleries and write about what you see. Details for each program will be posted...

Free

Blue Star Museum

  Summer is Blue Star Museums season, a program that gives free admission to the nation's active duty military and their families. This is one way to express our appreciation for their commitment and sacrifice. Please encourage military friends and family to visit the MFA now through Labor Day –...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. In “Hooked on Art,” transform the materials provided into a “fishing pole” to capture what inspires you. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and Third Saturday of...

Free

Book Club at the MFA

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 11: Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir by Dorothy Height brings us...

Beer Project: Art+Beer Lounge

Preserve a masterpiece by tapping into a one-of-a-kind evening! Sip and Savor the liquid interpretations of works in the Museum's collection while lounging in artistically designed spaces. Brewing companies create limited batch brews for a one-night only exhibition at the Museum. Participating brewing companies include: Abita Brewing Co., Big Storm...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Clash of Cultures: Spaniards to Pinellas County

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Nan Colton as Moving Clouds 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....

Panel Discussion: Keeping the Dialogue Alive: Dr. Dorothy Height, Activist

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Following an introduction to the exhibition Dorothy Height’s Hats by MFA Curatorial Assistant Stephanie Chill, panelists Gwendolyn Reese, President of the African American Heritage Association, a member of the National Council of Negro Women St Petersburg Metropolitan  Section, and Carla Bristol, Gallerie 909, will participate in a discussion about Dr. Height’s...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included.  In “Hooked on Art,” transform the materials provided into a “fishing pole” to capture what inspires you. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and Third Saturday...

Free

Music in the Marly: Richard Dowling, piano

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Photo by Peter Schaff. Dowling’s charismatic and elegant style of pianism specializes in the works of Chopin, Gershwin, American ragtime and French Impressionism.  He has been hailed by The New York Times as an “especially impressive fine young pianist” who appears in orchestral and solo performances throughout the world. His...

Skyway Film Series

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The following films celebrate Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration, with a nod to the water that surrounds us. Thursday, June 22, 2 pm Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948), directed by Irving Pichel. Dive into the exciting tales of Weeki Wachee Springs with former mermaids Bonnie Georgiadis and Vicki Smith, setting...

Skyway Film Series

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The following films celebrate Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration, with a nod to the water that surrounds us. Thursday, June 22, 2 pm  Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948), directed by Irving Pichel. Dive into the exciting tales of Weeki Wachee Springs with former mermaids Bonnie Georgiadis and Vicki Smith, setting...

Simmer and Sift: Chef Kenny Tufo

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

This summer’s Simmer & Sift: Summer Cooking Series celebrates Florida’s culinary history and innovation in conjunction with the MFA’s special exhibition, Skyway. The event begins at 6 pm with guest check-in and a signature cocktail, followed by a discussion with the historian from 6:10-6:30 pm. The Chef demonstration and tasting...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the Month FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Free

4th of July at the MFA

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us at the MFA for the 10th Annual Fireworks Buffet featuring art, food, fireworks, and entertainment. You will have access to the MFA collection and the special exhibition galleries, an incredible buffet, music by Rebekah Pulley and the Reluctant Prophets, and fireworks over Tampa Bay. For the full menu, click...

Learning from Each Other: The Havana-Tampa Artist Exchange

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Please join us for a panel discussion focusing on the artist exchange program between the prestigious San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in Havana and the non-profit contemporary art space Tempus Projects in Seminole Heights, Tampa. The Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" is the oldest and most celebrated...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Meeting Monet

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Nan Colton in Meeting Monet 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....

Recurring

Book Club at the MFA

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.   October 12: Reading George Suanders' Lincoln in the Bardo will encourage us to explore artists...

The Contemporaries: Kegs and Collections

The Contemporaries of the Museum of Fine Arts are pleased to offer a behind the scenes tour of the private art collection at Great Bay Distributors to celebrate regional artists and art collecting, complementing the Skyway exhibition. Kegs and Collections - A Celebration of Regional Art and Collectors will be held on...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Free

Music in the Marly: Scott Kluksdahl, cello and Noreen Cassidy-Polera, piano

Scott Kluksdahl The highly-regarded and talented artists Scott Kluksdahl and Noreen Cassidy-Polera return to the MFA for a special collaboration. Debuting with The San Francisco Symphony, Kluksdahl has been heard since as orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in major metropolitan centers throughout the United States, Europe, Israel and Latin...

Recurring

Marine Science Yoga Art Camp: Second Week Offered

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

By Popular Demand, a Second Week of Marine Science Yoga Art Camp is being offered July 17-July 21. This unique camp is led by certified children’s yoga teacher and marine scientist Katie Toth and features daily yoga classes, marine science instruction, and art projects from July 17-21 from 8:30 am...

44th Annual Sunrise Sale

The 44th Annual Sunrise Sale is produced by the Downtown Business Association. As a proud member of the DBA, the MFA will participate with bargains in the Museum Store up to 75% off! Wear your pajamas and receive a free gift. Enjoy complimentary beverages and treats. Shop our wonderful selection of...

Porch Party at the MFA

Front Porch: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us on the best porch in St. Petersburg from 5 to 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month. During the warmer months of May-September, the Porch Party is held inside the Conservatory. A cash bar is available (one free drink ticket for Members) and light bites provided...

SKYWAY Panel Discussion: The Gendered Medium

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

SKYWAY Panel Discussion: The Gendered Medium We begin our series of panels featuring artists from Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration and Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill with a discussion about gender and medium, particularly the role of craft in contemporary practice. FREE with Museum admission. Reception and book-signing to follow...

Music in the Marly: Special Performance

Special performance today by The Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival Ambassador Pianists, internationally and nationally aspiring pianists showcase their unique and distinctive talents. The Rebecca Penneys Piano  Festival brings renowned faculty to the Tampa Bay area to teach technique and musicianship in a traditional and innovative context while embracing creative and...

Simmer and Sift: Lauren Macellaro

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

This summer’s Simmer & Sift: Summer Cooking Series celebrates Florida’s culinary history and innovation in conjunction with the MFA’s special exhibition, Skyway. The event begins at 6 pm with guest check-in and a signature cocktail, followed by a discussion with the historian from 6:10-6:30 pm. The Chef demonstration and tasting...

Music in the Marly: The Gene Knific Trio and Special Guest

Gene Knific The Gene Knific Trio with special guest, Renata Artman Knific performs today. Worldwide performer Gene Knific, described by Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and arranger, Shelly Berg as a “multi-talented” pianist/composer “whose music fuses varied elements in fascinating and compelling ways,” will creatively engage the American song book and more in...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

$5

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Free

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: An Intellectual Affair

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Nan Colton as Mary Cassatt 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....

Book Club at the MFA

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 13: Dominic Smith’s The Last Painting of Sara De Vos is selected this...

Stephen Prutsman presents Azure Family Concert

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Stephen Prutsman, pianist Pianist and composer, Stephen Prutsman, presents a fun, friendly and engaging 50-minute sensory-friendly performance tailored to individuals with autism spectrum disorder or related challenges and their families or caregivers. Click HERE to register for this event.    

$5

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Free

Music in the Marly: Stephen Prutsman, piano

    Stephen Prutsman Captivating pianist, composer, and curator, Stephen Prutsman returns to the MFA for an illuminating performance*.  Prutsman moves with ease from classical to jazz to world music continuing his exploration in music of all cultures and languages. Tickets: Marly Music Society Members $15; Students (with current ID)...

Simmer and Sift: Greg Baker

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

This summer’s Simmer & Sift: Summer Cooking Series celebrates Florida’s culinary history and innovation in conjunction with the MFA’s special exhibition, Skyway. The event begins at 6 pm with guest check-in and a signature cocktail, followed by a discussion with the historian from 6:10-6:30 pm. The Chef demonstration and tasting...

Music in the Marly: University of Tampa Faculty Ensemble

The University of Tampa Faculty Ensemble performs today consisting of Barbara Prescott, flute; Meg Cassell, oboe; Theodore DeCorso, clarinet; and Grigorios Zamparas , piano. Critically acclaimed musicians and faculty within the University of Tampa, Department of Music collaborate for an enchanting performance. Tickets: Marly Music Society Members $15; Students (with current ID) $15; Adult (Non-Marly...

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Free

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Le Brun: Portrait of a Portrait Painter (RESCHEDULED – September 27th)

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton on Wednesday, September 13 has been rescheduled to September 27th.  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...

Recurring

Make & Take Saturdays

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Free

Spotlight: Fonchen Lord

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join Curator of Contemporary Art, Katherine Pill, and Ann Rogers in a discussion on the life and inspirations of Minimalist sculptor and painter Fonchen Lord. FREE with Museum admission. Reception immediately following.

Soundstitching Live!

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Please join us for a special presentation and discussion inspired by a work in our current exhibition, Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration. Discover the sounds and movements of color in an interdisciplinary program inspired by Cassia Kite’s "Pot Luck Dinner at Longboat Key Center for the Arts" (2015). Artist Kite translates...

The Contemporaries After-Hours Tour Of Skyway

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

Make sure to see Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration before it closes at the MFA on October 1st!   The Contemporaries are pleased to host an after-hours tour of Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration at the Museum of Fine Arts. Co-curators Katherine Pill and Robin O’Dell will be joined by exhibiting artists...

Art and Media in the Era of Extremism

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration artist Gregory Green's Worktable no. 9, He of Righteousness suggests that external factors, specifically the media, play a significant role in radicalizing individuals. Join moderator Kelly McBride, Vice President of The Poynter Institute and our panelists as they discuss the positive and negative impacts of media influence over...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Le Brun: Portrait of a Portrait Painter

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton on Wednesday, September 27 was originally scheduled on September 13th, but moved due to Hurricane Irma.  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...

Simmer and Sift: Norman Van Aken

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

This summer’s Simmer & Sift: Summer Cooking Series celebrates Florida’s culinary history and innovation in conjunction with the MFA’s special exhibition, Skyway. The event begins at 6 pm with guest check-in and a signature cocktail, followed by a discussion with the historian from 6:10-6:30 pm. The Chef demonstration and tasting...

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Mickett-Stackhouse: Irma Reflections

Collection Galleries: Museum of Fine Arts

Mickett and Stackhouse are premiering their participatory installation, Irma Reflections in conjunction with their exhibition Confluence. Between October 7, 2017, the opening date of Confluence, and December 3, 2017, Mickett and Stackhouse will be in the gallery every Wednesday and Saturday from noon to 2 pm greeting people and talking with them about their experiences...

Friends of Photography: Panel Discussion on Collecting and Preserving

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Wondering how to start a collection, or what to do with the collection you already have? Please join the Friends of Photography for an afternoon of interesting anecdotes and helpful information. A panel consisting of an estate planner, an appraiser, an archival framer, and a collector will talk about what...

Friends of Decorative Arts: The Transformative Power of Architecture

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Woman Sitting

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 Woman...

Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations: Jonathan Swanz

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Meet glass artist and University of Hawaii faculty member, Jonathan Swanz as he shares his explorations into the manipulations of molten glass and other mediums. FREE with Museum admission.

Smartly Dressed Fashion Show & Luncheon

  The Stuart Society's annual Smartly Dressed Fashion Show and Luncheon is up and running. Dillard's will be the host sponsor with guest designers Badgley Mischka on October 18 and it will take place in The Grand Ballroom of The Vinoy® Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club.  Doors open...

Star Wars and the Power of Costume – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

PORTSPACE 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FL

Take a unique journey into the Star Wars™ universe as characters are brought to life through a dramatic presentation of more than 60 original costumes. Star Wars™ and the Power of Costume will closely examine the captivating process of costume design for iconic outfits featured in the first seven films of the Star...