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...
Nan Colton as Miep Gies 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....
The Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts and Kristen A. Shepherd, Executive Director, cordially invite you to attend an opening reception for The Open Road: Photography & the American Road Trip. “Joyrides, voyages of discovery, surveys, wanderings, migrations, polemics, travel diaries, and assessments of the nation. Is...
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. February 9: The American road trip has inspired writers, as well as photographers. Jane...
Friday, February 10th at 7:30 pm - Coastal Chic Party - Enjoy Florida Favorites, Craft Beer, Wine & Chocolate. Featuring The Mad Beach Band. Individual Ticket: $99. Location: MFA. Dressy Casual Attire. Saturday, February 11th at 6:30 pm - Paint the Town Red, White & Chocolate - Dinner and wine...
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...
Friday, February 10th at 7:30 pm - Coastal Chic Party - Enjoy Florida Favorites, Craft Beer, Wine & Chocolate. Featuring The Mad Beach Band. Individual Ticket: $99. Location: MFA. Dressy Casual Attire. Saturday, February 11th at 6:30 pm - Paint the Town Red, White & Chocolate - Dinner and wine...
Studio Salvadore is a collaborative glass-production enterprise headed by brothers Marco and Mattia Salvadore in Murano, Italy. They began working with their father Davide in the studio Campanol & Salvadore as young boys. Marco was a presenter at the 2009 Glass Art Society and has traveled the world to teach....
Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech b. 1924) and Stanislav Libenský (Czech 1921-2002), Kiss, mid-20th century, Cast glass, The Collection of Philip and Nancy Kotler 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,...
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. 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...
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 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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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. 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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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!
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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, 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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...