Exploring All Five Skyway Museums
By Tony Wong Palms
By Tony Wong Palms. The five Skyway museums conveniently form a loop of about 200 miles – and currently on display, 314 works from the 66 artists based in Tampa Bay…. Read More
A Research Project for the Skyway Triennial
By Kirk Ke Wang
By Kirk Ke Wang. My work in Skyway Tampa Bay explores the life of Lue Gim Gong, known as “The Citrus Wizard” for his contribution to Florida’s citrus industry 110 years ago…. Read More
Skyway at The Tampa Museum of Art
By Tom Winchester
By Tom Winchester. Joe Fig and Samo Davis create new worlds with their art – a return to figuration founded upon the principles of modernism…. Read More
New Florida Highwaymen Exhibit
By Tony Wong Palms
By Tony Wong Palms. The automobile is the essence of the Florida Highwaymen’s story, with paintings now on view in Selby Gardens’ Museum of Botany & the Arts…. Read More
Beyond Couch Art
By Margo Hammond
By Margo Hammond. This obviously was not your parents’ real estate open house. But do real estate and art really have anything in common?… Read More
Wearable Art – No Rules Just WOW!
By Carlene Cobb
By Carlene Cobb. “Wearable Art is fashion on steroids because there are no rules,” says Designer and Clearwater City Councilwoman Lina Teixeira…. Read More
The Dalí Staff Art Show
By Sheila Cowley
Talent Within: The Dalí Staff Art Show celebrates the creative work of the creative staff at the Salvador Dalí Museum…. Read More
A Flourishing Vision
By Antonio Permuy
By Antonio Permuy. Flora & Fauna at the Gallery at Creative Pinellas is a clear high point of the 2024 art calendar. … Read More
Conversation with Elizabeth Barenis
By Tom Winchester
By Tom Winchester. Tropical Splendor is a collection of paintings by Elizabeth Barenis that are both abstract and representational…. Read More
Everything’s Coming Up Floral
By Margo Hammond
By Margo Hammond. Two new exhibits take an unusual — and highly imaginative — approach to botanical art… Read More
Escaping the Heat at the Leepa-Rattner
By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre
By Harriet Monzon-Aguirre. On a Friday in July, my three children and I escaped the heat by visiting the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs… Read More
Another Storm Weathered Showcases Resilience
By Gabrielle Reeder
By Gabrielle Reeder. On the rooftop bar of the Bellwether Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, Artist Esh displayed his captivating Another Storm Weathered mural… Read More
Skyway from Their Perspective – The Ringling Museum
By Tom Winchester
By Tom Winchester. The first leg of Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration opened at The Ringling Museum in Sarasota. It’s the perfect summer outing for anyone wanting to become familiar with Tampa Bay’s artistic talents…. Read More
Joan Duff Bohrer – A Long Life of Making Art
By Margo Hammond
By Margo Hammond. Where do ideas come from? I am mulling over that question, which is taped to the cover of Joan Duff Bohrer’s sketchbook, whose binding appears to be cut out from a car tire. … Read More
The Mysteries of Dalí’s Jewels
By Margo Hammond
By Margo Hammond. I can never resist a whodunnit — especially one set in a museum. I was also interested in The Dalí Museum’s exhibit of Dalí’s jewelry, a rare chance to see pieces usually tucked away in the vaults…. Read More
