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The Senior Arts and Cultural Volunteers Project

On October 15, 2007 the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center (TBPAC) and the Arts Council of Hillsborough County (ACHC) jointly hosted a workshop as part of the JumpStart the Conversation! grant program sponsored by the MetLife Foundation’s Aging in Place Initiative through Partnership for Livable Communities. TBPAC was awarded a grant to conduct a workshop titled “The Senior Arts and Cultural Volunteers Project” to begin a dialogue with Tampa Bay senior arts and cultural volunteers...more

Call to Artists

Request for Qualifications
Seminole Garden Center
Art Allocation: $10,000
Application deadline (postmarked or hand-delivered): Friday, May 16, 2008 at 5 p.m.

The City of Tampa Public Art Program is seeking artwork for the grounds of the Seminole Garden Center.

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Advocacy

The Florida Legislature convenes next month and there are several issues that are important to the cultural industry.  More...

Cultural Plan

The Hillsborough County Community Cultural Plan is complete and will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners on February 21.  More...

Grants

2008-09 Cultural Development guidelines and applications are now available. Click on GRANTS in the left column for all details.

Hillsborough Artists James Lewis, music, and Cynthia Henessey, dance, have been awarded fellowships from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs for 2007.  More...

Individual Artists grants were awarded on February 21 by the Arts Council. More...

Community Programs

The Arts Council is pleased to support important community arts programs. Check out this web site for more information.

Community Stepping Stones: www.communitysteppingstones.net

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Click below to discover the rich cultural offerings of Tampa Bay.

A SEASON OF SPECTACULAR EVENTS

December 16, 2007 through December 28, 2008
Shark Feeding: Behind the Scenes,
Presented by The Florida Aquarium

September 9, 2007 through May 25, 2008
Upstairs/Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel,
Presented by Henry B. Plant Museum

October 1, 2007 through February 10, 2008
Odyssey’s Shipwreck! Pirates and Treasure,
Presented by MOSI

February 7, 2008
Arts for Lunch, Presented by Tampa Museum of Art

February 13 through March 15, 2008
Jersey Boys, Presented by Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

February 17, 2008
Great American Musicals: An American in Paris,
Presented by Tampa Theatre

March 1 through 2, 2008
Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts,
Presented by Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts

March 27 through April 13, 2008
Bach at Leipzig, Presented by Gorilla Theatre

 

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