TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/ en Feedback@tbo.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-11T16:55:35+00:00 Up Close with Clay Lipsky http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/up-close-with-clay-lipsky/ While out at the “Dirty” exhibit at the Tampa Museum of Art on Friday night, I was able to shoot this quick interview with participating photographer Clay Lipsky.

Clay is a Clearwater native and a 1993 graduate of Berkley Prep. Since then he has steadily moved west and now resides…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-06-09T19:11:00+00:00 “Dirty” A Night of Art and Music at the Tampa Museum of Art http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/dirty-a-night-of-art-and-music-at-the-tampa-museum-of-art/ Gonna head out to the Tampa Museum of Art tonight for their show featuring works by Clay Lipsky, Rudolph Lopez and Daniel Mrgan.

Here is the Press Release pulled from the TMA’s site.


“Dirty,” A Night of Art and Music

Get Dirty with Friends while we explore nature…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-06-04T19:01:52+00:00 Rough Draft Polish http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/rough-draft-polish/ I finally made it over to check out the Rough Draft Polish show at Cafe Hey last weekend. If you have not made it, make sure to. Cafe Hey’s shows usually run for about two months.

There are works having by Paul Valentine, Eli Cannon and April Childers.

Here are…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-05-27T13:23:03+00:00 UP CLOSE WITH CHRIS DEACON http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/up-close-with-chris-deacon/ Chris Deacon is the latest in a line of local artist to present his work in the Urban Outfitters Artist Window.

Here are some words from the artist explaining his installation and art process along with some photos of the window.

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Tart: Who are…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-05-06T13:31:48+00:00 The 600 Block http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/the-600-block/ On Saturday May8th,  “The 600 Block Party” (between 6th and 7th St. on Central Ave.) in downtown St. Pete, Central Ave. will be closed to traffic between 5PM to 11PM to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Crislip Arcade, plus thirty new businesses including galleries, boutiques, film studios, art &…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-05-04T14:25:12+00:00 DRAWING LAB at TEMPUS PROJECTS http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/drawing-lab-at-tempus-projects/ Drawing Lab | a group exhibition featuring work from The exhibition includes works created by fifteen graduate students from the University of Florida School of Art + Art History and School of Architecture.

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Artists

Radhika Agarwala
Zach Castedo
Robert Finkel
…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-04-08T19:31:34+00:00 Gasparilla Arts Festival Round Up http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/Gasparilla-Arts-Festival-Round-Up/ I was able to make it out to the Gasparilla Arts Festival on Sunday. This year’s show had some very solid artist along with a great location.

I am glad to see Curtis Hixon Park getting used so much in such a short time.

TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-03-10T19:03:19+00:00 CONTAIN IT! http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/contain-it/ I made it out to the Dunedin Fine Arts Center on Friday night for their annual event Contain It!. Each artist is given a POD container to create an installation.

Kaya Jill the Associate Curator / Special Events Director for the DFAC answered these questions for me about the…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-03-10T13:20:04+00:00 Art Surprises at the State Fair http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/art-surprises-at-the-state-fair/ I made a trip out to the State Fair on Sunday. On what was a trip planned around some fried food, I was also pleasantly surprised to run across some nice art work by some local high school students.

I really liked the washed out color pallet on these.

Jenna…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-02-17T01:18:37+00:00 Weekend Art Roundup http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/entertainment/comments/weekend-art-roundup/ It was a busy Saturday night for the Bay area arts community. Here are some photos from the four openings I made it to.

I started the night off at Cafe Hey where Victoria Skelly and Emily Labit Fingar had a two person show.

“Cowboy Catharsis” a series of block…]]> TART - Tampa Bay Arts Blog 2010-02-09T15:41:04+00:00