Community Calendar

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

Visitors to the Great American Coin and Collectibles Show, September 11-14, 2024, can see $100 million of numismatic treasures including a world-famous $6.25 million rare nickel and a $360,000 penny. Open to the public, hundreds of dealers will be buying and selling rare coins, paper money, gold, and silver. Many of the experts will provide complimentary, informal evaluations of the public’s vintage coins, currency, and other collectibles.

Skyway 2024: 12 Ways of Looking at a Landscape is USF Contemporary Art Museum’s contribution to Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration, a multi-venue exhibition that profiles the best new art in the Tampa Bay region. Other institutions participating in Skyway 2024 include The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, the Sarasota Art Museum, and the Tampa Museum of Art.

Skyway 2024: 12 Ways of Looking at a Landscape features artworks by Elisabeth Condon, Keith Crowley, John Gurbacs, Karen Tucker Kuykendall, Caui Lofgren, Bruce Marsh, Eric Ondina, Sebastian Ore Blas, Andrés Ramirez, Bradford Robotham, Erin Titus, and Susanna Wallin. Their artworks focus on a wide-open notion of landscape, invoking both the particularities of place and the universal ideas they provoke. Their wildly varied representations give sharp-eyed evidence of a common territory—the rich artistic landscape of a cultural region that has very much come into its own.

Skyway 2024: 12 Ways of Looking at a Landscape is supported in part by the Florida Department of State, Florida Arts & Culture; the USF College of The Arts; the Lee and Victor Leavengood Endowment; and the Dr. Allen W. and Janet G. Root CAM Endowment. Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration is supported by the Gobioff Foundation and the Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation.

Multimedia artist Anne Patterson and composer Patrick Harlin, explorer of soundscape ecologies, collaborate to create an awe-inspiring immersive installation for Sarasota Art Museum. Patterson, a synesthete who sees color and shape when hearing music, has frequently collaborated with musicians, including Harlin, to design mesmerizing environments. Patterson and Harlin met at the Hermitage Artist Retreat in 2014 and recognized in each other a similar artistic affinity for drawing inspiration from nature.

For this collaborative project, they are expanding upon Harlin’s original composition Earthrise (2022), an orchestral piece inspired by the eponymous photograph of the earth taken from Apollo 8 by William Anders, in 1968. This iconic photograph not only shifted humanity’s perspective, but also encapsulated the environmental movement’s call to care for the earth, provoking a kind of “collective epiphany.” Harlin’s composition will be the processional that plays as visitors pass through the galleries, so that the ambiance evokes a lunar voyage.

Chihuly Collection Special Exhibition
On view: June 29 – September 15

Special Exhibition entry is included with your admission to the Chihuly Collection.
Tim Soluna and Anjali Singh, two local glass artists, met several years ago at the University of Illinois, Carbondale. Now work partners and life partners, both can be found at the Morean Glass Studio where Tim works as Studio Manager and Anjali teaches Advanced Independent Studies.

Although their bodies of work are created separately in the Studio, both have a love for pattern and color. Anjali’s murrini vessels mimic Indian matkas, traditional pottery vessels that Indian women would balance on their heads to carry water. The patterns on her work are both a nod to Indian textile patterns as well as the movement and color of water.

Tim’s platters and vessels are created using a method called reticello, a type of blown glass made with canes organized in a crisscross pattern to form a fine net, which may contain tiny air traps. He has developed a double “flower” in his latest body of work, which he dubbed “Infinicello” because of its similarity to the infinity symbol.

Continuing the Gallery’s theme of “bringing the outdoors indoors,” Threads of Nature: Art Inspired by the Florida Botanical Gardens pays homage to patterns and motifs seen just steps away from the Gallery. Created by members of the Tampa Bay Surface Design Guild, these contemporary fiber artists provide a window into our surroundings through lush, tactile creations in a variety of media.

The Gallery is open Wednesdays through Sundays, from 10am –5pm.

The Imagine Museum of Contemporary Glass Art is thrilled to introduce a limited-time offer for seniors! From September 3rd to November 22nd, visitors aged 65 and older can explore our mesmerizing collection of contemporary glass art for just $5. This special admission rate is available Tuesday through Friday, providing a perfect weekday escape into the world of artistic innovation.

This offer is an invitation to immerse yourself in the creativity and beauty of glass art within a welcoming and inspiring space. Alongside this incredible deal, seniors can also enjoy $10 off every $50 spent in our Museum Store and take advantage of discounted group tours at only $7.50 per person. It’s a fantastic opportunity to dive deep into the artistry of glass at an unbeatable price.

With exclusive senior admission, weekday access, and additional savings, there’s no better time to visit Imagine Museum. Secure your tickets today and don’t miss out on this chance to experience the breathtaking world of contemporary glass art! Plan your visit now to make the most of these special offers.

An exotic art adventure just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando! See more than 2,000 carvings, sculptures, & murals on a guided tour of the beautiful gardens & architecture of this National Historic Landmark.

Imagine Museum proudly participates in Museums for All — simply present your SNAP Benefit card and photo ID to one of our associates upon arrival and enjoy $3.00 admission to the museum. Children ages 6 and under are free.

In this introductory course, students will learn the fundamentals to create ceramic artwork. Use clay to build, mold and sculpt three-dimensional works using coil building, slab building, and other hand-building techniques. All experience levels welcome; beginners and up. Adults 18+

Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included. Clay is available for purchase separately in the studio. *Some classes may require additional materials. If applicable a supply list or kit available for purchase will be provided first day of class

Fall A | September 12-October 24 (7 classes)

Fall B | October 31-December 19 (7 classes, no class 11/28)