Community Calendar

It's NOVEMBER and Brenda McMahon Gallery is proud to introduce the fun and fanciful works of mixed media sculptor Joyce Curvin. Joyce takes everyday events and turns them on their head while making a point and making us giggle!

'Behind Closed Doors' is an intimate, clever, and funny look at what we're not supposed to see in other's homes. No one does it like Joyce!

Come for the art, stay for the music! We'll have one of our favorite duets - Joey and Gale are on the Stage at 2901. It's a FREE and fabulous night ahead of us.

Please join the Museum of Fine Arts every second Saturday of each month for a free artmaking activity! The MFA will host a casual pop-up studio station in the Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory to make art to take home and to interact with members of your community. Enjoy Café Clementine while you make some art or browse the MFA Shop for art-centric books, gifts, and art supplies to take more art home with you.
This month’s activity will feature the latest special exhibition, In Caravaggio’s Light. If you don’t have the chance to visit the exhibition, learn about it through Studio Saturday! You will get the chance to leave with art you create today, inspired by Baroque characteristics that began centuries ago.

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.

Use clay to build, mold, and sculpt three-dimensional works using coil building, slab building, and other hand-building techniques. All experience levels are welcome; beginners and up.

*Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included. Clay available for purchase separately in studio.

Saturdays, Nov 8 – Dec 20 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (6 classes *No class 11/29)

Pangarap: Espero Reimagined transforms The Maitland Art Center gallery into a canvas of speculative storytelling under Filipino artist Isobel Francisco. Inspired by Jules André Smith’s decision to establish an artist colony in Florida, Francisco envisions an alternate reality where this decision leads to 1937 Philippines. The exhibition features fictional artifacts and artworks to encourage viewers to explore the parallels and contrasts between this imagined scenario and the museum’s history. 'Pangarap,' meaning dream or vision in Filipino, invites audiences to reflect on the cultural impact of one artist’s decision in 1937 and beyond.

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.

Ceramics Continued Study is a space for students to enhance their learning experience with instructor assistance and guiding knowledge. Sign up for a single class to continue working and add finishing touches on projects you've started in one of our other classes. Sign up for multiple classes to choose your own adventure in hand-building or wheel thrown ceramics. Work with your instructor to plan out your projects and make them a reality. Some experience with clay recommended.

Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included.

Clay is available for purchase separately in the studio.

Ceramics Continued Study is a space for students to enhance their learning experience with instructor assistance and guiding knowledge. Sign up for a single class to continue working and add the finishing touches on projects you've started in one of our other classes. Sign up for multiple classes to choose your own adventure in hand-building or wheel thrown ceramics. Work with your instructor to plan out your projects and make them a reality. Some experience with clay is recommended. Available classes: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23. 12/14

*Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included. Clay available for purchase separately in studio.
*Register for 3+ classes at a time and receive a 20% discount at checkout!

Pangarap: Espero Reimagined transforms The Maitland Art Center gallery into a canvas of speculative storytelling under Filipino artist Isobel Francisco. Inspired by Jules André Smith’s decision to establish an artist colony in Florida, Francisco envisions an alternate reality where this decision leads to 1937 Philippines. The exhibition features fictional artifacts and artworks to encourage viewers to explore the parallels and contrasts between this imagined scenario and the museum’s history. 'Pangarap,' meaning dream or vision in Filipino, invites audiences to reflect on the cultural impact of one artist’s decision in 1937 and beyond.

Join Mary Correa for an 8-week exploration of collage. Learn the basics of collage assembly and then explore how these basics apply to your art style. This workshop is full of techniques for everyone – novice, intermediate or advanced artists. This class occurs at the Firehouse Cultural Center 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin, FL 33570.