Category: Art

• March 21, 2022

  UT Art Student Sells Painting to First Lady of Tampa

  By Maddi Dolan “We’ve been waiting for you to get here,” Ashley Bauman, Mercury Public Affairs Director of the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, told Jessie Goldstein the second she arrived at the Showcase. Why? Am I in trouble? Jessie thought to herself.  “Ana Cruz, the First Lady of Tampa, wants to buy your piece […]
• November 29, 2021

  Tampa Museum of Art’s Expansion: a Hundred Years in the Making

  By Victoria Weaver In an effort to keep up with the rapid pace at which the city of Tampa is growing, the Tampa Museum of Art officially announced an expansion on Monday, Nov. 8.  This expansion project will begin in 2022 and is estimated to be completed by the year 2024 with an official date […]
• November 21, 2019

  Best Date Spots in Tampa

  by Tatiana Torres There’s no denying that places such as Armature Works and Busch Gardens are amazing for cute dates. But, it is important to note that those are not the only two places in Tampa that are date-worthy. Picking a date spot can be pretty frustrating, especially when you feel like you have been […]
• October 24, 2019

  Travel Abroad with UT Art and Design

  by Demi Manglona UT’s Art and Design department has organized two travel immersion courses–New York City and Seoul, South Korea–for the upcoming spring semester, where students can attend workshops and explore a metropolitan city center. Credit will be offered for enrolling in the course and completing pre and post-departure assignments. There is a cap of […]
• October 3, 2019

  Fall fun at Tampa Museum of Arts

  by Alexandra D’Eramo The Tampa Museum of Art offers a variety of different pieces with exhibits ranging from ancient to modern, while also incorporating contemporary art. The museum itself collects, preserves, and studies exemplary and important works of art to educate, engage, and inspire the Tampa residents and others around the world.  The new exhibitions […]