Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
Tampa Museum of Art
2008 Exhibition Schedule
Small Expressions
April 19 - July 6
Sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America and
coinciding with the organization’s biennial conference in Tampa in late
June, Small Expressions is an annual international, juried exhibition
that features high quality, contemporary small-scale fiber art. Completed
within the last two years, the artworks showcase various fiber techniques
such as interlacing, felting, paper, beading, and embellishing while not
exceeding 15 inches in any direction, including the mounting or display
devices!
Donya Stockton
Untitled
Reed can
Courtesy of the artist and the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
It's Not Easy Being Green
July 11 - September 28
In
late March of this year, artists, designers, architects, and developers
interested in making a positive difference in both their lives and their
communities were invited to submit design schemes, art works, or commercial
products that provided real solutions for people to live better, healthier lives
with less impact on the environment for display in It’s Not Easy Being Green.
The resulting exhibition showcases not only conceptual drawings and sketches,
but actual artwork and design products that offer community members information,
ideas, solutions, and motivation to live sustainably.
The
exhibition is divided into three subdivisions. The first portion explores urban
design issues such as housing, energy, transportation, and land use, while the
second section exhibits environmentally friendly products ranging from custom
eco furniture to commercial objects made from recycled/salvaged materials. The
final section features fine art created by artists who address issues of
sustainability, activism and/or environmental concerns in their work.
Other works in It’s Not Easy Being Green include models and conceptual
drawings that explore modern prefabrication techniques for multi-family housing
in Tampa, landscape designs for a proposed museum of contemporary art linked to
the historic water pump building in Tampa, and a planned mixed-use community
that ties sustainable design with mass transit.
Brian
McMorrow (American, born 1969)
Landscaping along the Roadways, Dubai,
2007
Digital print
Courtesy of the artist
Site-Specific Installation for the New TMA
October 3, 2008 - January 4, 2009
The TMA will invite regionally and nationally recognized
artists to react to Stanley Saitowitz’s design and program for the new museum
facility by proposing site-specific artwork for its public spaces. Once the
building is open to the public, one or more of these proposals will then be
commissioned to be built for display. Artists may respond to the TMA’s
collection, its location, and/or its role in the community in addition to
Saitowitz’s architectural and interior designs.
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