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  • TBBCA Call to Artists 2018 Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design HART Bus Wrap Art Program

    TBBCA Call to Artists now open for 2018 Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design HART Bus Wrap Art Program – Register intent to submit by Feb. 1st! Send email to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org Exciting opportunity to have your art image envelope a HART bus for this Inaugural TBFAD HART Bus Wrap Art Program!
    Artist’s final concept image digital submission deadline is Friday, April 27, 2018. The program is presented by Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design (“TBFAD”) in pARTnership with Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, Gasparilla Music Festival, the Vinik Family Foundation, and VSA Florida – The State Organization on Arts and Disability. Entries should be an artistic representation of how art and music combine to create community, and brings people together.
    The winning design will be announced at the TBFAD 2018 Gala and will be recognized as the Official Inaugural Image of the 2019 “HART Bus Program.” The HART Bus Program will take place for the majority of the calendar year of 2019 and will feature a thirty five foot long clean diesel public bus acting as a rolling canvas in and throughout Hillsborough County.
    The winning artist will receive:
    • A $2,000 cash award
    • Featured bio in the TBFAD HART Bus printed program
    • Recognition on TBFAD & participating organizations’ social media sites
    • Possibility of concept image artwork will be reproduced as an “official” image on printed and other material
    By entering the contest, you agree that the winning submission will become the property of Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design, with all rights associated thereof. All artists interested in participating are requested to register their intent to submit prior to February 1, 2018 by sending an email to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org
    GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY
    • The TBFAD HART Bus Program competition is open to all artists residing in the Tampa Bay region
    • Limit to one entry per artist
    • Entries must be an original art concept image submitted digitally to TBBCA
    • Concept image size must scale to (2) x 485” long and 105” tall + back of bus 103” wide and 91” tall
    • Artist must include with entry their name, address, phone number and email address when submitting their art concept image digitally to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org Deadline is April 27th.
    Entries will be judged by an expert panel of judges and the TBFAD HART Bus Program Committee. HART Bus drivers will make the final decision to select the winning entry. Submissions will be evaluated based on concept, originality, lay out and marketing adaptability.

    By entering the contest, you agree that the winning submission will become the property of Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design, with all rights associated thereof.
    RELEASE OF RIGHTS OF THE WINNING CONCEPT IMAGE AND ART – HART “Bus Wrap” ART: “Bus Wrap Art” is the completed version of the winning concept image submitted by the selected artist to be used by the Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design. The concept image must be adaptable, in whole or in part, for the use in other media, including but without limitation, posters, advertisements, t-shirts, magnets, brochures and rack cards. The concept and “Bus Wrap” art images become the property of the Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design. Entrants agree to release the Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design and partners Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, Gasparilla Music Foundation, VSA Florida, Vinik Family Foundation, and from any and all liability resulting from submitting the concept/image art. The Selected artist agrees to release the Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design and partners Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, Gasparilla Music Foundation, VSA Florida, and Vinik Family Foundation and all their officers, directors, volunteers, and agents from all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the art image entered. Submission of entry art image constitutes consent to use the Selected artist’s name, likeness, and art submission for editorial, advertising, and publicity purposes, without compensation.

    About Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture & Design (TBFAD)
    TBFAD is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the exploration and appreciation of architecture and the built environment and how it influences shaping our city, our neighborhoods and our lives. TBFAD’s mission is implemented through educational activities and public awareness events engaging citizens of all ages. Established in 2015 with the generous support of the American Institute of Architects Tampa Bay Chapter and the Tampa Community Design Center, TBFAD is committed to nurturing creative cooperation with community and regional organizations to promote and celebrate architecture, the arts and the built environment. The Foundation’s activities focus on public education, research and scholarships.

    About Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA)
    TBBCA is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts of the private sector network and pARTnership movement of Americans for the Arts. For over 28 years, TBBCA has united businesses in support of arts education, and culture and the arts in our community, based on the philosophy that ‘the arts are good for business, and business is good for the arts’. TBBCA offers programs including Cultural Encounters, TBBCA Chalk Walks, Call to Artists, and The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships. TBBCA connects business and thought leaders in engagement and support of the arts, and builds collaborations, innovative pARTnerships and creative dialogues that promote a healthy and successful business and cultural eco-system. www.tbbca.org

    About Vinik Family Foundation
    Jeffrey Vinik and his wife Penny move their philanthropy through the Vinik Family Foundation. The couple was once rather focused on Boston where they lived but since they moved to Florida, the Sunshine State has increasingly been in the spotlight. The couple has supported education, including Vinik’s alma maters Duke and Harvard Business School. Arts and culture and human services are other interests.

    About Gasparilla Music Festival
    The Gasparilla Music Festival presented by Frontier is an annual music festival in downtown Tampa produced by the Gasparilla Music Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The 2017 festival will take place in Curtis Hixon Riverfront Park, Kiley Gardens Park and MacDill Park on March 11th & 12th and will feature musical acts from a wide variety of genres on several stages and cuisine from the region’s top restaurants. As part of its mission to support and promote music and education, the organization is involved throughout the year in several initiatives, including providing scholarships to music students. About VSA Florida A private not-for-profit organization, VSA Florida (VSAFL) conducts art education programs in schools, Department of Juvenile Justice facilities, and community centers; promotes the accomplishments of artists with disabilities through our artist registry, exhibitions, and performances; and increases access to the arts through professional development workshops.

    VSA Florida is a member of the VSA Affiliate Network (a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.) and is headquartered at the David C. Anchin Center in the College of Education at the University of South Florida

  • TBBCA Call to Artists 2018 Gasparilla Music Festival Poster Contest

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Contact:
    Susana Weymouth
    813-221-2787
    susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts “TBBCA” announces Call to Artists for the 2018 Gasparilla Music Festival Presented by Cigar City Brewing and Poster Contest presented by Hill Ward Henderson in pARTnership with TBBCA and the Gasparilla Music Foundation.

    TAMPA, Fla. (December 13, 2017) – The 7th annual Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Cigar City Brewing invites Tampa Bay area artists with a passion for music to enter the TBBCA-GMF Poster Contest, presented by Hill Ward Henderson in pARTnership with TBBCA and the Gasparilla Music Foundation.

    Artists interested in participating are requested to register their intent to submit prior to Friday, January 12th, 2018 by sending an email to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org
    Final original artwork may be submitted prior to, but no later than, the deadline Monday, February 5th, 2018. (Delivery of original art to TBBCA by pre-arrangement only.)

    GMF 2018 will take place in downtown Tampa on March 10th & 11th and will feature musical acts from a wide variety of genres on several stages and cuisine from the region’s top restaurants. The poster design should be an artistic representation of GMF. Artists are encouraged to incorporate Tampa Bay’s wide diversity of culture into its design; however, artists are discouraged from using “Gasparilla” themes such as pirates or beads. Please do NOT include the GMF name or logo in the artwork; doing so will disqualify the entry. If chosen, GMF branding will be incorporated to the final poster version by GMF.

    Entries will be judged by an expert panel of judges and the GMF Poster Committee. GMF will make the final decision to select the winning entry. Submissions will be evaluated based on concept, originality, lay out and marketing adaptability.

    The winning poster design will be announced at the GMF VIP Sound Check party (date TBD) and will be recognized as the Official Commemorative Poster of the 2018 Gasparilla Music Festival.
    The winning artist will receive:
    ∙ $500 cash award
    ∙ Two (2) VIP tickets to GMF 2018, valid for both days of the festival ($300 value)
    ∙ Featured bio in the GMF program
    ∙ Recognition on GMF social media sites
    ∙ A print of your poster, which will be gifted to GMF sponsors and individual donors
    ∙ Featured poster-signing session at the festival
    ∙ Possibility of your artwork will be reproduced as an “official” festival T-shirt

    By entering the contest, artists agree that the winning submission will become the property of GMF and can be auctioned off at the GMF Sound Check party, with proceeds going to the non-profit Gasparilla Music Foundation in support of their arts education, Recycled Tunes, and other programs. The winning artist receives no further cash payment other than the $500 prize.
    For non-winning submissions that are selected as finalists, those artists can opt to allow their works to be auctioned at the GMF VIP Sound Check party, with proceeds to be split 50-50 between each artist and GMF, so each artist receives half the proceeds of the sale of the artwork. The remaining half of the proceeds will be used to support the Gasparilla Music Foundation, including its Recycled Tunes program which provides refurbished instruments to area children. Unsold items will be returned to the artist. By submitting an entry for auction, artists may decide on the reserve price of their entry, subject to minimum reserve pricing of $50 and maximum reserve pricing of $500. Only the winning artist(s) give GMF license for reproduction for promotion and sales.

    GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY
    ∙ The GMF poster contest is open to all artists residing in the Tampa Bay region.
    ∙ Limit to one entry per artist. Entries must be an original art piece (any medium) that is production-ready, vertical poster format and framed or matted.
    ∙ Canvas size must scale to 24”x36”.
    ∙ On the back of each entry, artist must include their printed name, address, phone number and email address.

    All artists interested in participating are requested to register their intent to submit prior to Friday, January 12, 2018 by sending an email to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org
    Artwork must be delivered by pre-arrangement only to Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, 633 North Franklin Street, Suite 735, Tampa, FL 33602 before or by the submission deadline Monday, February 5, 2018. Artists must contact susanaweymouth@tbbca.org to coordinate your delivery.

    About TBBCA
    Tampa Bay BCA is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts, member of the private sector network and pARTnership movement of Americans for the Arts. For over 28 years, TBBCA has united businesses in support of the arts, based on the philosophy that ‘the arts are good for business, and business is good for the arts.’ TBBCA offers programs in support of arts education, culture and the arts in our community, including Call to Artists, Cultural Encounters, TBBCA Chalk Walks, The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships, and others. To learn more go to www.tbbca.org or contact susanaweymouth@tbbca.org or 813-221-2787.

  • TBBCA CALL TO ARTISTS 2018 GASPARILLA MUSIC FESTIVAL POSTER CONTEST

    The 7th annual Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Cigar City Brewing invites Tampa Bay area artists with a passion for music to enter the TBBCA-GMF Poster Contest, presented by Hill Ward Henderson in pARTnership with Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts and the Gasparilla Music Foundation.

    Artists interested in participating are requested to register their intent to submit prior to Friday, January 12th, 2018 by sending an email to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org
    Final artwork submission receipt deadline is Monday, February 5th, 2018.

    GMF 2018 will take place in downtown Tampa on March 10th & 11th and will feature musical acts from a wide variety of genres on several stages and cuisine from the region’s top restaurants. The poster design should be an artistic representation of GMF. Artists are encouraged to incorporate Tampa Bay’s wide diversity of culture into its design; however, artists are discouraged from using “Gasparilla” themes such as pirates or beads. Please do NOT include the GMF name or logo in the artwork; doing so will disqualify the entry. If chosen, GMF branding will be incorporated to the final poster version by GMF.

    Entries will be judged by an expert panel of judges and the GMF Poster Committee. GMF will make the final decision to select the winning entry. Submissions will be evaluated based on concept, originality, lay out and marketing adaptability.
    The winning poster design will be announced at the GMF VIP Sound Check party (date TBD) and will be recognized as the Official Commemorative Poster of the 2018 Gasparilla Music Festival.

    The winning artist will receive:

    ∙ $500 cash award
    ∙ Two (2) VIP tickets to GMF 2018, valid for both days of the festival ($300 value)
    ∙ Featured bio in the GMF program
    ∙ Recognition on GMF social media sites
    ∙ A print of your poster, which will be gifted to GMF sponsors and individual donors
    ∙ Featured poster-signing session at the festival
    ∙ Possibility of your artwork will be reproduced as an “official” festival T-shirt

    By entering the contest, you agree that the winning submission will become the property of GMF and can be auctioned off at the GMF Sound Check party, with proceeds going to the non-profit Gasparilla Music Foundation in support of their arts education, Recycled Tunes, and other programs. The winning artist receives no further cash payment other than the $500 prize.

    For non-winning submissions that are selected as finalists, those artists can opt to allow their works to be auctioned at the GMF VIP Sound Check party, with proceeds to be split 50-50 between each artist and GMF, so each artist receives half the proceeds of the sale of the artwork. The remaining half of the proceeds will be used to support the Gasparilla Music Foundation, including its Recycled Tunes program which provides refurbished instruments to area children. Unsold items will be returned to the artist. By submitting an entry for auction, artists may decide on the reserve price of their entry, subject to minimum reserve pricing of $50 and maximum reserve pricing of $500.

    Only the winning artist(s) give GMF license for reproduction for promotion and sales.

    GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY
    ∙ The GMF poster contest is open to all artists residing in the Tampa Bay region.
    ∙ Limit to one entry per artist. Entries must be an original art piece (any medium) that is production-ready, vertical poster format and framed or matted.
    ∙ Canvas size must scale to 24”x36”.
    ∙ On the back of each entry, artist must include their printed name, address, phone number and email address.

    All artists interested in participating are requested to register their intent to submit prior to Friday, January 12, 2018 by sending an email to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org
    Artwork must be delivered by pre-arrangement only to Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, 633 North Franklin Street, Suite 735, Tampa, FL 33602 before or by the submission deadline Monday, February 5, 2018.

    Artists must contact susanaweymouth@tbbca.org to coordinate your delivery.

  • 2018 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Call for Applicants now open!

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
    Susana Weymouth
    813-221-2787
    susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

    TBBCA encourages students to gather together their application, recommendation letters, artist statement, work samples, and compete for $15,000+ in scholarships

    TAMPA, Fla. (December 6, 2018) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) is proud to continue to financially support arts education and announces The 2018 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Program Call for Applicants is now open.

    This cornerstone TBBCA program in support of arts education and young artists and performers, is named in honor of TBBCA Past President, the late Charlie Hounchell, who was the program’s founder and champion. Each year, TBBCA awards six or more competitive talent and merit based fine and performing arts scholarships of $2500 each in Theatre, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Dance, Literary Arts, and Visual Arts, to Tampa Bay area high school juniors and seniors, helping them to fund their higher education in the arts. Since 2008, TBBCA has awarded over $155,000, providing financial assistance for higher education tuition to more than 60 Tampa Bay area students who are some of the most promising and talented young artists and performers in the nation.

    Scholarship awards are applied directly towards tuition expenses at the winner’s selected college, university or professional training program. Winners will be selected based on talent and merit by a panel of judges who are experts in their respective fields. For information on 2017 judges and CHASS recipients, see https://www.tbbca.org/programs-events/art-stars-scholarships/ Past winners have attended prestigious institutions, including The Juilliard School, Yale, The Eastman School of Music, The University of Miami Frost School of Music, Belmont University, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Tufts, Savannah College of Art & Design, Penn State, Northwestern, the University of South Florida, the University of Tampa, Florida State University, University of Florida, and others.

    The guidelines and requirements with the 2018 application form are posted and downloadable on TBBCA website https://www.tbbca.org/programs-events/art-stars-scholarships/ or contact TBBCA Executive Director Susana Weymouth at susanaweymouth@tbbca.org with any questions or to receive an application via email. There is no fee to apply. Qualified students may apply in one, more, or all disciplines, via separate applications for each category. A completed packet for each application must be mailed to TBBCA at P.O. Box 559, Tampa, FL 33601, by the deadline of Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. TBBCA will hold an awards ceremony for the 2018 winners in May.

    About TBBCA
    Tampa Bay BCA is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts, member of the private sector network and pARTnership movement of Americans for the Arts. For over 28 years, TBBCA has united businesses in support of arts education, and culture and the arts in our community, based on the philosophy that ‘the arts are good for business, and business is good for the arts.’ TBBCA pARTnerships support programs including free Cultural Encounters, Pop-Up Prose and Poetry, TBBCA Chalk Walks, Culturepreneur Leadership Intern Program, Call to Artists, and others. The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships – Individual scholarship naming rights and sponsorships are available. For more information, or to join the TBBCA pARTnership Movement of business leaders, or to donate online to The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships contact TBBCA Executive Director Susana Weymouth at 813-221-2787 or email susanaweymouth@tbbca.org.

  • Tampa Bay BCA celebrates 2017 Impact Awards with Tampa Bay area business and community leaders

    Tampa, Fla. (October 18, 2017) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, TBBCA, the only area non-profit that ‘bridges the bay’ providing programming and private sector support for arts and cultural organizations, and arts education, held its annual BCA Impact Awards fundraiser Tuesday, October 17th. The videos on 2017 Impact Awards honorees may be seen at https://www.tbbca.org/programs-events/impactawards2017/
    TBBCA Americans for the Arts pARTners and business and community leaders, arts and cultural organizations’ board members, directors, and curators from throughout the Tampa Bay area, were greeted at the Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel with leading-edge technology digital displays of art by local artists, presented by California based DAYLIGHTED. Honorary Chairs Margaret Word Burnside and Aaron Fodiman, and event Co-Chairs Stephen Gay and Lorna Taylor, welcomed nearly 400 guests as they enjoyed a lively cocktail reception in the art-filled courtyard, followed by a delicious three-course dinner and exciting program. TBBCA Chair’s Circle pARTner ChappellRoberts created a special ‘sizzle reel’ that kicked off the evening, while Russell Rhodes, Anchor of Fox 13’s Good Day Tampa Bay, was the engaging Master of Ceremonies. TBBCA 2017 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarship recipient for Theatre, young high school student Natalie Cottrill, wowed the audience with her talented performance from ‘Funny Girl’. Guests were then inspired by professional videos that celebrated and recognized the 2017 Impact Awards honorees for their outstanding contributions to and in support of arts and culture.
    Peter Zinober Shareholder, and Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer with Greenberg Traurig, was revealed as a young musical prodigy who has continued his musical pursuits alongside an equally impressive law career. TBBCA honored Zinober for his exemplary service and leadership in support of Tampa Bay arts & cultural organizations for over four decades, including as Board Chair in the nascent years of The Florida Orchestra, the Public Art Commission, the State of Florida Cultural Affairs Council, and the Hillsborough County Arts Council.
    Michael Francis, internationally recognized conductor, and music director of The Florida Orchestra, received the International Artistic Achievement Impact Award. The stirring presentation on Francis had the audience on its feet, as the Maestro was lauded for his leadership and for increasing engagement with the Tampa Bay community, including bringing The Florida Orchestra to malls and hospitals, engaging with youth, schools and universities, offering free programming, and performing in communities without access to a resident orchestra – all while vigorously carrying out the vision “to make the arts central to a higher quality of life and to truly inspire, entertain, and educate a wide and diverse audience.” Gregory Yadley, senior law partner with Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, and TBBCA founder, Past President and Board Director, and Vice Chair of The Florida Orchestra Board, bestowed the award to Maestro Francis.
    Neil Gobioff and Gianna Rendina-Gobioff received the TBBCA 2017 Patrons of Arts & Culture Impact Award for their support through the Gobioff Foundation of many arts organizations within Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, including USF Institute for Research in Art, Jobsite Theater and Tempus Projects. The Gobioff’s video interview shared with the audience the many grants, programs and public art the Gobioff Foundation funds, including the recently launched Treasure Tampa initiative to facilitate creative place-making.
    Ruby C. Williams, nationally recognized self-taught folk artist, was heralded for her accomplishments while facing many challenges. The video presentation captured Miss Ruby’s courageous rise from the struggles of the Depression, to ministry and civil rights work, and then her return to farming and creating art in the historic African American town of Bealsville, Florida, founded by freed slaves, including her great grandmother. To make her small farm successful she opened a self-built produce stand on State Road 60, and painted brightly colored signs to attract visitors. Her paintings have been featured in books and exhibitions, galleries and museums, including The Smithsonian African American Museum in Washington, D.C. Miss Ruby remarks accepting the 2017 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Impact Award could clearly be seen to have moved the audience.
    This year’s TBBCA Impact Awards sculptures were specially commissioned and created by Mark Aeling, MGA Sculpture studio. The musical entertainment was provided by Austin Vickrey Jazz Quartet. TBBCA announced next Impact Awards date of October 18, 2018.

  • TBBCA announces new date Impact Awards Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel

    TBBCA announces new date Impact Awards Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Contact:
    Susana Weymouth
    813-221-2787 susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts announces TBBCA Impact Awards new date Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel
    Michael Francis, Peter Zinober, Ruby C. Williams, and Neil and Gianna Gobioff – Gobioff Foundation – to be honored for their commitment and contributions to arts and culture

    TAMPA, Fla. (August 15, 2017) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (“TBBCA”) announces its annual Impact Awards will be held on new date, Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 at the Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel. Michael Francis, Music Director of The Florida Orchestra, is the International Artistic Achievement Impact Award honoree; Peter Zinober, Esq., is the Individual Impact Award honoree; Ruby C. Williams, folk artist, is the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Impact Award honoree; Gobioff Foundation – Neil and Gianna Gobioff, are the Patrons of Culture & the Arts Impact Award honorees. Held yearly since TBBCA’s founding in 1989, Impact Awards celebrate and recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to and in support of arts and culture.

    Michael Francis is the Music Director of The Florida Orchestra, our state’s premier and largest professional orchestra and one of the most vibrant and innovative orchestras in America. An internationally recognized conductor known for maintaining a diverse repertoire, Francis enjoys a great reception throughout North America, Europe and Asia. His guest appearances and engagements span the globe. This fall, Francis will lead The Florida Orchestra’s 50th anniversary season. “The Florida Orchestra is a jewel in the crown of Tampa Bay,” said Maestro Francis, “Our 50th anniversary is a chance for us to celebrate …. At the heart of our past and future is the extraordinary talent of The Florida Orchestra musicians, whom we will showcase in a variety of ways all season long.” The Florida Orchestra performs more than 130 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, vigorously carrying out the vision “to make the arts central to a higher quality of life and to truly inspire, entertain, and educate a wide and diverse audience.” Under Francis’ direction, The Florida Orchestra has increased engagement with the Tampa Bay community and throughout the State of Florida, including bringing The Florida Orchestra to malls and hospitals, engaging with youth, schools and universities, offering free programming, and performing in communities without access to a resident orchestra. “Outside the concert halls, we will continue to grow our community programs, which have been so warmly received by everyone. We want to touch even more people this season through the power of music,” says Francis.

    Peter Zinober is employment and labor lawyer, and shareholder of the Tampa office of Greenberg Traurig. TBBCA is honoring Zinober for his exemplary leadership in support of arts & cultural organizations in Tampa for over four decades. “I believe Tampa Bay is made more vibrant from the economic activity and quality of life generated through arts and culture,” said Zinober. Zinober is a University of Florida undergraduate, graduate school, and law school alumnus. He returned to Tampa with the National Labor Relations Board in early 1972. He has served on the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the Cultural Affairs Council, and as the Hillsborough County Member of the Florida Arts Council. He was on the Board of Directors of the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony, which later became the Florida Orchestra, where he was asked to be Labor Counsel and General Counsel of the Orchestra between 1973 and 1986. He also served on the Board of Governors of the Orchestra, and as Chairman from 1981 to 1983. Other service includes City of Tampa Mayor’s Public Art Committee, joint City/County Task Force on the Future of the Arts in Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Arts Council, the Arts Council designated board member for the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, first Tampa Bay Regional Arts Summit, Board of Directors of the Tampa Players Theater, honorary board member of Stageworks Theater, and board member/Treasurer of the Florida Cultural Action and Education Alliance. Zinober has been a longtime TBBCA member, Board Director from 1991-2003, and Past President. He was recently re-elected to TBBCA Board of Directors, where he is currently leading several committees and initiatives.

    Ruby C. Williams is a nationally recognized self-taught folk artist. She was born and raised during the Depression in the African American town of Bealsville, Florida, founded in 1865 by freed slaves, including Williams’ great-grandmother. After moving to New Jersey in the 1950s, Williams returned to Bealsville in the early 1980s to farm. She opened a self-built produce stand on State Road 60, and painted brightly colored signs to attract visitors. Ruby Williams’ work is found in collections throughout the U.S., and internationally. Her artwork has been featured in books and exhibitions, including the Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, and the American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore. In 2005, the Smithsonian (Anacostia) Museum in Washington D.C., “On Their Own – Selected Self-taught Artists” exhibited ten of Williams’ paintings, and selected her artwork for the cover of the catalog, banners and promotional materials. In 2013, HCC’s Gallery 221 celebrated the work of Ruby C. Williams as a Florida folk art legend with a solo exhibition. Williams’ awards include the 2005 Department of State Division of Historical Resources Preservation Florida Folk Heritage Award and the 2009 Folk Art Society of America Award of Distinction. Ms. Williams has also illustrated a children’s book, I Am Ruby.

    Neil and Gianna Gobioff lead The Gobioff Foundation, a private family foundation founded by Howard Gobioff, in 2007, only months before his sudden death from lymphoma in March, 2008. The Gobioff Foundation carries out the intention of its founder, “to make the world a better place,” through grants, programs and initiatives. The Foundation’s arts grants in the Tampa Bay area include to the Arts Council of Hillsborough County, USF Institute for Research in Art/CAM/GraphicStudio, Jobsite Theater, Tempus Projects, and others. Between 2011- 2014, the Gobioff Foundation micro-grants program funded nearly 50 projects in music, performing, film, digital and visual arts. Most recently, the Gobioff Foundation’s new Treasure Tampa program awarded an initial $30,000 grant to the University Area Community Development Corporation for a public art and creative place-making project. The Gobioff Foundation’s grants made in support of human rights organizations have had a national and global impact.
    TBBCA Impact Awards honors will be bestowed to Zinober, Francis, Williams, and the Gobioff Foundation on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel. The last two years’ Impact Awards sold out. Sponsorships and table/ticket purchases for 2017 Impact Awards may be made online at www.tbbca.org/ImpactAwards2017 or call 813-221-2787 or email susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

    About TBBCA

    TBBCA is a 501 (c ) (3) non-profit organization, one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts, and part of the private sector network and pARTnership Movement of Americans for the Arts. Our mission is “to unite businesses to champion arts and culture for a prosperous community”. TBBCA Impact Awards, held annually since 1989, benefit TBBCA and our programs, including The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships. Since 2008, TBBCA has awarded scholarships providing tuition assistance to over 60 students helping them to fund higher education in the arts. www.tbbca.org

    TBBCA programs are generously supported by our pARTners, including Chair’s Circle: Premier Eye Care; Stephen Gay & Associates, Realtors; Linda and Michael Connelly; The Beaux-Arts Group; Greenberg Traurig; Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick; Professional Surveys, Inc.; Strategic Property Partners; The Tampa Bay Lightning; Tampa Bay Magazine; The Tampa Bay Times/tbt*; Savoir Faire Creative; The Wilson Company; Alex McKnight; Playbook Public Relations; Chappell Roberts; B2 Communications, Mise En Place/SONO; and others.

  • Art LAB Arts Fest and Live Painting Contest Call to Artits

    NEW Call to Artists • All Tampa Bay area painters over the age of 18 are invited to enter Art LAB, an arts fest and exciting live painting contest presented by Thornhill Foundation for the Arts. • To register, email Sarah at ThornhillFoundationfortheArts@gmail.com before Sept. 2!
    Art LAB is a one-of-a-kind arts festival that will take place in Ybor City (Tampa) on November 5 in Centennial Park. Artists will have 2 hours to produce their own painting from start to finish. Entry is $10 and includes a 12 x 12 canvas. Artists will bring their own easels and other materials. A theme will be announced 10 minutes before the contest begins. All artworks will be up for Silent Auction both during the live painting and until the winner is announced at 3:00. Silent Auction proceeds will be split 50/50 between the artist and TFA. Prizes • Winner: $150 cash & the opportunity for a solo gallery show (with artist reception) at the Carrollwood Cultural Center during May & June of 2018 • 2nd place: Tampa Museum of Art Annual Membership (1 year) & a $50 Blick Gift Card • 3rd place: Tampa Museum of Art Annual Membership (1 year) Only 25 artist slots available. • Deadline is 12:00 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2017. •
    Guidelines for Entry • The contest is open to all painters over the age of 18 residing in Tampa Bay. • Artists will have 2 hours to produce their own painting from start to finish on a 12 x 12 canvas based on a theme will be announced 10 minutes before the contest begins. • To qualify, artwork cannot contain nudity, violence or overt political overtones. No exceptions. • Any work which does not adhere to the theme and/or any unprofessionally presented work will be disqualified from both the competition and the exhibition.
    • Aerosols/spray paint is not permitted. No exceptions. • Entry is $10 and includes a 12 x 12 canvas. Walk-up entry fee is $40 and dependent upon availability. • Artists will bring their own easels and other materials. • Each artist must check-in at registration (in person), sign a waiver and pay any unpaid entry fee (for walk-up entry only). • All art work must be uniquely created by the artist who is registered with TFA, created without assistance, whether mechanical, photographic, or other persons, and must be completed during the allotted production time. • Entries will be judged by a distinguished panel of jurors based on concept and originality. Jurors’ decisions are final. • Only 25 artist slots available. • TFA reserves artist slot only upon completed registration and receipt of entry fee. • To register, send an email requesting registration forms to Sarah at ThornhillFoundationfortheArts@gmail.com. • Deadline is 12:00 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2017.

  • Regional Arts Summit – Maximizing the Arts 7/21/17

    Regional Arts Summit – Maximizing the Arts 7/21/17

    After a year-long county-wide arts and culture economic impact study, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance and Creative Pinellas will announce the outcomes at the July 21st 2017 Regional Arts Summit – Maximizing the Arts Economic Impact for Pinellas County. They will be joined by the Clearwater Arts Alliance, North Pinellas Cultural Alliance, and Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts. It is the first countywide collaboration among the five arts agencies serving the creative community with information, resources and ideas.

    The summit will feature Keynote Speaker, Randy Cohen, VP of Research and Policy at Americans for the Arts. Featured Luncheon Guest Speakers are Sandy Saughnessy, Dir. of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and Lauren Davenport, Founder and CEO at The Symphony Agency
    Countywide civic and elected leaders will speak on panels about the economic impact and how the arts contribute to our economy.
    COUNTY ARTS GROWTH – LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION:
    Ken Welch, Pinellas County Commissioner
    Karen Seel, Pinellas County Commissioner
    Doreen Caudell, Council Member, City of Clearwater and Owner D-Mar General Contracting & Developments, Inc.
    PINELLAS COUNTY RESOURCES FOR ARTS & CULTURE:
    Jessica Eilermann, Small Business Liaison & Mayor’s Maker Liaison, Office of the Mayor & Manager, The Greenhouse
    Bob Ironsmith, Director of Economic and Housing Development and the Community Redevelopment Agency
    David Downing, Pres. & CEO, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
    Dr. Cynthia Johnson, Dir. Small Business Development Center, Pinellas County Economic Development
    MEET THE SPONSORS:
    Moderator – Karen Eber Davis, Pres., Karen Eber Davis Consulting
    Michelle Cyr, AARP Florida Associate State Director for Advocacy & Community Outreach in Tampa Bay
    Jeff Baker, Duke Energy, Government & Community Relations Manager
    Ann Shaler, Sr. VP Enterprise Business & Community Engagement, Bank of America
    MEET THE GRANT MAKERS:
    Moderator – Karen Eber Davis, Pres., Karen Eber Davis Consulting
    Duggan Cooley, Exec. Dir., Pinellas Community Foundation
    Michael Killoren, Exec. Dir., Morean Arts Center
    Curtis Young, Arts Consultant, Florida Divison of Cultural Affairs
    WHERE: EpiCenter at St. Petersburg College, 13805 58th St. N., Clearwater
    WHEN: Friday, July 21, 2017, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
    PRESENTERS: St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, Creative Pinellas, Clearwater Arts Alliance, North Pinellas Cultural Alliance, Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts
    COST: $25 per person, includes lunch
    Space is limited. Conference registration and details here: https://creative-pinellas-workshop.ticketleap.com/2017-reg…/

  • TBBCA Announces 2017 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Recipients

    TBBCA will award $17,500 to Tampa Bay area students to fund higher education in the arts

    Tampa, Fla. (April 20, 2017) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) is proud to announce the Tampa Bay area high school students who have been selected for the 2017 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars fine and performing arts scholarships. This TBBCA program is named in honor of TBBCA Past President, the late Charlie Hounchell, who was the program’s founder and champion. TBBCA will award seven (7) scholarships totaling $17,500, one in each of fine and performing arts categories: theatre, dance, instrumental music, vocal music and visual arts, and this year extraordinarily two scholarships in the category of Literary Arts – one each for prose and for poetry. The 2017 winners of The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships are: Visual Arts – Lilith Graham, senior, Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School; Literary Arts – Prose- Julianna Cherinka, senior, Countryside High School/St. Petersburg College-Early College; Literary Arts – Poetry- Laura De Sousa, junior, Howard W. Blake High School; Vocal Music – Kayelin Leonhirth, junior, Shorecrest Preparatory School; Dance – Adia Hollist, senior, Howard W. Blake High School; Instrumental Music – Julia Hossain, senior, Berkeley Preparatory School; Theatre – Natalie Cottrill, junior, St. Petersburg High School International Baccalaureate.

    Since 2008, TBBCA has awarded financial assistance for higher education in the arts to more than 60 Tampa Bay area students, who are some of the most promising and talented young artists and performers in the nation. This year’s applicants from Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties were judged and selected on the basis of talent and merit by a distinguished panel of experts in their field: Visual Arts – Joanna Robotham, Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art, The Tampa Museum of Art; Literary Arts – Lisa Unger, award-winning New York Times and internationally best-selling author; Vocal Music – Dawne Eubanks, classical soloist and voice instructor at Eckerd College and Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School; Dance – Helen Hansen French, Juilliard graduate, a member of Karen Reedy Dance, Buglisi Dance Theatre, and St. Pete Dance Alliance, and on faculty at John Hopkins Middle School and St. Petersburg College; Instrumental Music – Paul Wilborn, pianist, musician and bandleader, and Executive Director of The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College; and Theatre – Eugenie Bondurant, singer, television and film actor. This year special presenter of the Literary Arts – Poetry winner will be St. Petersburg Poet Laureate, Helen Pruitt Wallace.

    Scholarship recipients will showcase their talent at The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 17th at 6:30 p.m. at TBBCA pARTner The Tampa Museum of Art. The TBBCA 2017 Impact Awards Honorees will be officially announced that during the ceremony. The event is free and open to the public.

    TBBCA 2017 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships are made possible through the extremely generous philanthropic donation support for scholarships and other programs by TBBCA pARTners Chair’s Circle: Premier Eye Care; Mark Mahaffey; Strategic Property Partners; The Tampa Bay Lightning; Stephen Gay/Gay & Associates Realtors; Linda and Michael Connelly; Greenberg Traurig; The Beaux Arts Group; Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick; The DeBartolo Family Foundation; Tampa Bay Magazine; Tampa Bay Times/*tbt; The Wilson Company; Chappell Roberts; Alex McKnight ArchivaImages; Cox Media Group; SONO Café/Maryann Ferenc; Playbook Public Relations, B2 Communications, and other pARTners and supporters.

    TBBCA is a 501 (c) (3). To donate online to The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships go to www.tbbca.org. Individual scholarship naming rights and sponsorships are available. Contact TBBCA Executive Director susanaweymouth@tbbca.org or call TBBCA 813-221-2787.

    About TBBCA

    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989, with the mission to unite Tampa Bay area businesses to champion arts education, arts and culture for a prosperous community. One of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts of the private sector network and pARTnership Movement of Americans for the Arts, TBBCA programs and pARTnerships provide resources, funding and support for arts education, arts and cultural organizations and artists serving Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco Counties.

  • TBBCA announces Gail Nursey and Glenn Horn elected to its Board of Directors.

    TAMPA, FL – (April 27, 2017) Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, “TBBCA”, has announced Gail Nursey and Glenn Horn elected to its Board of Directors.

    Gail Nursey is the managing director of business development for BNY Mellon Wealth Management in its West Florida region covering offices from Tampa to Naples. In this role, she provides direct leadership for the region’s new business development efforts. Nursey brings more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the BNY Mellon in 2015, she served as Senior Vice President, North and Central Florida Area Business Banking Manger for Wells Fargo. Nursey’s community involvement includes service as Board Member, The Florida Orchestra; Board of Fellows, University of ; Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce; Circle of Red, American Heart Association; and Merit Society, Moffitt Center. Nursey received her B.A. from University of Evansville.

    Glenn Horn is Associate Creative Director with ChappellRoberts. Horn focuses on making sure the agency produces the highest-quality creative and conceptual product. Throughout his over 20 year career in the business, Horn has worked for an enviable range of national and regional brands, as well as local niche businesses and organizations in the health, technology, tourism and restaurant industries. He was instrumental in branding campaigns for The Dali Museum, The Tampa Bay History Center, Florida Hospital West Florida Region, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and other prominent brands. Horn studied film direction at New York University and graduated from Florida State University. His keen eye and rich broadcast background have earned him numerous local and regional advertising awards, including several Best of the Bay ADDYs. To learn more about TBBCA, go to www.tbbca.org or call (813) 221-2787.

    About Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts

    TBBCA is a non-profit organization founded in 1989, and one of 11 national “Business Committees for the Arts,” part of the pARTnership Movement and Private Sector Network of Americans for the Arts. TBBCA’s mission is to unite area businesses to champion arts and culture for a prosperous community with the philosophy that “the arts are good for business and business is good for the arts.”

    TBBCA programs are made possible through the generosity of individuals and businesses, including Chair’s Circle pARTners: Premier Eye Care; Mark Mahaffey; Strategic Property Partners; The Tampa Bay Lightning; Stephen Gay & Associates, Realtors; Linda and Michael Connelly; Greenberg Traurig; Beaux Arts Group; Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP; DeBartolo Family Foundation; The Wilson Company; The Tampa Bay Times/tbt*; Tampa Bay Magazine; ChappellRoberts; Cox Media Group; Savoir Faire Creative; Alex McKnight ArchivaImages; B2 Communications; Playbook Public Relations, and others. For information on TBBCA pARTnerships and programs, contact TBBCA Executive Director susanaweymouth@tbbca.org or (813) 221-2787.

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