Press Releases

Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts announces departure of Executive Director

Susana Weymouth to join TBBCA Cultural pARTner The Florida Orchestra

Tampa, Fla. (December 10, 2020) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (“Tampa Bay BCA”) (“TBBCA”) Board of Directors announces that Susana Weymouth will be departing from her role as Executive Director come January 2021. Ms. Weymouth will be joining The Florida Orchestra, the […]

By |December 11th, 2020|

TBBCA 2020 Lifetime Achievement Impact Award Honoree the late Griffith J. Davis

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2020

Contacts for:

Griffith J. Davis Photographs & Archives:    Dorothy M. Davis  or  Samuel W. Pressley

646-413-0058 / info@griffithjdavis.org \ www.griffdavis.com

609-634-6369 / sampress@sampress.com / sampress.com

TBBCA: Susana Weymouth: 813-221-2787 / susanaweymouth@tbbca.org / www.tbbca.org                    

Griffith J. Davis, Pioneer International Photographer, Journalist, U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer, and Photo-Documentarian in the Civil Rights Movement […]

By |September 18th, 2020|

TBBCA 31st annual Impact Awards honor important contributions to arts and culture

The non-profit’s signature event will be held this year as a first-ever virtual program on Thursday, October 1st .

Tampa, Fla. (August 20, 2020) – Tampa Bay BCA announces the 2020 Impact Awards virtual event Thursday, October 1st at 6 PM. The honorees are: BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Business Impact Award; Tampa Museum of Art, […]

By |August 20th, 2020|

TBBCA teams up with St. Pete Catalyst for 2020 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Program

The creative collaborators successfully launched the first ever virtual talent showcase

Tampa, Fla. (June 25, 2020) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (“Tampa Bay BCA”) (“TBBCA”) was faced with the challenge of pivoting to a virtual Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships awards in lieu of the annual in-person ceremony. The non-profit forged […]

By |June 25th, 2020|

Tampa Bay BCA welcomes Stearns Weaver Miller as new Chair’s Circle pARTner

The law firm joins the TBBCA national pARTnership Movement of Americans for the Arts

TAMPA, Fla. (June 8, 2020) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (“Tampa Bay BCA” – “TBBCA”) welcomes Stearns Weaver Miller to the national pARTnerhip Movement of Americans for the Arts.

“We are proud to welcome Stearns Weaver Miller as Chair’s […]

By |June 8th, 2020|

TBBCA announces 2020 Business Impact Award Honoree BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Tampa, Fla. (May 19, 2019) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (“Tampa Bay BCA”) (“TBBCA”) is proud to announce BNY Mellon Wealth Management as the TBBCA 2020 Business Impact Award Honoree. TBBCA annual Impact Awards celebrate honorees for their extraordinary contributions to and in support of arts and culture.

“We are thrilled to […]

By |June 1st, 2020|

TBBCA 2020 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Awardees

Tampa, Fla. (May 26, 2018) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (“TBBCA”) is pleased to announce the 2020 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships awardees:

Visual Arts – Isabella Robe (Howard W. Blake High School)

Dance – Caroline Henk (Land O’Lakes High School)

Theatre –Jordan Lakins (Blake High School)

Vocal Music –Eileen Lee (PCCA Gibbs High School)

Instrumental […]

By |May 26th, 2020|

New TBBCA Hillsborough County Artists Relief Program “HARP”

Grants of $500 for eligible, qualified artists suffering loss of income due to pandemic crisis

TAMPA, Fla. (April 21, 2020) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) (Tampa Bay BCA) (TBBCA) is privileged to be selected by the Gobioff Foundation to partner on a new artist grant Hillsborough County Artists […]

By |April 21st, 2020|

10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2020 – Americans for the Arts

Americans for the Arts – Arts Blog by Mr. Randy Cohen, VP for Research & Policy
Mar 23, 2020

10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2020

The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us—fostering creativity, goodness, and beauty. The arts bring us joy, help us express our values, and build bridges between […]

By |March 27th, 2020|

Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts elects three new directors

Business leaders strengthen TBBCA board with diverse professional and cultural expertise

TAMPA, FL (January 28, 2020) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) is pleased to announce the officers for 2020 and the election of three new board directors.

The 2020 board officers are Stephen Gay, Stephen Gay Group of Smith & […]

By |January 27th, 2020|