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  • Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts announces four new Board Directors and 2019 executive officers

    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts announces four new Board Directors and 2019 executive officers

    TAMPA, Fla. (January 14, 2019) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA), the leading Tampa Bay non-profit organization that for over thirty years has united businesses to champion arts and culture for a prosperous community, is pleased to announce the board of directors 2019 executive officers and the election of four new directors.

    Stephen Gay, of Gay & Associates with Smith & Associates Real Estate, will serve as President of TBBCA Board of Directors, Sharon Britton, attorney at Phelps Dunbar is Vice-President; Adam Unger, Director, Oxford Creative Studio is Secretary; and Lisa Carver, CFO of The Wilson Company, is Treasurer.

    “I am pleased for new directors Everald Colas, Dorothy Davis, Mario Lovett, Sr. and Jose Miranda to take an active role as leaders and help further TBBCA mission in support of arts and culture as vital economic drivers, catalysts for innovation, creativity, transformation, and essential contributors to quality of life,” said incoming TBBCA Board President Stephen Gay.

    “As we celebrate our non-profit’s 30th anniversary year, this is an exciting time for Tampa Bay BCA to appoint new leadership and welcome new directors with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and passion for the arts,” added Susana Weymouth, TBBCA Executive Director.

    Everald Colas is an award-winning architect, educator, and storyteller with design experience in commercial, aviation, multifamily, and institutional buildings. Currently, Mr. Colas is the owner of Storyn Studio for Architecture. Before starting Storyn, Mr. Colas was the lead for Wannemacher Jensen Architects for the James Museum of Western + Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg, FL. Prior to joining WJA, Everald was a senior architect for Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and co-lead the mixed-use E126 Gotham Residential project in New York City. Before joining BIG, Mr. Colas was a specialist at Grimshaw Architects where he worked on the Qatar Civil Aviation Building in Doha, and a project manager at Kliment Halsband Architects, where he completed several New York projects. In 2016 he was awarded the AIA Garcia Award for design excellence. In 2018 he was awarded University of Florida Young Architects Design Award. Mr. Colas holds both a Master of Architecture degree and a Master of Science in Architectural Pedagogy degree from The University of Florida.

    Dorothy Davis is President of Dorothy Davis Inc., an international project management and consulting company with expertise in design, management and implementation of strategic international, domestic and municipal cross-sector programs and special projects. Born in Liberia and raised in Tunisia, Nigeria, Switzerland and the U.S., as the daughter of a pioneer African American US Foreign Service Officer, Ms. Davis has an extensive international background. Her company works with Heads of State and government, the United Nations, diplomatic corps, private sector, celebrities, civil society, media, national to local governments and non-profit organizations in the US and around the world. A visitor to Tampa Bay for 20 years, Ms. Davis now resides in St. Petersburg. She is a member of the Program Committee of the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs and an Advisor to the Board of Directors of the United Nations Association of the United States of America Tampa Bay Chapter. She also lectures and manages exhibitions of her father’s legacy as a pioneer photographer, journalist and diplomat under Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Archives. Ms. Davis received her M.S. degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and her Bachelor’s degree in broadcasting and film with a minor in political science from Boston University.

    Mario Lovett, Sr., is founder and President of Legacy Athletics, a non-profit organization that values racial equity, non-discrimination, diversity and inclusion. Established in 2009 with 6 boys, Legacy Athletics now provides services to over 500 student athletes. Coaching, mentoring, financial and personal assistance are offered to address the needs of underserved and disadvantaged students, particularly African American youth. Summer reading and reports are part of the programs implemented, and over 70% of Legacy Athletics student athletes go to college. Mr. Lovett was born and raised in Tampa, and attended Leto High School, where he was a three-year letterman and inducted into the Leto basketball Hall of Fame. Mr. Lovett received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from University of Central Florida, an NCAA Division I school, where he was a star student-athlete at the. Mr. Lovett is a Certified Fitness Trainer and the member of the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), has successfully completed the Master Trainer Course with the National Federation of Personal Trainers (NFPT), and is a Certified Performance Exercise Specialist with the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM), one of the top ranked accredited personal training certifications.

    Jose Miranda has been an integral member of Behar Peteranecz Architecture in St. Petersburg since 2017. As an architect, he has contributed his skill and insight to several commercial projects around the Tampa Bay area. Prior to relocating to Florida, Mr. Miranda led project teams in the design and construction of residential, educational, and cultural projects throughout the Northeast U.S., primarily in New York City and Boston. Many of those projects included collaborations with local artists to thoughtfully incorporate art into the built environment. His professional experience with architectural firms includes Murphy Burnham & Buttrick, Hickox Williams, Ann Beha, and Carl Abbott, FAIA, Architects. Mr. Miranda received both his Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture from the University of Florida. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects.

    About TBBCA
    TBBCA is a non-profit founded in 1989, one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts, part of the private sector network and national pARTnership Movement of Americans for the Arts. In 2019 TBBCA celebrates 30 years of uniting Tampa Bay businesses to champion arts and culture for a prosperous community, because the arts are good for business, and business is good for the arts. Through pARTnerships and programs, TBBCA connects, motivates and recognizes the business community’s leadership and support of arts and culture as vital economic drivers, catalysts for innovation, creativity, transformation and development, and essential contributors to quality of life. TBBCA is a 501 (c) (3) #CH32681 www.tbbca.org For more information contact 813-221-2787 or Executive Director susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

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  • TBBCA Launches 1989-2019 30th Anniversary

    TBBCA Launches 1989-2019 30th Anniversary

    (Tampa Bay, Florida – January 7, 2019) The New Year ushers in Tampa Bay BCA 1989-2019 – and the launch of TBBCA 30th Anniversary! Throughout the year, TBBCA invites the public to learn more and share in celebrating the non-profit organization’s unique role over three decades linking businesses in support of the arts.

    The roots of TBBCA’s storied history reach back to the late David Rockefeller, recognized amongst America’s most important business leaders, philanthropists and art collectors. Rockefeller initiated the movement in American business to create corporate art collections through the formation of his bank’s art program, one of the first of its kind in the U.S. In 1967, Rockefeller founded in New York the first Business Committee for the Arts, “BCA”, reflecting his belief that businesses play a crucial role in fostering and ensuring the development and growth of the arts.

    In 1989, using the BCA model developed by David Rockefeller, a group of Tampa Bay business leaders established the Tampa Bay BCA, the very first affiliate in Florida of the National Business Committees for the Arts. Our founding visionaries held the conviction that businesses coming together promoting and supporting our community’s artistic and cultural and creative industries – would give Tampa Bay better opportunity for developing into a thriving regional economy with enhanced quality of life.

    Be sure to follow TBBCA Facebook page and check in on “30th Anniversary Thursdays” featuring people and projects key to TBBCA’s strong impact and success. And for invitations to join TBBCA during this 30th Anniversary and enjoy exciting programs and events we have planned throughout the year email Executive Director susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

  • 2019 Call to Applicants Now Open TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Program

    2019 Call to Applicants Now Open TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Program

    Talented Tampa Bay area high school juniors and seniors are encouraged to begin the application process!

    TAMPA, Fla. (December 10, 2018) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Program 2019 Call for Applicants is now open to qualified Tampa Bay area high school juniors and seniors. Scholarships will be awarded in Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Theatre, Dance, Literary Arts, and Visual Arts. Scholarships go directly to help defray tuition expenses for higher education in the arts at the winner’s selected college, university or professional training program.

    The guidelines and requirements for application documents, recommendation letters, artist statement, work samples, and other required material with the 2019 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. Winners will be selected based on talent and merit by judges who are experts in their respective fields. Completed application packets are accepted by mail only to TBBCA at P.O. Box 559, Tampa, FL 33601, now through the deadline of Friday, Feb. 22, 2019.

    Since the program was founded in 2008 by TBBCA Past President, the late Charlie Hounchell, TBBCA Art Stars Scholarships have been awarded to more than 60 Tampa Bay area students who are some of the most promising and talented young artists and performers in the nation. Past winners have attended prestigious institutions, including The Juilliard School, Yale, Brown, Tufts, The Eastman School of Music, The University of Miami Frost School of Music, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Savannah College of Art & Design, Penn State, Northwestern, Belmont University, the University of South Florida, the University of Tampa, Florida State University, University of Florida, and others. For information on 2018 judges and CHASS recipients, see https://www.tbbca.org/programs-events/art-stars-scholarships/

    TBBCA will hold an awards ceremony for the 2019 winners in May.

    About TBBCA
    Tampa Bay BCA is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), founded by business leaders in 1989, first in Florida and one of the national Business Committees for the Arts, member of the private sector network and national pARTnership movement of Americans for the Arts. For over 29 years, TBBCA has united businesses to champion arts and culture in our community. To help support arts education or to donate online to The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships go to www.tbbca.org or for more information contact TBBCA Executive Director Susana Weymouth at 813-221-2787. Individual scholarship naming rights and sponsorships are available.

  • Tampa Bay BCA 29th annual Impact Awards a sold-out success!

    Tampa Bay BCA 29th annual Impact Awards a sold-out success!

    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, “TBBCA,” 29th annual Impact Awards, held Thursday, October 18th, drew over 400 business, higher education and community leaders from across the bay. The non-profit organization’s signature event purposefully underscored private sector support for the arts as economic drivers, catalysts for innovation, creativity, transformation and development, and important cornerstones of our society.

    USF Graphicstudio, the third largest university print and publishing atelier in the U.S., led by Director Margaret Miller, was recognized with TBBCA 2018 Innovation in Arts & Education Impact Award. Celebrating its 50th year as a leading center for excellence and collaborations, USF Graphicstudio has attracted to the Tampa Bay area acclaimed artists from around the world, including James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Christian Marclay, Diana Al-Hadid, Alex Katz, and hundreds of others.

    Stanton Storer was lauded with TBBCA 2018 Patron of Culture & the Arts Impact Award, Storer’s support for the arts has had a transformative impact on our community’s museums, galleries and artists for two decades. One of the area’s most generous cultural patrons, the pharmaceutical oncology consultant’s beneficiaries include USF Institute for Research in Art & Graphicstudio; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; Tampa Museum of Art; and many more. His extensive art collection includes world famous as well as emerging artists. He supports arts education through two USF scholarship funds.

    Renowned artist Mernet Larsen was celebrated and honored with the TBBCA 2018 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Impact Award. For over 35 years as a professor at USF, Larsen educated, influenced and inspired an entire generation of artists. Now in her mid-70’s, Larsen is at the center of global critical acclaim as one of the most important and impactful artists of our time, with artwork in museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, LACMA, Carnegie Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, Tampa Museum of Art, and private collections.

    The video presentations on the three honorees were created in collaboration with Glenn Horn, Creative Director of ChappellRoberts and TBBCA Board Director. The videos debuted at the event can be viewed on TBBCA’s website at www.tbbca.org/ImpactAwards2018

    The Impact Awards also featured a performance by Siobhan Monique, the first Art Stars Scholarships Vocal Music Recipient when the TBBCA program was started by the late Charlie Hounchell. In just 10 years, TBBCA has awarded financial tuition assistance to over 60 young talents like Siobhan Monique to help them pursue higher education and careers in the arts.

    About TBBCA
    TBBCA is a non-profit founded in 1989, one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts, part of the private sector network and national pARTnership Movement of Americans for the Arts. TBBCA mission is to unite Tampa Bay businesses to champion arts and culture for a prosperous community, because the arts are good for business, and business is good for the arts. Through pARTnerships and programs, TBBCA connects, motivates and recognizes the business community’s leadership and support of arts and culture as vital TBBCA is a 501 (c) (3) #CH32681 www.tbbca.org contact:susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

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    TBBCA 2018 SOLD OUT Impact Awards will be held Thursday, October 18th. TBBCA signature event, held annually since the non-profit was founded in 1989, benefits TBBCA programs, including The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships. This year’s honorees are: Stanton Storer, Patron of Culture & the Arts Impact Award, USF Graphicstudio, Innovation in Arts & Education Impact Award, and Mernet Larsen, Lifetime Artistic Achievement Impact Award.
    TBBCA is grateful for the generosity and support of:
    Title Sponsor Premier Eye Care
    Thank you also to our Signature Sponsors: Lorna Taylor; Stephen Gay & Associates; Beaux Arts Group; Greenberg Traurig; Hieronymous Foundation; Raymond James Financial; Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick; Strategic Property Partners.
    Patron Sponsors include: Allstate Insurance Company; Anthony & Partners; BNY Mellon Wealth Management; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, LLP; Bruck Family Foundation; My Favorite Art Place; Phelps Dunbar; Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation; Tampa International Airport; Thrive Law; USF Muma College of Business; USF Foundation & USFSP; University of Tampa; Wells Fargo – Wells Fargo Private Bank; Yann & Susana Weymouth; Katharine Weymouth/Weymouth Family Charitable Funds.
    Corporate table sponsors include: Bank OZK; Behar & Peteranecz; Community Foundation of Tampa Bay; David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts; J. Crayton Pruitt Foundation; KDurdin Consulting; Old Tampa Bay Title, LLC; Osgood Associates; Oxford Exchange/Allison Casper Adams; Mary Pond & Ed Gunning & Bob Glaser/Smith & Associates Real Estate.
    Also supporting the event are media sponsors Tampa Bay Magazine and Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Bay 100 sponsor is B2 Communications. Honorees presentations sponsor is ChappellRoberts under the creative direction of Glenn Horn. Program book design sponsor is Sally Dee/Playbook Public Relations.
    To join TBBCA and national Americans for the Arts pARTnership Movement, go to www.tbbca.org/GetInvolved

  • Americans for the Arts Survey Americans Speak out About the Arts 2018

    Americans Believe the Arts Strengthen Communities Socially, Educationally, Economically
    Thursday, September 27, 2018

    Americans for the Arts today released Americans Speak Out About the Arts in 2018, one of the largest national public opinion surveys of American perceptions and attitudes towards the arts and arts funding. The new research demonstrates that Americans continue to be highly engaged in the arts and believe more strongly than ever that the arts promote personal well-being, help us understand other cultures, are essential to a well-rounded education, and that government has an important role in funding the arts.

    A national sample of 3,023 adults were polled online by Ipsos in May 2018 on topics such as the importance of arts education, support for government arts funding, personal engagement in the arts, and personal and community benefits that come from engaging in the arts. The last public opinion poll by Americans for the Arts was conducted in 2015.

    Key findings from Americans Speak Out About the Arts in 2018 include:

    Americans show overwhelming support for arts education.
    91 percent believe the arts are part of a well-rounded education for K-12 students.
    Nine in ten believe it is important for students to receive an education in the arts, including dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts. This remains true whether asked about elementary school (94 percent), middle school (94 percent), or high school (93 percent) education.
    The arts give the nation’s communities identity and unity.
    73 percent agree the arts help them understand other cultures better, an 11 percent increase compared to 2015.
    72 percent believe the arts unify communities regardless of age, race, and ethnicity, up from 67 percent during the past two years. These quality-of-life and well-being benefits are not limited to the wealthy, educated, or a racial or ethnic group; they cut across all demographics.
    Americans are highly engaged in the arts and experience them in unexpected places.
    72 percent report attending an arts or cultural event during the previous year, such as the theater, museum, zoo, or a musical performance. Consistent with previous studies, higher attendance rates are found with higher education and income.
    70 percent say they enjoyed the arts in a “non-traditional” venue, such as a performance in the park, exhibitions in a hospital or shopping mall, or an art installation in an airport.
    The arts improve personal well-being and provide meaning to citizens’ lives.
    69 percent of the population believe the arts “lift me up beyond everyday experiences”; 73 percent feel the arts give them “pure pleasure to experience and participate in”; and 81 percent say the arts are a “positive experience in a troubled world.”
    Government funding for the arts is viewed favorably.
    64 percent of Americans approve arts funding by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additionally, 60 percent of Americans approve of arts funding by local government; 58 percent by state government; and 54 percent by federal government.
    The majority of Americans would approve of increasing federal government spending on nonprofit arts organizations from 45 cents to $1 per person (53 percent approve versus 22 percent who disapprove).
    “We are better people with the arts in our lives. We are healthier, more creative, and actively engaged citizens who feel better about today and more optimistic about tomorrow,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “In a society struggling to find equity and social justice, the American public understands that, even in challenging times, the arts make our communities healthier, stronger, and more vibrant. The survey also makes clear that positive attitudes and opinions toward the arts have intensified in recent years when compared to results from 2015.”

    The last public opinion poll for Americans for the Arts was conducted by Ipsos in December 2015 and published in 2016.

    Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America. With offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City, it has a record of more than 55 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Additional information is available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.

  • Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts welcomes new pARTner Jerri Menaul/My Favorite Art Place

    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts welcomes new pARTner Jerri Menaul/My Favorite Art Place

    The business leader joins TBBCA –Americans for the Arts national pARTnership Movement

    TAMPA, Fl. (June 14, 2018) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (“TBBCA”) is pleased to welcome Jerri Menaul and My Favorite Art Place as our newest TBBCA pARTner.

    My Favorite Art Place is recognized as an industry-leading integrated commercial and residential arts environments designer, creator and supplier. Founders and Owners Jerri and her husband, abstract surrealist artist Scott Menaul, bring over three decades of leadership in the visual communications and arts business. My Favorite Art Place specializes in fine art printing and custom and specialty framing with high level of creativity using only top quality materials and craftsmanship. It is a community resource that produces a podcast, offers expert advice, and also exhibits and sells Scott’s award-winning work.

    “Jerri Menaul is a passionate innovator who recognizes the importance of businesses pARTnering in support of arts and culture,” remarked TBBCA Executive Director Susana Weymouth. “My Favorite Art Place enjoys a great reputation for helping artists and organizations grow their business, as well as providing generous support for partners including Inspired Artist Studios @ PARC, Art for Autism, Safety Harbor Art & Music Center, TFO, St. Petersburg Opera Company, Dunedin Fine Art Center, FMoPA and others.”

    About My Favorite Art Place
    My Favorite Art Place is a full service art studio that offers high quality custom art solutions for residential and commercial environments, as well as individuals and artists., My Favorite Art Place is a multi-faceted art company, with the ability to create many types of artwork, from design/mockup to completion and installation, from a single canvas to a full commercial building and specializing in custom size, color, and printing, including canvas giclees, framing and abstracts, as well as photo restoration, collages, word art, and framing., My Favorite Art Place, together with its affiliates Canvas Zoo, Image Creations of Florida, Menaul Art , Menaul Art Printing, collaborate with and produce for Resellers, helping them grow their business by providing quality printing and framing services for artists, photographers, designers, and others. They work with the general public on a daily basis and offer wholesale pricing to artists, designers and resellers.” Menaul’s podcast: https://www.menaul-art.com/podcast/ and can also be heard on iTunes
    Open 6 days a week M-F: 10-5PM Thursday: 10-8PM Saturday: 10-2PM and located at 1750 N. Hercules Ave Clearwater, FL. 33765 Shipping is available across the U.S and internationally. Phone: 844-Art-Place Studio: 727-726-7411 Fax: 727-499-7868 info@myfavoriteartplace.com http://www.MyFavoriteArtPlace.com

  • TBBCA 2018 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Awards $15,000 to area high school students

    TBBCA 2018 Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Awards $15,000 to area high school students

    May 30, 2018 – (Tampa, FL) Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts, “TBBCA”, proudly announces that its Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships program recently awarded $15,000 in six talent and merit based fine and performing arts scholarships to five graduating seniors and one junior, all from public high schools in the Tampa Bay area, to help them pursue higher education in the arts. The scholarships were presented at the CHASS awards ceremony and talent showcase on Thursday, May 17. The recipients in each category were introduced by the judges, distinguished experts in their respective fields – Dawne Wisner Eubanks, Lisa Unger, Helen Hansen French, Eugenie Bondurant, Paul Wilborn, and Joanna Robotham. Over 150 guests, including TBBCA – Americans for the Arts national pARTnership Movement businesses and community leaders, attended the event and reception that were generously sponsored by Mrs. Carolyn Wilson and The Wilson Co. and hosted at The Vault, a premium catering and events venue in downtown Tampa.
    The 2018 TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships recipients are:

    • Taylor Aronson, Vocal Music (PCCA Gibbs High School Salutatorian Class 2018)
    • Jaimar Alvarez, Literary Arts (Howard W. Blake High School Class of 2018)
    • Samantha Frost, Dance (Howard W. Blake High School Class of 2018)
    • Noa Friedman, Theatre (Valedictorian, Howard W. Blake High School Class of 2018)
    • David Mason, Instrumental Music (PCCA Gibbs High School Class 2018)
    • James Pursley, Visual Arts (Keystone Prep Class of 2019)

    The Art Stars Scholarships Program was founded by TBBCA Past President, the late Charlie Hounchell, and is chaired by Stephen Gay, TBBCA Board Director and Vice Chair. “While 2018 marks 5 years since Charlie’s sad and untimely passing, it also highlights 10 years of TBBCA awarding over 60 scholarships in 6 different fine and performing arts disciplines – helping students, the majority from public schools, defray tuition expenses at prestigious colleges, universities and conservatories across the nation,” Mr. Gay remarked as he presented the awards. “This valuable TBBCA program provides some of the Tampa Bay area’s most talented and deserving students with life-changing experiences, not only because of the critical financial assistance, but also because it connects them to judges who are renowned in their fields and can serve as mentors, and to a network of other young talented peer awardees.”

    TBBCA Executive Director Susana Weymouth added in addressing the scholarship recipients directly, “Today we send a clear message to you our talented youth. You belong to a community of business and organizational leaders that believes in you and supports you as you approach your higher education empowered with confidence, continue to reach for excellence, reaffirm your pursuit of future careers in the arts, and strengthen the fabric of our society.”

    About TBBCA
    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts – TBBCA – is a 501(c) (3) founded in 1989, one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts, part of the private sector network and national pARTnership Movement of Americans for the Arts. TBBCA’s mission is to unite Tampa Bay businesses to champion arts and culture for a prosperous community, based on the philosophy that ‘the arts are good for business and business is good for the arts’. TBBCA pARTnerships and programs make the community better and stronger by connecting the private sector in support of arts education, artists, and arts and cultural organizations and their programming and initiatives, throughout the greater Tampa Bay area. For more information about TBBCA or to donate to scholarships visit www.tbbca.org or email susanaweymouth@tbbca.org or call 813-221-2787.

  • 2018 Winners of TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships

    2018 Winners of TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships

    For Immediate Release
    Contact:
    Susana Weymouth
    813-221-2787
    susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

    Tampa, Fla. (May 7, 2018) – Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (TBBCA) is proud to announce the 2018 winners of TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships: Theatre –Noa Friedman, 12th grade, Howard W. Blake High School; Literary Arts – Jaimar Alvarez, 12th grade, Howard W. Blake High School Dance – Samantha Frost, 12th grade, Howard W. Blake High School; Instrumental Music – David Mason, 12th grade, Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School; Vocal Music –Taylor Aronson, 12th grade, Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs High School; Visual Arts – James Pursley, 11th grade, Keystone Prep High School.

    This year’s high school winners, some of the most promising and talented young artists and performers in the Tampa Bay area, were selected on the basis of talent and merit by a distinguished panel of judges who are professionals and experts in their fields. The 2018 panel of judges are: Theatre – Eugenie Bondurant, singer, television and film actor and instructor; Literary Arts – Lisa Unger, award-winning New York Times and internationally best-selling author; Dance – Helen Hansen French; Juilliard graduate, choreographer/dancer, and founder of dance collectives; Instrumental Music –Paul Wilborn, Director of The Palladium, band leader and instrumentalist; Vocal Music – Dawne Eubanks, classical soloist and voice instructor at Eckerd College and Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School; and Visual Arts –Joanna Robotham, Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art, Tampa Museum of Art.

    The scholarship recipients will be introduced by the judges and will showcase their talents at The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 17th at 6 PM under the patronage of Mrs. Carolyn Wilson, The Wilson Co. at The Vault, 611 N. Franklin Street, who will also offer complimentary reception and valet parking. The public is invited by RSVP to susanaweymouth@tbbca.org

    About TBBCA
    Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts is a nonprofit 501 (c ) (3), founded in 1989, one of 11 national Business Committees for the Arts, part of the private sector network and national pARTnership Movement of Americans for the Arts. TBBCA is the only BCA non-profit that unites businesses and individuals across the greater Tampa Bay area to champion arts education, arts and culture for a prosperous community based on the philosophy that “the arts are good for business and business is good for the arts”. TBBCA’s innovative and robust programs provide support and funding and connect businesses with arts and cultural organizations and individual artists. TBBCA programs are made possible thanks to the support of our pARTners, including Chair’s Circle: Premier Eye Care, Stephen Gay/Gay & Associates Realtors, Hieronymous Foundation, The Wilson Company, Greenberg Traurig, Beaux Arts Group, Strategic Property Partners, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, ChappellRoberts, Tampa Bay Magazine, Tampa Bay Times, Playbook Public Relations, Cox Media Group, B2 Communications, Alex McKnight, and many others. TBBCA welcomes voluntary donations in support of The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships online at www.tbbca.org or contact TBBCA 813-221-2787.

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  • TBBCA Give Day Tampa Bay May 1, 2018

    TBBCA Give Day Tampa Bay May 1, 2018

    TBBCA Give Day Tampa Bay May 1, 2018 Donations support Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships

    Tampa, FL (April 26, 2018) – TBBCA is proud to be participating in the annual Give Day Tampa Bay on May 1, 2018. Donations to TBBCA on Give Day will directly support The Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships providing financial assistance to talented and deserving Tampa Bay area students to help them fund higher education in the arts.

    Give Day Tampa Bay is a 24-hour, online giving event, designed to increase philanthropy in the Tampa Bay area and raise awareness of the amazing work local nonprofits do in this community. All money raised on this day will stay in the Tampa Bay community. TBBCA is a non-profit 501 (c ) (3) founded in 1989 uniting businesses to champion arts education, arts and culture for a prosperous community.

    “This year, our goal is to raise at least $2500 to help fund one of six scholarships,” said Susana Weymouth, TBBCA executive director. On May 1, visit www.giveday.org and enter “TBBCA” in the search box to make your donation. All donations made are tax-deductible and will remain in the Tampa Bay area.

    About TBBCA Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarships Program

    Funded through individual and corporate donations, each year TBBCA awards six or more competitive talent and merit based fine and performing arts scholarships in Dance, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Literary Arts, Theatre and Visual Arts to Tampa Bay area students to pursue higher education in the arts. Since 2008, TBBCA has awarded scholarships to over 60 deserving students who are some of the most talented young artists and performers in the nation, helping them defray tuition expenses at the university, college or conservatory of their choice.

    About Give Day Tampa Bay
    Give Day Tampa Bay is part of a national event in which communities across the country ask people to give to their local nonprofits on one specific day – May 1, 2018.

    About the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
    Founded in 1990, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay connects donors, nonprofits, community and business leaders, professional advisors, volunteers and residents to make the maximum positive impact in the Tampa Bay region. For the last 25 years, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been dedicated to making giving easy and meaningful for donors as a way to strengthen nonprofit organizations and build a better, more vibrant community. Since its inception, its donors have enabled the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay to award more than $175 million in grants to nonprofit organizations across the country.

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