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Art Exhibitions to Look Forward to in 2025
2/18/25 - The Latinx Project at NYU
InsideART at 15: A Legacy of Learning Through Contemporary Art
2/6/2025 | Jesus Gogo, USF College of Design, Art & Performance News
First-ever Tampa Art Week kicks off February 19
1/31/25 - Jennifer Ring, CLTampa.com
National Gallery of Art acquires limited edition prints from USF's Graphicstudio
1/30/2025 | Jesus Gogo, USF College of Design, Art & Performance News
USF exhibit puts focus on Latino artists, identity
1/30/2025 | Sofía Ravazzoni, Tampa Bay Newspapers
Exposición de la USF coloca en el foco a los artistas latinos y su identidad
1/29/2025 | Sofía Ravazzoni, CENTRO Tampa
Christian Viveros-Fauné, Curator, Critic, Art Dealer and Author
1/28/2025 | Jonathan Neil and Joey Flores, The M.O. Podcast, Inversion Art
Artistas plásticos boricuas se preparan para inaugurar exhibiciones en Estados Unidos, España e Inglaterra
1/14/2025 | Metro Puerto Rico
USF Contemporary Art Museum exhibition explores term 'Latinx'
12/26/2024 | Chad Scott, See Great Art
10/24/2024 -
Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration exhibit - Fox13 News
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10/20/2024 -
In a Dazzling New Exhibition at The Met, Photographer Anastasia Samoylova Puts Florida in Focus - Salomé Gómez-Upegui, VOGUE
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9/6/2024 - Exploring All Five Skyway Museums
- Tony Wong Palms, Creative Pinellas
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8/19/2024 - Immersive video installation coming to USF gallery - By Bill DeYoung, St Pete Catalyst
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7/31/2024 - August Arts Roundup - By Christopher Curry, 83degrees
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8/7/2024 - Take the Skyway bridge to an art adventure - By Monica Roman Gagnier, Observer
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5/29/2024 - "Breaking Barriers: PORTRAIT" Exhibit Captures Healing Benefits of Art - Hillsborough County
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2/8/2024 - Outstanding Robert Rauschenberg Exhibit at USF
- Tony Wong Palms, Creative Pinellas
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1/15/24 - Spring exhibition at USF Tampa campus highlights printmaking pioneers – Jennifer Ring, CLTampa.com
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10/20/2023 - Graphicstudio at USF Tampa is the preferred printmaking shop of legendary artists - Sean Daly, ABC Action News, WFTS-Tampa
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10/6/2023 - Coexisting in a Changing Environment
- Kurt Loft, Creative Pinellas
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9/18/2023 - ‘Superflex: This Is the Tip of the Iceberg’ - Tampa Bay Newspapers
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8/25/2023 - Wendy Red Star Introduces Kimowan Metchewais Through Indigenous Photography Exhibition - By Chadd Scott, Forbes
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8/5/2023 - Tampa Bay August arts roundup: comic book art, comedy improv, a cupcake contest and much more - By Christopher Curry, 83degrees
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6/02/2023 - Rico Gatson and Christian Viveros-Fauné on Art in Your Ear - By JoEllen Schilke, WMNF Radio
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6/1/2023 - Artist Rico Gatson turns USF Tampa museum into celebration of Black heroes - By Sean Daly, ABC Action News, WFTS-Tampa
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5/19/2023 - Editor's notebook: Tampa Bay makes global gains in the ‘art as infrastructure’ arena - By Alexis Muellner, Tampa Bay Business Journal
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4/16/2023 - At USF, a hidden gem of a print studio - By Pegie Stark, Tampa Bay Times
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3/5/2023 - Joe Testa-Secca spent decades making art in Tampa. Here’s where you can see it. - By Kristen Hare, Tampa Bay Times
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About the USF Institute for Research in Art
The USF Institute for Research in Art (IRA) is the umbrella organization for the Contemporary Art Museum, Graphicstudio, and Public Art. Part of the University of South Florida College of Design, Art & Performance, the IRA is dedicated to an international artists' residency program that brings to the University and Tampa Bay community today's most accomplished and influential artists working in the international art arena. Exhibitions, collection development, publication of limited edition graphics and sculpture multiples, commissioned public art works, interdisciplinary arts research, lectures, symposia, workshops and special events are designed to foster awareness about the role of contemporary artists in shaping our culture and society. Participating artists represent the full spectrum of contemporary art practice including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, photography, electronic media, and performance.
About the College of Design, Art & Performance
As the creative center of the University of South Florida, the College of Design, Art & Performance provides an enriched, creative, and professional environment for tomorrow’s leaders in architecture, design, art, art history, dance, music, and theatre. The college embraces opportunities to embed new and existing arts programming in the rapidly growing regional communities and serves as an integral engine for socioeconomic progress through its research, advocacy, and engagement.
Museum Sponsors
National Endowment for the Arts // Florida Department of State, Florida Arts & Cultur // H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute // Knox Family Foundation // Lee & Victor Leavengood Endowment // Raymond James Financial // The Tampa Tribune // Time Warner Communications // Time Customer Service, Inc. // The Brabson Family // Genevieve Lykes Dimmitt // The Feil Organization // The Wilson Company // Bajo | Cuva | Cohen | Turkel // Carlton Fields // Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation // Gobioff Foundation // Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation P/ARTS Program // The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation // Dr. Allen Root / In Memory of Janet G. Root // Arts Council of Hillsborough County, Board of County Commissioners // The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts // Aparium Hotel Group's Hotel Haya // Strategic Property Partners and Water Street Tampa // Environment and Cultural Partners
Art for Community Engagement (ACE) Fund Patrons
Allison and Robby Adams // Frank E. Duckwall Foundation // Francesca and Richard Forsyth // Gobioff Foundation // Courtney and Jason Kuhn // Linda Saul-Sena and Mark Sena // Sharmila and Vivek Seth // Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation // Michael Paonessa and Robert Iles