Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Tours
Tour Program
Docent led tours of Museum exhibitions are available for groups of 10 or more. Tours are offered Monday through Friday beginning at 11:00 a.m. Tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance and can include a specific gallery or a general tour of all galleries.
Admission: $10/adults, $7.50/seniors/military/FL educators, $5/students.
No group rates.
No docent fee.
Inspire Yoga
Saturdays 9:30-10:45amMarch 20, 2010
Join instructor Laura Tillinghast from Inspire yoga for Saturday morning yoga sessions. The class will be taught in the exhibition space, enabling the creative inspiration of art to infuse the physical and spiritual inspiration of yoga.
Laura is a Yoga Alliance certified 200-hr RYT trained in the vinyasa style by James Kigar and Judy Weaver at Yoga South in Boca Raton, FL. Vinyasa yoga flows together ashtanga postures linking movement with breath, allowing freedom from mental chatter and space for peace and inspiration.
Some yoga experience is recommended though not required. Please come on a light stomach, bring a mat and a towel. No beverages will be allowed in the space.
Pre-registration preferred. Fee includes admission to galleries and is priced per session. Please print and sign the attached waiver and bring with you to sessions.
Alternate Instructors: Jen Smith, Erin Wheeler
Please see the pdf file to the left for further details and information on the instructors and the course.
Members: $8
Non-members: $12
Dates:
April 3, 10, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12, 19, 26
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
August 7, 14, 21, 28
Antiquities Circle
Inaugural meetingApril 14, 2010
Antiquities Circle, a group devoted to the study and support of the museum's renowned collection of classical antiquities, will meet Wednesday, 4/14 at 7pm in the Lemonopoulos Gallery at the museum. Available to museum members by invitation.
The meeting will include an exclusive tour of the exhibition From Life to Death in the Ancient World by Seth Pevnick, the Richard E. Perry Curator of Greek and Roman Art, followed by discussion and refreshments.
RSVP to Seth Pevnick no later than Friday, 4/9 at seth.pevnick@tampamuseum.org or 813.421.8376.
Adult Summer Classes
June 14-August 27June 14 - August 27, 2010
Summer classes for adults will be offered in two sessions. Classes are from 6pm-9pm daily, unless otherwise noted. All classes are subject to change based on enrollment.
Summer Session A: June 14- July 15
Summer Session B: July 19-August 20
Please see the descriptions below for class information. Price per session varies.
Tuesday:
Multimedia: In this class we will explore the use of various 2D mediums from cyanotypes, silk-screens, mono-prints, transfer methods, painting and drawing. $60 members/ $75 non-members.
Sculpture: The students in this class will work with found objects, wire, fabric, plaster, and some clay to explore 3D objects. Classical and contemporary artists will be discussed. $60 members/ $75 non-members.
Wednesday:
Painting: This class will cover basic perspective, color theory, paint type, canvas preparation, drafting and execution of your own paintings. Classical and contemporary artists will be discussed. $60 members/ $75 non-members.
Bookbinding-Journaling Workshop: Come in and learn the art of bookmaking. The books we will be making could have many uses from sketchbooks, travel journals, photo albums, or an art piece itself. This is a four week class. $48 members/$60 non-members.
Thursday:
Life Drawing: A traditional educational tool for all those who inspire to learn how to draw. This class will be lead by an instructor with demonstrations for those participants interested. Drop-ins always welcome! $60 members/ $75 non-members.
Figure Sculpture: This class will take cues from the life drawing classes and use a model to explore the human figure. $60 members/ $75 non-members.
Saturday:
Plein-Air Painting: 11am-2pm: The students in this class will be finding inspiration from life. Students will be encouraged to explore the park and waterfront surrounding the Museum for a scene to paint. All paint mediums will be discussed. $60 members/ $75 non-members.
Drawing from the Masters: 2-4:30pm: In this class the students will be taken upstairs and given the opportunity to draw from the artwork inside the main galleries- no charcoal, please. $60 members/ $75 non-members.
Gasparilla International Film Festival
Beginning April 8, 2010Join the museum one night each month for viewing and discussion of a selected film from the annual GIFF schedule. This takes place beginning April 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm and will occur every second Thursday of the month. Titles listed below.
GIFF members: FREE
Museum members, students, seniors: $5
Non-members: $8
April 8: MY TEHRAN FOR SALE, dir. Granaz Moussavi, Iran, 2009
An ailing actress fighting for political asylum, and waiting to clear Australian immigration, recounts her attempts to live, work and love in Tehran's thriving yet turbulent arts subculture.
May 13: ADRIFT (CHOI VOI), dir. Bui Thac Chuyen, Vietnam, 2009
A young wife, ignored by her immature spouse, is caught in a love triangle between her best friend and a handsome stranger during a languorous summer in Hanoi.
June 10: LEO'S ROOM (EL CUARTO DE LEO), dir. Enrique Buchichio, Uruguay, 2009
Shaken by a recent breakup, a troubled but handsome young man dreams of the future and cautiously explores his sexuality with the encouragement of an old friend and a sympathetic therapist.
July 8: BECLOUD (VAHO), dir. Alejandro Gerber Bicecci, Mexico, 2009
After years of separation, three boyhood friends reunite in Mexico City to overcome a tragedy that scarred their neighborhood, and childhood, years before.
August 12: ORDINARY PEOPLE, dir. Vladimir Perisic, Serbia, 2009
One quiet afternoon, a busload of young soldiers is unexpectedly forced to question the morality of their profession after being enlisted to execute civilian prisoners at a remote facility in the Serbian countryside.
September 9: OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN, dir. Rajesh Shera, India, 2008
In the devastating aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an elderly British schoolteacher comes to grips with his own loss as he searches for missing students on the remote Indian islands of Andaman and Nicobar.
September 23: SHIRLEY ADAMS, dir. Oliver Hermanus, South Africa, 2009
In the depressed Cape Town neighborhood of Cape Flats, a single mother contemplates her fate and cautiously accepts the help of an overeager social worker as she struggles to care for her paraplegic and suicidal son.
October 14: MASQUERADES (MASCARADES), dir. Lyes Salem, Algeria, 2008
In a dusty Algerian village, a well-intentioned fib suddenly turns a gardener into a mogul, forcing him to choose between the happiness of his narcoleptic sister and his newfound celebrity.
November 11: GODS (DIOSES), dir. Josué Méndez, Peru, 2008
A wealthy industrialist's working-class fiancée plunges into the extravagance of her lavish new life as her future stepchildren self-destruct in a series of desperate attempts to escape their privileged upbringing.
December 9: THE SHAFT (DIXIA DE TIANKONG), dir. Zhang Chi, China, 2008
In three intertwined stories, a father, son and daughter fight to hold onto hope and family as they face the harsh realities of life in a poor western Chinese mining town.
About the Global Film Initiative
The Global Film Initiative is a U.S.-based, 501(c)3 organization specializing in the acquisition, distribution and support of independent film from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Founded in 2002 with the mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through the universal language of cinema, each year the Initiative awards numerous grants to deserving filmmakers from around the world, and supports a touring film series entitled Global Lens. For more information about the Global Lens film series and Global Film Initiative programs, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org.
The Global Film Initiative is a U.S.-based, 501(c)3 organization specializing in the acquisition, distribution and support of independent film from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Founded in 2002 with the mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through the universal language of cinema, each year the Initiative awards numerous grants to deserving filmmakers from around the world, and supports a touring film series entitled Global Lens. For more information about the Global Lens film series and Global Film Initiative programs, please visit: http://www.globalfilm.org.
Museum Connections
Museum Connections
Program offers a three part arts experience for organizations that work with adults with disabilities. The museum provides and introductory presentation, gallery visit, and hands on experience with a visiting artist. The project and art medium is chosen by the organization. Program is free and offered several times annually. Initial funding provided by VSA arts of Florida.
Interested organizations should contact Dawn Johnson.