Pride & Passion

Don’t miss Pride & Passion, one of the Tampa Museum of Art’s largest fundraising events of the year and THE official kick-off to St. Pete Pride. Join over 500 friends on May 21 at the Museum for a dazzling night of art, entertainment, food and drinks. Enjoy all of the Museum’s galleries including the spectacular Degas: Form, Movement and the Antique, which features 47 works by French artist Edgar Degas!

Tickets for the event are $75 for individuals and $150 for two. This price includes an annual membership to the Museum*, plus food by Bern's Steak House and SideBern's; wine, beer, and specialty cocktails; entertainment by DJ Michael Terrance and Bella Danza Dance Company; and total gallery access.

(*Individual tickets include an Individual membership voucher and Pride & Passion event ticket. Dual tickets include a Dual membership voucher and two Pride & Passion tickets for two individuals living in the same household. Membership vouchers will be mailed with an acknowledgement letter upon receipt of payment.)

Pride & Passion is produced by a volunteer steering committee in partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art. Thank you to this year’s Steering Committee members: Rob Iles, Chair; Robin Sharp, Vice-Chair; Merrell T. Dickey, Jose Garboza, Melissa Judge, Mariruth Kennedy, Don Kiceina, Tony LaColla, Ty Maxey, Scott Moore and Marc Retzlaff.

Additional thanks to our 2011 Host Committee:  Steve Blanchard & Phil Garris, Michael Brill & Michael Ragsdale, Keith Bucklew & Mark Anderson, Annelis Diaz, Philip Dinkins & Ed Lally, John Hixenbaugh, Charlie Hounchell & Stephen Gay, Cory Jeffries, Kelley Juneau, Amy Kantrowitz & Erin Westberg, Mark N. Nash, Camille Renshaw, Julie Roody and Tammy Young.

Please note online ticket sales are now closed.  Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 8p on Saturday, May 21st.

Premier sponsors ($5000+)

Exhibition sponsors and supporters ($2,500-4,999)

Anonymous-Proud & Passionate; Ben Carson & Michael Pacitti; Ed Gunning & Mary Pond; Tim and Gloria Higham; Robin Sharp

Pride sponsors and supporters ($1,000-2,499)

Rob Akins & Tony Tarosky; Anonymous--Friends of Pride & Passion; Chuck Cave & Jeff Hartley; Robert Glaser & Rob Bowen; Charlie Hounchell & Stephen Gay; Rob Iles & Mike Paonessa; Don Kiceina & Marc Retzlaff; Neiman Marcus; Jim Porter; Todd D. Smith & Ben Hood; Stanton Storer; Vartek Industries; Rory B. Weiner, PA.

Passion sponsors and supporters ($500-999)

Bret Azzarelli & Trevor Price; Mark Anderson & Keith Bucklew; Nick Buchanan & Jeff Gibson; Bernie Cambell & Cheryl Forchili; Carlton Fields Attorneys at Law; David Gavin Salon; Merrell T. Dickey; Dr. Chad Farmer & Matt Bachman; Lavish Salon; Leigh Fletcher & Amy Dempsey; Dr. Mike Hopkins & Roger Medrano-Hopkins; M2 Financial Advisors/Michael Brill & Michael Ragsdale; Greg Margliano; Morris Massey; Northern Trust; Osgood Associates/Jennifer Baltic Osgood & Todd Osgood; Steve Pralle & Jeff Surrena; Denis W. Stewart, M.D. & W. Paul Yates; Trenam Kemker Attorneys; U.b.U. Color Salon; Urban Body Clothing; Tammy Young; Jory D. Williams, MD & Jere Tolton.

In-kind sponors

Allegra Printing; Bay Bouquet Floral Studio; Bern's Steak House; Corporate Interiors; Filter Fresh Coffee Service; First Office J.J. Taylor Distributing; OFS; Ole Imports; SideBern's; Teknion; Zyr Vodka.

Media partners

Creative Loafing; myQmunity; Tampa Bay Metro; Watermark Media

History

Pride & Passion celebrates diversity in our community and is the un-official annual kick-off to Gay Pride month in June. The first Pride & Passion, held in June 2006, was the largest one-time membership event ever held at the Tampa Museum of Art. Since then, the event has continued to encourage new memberships and raise funds in support of exhibitions and educational programs. In May 2010, the museum hosted the fifth anniversary of Pride & Passion in the 66,000-square-foot Cornelia Corbett Center, the museum’s new home located in downtown Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.

Mission

To be the premier LGBT event for the Tampa Museum of Art’s outreach to the community by producing a fun, memorable and profitable annual event that raises funds for Museum exhibitions, encourages new memberships, fosters a continuing commitment by current members and reaffirms the Museum’s commitment to diversity.

For more information on this event or to learn about becoming involved, please contact Simone Bennett, Assistant Director of Development, at 813.421.8370 or simone.bennett@tampamuseum.org.