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Through May 10
"An Artistic Discovery 2008," 27th annual
Congressional art competition and exhibition for high school
students in the Ninth Congressional District of Florida.
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs
Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tues.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Call 727-712-LRMA
(5762).
Jun Kaneko, exhibition of ceramic
sculpture, drawings and paintings created over the past two decades
by a prolific artist. The Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St.
Petersburg. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Call 727-822-7872.
Mantra, an exhibition of ceramic work by
Vai Alandikar, artist in residence. Tim Salen Gallery, St.
Petersburg Clay Company, 420 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. Hours: 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Call 727-896-CLAY (2529).
"Necklust and the Chocolatier," an
exhibition of jewelry and other works by artist members inspired by
the title. Also featuring, "...And Spring Forward," an exhibition
by member artists. Florida Craftsmen, Inc., 501 Central Ave., St.
Petersburg. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Call
727-821-7391.
Through May 11
"Hats! The Musical," 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Sun.;
2 p.m. Sat. and Sun., musical celebration inspired by stories of
the Red Hat Society and featuring original music by Marcia Milgrom
Dodge and Anthony Dodge. Jaeb Theater, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR
(7827).
"Little Shop of Horrors," 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., one of Broadway's longest running
hits, based on the Roger Corman movie and directed by Rand Smith.
St. Petersburg Little Theater, 4025 - 31st St. S., St. Petersburg.
Call 727-866-1973.
Through May 12
PEL Senior Thesis Exhibitions, exhibition
of senior thesis projects from Eckerd College's Program for
Experienced Learners (PEL). The Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St.
Petersburg. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Call 727-822-7872.
Through May 14
Florida Artist Group's 2008 Annual Show
for Area 4, an exhibition by Florida's oldest non-profit
organization for practicing artists. The Octagon at Unitarian
Universalists Church of Clearwater, 2470 Nursery Rd., Clearwater.
Call 727-531-7704.
Through May 16
"Bending the Artist's Straight Line,"
exhibition of works by cartoonist/artist Philip Uzanas. Dale Mabry
Campus Art Gallery, Library Bldg., Rm. 221, Hillsborough Community
College, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Mon.-Thurs.; 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Call 813-253-7386.
Through May 21
"Designing Women," exhibition by member
artists featuring original contemporary and mixed media paintings,
pottery and jewelry. Studio 1212 Art Cooperative Gallery, 1405
Cleveland St., Clearwater. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed.; noon-4 p.m.
Sat. or by appointment. Call 727-446-4566.
Through May 23
"Life in a Garden," competitive, judged
exhibition of original works by member artists, all media.
Sponsored by Tampa Realistic Artists. Old Hyde Park Art Center, 705
Swann Ave., Tampa. Hours: noon-3 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-4 p.m. Sat.
and Sun. Call 813-251-3780.
Through May 28
Dorothy Gillespie: Shaping Sculpture, a
collection circulated by Radford University Art Museum in Virginia,
including early oil on canvas and later installations created with
enamel-painted cut aluminum. Also featuring permanent galleries of
works by Abraham Rattner, Allen Leepa and Esther Gentle. Hours 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs.; 1-5 p.m. Sun.
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs
Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. Call 727-712-LRMA
(5762).
Through June 1
"Dali & Film," an exhibition of oil
paintings as well as a selected drawings, watercolors and objects
d'art combined with screenings of films by and influenced by the
artist. Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 Third St. S., St. Petersburg.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon-Sat.; until 8 p.m. Thurs.; noon-5:30
p.m. Sun. Call 727-823-3767.
Through June 15
"Oils, Ink, Clay, Paper," a new show
celebrating the gallery's 14th year and featuring works by the
co-owners, Bill and Linda Renc and Barbara and Ira Burhans. Clay
and Paper and The Painted Fish Gallery, 350 Main St., Dunedin.
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Call 727-736-0934 or 727-734-5060.
Through June 22
"Tous Ensemble," a contemporary artistic
project created by French artist, Marc Ash, including mixed media
paintings, photographs, sculpture and installation, paying homage
to victims of intolerance and extremist ideology. Also featuring
"Humanity Beyond Barbed Wire" through April 27. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Daily. Florida Holocaust Museum, 55 Fifth St. S., St.
Petersburg. Call 727-820-0100.
Through July 6
Small Expressions, exhibition of small
scale fiber art, sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America,
coinciding with "Convergence," the group's biennial conference in
Tampa. Tampa Museum of Art Interim Location, 2306 N. Howard Ave.,
Tampa. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 8-11 p.m. third Friday
monthly. Call 813-274-8130.
Through July 31
"Revelations: Works by Self-Taught
African-American Artists," exhibition of 20 works from the 1940s to
the present by self-taught artists. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-896-2667.
Through August 26
"Unveiled: Rarely Seen Art from the
Collection," also, "Mrs. Stuart's Legacy," exhibitions celebrating
the opening of the museum's new Hazel Hough Wing. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr.
NE, St. Petersburg. Call 727-896-2667.
Through September 30
"First Pitch," exhibit of baseball
memorabilia from the Literati Collection, Strum Gallery. Also
featuring, "St. Anthony's Hospital" exhibit through Aug. 27 in the
Neighborhood Gallery. St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second
Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5:30
p.m. Sun. Call 727-894-1052.
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