Opening Reception | In Their Own Words: Selections from the HCC Permanent Art Collection

The Hillsborough Community College Art Galleries is proud to present the In Their Own Words. This exhibition will be on display June 26, 2023 – February 29, 2024, at Gallery3@HCC Dale Mabry Campus, with an opening reception to be held Wednesday, August 2, from 6-8 p.m. 

Over the past four decades, the Hillsborough Community College’s Permanent Art Collection has fostered strong connections between the college and local arts community. Now including over 200 objects, the collection maintains a strong focus on artists who have lived or worked in the Tampa Bay region. This exhibition spotlights significant artworks curated by the college’s collection manager, Alyssa Miller. Accompanying oral history interviews add richness to the work on view, as selected artists were asked to discuss their work as well as their own connection to the region. In Their Own Words engages the local community in honoring the artistic and cultural legacy of Tampa Bay by inviting a greater diversity of voices to lead in the interpretation and discussion of the artworks in the collection.

Artists include: Suzanne Camp Crosby, Aneka Ingold, Aimee Jones, Akiko Kotani, Tom Kramer, Tracy Midulla, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, Renatto Rampolla, Frank Rampolla, Babs Reingold, Omar Richardson, Emiliano Settecasi, Kirk Ke Wang, and Ruby C. Williams.

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HCC Art Galleries are free and open to the public. Programs are made possible in part by the support of HCC Student Activities/Service Fees and the HCC Dale Mabry Campus Student Government Association.

Gallery3@HCC is located on the third floor of the Learning Resources Center, HCC Dale Mabry Campus. Visitor parking on campus is free in any open lot. Summer gallery hours are Monday–Wednesday 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m.–7:00 p.m., closed Friday–Sunday.