Hillsborough County’s commitment to build the prosperity of local businesses includes many free programs that creative entrepreneurs can take advantage of. The programs provide start-ups and small businesses with financial, technical, and infrastructure resources that can build a strong foundation for the future.
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Dutch Street Artist Leon Keer
Want to Be a Grant Panelist for the Arts Council?
The Arts Council invites members of the community to apply to serve as a panelist for our grant programs. Grant panelists are selected based on their knowledge of and experience in the arts, business and nonprofit management, and the community. Panelists review and score the applications and discuss them at a public grant panel meeting. […]
NEA’s Jane Chu Kicks Off Creative Forces Summit in Tampa
The Creative Forces Summit being held in Tampa today and tomorrow is being held in conjunction with the addition of the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital as part of the NEA Military Healing Arts Network. Jane Chu, chair of the NEA, opened this morning’s session with an inspiring address about the importance of the […]
Arts Mean Business! $433 MILLION to Be Exact
The arts mean BUSINESS in Hillsborough County! A new economic impact study released today by the Americans for the Arts shows that Hillsborough County’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and their audiences generate $433 MILLION in annual economic activity.
Women in Art: Princess Smith
Princess Smith is a Tampa native that has become one of the most notable artists to watch in Tampa. The last four years, in particular, have brought her increasing recognition including an award as Emerging Artist of the Year in 2013 and inclusion in the Hillsborough County Public Art Collection with a permanent painting installation […]
Women in Art: Kyaien Conner, Dance
Kyaien Conner
Women in Art: Donna Morrison
Meet Donna Morrison, a passionate watercolor artist who makes her home in Tampa.
Women in Art: Heidi Clapp-Temple
“With this work, I was being direct about a lot of real issues. It
Women in Art: Susan Gott, Glass Artist
Susan Gott has worked in glass for over 30 years and focuses in cast glass to create one-of-a-kind sculptures incorporating glass, steel and stone. Susan was raised in Tennessee and Virginia and relocated to Florida as an adult. Susan earned a Bachelor’s at Radford University in Virginia and studied glass at Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack, […]