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Let’s all go to the movies

Tampa Bay's microcinema scene By Keven Renken For many of us, going to the movies has become an inherent part of our DNA. Mason City's 500-seat Art Deco-era [...]

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The Nellie Mae Rowe story via Cincinnati

The Nellie Mae Rowe story via CincinnatiBy Katherine Gibson Ever since I saw the meticulous model of Nellie Mae Rowe’s Playhouse, which was created for [...]

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Tom Jones: Here We Stand

An exhibition review of Tom Jones: Here We Stand by Sabrina Hughes By turns witty, moving, and poignant, the exhibition Tom Jones: Here We Stand at [...]

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Fall in Unordinary Love: Salman Toor in Tampa

Fall in Unordinary Love: Salman Toor in Tampa by Richard Ellis This spring, visitors of the Tampa Museum of Art (TMA) have the uncommon chance to view [...]

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Location, Location, Location

Location, Location, LocationAnthony Record and the Museum of Florida Art and Culture by Jonathan Talit Driving to Avon Park is just that: driving to Avon Park. [...]

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Marisol in Miami

Marisol Escobar. Dinner Date, 1963. Marisol in Miami By Katherine Gibson Two figures sharing a meal together, Dinner Date from 1963, was my introduction to Marisol's work. [...]

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Immersing Tampa Bay

Immersing Tampa Bay By Jessica Todd Over the past decade, immersive art has grown from a niche market to mainstream popularity, much to the delight or disgust of [...]

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The Constant Curator: The Important Work of Nellie Mae Rowe

The Constant Curator: The Important Work of Nellie Mae Rowe by Katherine Gibson The exhibition REALLY FREE: THE RADICAL ART OF NELLIE MAE ROWE was on view at [...]

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The Woman who Broke Boundaries: Photographer Lee Miller

by Sabrina Hughes Lee Miller is a fascinating figure in the history of photography, and it is refreshing to experience a retrospective of her work of [...]

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