News from the Arts Council of Hillsborough County

Dance Ybor Series Begins in January
Faye Driscoll Dance - 837 Venice Boulevard. Hillsborough Community College, School of Visual and Performing Arts will kick off its annual Dance Ybor series with New York choreographer Faye Driscoll’s highly acclaimed dance theatre work entitled 837 Venice Boulevard.

The piece will be presented on January 28, 29, and 30th, 2010 at 7:30 pm in the Mainstage Theatre of the Ybor City Campus Performing Arts Building.

In 837 Venice Boulevard (named "one of the top 5 dance shows of 2008" by the New York Times), Driscoll revisits her childhood while examining the construct of identity and how we blame the world for our problems. The act of looking to her childhood for answers became a metaphor for the human compulsion to place blame -- whether with parents, lovers, society, or ourselves. This dance theater piece uses text and song generated in collaboration with the three performers, who throughout the work manipulate each other like puppets, poking fun at how we are all constantly telegraphing who we are, based on who we think other people perceive us to be. Using physical manipulation and humor, 837 Venice Boulevard paints the lonesome emotional landscape of a neglected kid left to her own fantasies and fears, while exploring universal themes of identity, blame, and how exhausting it is to have to “be somebody" all the time.Additional company information and artist’s biographies can be found at the Faye Driscoll’s website at: http://www.fayedriscoll.com

Tickets for Faye Driscoll are $10 General Admission. Tickets are available at the door the evening of the performance. To reserve tickets in advance you can email our box office at artstix@hccfl.edu
Performances are Free to HCC Faculty, Staff and Students (with ID)

The Mainstage Theatre is located on the corner of Palm Ave and 14th Street in Historic Ybor City. For general inquiries you can contact infoarts@hccfl.edu or 253-7695.

For more information contact: Christina Acosta, Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus, P2112 N. 15th Street, Tampa, Florida 33605, (813)-253-7623 or cacosta@hccfl.edu

Call for Artist for Arts in the Park
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is inviting Bay area artists to exhibit at Arts in the Park, a high quality art festival promoting local artists and their art.

Arts in the Park is an artistic event celebrating the second anniversary of the Carrollwood Cultural Center.
The art show will take place on Saturday March 27, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm, in the beautiful oak-shaded park behind the Carrollwood Cultural Center, which will be transformed into a vast outdoor gallery of original work.

Inspired by the success of its previous art festival, this second annual Arts in the Park will include 100 artists, live entertainment, hands-on activities for children, food and beverages, and an artist’s welcome breakfast. The show will provide a mix of Bay area artists, first-time exhibitors to older favorites. The range of mediums presented will offer an eclectic visual palette including everything from watercolors, acrylic and oil painting to jewelry, sculpture, fiber (includes fine wearable, rugs, and basketry), photography, printmaking, mixed media, metal, wood, ceramics and more.

The Carrollwood Cultural Center is located 4537 Lowell Road Tampa FL 33618.

The deadline to apply: February 24, 2010

For more information and to exhibit at Arts in the Park, please contact Laure Pericot at (813)269-1310 or email laure@carrollwoodcenter.org

$5 Conservation Day Presented by Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
On Sunday, January 10 from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. visit all your favorite animals at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo and learn about endangered wildlife for just $5 per person.

A portion of the admission cost from the annual Conservation Day is dedicated to the Zoo’s conservation initiatives worldwide.

The Lowry Park Zoo is located at 1101 W. Sligh Avenue. Visit www.LowryParkZoo.com or call 813.935.8552 for more information.

Call to Artists for Film Festival and Art Show
The Under the Springs Film Festival and Art Show will be one of the most unique film festivals Tampa has ever seen.

They are looking for local artists to contribute 1-5 pieces of artwork for the festival. It can be anything from two to three dimensional, and besides getting into the festival for FREE, you can even sell some of the pieces (and keep ALL the money!). After the festival, you would come to get your work back (within the following week).

The festival will be held on Saturday, January 23rd, at the Springs Theater located at 8029 North Nebraska Avenue.

The DEADLINE to apply is the 16th of January, 2010.

Contact Mara Latorre [mlatorre@mail.usf.edu] or call 727-656-0892