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Tavares Strachan’s fifty-foot wide neon sculpture You Belong Here (2019) installed at Sparkman Wharf in Water Street Tampa. Photo Will Lytch.

USF Institute for Research in Art
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
2022–23


 

Dear Friends of Contemporary Art at USF,

I am writing to invite you to join our Director’s Circle.

Your participation provides critical support for our rich and varied family of arts programs. These include the CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM’s celebrated temporary exhibitions; moving image installations at GENERATOR, our new space in St. Petersburg; artist residencies at our storied atelier GRAPHICSTUDIO; as well as educational programs for USF students and the broader community.

This year’s members and sponsors will join us for three programs designed to give insight to the best of contemporary art and its influence on the economic and cultural landscape of the Tampa Bay area. Our series will launch with Public Art as Cultural Infrastructure on October 9th, followed by The City-As-Museum on February 25th, and Celebrate the USF MFA Graduates, with a preview of Meatyard artist studios on April 22nd.

Memberships and Sponsorships:

  • Individual Membership:  $500 per year
  • Couples Membership:  $1000 per year
  • Single Event Sponsorship*:  $5,000
  • Series Sponsorship*:  $10,000 per year
    *Sponsors will be recognized on event invitations.

Giving is easy and may be accomplished in one of two ways:

  1. Give online to the Institute for Research in Art account in the USF Foundation: https://giving.usf.edu/online/gift/f/230071/ 
  2. Mail a check made payable to the USF Foundation with “Director’s Circle” in the memo to:
    USF Institute for Research in Art
    Attn: Randall West
    3702 Spectrum Blvd, Ste 100
    Tampa, Florida 33612 

Please contact Randall West at 813-220-7778 or rwest@usf.edu or me at 813-760-5931 or margaretm@usf.edu with questions or interest in becoming a sponsor.

I am so grateful for your enthusiasm and support. 

Best, 

Margaret A. Miller
Professor and Director
Institute for Research in Art
Contemporary Art Museum | Graphicstudio

 


 

Director’s Circle Events
2022-23 Season

 
Public Art as Cultural Infrastructure 

Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 11 am 
Brunch at Oxford Exchange
420 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33606 
Sponsors: Allison and Robby Adams 

Margaret Miller and Sarah Howard will discuss how art in civic spaces and neighborhoods can bring distinction to cities. The talk will highlight some of the best public art in the Tampa Bay area—including works sited at the Tampa International Airport, Sparkman Wharf, and on USF Campuses—and consider how public art can continue to activate our communities. 

Note: Artwork from the USF Contemporary Art Museum and Graphicstudio will be on display at Oxford Exchange.

 

Sarah Howard, USF Curator of Public Art and Social Practice, with Joe Testa-Secca’s Forum I (1960) installed on the USF John & Grace Allen Welcome Center. Photo: Bryce Womeldurf.

The City-As-Museum

Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 5:30 pm
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at The Factory, St. Pete
2622 Fairfield Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
Sponsors: Kara and Jordan Behar

Margaret Miller, Christian Viveros-Fauné, and Sarah Howard will give an introductory talk about the origin and nature of biennials and triennials, and profile several successful U.S. art festivals, such as Front in Cleveland and Prospect in New Orleans. Can the Tampa and St. Petersburg area build on our reputation as an arts and cultural destination by organizing its own forward-looking triennial?

 

Installation view of INVERSO: 2022 MFA Graduation Exhibition during the opening reception at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Artwork by Marlon Tobias. Photo: Bryce Womeldurf.

Celebrate the USF MFA Graduates and preview Meatyard artist studios

Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 5 pm
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Hotel Haya
1412 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33602 
Sponsors: Stanton Storer, Tina Worrall, Darryl Shaw, James Nozar

Celebrate the graduating MFA students from the USF School of Art and Art History! Three of the graduating artists will briefly discuss their artwork. Darryl Shaw will talk about plans for Meatyard, a new artists’ studio space in Ybor City. 

Note: Artwork by USF graduate students will be on display in Hotel Haya’s pre-event space.