Following is a summary of museum exhibits set for this month. If you know of a Tampa Bay area museum not listed here, please e-mail the details to tampa.guide@about.com.
Hillsborough
NFL History from Getty Images- Where: Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 200 N. Tampa St., Tampa
When: Through Feb. 28
What: In celebration of Super Bowl XLIII, the museum is hosting a photographic history of the NFL featuring a selection from Getty Images.
- Where: Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., University of South Florida, CAM101, Tampa
When: Jan. 9 through March 7
What: Raw Loop, the first U.S. solo exhibition of works by Austrian artist Werner Reiterer, features drawings, objects and participatory installations that engage the viewer in a re-examination of everyday experience.
Manatee
Clay With A Voice- Where: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton
When: Feb. 3-26
What: A juried exhibit featuring work by ArtCenter Manatee members, featuring ceramics by local artists.
Pinellas
It’s a Dog’s Life: Photographs by William WegmanSanctuary: Photographs by Anna Tomczak
- Where: Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs
When: Jan. 18 through April 12
What: It’s a Dog’s Life, featuring photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection; Sanctuary, showcasing photographs by Anna Tomczak, circulated by the Museum of Florida Art, Deland.
- Where: Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive N.E., St. Petersburg
When: Jan. 17 through April 12
What: An exhibition of works by Dürer, considered the greatest German artist of the Renaissance era, which offers an exclusive look at the artist’s innovative interpretations of sixteenth century Christianity and his position as a critical figure between Gothic naturalism and Italian humanism. The collection is drawn from the renowned Hessian State Museum, Darmstadt, Germany, and is comprised of 100 examples of Dürer’s woodcuts, etchings and engravings.
- Where: Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 Third St. S., St. Petersburg
When: Feb. 20 through June 7
What: Dalí and the surrealists shared a profound interest in the ideas of Sigmund Freud. Through a selection of artworks, writings and objects from the museum’s permanent collection the museum will demonstrate the use of Freud’s theories in the artist’s oeuvre. Curated by Joan Kropf.
Mini-Me: DFAC Artists in Miniature
- Where: Dunedin Fine Arts Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin
When: Jan. 18 through Feb. 8
What: The 34th annual International Miniature Art Society Exhibition will feature over 300 selected works by calligraphers, painters and sculptors working worldwide in miniatures; the Mini-Me: DFAC Artists in Miniature will works by members of the Dunedin Art Center.
Sarasota
The Triumph of Marriage: Painted Cassoni of the Renaissance- When: Feb. 14 through April 19
- When: Through May 10
Where: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota
What: You Be the Judge aims to provide visitors with opportunities to develop skills in looking at works of art, with the ultimate goal of becoming more active viewers. Using works of art from the Ringling’s permanent collection – many of which may not be familiar even to frequent visitors – the exhibition presents the visitor with sets of pairs that illustrate fundamental ideas about art, including the role and meaning of condition, size, color, expression, feeling, and detail. Painted Cassoni of the Renaissance features cassoni, Italian for “large chests,” which were an essential part of elite marriage rituals during the Renaissance. Made in pairs and often painted with historical or allegorical scenes, these chests were paraded through the streets, very much like trophies, when the bride moved into the house of her new husband.