Following is a summary of museum exhibits set for this month. If you know of a Tampa Bay area museum not listed here, please contact me with the details.
Hillsborough
Beetle Collection- Where: Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa
When: Through April 30
What: Steven Katzman, a renowned photographer whose 45-year interest in insects began when he was a child, will display a series of photographs taken inside the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Entomology Museum.
- Where: Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, 200 N. Tampa St., Tampa
When: Through May 9
What: Sponsored by Trenam Kemker Attorneys, the exhibit will showcase contemporary Chinese photography.
- Where: Contemporary Art Museum at the University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., University of South Florida, CAM101, Tampa
When: Through May 2
What: The exhibition features Master’s research project work by Master of Fine Art candidates in the USF School of Art and Art History. This exhibition gives the graduating students an opportunity to have their work viewed by the public, as well as University faculty and colleagues, in a professional environment.
Manatee
National Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibition- Where: ArtCenter Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton
When: April 6 through May 23
What: The exhibit will feature the finest watercolors by members of the FSWS, a watercolor society spanning seven gulf coast counties.
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: 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: 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: 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.
- Where: Dunedin Fine Arts Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin
When: April 17 through May 24
What: The exhibit will feature works by emerging artists of the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ Artists-in-Residence program as selected by guest curator and collector Mindy Solomon.
- Where: The Art Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
When: Through May 30
What: The center is displaying a collection covering 40 years of printmaking from one of America’s most revered artists. All works in the exhibition are from the John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection.
- Where: Safety Harbor Museum, 329 Bayshore Blvd., Safety Harbor
When: Through April 26
What: The exhibit features a painting from each of the 26 original Florida Highwaymen artists. At various times during the exhibition, artists will be at the museum demonstrating their technique.
- Where: Heritage Village, 11909 125th St., Largo
When: Through June 1
What: This print collection showcases Still’s murals that were commissioned by the Florida House of Representatives. Each print contains elements and details that speak to the history of Florida.
Sarasota
The Triumph of Marriage: Painted Cassoni of the Renaissance- When: 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.