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Current & Coming Events
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Join us on Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 5 - 7pm for an Awards Reception for the fifteen artists participating in our Back Wall Exhibit. The Tarpon Art Guild gallery, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, is sponsoring the exhibit, themed STILL LIFE/INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. 30 pieces of artwork, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, photography, and woodburning, will remain at the gallery through the month of November. Light refreshments will be served.
Call for Artists-November-Still Life Back Wall Exhibit
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Registration Form
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Exciting News! Charley Belcher from Channel 13's Good Day Tampa Bay will be featuring the Tarpon Art Guild Gallery on Thursday, October 7. There will be four, 5 minute segments about the Guild's history and 5th Anniversary Event (Silent Auction) and the special Back Wall Exhibit featuring the artwork of Lynn Shaffer and her charitable project. Tune in to catch the fun!
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Sue Thomas Reception & Exhibit Tarpon Art Guild
Sue Thomas was a Past President of the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Tarpon Springs Rotary Club, friend to so many local business people, and avid nature photographer.
Help us celebrate Sue and her love of nature. We are honoring her memory with an exhibit of her photos, featuring birds, butterflies, local icons, etc. A reception will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 5 – 7pm at the Tarpon Art Guild Gallery, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, when we will also present a slide show of Sue through the years. We invite you to come and share your stories of Sue’s warmth and wit with her many friends. Help celebrate all that she has meant to us.
The exhibit will continue through the month of September.
Marine-Boats, Docks, Fish, etc Back Wall Exhibit at Tarpon Art Guild
Boats, bodies of water, fish, etc. all things marine are represented by 2-dimensional art at the Tarpon Art Guild Gallery, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. Over 40 works are hung in answer to an open call for entries. Come and enjoy this diverse and beautiful exhibit.
An Awards Reception will be held at the gallery on Sat., July 10, from 5 - 7pm. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will continue through the month of July.
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Open Call for Artists
A new opportunity to show your artwork at the Tarpon Art Guild Gallery, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, for the month of July. The theme is MARINE - Boats, Docks, Fish, etc. (Fantasies, experiences, locations, etc,). Download the application for more information. If you have any questions, please call 727-744-3323.
Download the Application Form at tarponartguild.com under TAG-Home
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Celebrating Petera
May 1,2021 5-7PM
The Tarpon Art Guild Gallery will hang an exhibit of family-owned paintings by Petera Semple. Petera was a native of Tarpon Springs and was active in the art community. She was a long-time member of the Tarpon Springs Art Association, President of the Tarpon Art Guild, and presided over the art group meeting in the City's Recreation Hall at Spring Bayou. Petera was a mentor and good friend to many local artists. A reception will be held on Saturday, May 1, from 5 - 7pm at the Tarpon Art Guild Gallery, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. Everyone is encouraged to come to share stories, celebrate, and appreciate Petera's artwork. The exhibit will continue through May 15. For more information, please call 727-744-3323.
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April 9,2021
Florida through the Lens photography exhibit is up at the Tarpon Art Guild, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, through the month of April. Eleven area photographers have put their Florida images up for judging and the results will be revealed at the Awards Reception on Friday, April 9, from 5 - 7pm. Public is invited with masks and social distancing to be observed.
The photographers are: Diane Anton, Dee Corso, Amy Fitzgerald, Arthur Frederick, Sally Fuller, Trish Gregory, Peggy McCardle, Lisa Sibley, Halldor Sigurdsson, Linda Stump, and Sue Thomas.
Reminder - Meet the Artists March 12,2021
Meet the Artists of the Tarpon Art Guild Gallery, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, on Friday, March 12, 5 - 7. Check out the New Works by these artists, produced during the past several months. This time of isolation has been a time of renewed creative energy, producing some unique pieces of art. Works by Jane Collier, Frank Hipp, Sue McCubbin, Kathryn Marks, Mary Louise Pollock, David Fontaine Radden, Patsy Renz, Heather Risley, Petera Semple, Tom Wilke, and Jan Wojcik will be featured, Masks and social distancing required. For more info, call 727-744-3323.
NEW WORKS by the local, award-winning Members of Tarpon Art Guild gallery. 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, will be featured during the month of March. Works by Jane Collier, Frank Hipp, Sue McCubbin, Kathryn Marks, Mary Louise Pollock, David Fontaine Radden, Patsy Renz, Heather Risley, Petera Semple, Tom Wilke, and Jan Wojcik will display the creative results of this strange period of isolation.
Come by on Friday, March 12, 5-7pm to Meet the Artists and discover their inspirations. The exhibit will continue through the month of March. Masks and social distancing are required.
New Work Pictures by: "Pelicans at Anclote Light" by Patsy Renz; "Hootie" by Sue McCubbin; "New Work" by Katheryn Marks
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The Tarpon Art Guild, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs is sponsoring an Open Exhibit for Photographers. The exhibit will be on the Back Wall of the Gallery for the entire month of April, 2021. Florida through the Lens is the theme and there will be an Awards Reception on Friday, April 9, 5-7pm. Photographers may show two (2) works for $35 and be aware that space is limited so be prompt with registration. Registration must be received by March 24, 2021. You may download the Registration Form at tarponartguild.com or stop by the Gallery. We are excited to feature Photographers!
Coming in on Sept. 1, is Bill Chodubski. We are excited to see his exhibit. Here is a little info about Bill. His reception is on Saturday, Sept. 5, 5 - 7pm.
This is the last weekend for our beautiful colored pencil exhibit!
Coming in on Sept. 1, is Bill Chodubski. We are excited to see his exhibit. Here is a little info about Bill. His reception is on Saturday, Sept. 5, 5 - 7pm.
Originally from Erie, PA, Bill first applied his degree in Mechanical Design for local firms. He then pursued his art passion while traveling across the country, exhibiting in Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Tampa. He was commissioned by Belle Art Galleries in Los Angeles for portrait paintings of Larry Flint and Johnny Mathis and is in the collections of several major collectors in New York, Vancouver, and Pittsburgh.
Bill expanded his professional resume by graduating from Ringling School of Art and Design and receiving several awards and honors. He went on to become an instructor at the Art Center Design College in Albuqueque, NM.
Bill has returned to Florida and has a new body of work using a combination of traditional drafting, oil painting, and his digital skills. Bill’s new compositions are derived from the analytical cubist movement started by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
CELEBRATE COLORED PENCIL
Thirteen colored pencil artists will present their work at the Tarpon Art Guild gallery, 161 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs, for the month of August. A reception will be held on Friday, August 14, from 5 – 7pm with a chance to meet the artists and their artwork. Masks on and social distancing will be observed. It is a great opportunity to support our local talented artists.
Those participating are Sarah Jaehn, Rose Metz, Joseph McGinty, Mary Grimme, Sydelle Freifeld, Kathy Pollak, Melissa Miller Nece, Elizabeth Johnson, Nancy Christy, Elisheve Avivi, Darell Schreiber, Nancy Rhoads and John Guiseppi.
For more information, call 727-744-3323.
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Then and Now, Here and There Exhibition-January,2020
Heather Risley at Tarpon Art Guild
