Cuban artist Glexis Novoa shares insights about his work during the opening celebration for CAM's exhibition Climate Change: Cuba/USA. (photo: Anthony Wong Palms)
Upcoming events
All USFCAM, Graphicstudio, and Public Art events are FREE unless otherwise noted.
For reasonable accommodations please contact Amy at amyallison@usf.edu or (813) 974-4164. (FL Relay 711)
February 6
CAM Club presents Film n the Lawn
6pm, USF Contemporary Art Museum (CAM)
Settle in on the lawn to watch a series of short documentaries featuring WLNR’s Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale and Jack Black’s Saving Miami, exploring our impact on the health and well-being of the waters, species and ecologies of South Florida. Popcorn and refreshments provided. Presented by CAM Club.
February 13
Gallery Talk with Anastasia Samoylova and Ksenia Nouril, PhD
6pm, USF Contemporary Art Museum (CAM)
Join us for an Art Thursday gallery talk and reception. Artist Anastasia Samoylova and Ksenia Nouril, PhD, Jensen Bryan Curator, The Print Center, will contextualize Samoylova’s work within the historical and contemporary role of photography in society. Light refreshments will be served.
February 21
SYCOM Concert: Music for FloodZone + Sponge Exchange
7pm, USF Contemporary Art Museum (CAM)
Students in the USF School of Music SYCOM composition and electronic music studio program perform a three-hour continuous concert of original compositions inspired by Sponge Exchange and FloodZone exhibitions. This event is free and open to the public.
February 23
Artist Talk with Hope Ginsburg at the Leepa-Ratner Museum of Art
3pm, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 E Klosterman Rd E, Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689
Dive deeper into the practice of artist and educator Hope Ginsburg as she presents on her past and current interdisciplinary projects which explore the sponge as a metaphor for the exchange and ecology of learning and as a catalyst for social change. This presentation focuses on the sponge culture of Tarpon Springs, also known as "The Sponge Capital of the World." Ginsburg's work explores the local sponge industry, raises understanding about the health of marine life and its ties to the environment and the economy. Presented in partnership with the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art.
The presentation will be followed by Land Dive Team: Tarpon Springs, a related public performance event at the The Sponge Exchange in Tarpon Springs at 6pm.
February 23
Land Dive Team: Tarpon Springs Public Performance
6pm, The Sponge Exchange, 735 Dodecanese Blvd, Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689
The fourteenth performance in Hope Ginsburg’s Land Dive Team body of work proposes the practice of present moment awareness as a tool for coping with the overwhelming fear associated with climate change. This new site specific, public performance involves trained participants meditating in full scuba gear and a live musical score that incorporates the breath of the composer. Together they create an amplified immersive soundscape and opportunity to engage audiences in contemplation of our environment and its species. Supported by USFCAM Art for Community Engagement (ACE) funders and presented in partnership with The Sponge Exchange, Tarpon Strings Music, and Turn the Tide for Tarpon.
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Groups and organizations interested in tours of the exhibition should contact CAM to schedule at least two weeks in advance at (813) 974-4133.
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The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum (USFCAM) is fully accessible to visitors with disabilities. There are disabled parking spaces outsde of the museum, an accessible entrance, good lighting and accessible restrooms.
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