West Tampa Center for the Arts (WTCA)
is happy to announce its intention to take a step back in time to discover and
embrace Tampa’s historic cultural past. A
kick off for the 2013-14 WTCA season, this themed art show is
calling for artwork that
captures the guts, gore, glory and glamour of “Vintage Tampa” and its long gone and
often times forgotten eras of the 1920’s, 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.
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| "Tampa Red" |
Whether
exploring "The Scrub", showcasing Central Ave and the “Chitlin’ Circuit”, the historical contributions
of Tampa’s cigar industry and/or the underbelly of
Tampa’s dark side, artists are encouraged to document and help teach newcomers
and Tampa natives alike the rich cultural history of Tampa Bay and showcase the
important influences it’s had on the world today.
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| "Vicente Martinez" |
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| "Santo Trafficante" |
“They say
that history repeats itself and I couldn’t agree more”, says Moira Shiver, Art
Director of WTCA. “When researching the
time period for the show, I couldn’t help but notice the tenacity of Tampa’s
artistic soul. Just as in the past, there
is an explosion of creative energy going on in Tampa Bay today, and that’s in
spite of it also being one of the most challenging and financially oppressed artistic times
in recent history. Tampa artists of today remind me of our
courageous ancestors who built a vibrant community in the throes of darkness
and ended up producing some of the world’s most influential and celebrated
artists of our time.”
Artists
interested in submitting work for consideration for “THE REWIND” can find the call
on WTCA’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/WTCArts. Additional information regarding subject matter can
be found at the follow links but not limited to, http://www.tdblues.com/2010/07/tampa-blues-history-the-artists/,
http://www.tdblues.com/2009/12/historical-blues-tampa-florida/
and http://www.cigarsoftampa.com/history.html.
See you in
the past!
