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Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) is a museum dedicated to exhibiting important photographic art as central to contemporary life and culture. FMoPA also enriches the community by operating outreach programs to educate children and adults. FMoPA is one of fewer than ten museums in the United States dedicated exclusively to photography and one of two such museums in Florida. In addition, the museum is home to high-impact community programs such as the Children's Literacy Through Photography program for at-risk children and adult photography classes, workshops, and children's summer camps.  Following the museum's move in 2023, FMoPA is now situated in historic Ybor City, promising growth and a new, dynamic environment to showcase its extensive collection and host exhibitions from acclaimed photographers.

Prior to being renamed the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in the summer of 2006, FMoPA was named the Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts.[1]

Permanent collection

The photographic works in the growing permanent collection include an entire suite of Harold Edgerton's landmark works using his invention, the strobe light. Also in the collection are Len Prince's celebrity portraits, a notable Dorothea Lange, a portrait of Ansel Adams by Judy Dater, scenes of Pittsburgh by Charles "Teenie" Harris and a body of work by Dianora Niccolini, a pioneer in the photographing of the male nude. The female nude is well represented in a work by Ruth Bernhard. Burk Uzzle's iconic Woodstock scenes as well as Bud Lee's unforgettable views of the 1960s and 1970s counterculture document important moments in American history. More historical moments are found in an expanding collection of panoramic (or "Cirkut") photographs taken in the early 20th century, including views of the construction of the Panama Canal and of early Tampa history.

Partnerships

The Florida Museum of Photographic art is currently partnered with Arts Council of Hillsborough County, the University of Tampa, and the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The Arts Council helps promote the museum and provides funds to support the museum and all its work. The University of Tampa works with the museum to support their Cultural Outreach Partners program. The program encourages students from the university to visit the museum and appreciate the art by providing free access to the art venues.

Accreditation

The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

Exhibitions

Blog

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts has a blog on their official website with articles about museum exhibitions, upcoming events, artists, and the importance of photography.

Outreach

The museum has many outreach programs such as a collaboration with the Girl Scouts, working with the Little Kids, Big Minds children's program, and a photography benefit sale. They have many collaborations with organizations such as the Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts, Hillsborough County Public Library, the Smithsonian, Wellness and Community, and the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The museum offers a multitude of classes on different types of photography such as, analog photography, basic photography, creative photography, photographs of people and places, product photography, and smartphone and social media.

Online exhibitions

The museum offers two online exhibitions, the Veterans Exhibition and the 10th Annual International Photography Competition. For the Veterans Exhibition the museum worked with Hillsborough County Public Library to show photographs showing the experience of veterans who have returned to civilian life. The exhibition is to help with the healing process of the veterans. The second exhibition, the 10th Annual International Photography Competition, showcases. Many different types of art and a competition was conducted to name the winner in each category. Some of the categories included were still life, people/portraits, places/landscapes/drones, and abstract photography.

References

  1. ^ "About FMoPA • FMoPA | Florida Museum of Photographic Arts | Tampa, Florida". FMoPA | Florida Museum of Photographic Arts | Tampa, Florida. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

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