HC Art Galleries

Our Community Curio Cabinet is growing, and we're loving the contributions you've shared. There's still time to participate! Visit Gallery114@HC before July 1, experience Tatiana Mesa Paján's "Archaeology of the Present," and add your own found object and story to the collection.

Summer hours:
Monday-Wednesday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Fridays, weekends & holidays

Please join us in congratulating this year's Members Show award winners:

🏆 Best in Show: Samuel Aye-Gboyin's Visa
🥈 Second Place: Trinidad Oribio's Origin of the World
🥉 Third Place: Mary Helen Horne's, Aliveness

✨ Honorable Mention: Eric Ondina's, Ceremonia
✨ Honorable Mention: Tanner Simon's, Tempter
✨ Honorable Mention: Anthony Palms' Coffee, Tea, and Me
✨ Honorable Mention: Alex Zak's Washed Up Thing

🎨 Gallery's Choice: Cortney McNamara's Self Portrait

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last night's reception, and a special thank you to Blick Art Materials for sponsoring several of this year's awards.

HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show remains on view at Gallery114@HC Ybor through July 1.

🎉 Now On View: HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show

HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show brings together a vibrant cross-section of Tampa’s creative community. Nearly 70 artists submitted work for consideration, with approximately 40 selected by juror Ry McCullough, Chair of the Art & Design Department at the University of Tampa.

Featuring artwork by local artists, HC students, faculty and staff, the exhibition celebrates the creativity and talent of our growing arts community. Stay tuned—we'll be highlighting artists and artworks from the exhibition throughout its run.

📍 Open through July 1 at Gallery114@HC Ybor

Summer 2026 Hours
Monday–Wednesday: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Closed Fridays, weekends, and holidays.

What caught your eye?

On the ground,

in the sky.

Was it glistening in the sun? Hiding in a shadow?

A wrapper,

some thread,

a ticket to leave town.

A love note to the grocery store:

“DONT FORGET: EGGS/ MILK / COFFEE/ BREAD”

Left behind,

what fossil did you find?

What truth did you uncover?

What proof did you dig up?

Like a memory in the dirt

that someone —

a soul —

was just passing through.

Same as you.

Bring a small found object to Thursday night’s reception at Gallery114@HC Ybor and leave your own trace inside Tatiana Mesa Paján’s evolving Community Curio Cabinet.

THIS WEEK | ONE NIGHT, TWO RECEPTIONS

Join us at Gallery114@HC Ybor on Thursday, May 28, 6-8 p.m., for the opening receptions of HC Art Galleries’ 3rd Annual Juried Members Show and Tatiana Mesa Paján: Archaeology of the Present.

Fun fact: Many of the artworks in Kendra Frorup’s Healing Properties incorporate tropical fruits long associated with traditional healing practices. The soursop featured in this artwork, for example, is sometimes referred to as “nature’s chemo” in herbal medicine circles and is commonly brewed as a tea. 🍃☕

Join us Thursday, May 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. at Gallery221@HC Dale Mabry for Poetry & Coffee, where Kendra Frorup will share a piece of creative writing. Hope to see you there!

THIS WEEK | Summer hours begin + Poetry & Coffee at Gallery221@HC Dale Mabry

Welcome back, Hawks! Summer semester begins this week at Hillsborough Community College, and we’re celebrating with Poetry & Coffee at Gallery221@HC Dale Mabry this Thursday from 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Join us for a relaxed morning of poetry, coffee, and conversation. Hope to see you there! ☕🥐🥯