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Congratulations to the recipients of our 2026 Gasparilla Arts Collegiate Scholarships! 🎓🎨

Abigail Araniego, Hillsborough College
Camilla Byrd, University of South Florida
Lavinia Schenberg Scharlack, Hillsborough Community College
Sarah Joy, University of South Florida
Vrishin Raj, University of South Florida

Each year, we award Collegiate Scholarships to further our mission to support arts education and help artists flourish.

The ceremony was a wonderful evening as we got to come together to celebrate these students and their accomplishments.

A special thank you to the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery at the University of Tampa for hosting the event, to Franklin Street for sponsoring the ceremony, and to the following incredible sponsors of the Gasparilla Arts Collegiate Scholarships:

Roddy Brownlee Reed Memorial Fund
Jeremy Donimirski
Anthony & Lori Barkett
Harold, Dixie, Harrison, & Alexis Mootoo
Andrew Graham & the Zumbano Family

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Awesome night at UT. Thank you @gasparillaarts for making this awards night special.

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so many wonderful memories and so many lovely friends! thank you for a wonderful experience @spenational

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Wilt Theory is an exploration of the cyclical nature of existence, how renewal and decay coexist. The exhibition examines what happens when the light fades, when the living body, the photograph, and the environment begin to lose their clarity. This exhibition considers wilting and decay not as endings, but as processes of transformation. Matter, light, and time collapse into one another; what once was vivid becomes residue.

The works fluctuate between presence and absence, suggesting that nothing ever fully disappears, but is only altered. Time is treated as both subject and material. For example, long exposures, fading prints, and light-responsive installations embody the instability of memory and perception. Visitors move through a gradient of deterioration, from crisp, defined imagery into dim, decomposing forms. Light levels decrease through the space; surfaces will appear to wilt or blur as if breathing with their own impermanence. The exhibition becomes an embodied meditation of disintegration and rebirth.

Curated by Sarah-Joy and Benjamin Upcavage

Select Artists:
Patrick Carew
Murphy Hottenstein
Sarah Joy
Ryan McConnell
Samira Rangel
Diana Sosnowska
Benjamin Upcavage
Becca Wahl
Katherine Warren

📅 Friday, February 13th

⏰ 6:00 - 8:00 PM

📍Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery
3801 USF Holly Drive
Tampa, Florida 33620

The Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery is free and open to the public.

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AWESOME freaking photos by sarah joy from last month. @s.arah.joy @_sarahijoy_ thank u ur so talented

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Calling all Pharts, Pharters, and Phartists!!! Hold onto your noses, and proceed with caution as we dive into ‘Smell My Phart,’ the weirdest interactive art show around where each piece comes with its own unique scent. Get ready to sniff, giggle, and be amazed as photography and art come to life in ways you’ve never imagined.

Opening reception is January 16th from 6-8pm. Closing reception is February 6th from 6-8pm. “Smell my Phart” is on view from January 16th-February 16th.
Location: 1624 7th Ave, Tampa, FL, #236

Ahhhhhh hi guys, I am truly so excited to announce that I have curated my very own phart show at the drift gallery at @kress_contemporary @tempus_projects !!! This has been a dream curation of mine for literal years and this year I have got to put it together and put my dreams into reality. I could not have done it without each and every single phartist that has been a part of this show. I am so appreciative that y’all have helped me put this together as I could not have done it by myself. Literally from the bottom of my heart thank y’all so much. My magnum opus 🥹✨

A special thank you to @nadinescanvas for being my literal rock beside me this whole time and helping me put this whole curation together. I love you so much and I truly could not have done this without you. 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Thank you to @s.joy.phtgrphy for designing our sick ass phart poster!! I love it soo so much

@lil_pissy_miss @olinfritz @szystina @nadinescanvas @s.joy.phtgrphy @artwizardabbey @anjulie.dorathea @gabbydavidd @jennifermullerr @9hakai @marsnewworld @knickmakz @beccawahl @nick_isstuck @noel.claire26 @partiphism and Ryan McConnell

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Stepped into the spotlight

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There’s an art to life’s distractions to somehow escape the burning weight. The art of scraping through 🖼️

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Capturing moments and memories 📷🎞️

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Friends friends friends

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When we're left alone in Photography class

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