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The City as Museum
The City as Museum program creates an environment promoting the arts as a daily experience by using public and private spaces as exhibition and performance venues.
Exhibitions and Programs are Free and Open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Present Programs:
A concert presented by EMIT in association with the City of Imagination Sunday, July 27, 2008 3:00 P.M. at the Hickman Theater 5501 27th Avenue South Gulfport, FL 33707 General Admission: $10 Info: www.emitseries.org
Thinking New A selection of Posters in support of Contemporary Art
Express your creativity! Pick up a blank poster and create your own design. Yours could be selected for exhibit or used to promote the Arts in Gulfport The Gulfport Technology Center 3037 Beach Blvd. Gulfport, Florida Hours: 10am 8pm, Tuesday thru Saturday 10am 6pm, Sunday, Monday
WELCOME TO MY WORLD What's on your mind?
How do you see your world? Bring the family and visit the City of Imagination Creativity Table during Spring fest on April 26th from 12 noon until 8pm, Beach Blvd, Gulfport Florida.
Art materials will be available free of charge and the results will be exhibited in the Gulfport Public Library for the month of June.
Ongoing Programs:
Broken 8/ 02, 03 Sculptures by John Langley
These extraordinary works are on long term loan to City of Imagination and located at the Gulfport Public Library.
Made of scrap steel on raw wooden bases, these remarkable sculptures offer a jazz-like riff on the natural world and the built environment.
John Langley is a recognized architect and artist in the Tampa Bay area. He is also the founder and director of the annual Gala Corina contemporary art exhibition in Tampa.
The Gulfport Public Library Beach Blvd and 27th Avenue South Gulfport, Florida
Recent Programs:
Sam Rivers Quartet The Infinite Groove Orchestra
A true legend in the jazz world having toured and recorded with Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Cecil Taylor among other giants.
The Catherine Hickman Theater 5501 27th Avenue South, Gulfport Florida
49/1 49 Days and Nights of Contemporary Art
49/1 is the first of a unique annual Contemporary Arts Festival using interesting non traditional venues for the presentation of Contemporary Art.
The 49th street corridor has an eclectic collection of buildings with easy access to all parts of the Tampa Bay area. This makes the area ideal for the development of a home for the creative industries such as architectural, design, advertising firms, galleries and artist studios.
49/1 incorporates the visual arts, architecture, music, film, new media and design in venues such as industrial spaces, retail establishments, vacant buildings, restaurants, open spaces or any other space that strikes the artists imagination.
January 12th February 29th 2008 49th Street, Gulfport Florida.
49/1 Programs:
Shape and Subject A survey of contemporary visual arts Sarah Thee Campagna Carolina Nancy Cervenka Francesco Andy Kroslak John Langley Bill York Dream Inc. 2321, 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida
Two Wheel Icon The Art of the Motorcycle An Installation celebrating the freedom of the road The Gulfport Community Center 1617 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida January 26th 27th
Eye Catcher A Festival of Short Films Films by Victoria Jorgensen and Ann Prim The Gulfport Community Center 1617 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida February 2nd
Gulfport Shorts Staged Readings of Original Plays The Backdoor Theater 4919 17th Avenue South, Gulfport, Florida February 8th, 9th, 10th
Sound Me Something New New Music of the 21st Century Jazzified, Funkatronic, Rockadelic, Avantaphonic KELP The Gulfport Community Center 1617 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida February 9th
Civilization Celebration Civilization Award Ceremony Dallas Bohrer recipient The Gulfport Community Center 1617 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida February 16th
Florida Playwrights Festival The Backdoor Theater 4917 17th Avenue South, Gulfport, Florida February 23rd
Mind Catcher A Festival of Performance Art Wilson Loria Tina Hansen Jessica Sager Edward Frank The Gulfport Community Center 1617 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida February 23rd
Public Art Dedication Closing Night Party Sculpture by Tom Pitzen The Gulfport Community Center 1617 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida February 29th
The Blueberry Patch Music, Performance Art, Visual Stimulation 4923 20th Avenue South, Gulfport, Florida Selected Weekends
Labyrinth Peace Park created by The Longhouse A Collective Installation Dedicated to the Human Spirit Pegasus Plaza next to The Longhouse, 2321 49th Street South, Gulfport, Florida
The Hatching of the Weltanschauung An Installation by ATAX Along the 49th Street Corridor, Gulfport, Florida
2007:
2007 was an extraordinary year of creativity and experimentation. City of Imagination presented a wide range of works in a variety of fields including two conceptional works Liberty Cake and 101 Sand Castles, Installations A Matter of Conscience, End of the Beginning in Techocolor. Exhibitions combining art and anthropology with works by Herman Trapman focusing on Floridas native peoples and End of Queer which explored the slow disappearance of a uniquely Gay culture in the age of assimilation were presented. New trends in painting were examined in two exhibitions Focus on the Figurative and Look! Look! Look! Additional events included The Gulfport Mostly Limerick Festival, The Annual Gecko Festival Creativity Table and the annual New Years Eve Gala.
Program Overview:
City of Imagination is quickly approaching a decade of serving the arts and the Gulfport Community with innovative programs. A look back reveals a unique organization that has produced notable programs with limited funding and unlimited imagination.
The City as Museum Project which uses public and private spaces as venues has proven not only workable but popular among artists and the community. The annual exhibition of contemporary art Total Risk presented over 200 artists during its five year run. City of Imagination was the first to present the first extensive exhibition of The Highway Men on the west coast of Florida. The exhibition culminated with five of the original Highway Men making the journey to Gulfport. The one year anniversary of the Gulfport ground breaking Human Rights Ordinance was marked with a day long celebration with music, dance and the spoken word. Concern with community design resulted in various Mural Projects. Performance and the written word were strongly represented with various collaborations with performing arts organizations and the creation of The Lawn Chair Literary Festival.
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