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Exhibit's Panoramic Pictures Capture Scenes Of Old Florida

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 16, 2008

DOWNTOWN - Many have seen the wealth of photographs of early 20th century Tampa in the Burgert Brothers calendar produced each year by the Friends of the Library.

Well, there's more where those came from, and the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is happy to show them.

In an exhibit called "Panoramic Views of the Past," which runs from Thursday through March 15, the museum offers 24 panoramic, or Cirkut, photographs of Tampa by the brothers, many of which have not been exhibited before. They were taken between 1904 and 1943 using a large-format camera called a Cirkut, which rotated on a tripod to capture a 360-degree view.

Among the sweeping scenes on display: a May Day celebration in Plant Park; downtown Tampa and the Tampa Bay Hotel; an undeveloped Davis Islands; a rustic view of Bayshore Boulevard; Hillsborough High Cadets; and the New York Yankees of 1927. Most photos are 40 inches by 10 inches.

Running concurrently in another gallery is "The Magic Box of Abelardo Morell," an exhibit that features Morell's photographs, photograms and images from a camera obscura.

The camera obscura, the forerunner of the modern camera, is an optical device that dates to the Renaissance and can be demonstrated by using a box with a pinhole. The museum will be building such a box as part of a permanent installation available for classes and tour groups.

A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto a photo-sensitive material that has been placed in the path of a light source, such as the sun. The resulting image is a silhouette.

Both exhibits open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the museum, 200 N. Tampa St.

Call (813) 221-2222 or go to www.FMoPA.org for information.

Gallery Opens Year With Florida Artists
Clayton Galleries in South Tampa has tweaked its traditional first-of-the-year show, a one-man exhibit by local artist Craig Rubadoux. This year, it's Rubadoux with a twist, as Florida artist Joyce Ely-Walker joins him in an exhibit called "Moving Pictures."

The two artists, who work in oils and are longtime friends, present paintings from recent travels and experiences.

"Their work is very different, but they respect each other's vision," gallery director Mark Feingold said.

Ely-Walker's oils were the catalyst for the title. She created a series of paintings from her experience looking out the window of a moving train.

Rubadoux's oils reflect a different kind of moving.

"There are all kinds of moving - physical, emotional, psychological," Feingold said.

Meet the artists at the free opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 4105 S. MacDill Ave.

The show runs through Feb. 23. Call the gallery at (813) 831-3753 for information.

Museum Celebrates End And Beginning

Don't miss the last event at the Tampa Museum of Art before the wrecker's ball makes this edifice history.

From 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, the museum and Avant Garde host an Art After Dark With Starbucks night that celebrates the museum's 30-year history and looks toward its future.

More than 50 local and regional artists working in various media and styles will present works in the theme of "retro/perspectives: Looking Back, Looking Forward." The art includes paintings, an exterior mural, a video projection on the exterior courtyard and other installations. Artwork will be available for purchase, and a portion of proceeds will benefit the museum, 600 N. Ashley Drive.

The event includes music by the band D'Visitors, and disc jockeys MEGA and BLENDA, as well as food and Starbucks coffee. There will be a cash bar.

Admission is free for museum members and $10 for nonmembers. Call (813) 274-8130 or go to www.tampa-avantgarde.org for information.

Hyde Park Gallery Adds 11 Artists

The Tampa Artists Emporium welcomes a new group of artists with a free reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 1618 Snow Ave., in Hyde Park Village.

Eleven artists join those already on display. They are Doug Allard, Chris Barrs, Kim Coakley, Jennifer Griffin, Jami Hagan, Paula Schroeder, Chris Schumacher, Carol Seidman, Ashley Skoviera, Susanna Stepanyan and Kim Tracy.

For information, call (813) 254-3443 or go to www.tampaartistemporium .com

Gallery Features Iconic Imagery

Baisden Gallery presents a one-night exhibit of the richly drawn and highly detailed paintings of Sister Eliseea Papacioc, a Romanian Orthodox nun who has studied the fine art of creating religious icons.

The works in the free exhibit were all commissioned by Tampa Bay area residents.

Meet Papacioc and see her works from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 23 at the gallery, 442 W. Grand Central Ave., near downtown.

Call the gallery at (813) 250-1511 or log on to www.baisden gallery.com for information.

Correspondent Esther Hammer can be reached at (813) 835-2108 or ehammer@tampatrib.com.

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