"Here and There" by Willow Wright
2026-05-01, 2026-05-02, 2026-05-04 | Alcove Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, 33618, United States
Here and There displays a variety of landscapes that have intrigued me in the past several years in my travels up the coast of the U.S., along the coast of Portugal, near Tavira, and in and around the Tampa Bay area. The land and the light have captured my wonder, wherever I’ve travelled, and I endeavor to document the rich and varied environment we live in. If we don’t take care of it, it could be gone in under 100 years.
Pictured: “Alone on the Beach”

"Give Thanks, Give Back" by Hanna Rachocka (Online Exhibit & Auction)
2026-05-01, 2026-05-02, 2026-05-03, 2026-05-04 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
Give Thanks, Give Back by Hanna Rachocka is an entirely online exhibit and charity auction benefiting the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The exhibit and auction will close on December 31, 2026.
The collection is a series of ten impasto acrylic paintings by Hanna Rachocka that transform the traditional still life into an elemental exploration of emotion, weather, and inner fire. Each vessel becomes a metaphor for the human spirit—resilient in rain, tangled in thought, radiant in bloom, or aflame with creative force. Together, the works weave a narrative of resilience, paradox, celebration, and transformation, inviting viewers to reflect on the seasons and storms of the soul.
Each original painting is valued at $700 but available for a $375 donation. You can purchase each painting by donating directly to the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Paintings are available for immediate pick up once the donation is made. 100% of the proceeds will directly support the Center.
Visit hrartstudio.com to view other works by Hanna Rachocka,

"Direct/Indirect" by William Talenti
2026-05-01, 2026-05-02, 2026-05-04 | Atrium Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, 33618, United States
“At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman, and these hills, the softness of the sky, the outline of these trees at this very minute lose the illusory meaning with which we had clothed them.”
-Albert Camus
These six paintings (in the exhibit) concern pigment application and idea combination. I began each piece with a deliberate modality—Realistic, Abstract, or Non-Objective—pairing each with a “sister” painting on an opposing wall to serve as a formal counterpoint. Eventually, the rules dissolved, and I stopped following the recipe. An overlapping of my emotional state and the evolving surface of the paint occurred, allowing the content to find its own voice beyond the initial structure.
Direct/Indirect represents a deliberate unlearning of over thirty years of visual literacy. As both an educator and a painter, I am fascinated by how a personal artistic voice is constructed, refined, and—eventually—dismantled. By isolating the core elements of color, shape, value, and pattern, I converge figurative representation with the intuitive faculty of abstraction. These works seek the tension between what we see and how we think, emptying the familiar to discover what remains.
-William Talenti

"The Human Expression" by Sal Patalano
2026-05-01, 2026-05-02, 2026-05-04 | Corridor Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
“My work begins with an encounter. These photographs are not taken from a distance or in anonymity. Each image begins with a conversation — an introduction, a shared moment, and permission granted between two people who were unknown to one another minutes before.
I am drawn to faces that carry experience rather than performance. Working primarily on the street, I seek moments where vulnerability, dignity, and individuality reveal themselves outside controlled environments. The resulting portraits exist between street photography and formal portraiture: spontaneous yet deliberate, candid yet collaborative.”
– Sal Patalano

"On the Edge of a Broken Sky" by Tim Price
2026-05-01, 2026-05-02, 2026-05-04 | Lobby Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, 33618, United States
“On the Edge of a Broken Sky explores the emotional, psychological, and social spaces that exist between us—zones shaped by connection and care, but also by fear, judgment, misunderstanding, and conflict.
The works in this exhibition reflect a way of seeing that’s been developed over three decades of visual journalism across print, web, and broadcast. “Broken Sky” functions as both metaphor and condition: a shared emotional landscape fractured by experience, yet still capable of illumination.”
– Tim Price

"Black Art Matters" presented by the BAM Tampa Bay Collective
2026-05-01, 2026-05-02, 2026-05-04 | Gallery at Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618
The Black Art Matters Tampa Bay Collective (BAM Tampa Bay) presents Black Art Matters, celebrating the full spectrum of Black life, creativity, and imagination. The exhibits include portraits, landscapes, still life, abstraction, storytelling, fantasy, pop culture, memory, family, community, spirituality, love, play, or experimentation with materials and form.

"The Magic World of Joel Santana" by Joel Santana
2026-05-01, 2026-05-02 | Art Corner Art Gallery, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, F, 33618, United States
After twenty years illustrating for advertising and major gaming studios, I kept returning to the same question: what does it mean to make something that simply is, that doesn’t sell a product or tell someone else’s story?
This show is my answer. The work varies between overlooked moments, light cutting through ordinary scenes, and whimsical narratives that carry more than they first appear. I paint from faith and from light. Two things that, for me, have always been the same thing.

Rehearsal: New Horizons Band
2026-05-01 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
The New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA) is a worldwide organization comprised of more than 250 New Horizons groups with 10,000 members. Some played music during their school years and stashed their instrument in a closet, or attic while the demands of work and raising children took center stage. Others dreamt of being a musician but never had the opportunity, or the money to pay for lessons and instruments when they were school age. Both groups find themselves now at or near retirement with children grown and gone, fewer responsibilities, but just as much desire.
The NHIMA provides opportunities for adults to be involved in a band – whether it’s for the first time, or the first time in a long time. Together we learn and perform in a friendly and positive atmosphere.
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Advance Rope Bowl Making
2026-05-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Art Room II, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
Learn how to put the finishing finesse on your rope bowl, such as braiding, coiled handles, a whole cloth center, lid, and more!
Click here for class details and registration information.

Jazz with Jim
2026-05-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
With Jim Burge and the Jazz Directions, it’s more than a jazz concert. It’s time with friends.
Jazz with Jim is the Center’s longest-running concert series. Hosted by Jim Burge (saxophone/flute/clarinet), Ron Delp (keyboard), Jeff Henson (drums), and Todd Jeferies (bass)—together, they are The Jazz Directions. Each concert is unique as The Jazz Directions share stories and some of their favorite musical selections appropriate for the evening’s theme.
So, please sit back with a nice cup of coffee or soda and some tasty treats as you enjoy a relaxing evening with The Jazz Directions.

Reserved VIP Seating: $15 member / $20 general admission
General Seating: $13 member / $18 general admission

This event has reserved seating. Online processing fees apply.

Rehearsal: Carrollwood Jukebox Big Band
2026-05-02 09:00 - 12:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing
2026-05-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Ceramics / Pottery Studio, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
This class is for returning intermediate and advanced students who have already learned and practiced basic wheel-throwing techniques.
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BABY SHOWER
2026-05-02 15:00 - 18:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States

Trinty CME
2026-05-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Meeting Room II, 4537 Lowell Road Tampa, Fl 33618
Church Group

All Over the World with the Carrollwood Community Chorus (Sold Out)
2026-05-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
East Coast. West Coast. Route 66. Across The Pond. Back Home Again.
Back your bags and grab your passports! The Carrollwood Community Chorus, under the direction of Scott Warfel, is going to take you on a once-in-a-lifetime journey visiting the sounds of the coast and beyond!

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Rehearsal: TMI
2026-05-03 17:45 - 21:00 | The Studio, 13345 Casey Road, Tampa, FL, 33618, United States
