Museum Celebrates Food and Beverage
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in downtown Tampa hosted a fascinating community art show this spring to celebrate
the food and beverage industry. Zora Carrier, the museum’s executive director, welcomed guests to the opening of the exhibit,
which featured more than 90 portraits of Tampa Bay area chefs and owners, taken by photographers of all ages and skill levels.
The museum is located at 400 N. Ashley Drive in Tampa, (813) 221-2222.
Walt Wickman, chef and owner at the
Water Oak Grill in Safety Harbor and
Hog Island Fish Camp and Olde Bay
Café in Dunedin, was included in this
photographic exhibit honoring the
restaurant industry.
Photography by Gram
This photo of Bobby Heilman, owner of
The Beachcomber on Clearwater Beach,
was on display in the “Chef’s Special”
exhibit at the Florida Museum of
Photographic Arts in Tampa.
TONY ROMO
Tyson Grant, executive chef and partner at
the Parkshore Grill in St. Petersburg, was one
of the chefs included in this culinary exhibit.
KEITH KENNEY
Unveiling of a Monarch
MAY/JUNE 2021 | TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE 141
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Sandy Schwartz and Julian Hartzog invited a bevy of friends and art lovers to La Villa des Beaux Arts, their Tarpon Springs estate,
to view the latest wearable art design that they created together. An engineer by training, Julian began creating wearable art after
attending the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s annual Wearable Art shows. He has used aluminum sheet metal to make all types of
women’s wear from swimsuits to science fiction couture. His work has been seen in the Dunedin show and he has won awards
in the world famous World of Wearable Art shows in New Zealand. Julian and Sandy’s entry in this year’s New Zealand show is
an Elizabethan dress with a large Monarch butterfly collar, which plays on his theme of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. The gown
can be seen in the Fashion Calendar pages of this issue.
David and Nancy Bilheimer enjoyed seeing
the creativity and craftsmanship in designer
Julian Hartzog’s Monarch gown.
Sandy Schwartz and Julian Hartzog worked
together over the past year to bring this new
piece of wearable art to fruition.
Judy and Bill Isaly appreciated the detailed
concept and craftsmanship that was involved
in the making of this costume.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This event was COVID-19 safety compliant. Participants maintained social distancing and wore masks
except for eating, drinking or when being photographed.
VERONICA STEWART