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The District
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Cover
Cam Parker, Bianca Burrows,
Jason Skeldon, Bekky Beukes,
Michael Vahl
Cover Photo By:
Lindsey Meyer
Special Thank You To:
District Tavern,
The Rialto Theater,
Art Council of Hillsborough County
Photography
by Lindsey Meyer
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CHANNEL DISTRICT / DOWNTOWN / HARBOUR ISLAND / YBOR
TAMPA’S URBAN DWELLING MAGAZINE
2017-18 Annual Art
Guide Issue
art1, /ärt/, noun
noun: art; plural noun: arts; plural noun: the arts
1. the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a
visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily
for their beauty or emotional power.
2. the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance.
3. subjects of study primarily concerned with the processes and products of human
creativity and social life, such as languages, literature, and history (as contrasted with
locality, /lo-cal-i-ty/, noun
noun: locality; plural noun: localities
1. a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to
occurrences there.
2. the fact or condition of having a location or position in space
“Art in Locality” is The District’s inaugural annual Art Guide. We have dedicated
the entire issue to celebrating art, the artists who create it and the places who host
them. Almost two years ago when the magazine was created, I knew art had to be
an area we featured. After all, art is everywhere and is the creation of emotion in all
is expression, thought, an emotion or desire of someone sharing an experience to
the world through their vision. Art comes in many forms and is delivered through a
multitude of vehicles. Motion creates emotion.
“Art in Locality” started out in the magazine as a section and we owe much gratitude
to Meaghan Farrell Scalise, a local artist who not only was the original contributor
in Locality” bigger and better.
Thank you, Terri Simons and the Arts Council of Hillsborough County for providing
us with your art guide data. We know how much time and people power it took to
gather and we are very grateful for sharing. And thank you to Hope Donnelly from
the Rialto for the introduction and your resiliency to make sure it happened. Big
love to the District Tavern family for allowing our team to shoot the “Party like an
Artist” photo shoots in the bar and the cleanup that came with it. And a huge group
hug to all the artists who participated in this issue and allowed us to live inside their
world for a moment in time.
I hope you enjoy “Art in Locality” and we look forward
to annually creating it.
Cheers,
Ed “eddy” Suyak
Group Publisher
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