HCC Art Galleries Open Calls

The Hillsborough Community College Art Galleries is seeking proposals from artists and creatives for Now on View, an ephemeral public art festival taking place in Ybor City tentatively scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. 

The committee defines art in a broad sense and encourages applications from artists working in the visual arts as well as in literary, dramatic, performance, dance, interactive, time-based, and other media.

Artists must be available for the festival to be eligible to participate. Six (6) selected applicants will receive a $1,300 stipend to activate Now on View by designing temporary art installations specific to Hillsborough County (especially Tampa/Ybor City) and participating in the festival.

The purpose of Now on View is to create a thoughtful series of temporary public artworks that invite the public to consider Tampa’s past, present, and future. Local artists* will be selected through an open call to create site-responsive artworks that speak to Tampa’s rich history while also considering concepts of representation, presence, and connection. The resulting artworks will be displayed in a one-day public festival in Ybor City with music, food, and other entertainment.

*Artists must reside in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco, Manatee or Sarasota County in order to be eligible.