The mission of the North Tampa Arts League is to develop, nurture, and support the arts and the artists of
North Tampa by working in concert with community leaders to make North Tampa a vibrant art community. All are welcome!
  Individual membership is still only $35. Family membership is $45. Benefits include partner benefits at the Life Enrichment Center for the Arts, discount at AOE Art Supply and public art shows scheduled through out the year. Three times each year, the 3rd month of the quarter is our scheduled Art Challenge at Compton Park on the 4th Wednesday. Artists have 1 month to complete the new artwork. The entry must be anonymous. Any medium, any size that solves the challenge theme. Art does not have to be framed. 06/27/18 - General Meeting and Quarterly Art Challenge at Compton Park. The theme is "Shades of Red". Four times each year, the 1st month of the quarter is our scheduled Show & Tell meeting at Compton Park on the 4th Wednesday. In addition, each member artist can submit 1 piece for Featured Artist voting. 07/25/18 - General Meeting. Show & Tell + Featured Artist Voting at Compton Park, 16101 Compton Drive, Tampa, Florida 33647, from 7pm - 9pm. Four times each year, the 2nd month of the quarter is our scheduled demo/workshop time at the Life Enrichment Center on the 4th Thursday. The theme for the next Quarterly Art Challenge will be announced. 08/23/18 - General Meeting at the Life Enrichment Center, 9704 North Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, from 7pm - 9pm. 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
You must be an active member to serve on the board. Contact NTALboard@gmail.com if interested. HELPERS NEEDED: Here are some opportunities to help NTAL and fulfill your volunteer requirement as an Active Member. Active Member requirements start again on April 1st. There are a number of Committee Chairmanships that are available. Contact NTALboard@gmail.com to volunteer.
Do you have an idea for a monthly meeting presentation? Volunteer to find a speaker, demonstration or workshop at one of our monthly meetings. This will fulfill your volunteer requirement as an Active Member. Know Your 2018 Committee Chairs:
NTAL and LEC (Life Enrichment Center) are partners; members are eligible for all classes at the LEC Member rate. You can view the upcoming classes at Meetup.   Click on an artist's name for more information: Diane Harm has work accepted into the International Color Pencil show in Chicago. John Henne sold an original work plus prints through pixels.com. Virginia Butler sold artwork at this year's OPUS show. Alan Metzger was awarded Best of Show award in the Out of Towner exhibit at the Studios of Cocoa Beach over Memorial Day weekend. Lynn Rattray will be exhibiting her work at the Rialto, 1617 North Franklin Street from May 1st through June 30th. The Artist Reception, "A Brush With Poetry & A Splash of Ybor" is Friday, June 22nd. Joan Garcia’s artwork was accepted in Oil Painters of America (OPOA) and will be exhibited at the Richland Fine Art Gallery in Nashville. Marie Schadt won 2nd place in the Miniature Art category and Lynn Rattray won 2nd place at the Florida Strawberry Festival. David Beebe and Lloyd Johnson each sold an art piece at our January show at Bamboozle Cafe. David Mack was 1 of 9 out of 200 artists to receive a Merit Award at Boca Raton Outdoor Museum Show. Margret Thomas sold a piece at the Carrollwood Cultural Center Jan Exhibit. David Mack received 2nd place award in 3D at January Suncoast Festival, Wiregrass, Wesley, FL. David Mack has been commissioned by The Tampa VA and Straz Center, to create a 3D ceramic tile mural design depicting his interpretation of the Medal of Honor and Bill of Rights. Join NTAL artists David and Pat Beebe for Art Meets Jazz Night at The Barrymore Hotel on May 18. Fine art photography and paintings will be available for purchase along with a live demo. Live jazz sax music from Johnny Magnuson and a full menu/bar catered by Waterworks Bar and Grill round out the evening. The event will be hosted in the Riverwalk Room adjacent to Waterworks Bar and Grill Restaurant. Joan Garcia has a painting in the Lightning Celebration of the Arts at Amalie Arena. Pat Beebe leads the Watercolor Open Lab every Tuesday from 12:30pm - 2:30pm at the Life Enrichment Center. Please register at (813) 932-0241 or info@lectampa.org on scheduled Saturdays from, 10am-1pm. Free for LEC and NTAL Members. Please register at (813) 932-0241 or info@lectampa.org NTAL"s Plein Aire activities are paused for the hot summer months. David Beebe hosts a once monthly photography club usually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:30pm - 3:30pm at the Life Enrichment Center. Free for LEC and NTAL Members, $5 otherwise. Fields trips are scheduled, typically on weekends. Please register at (813) 932-0241 or info@lectampa.org. Check out our Best of Tampa Bay 2017 video from our field trips. Learn to paint from a different professional artist each month. Call NTAL member Marie Schadt at 813-971 -9145 for more info. When: 4th Monday of the Month starting back in January, 2017 from 10:00am -2:00pm at Roy Haynes Park, 1902 South Village Avenue, Tampa. Cost: Free ($8 donation requested). Bring your own supplies. In August, 2017, Plein Aire artists from NTAL & LEC along with the Columbia Restaurant Group (ulele.com) staged a re-enactment of a 1948 photo by the Burgert Brothers Studio at Ulele Spring adjacent to Water Works Park. David and Pat Beebe produced the documentary. | Hot News
 Alan Metzger was selected as the North Tampa Art League's Featured Artist for the 2nd Quarter 2018. His winning entry is “Run Free”, oil on 40" x 16" gallery wrapped canvas. The painting displays unique cropping and the free spirit of wild horses.  Check out our Fine Art America Friends of NTAL group featuring member art hosted there. You can purchase prints and often find an original for sale as well.  The second month of each quarter, NTAL hosts a scheduled demo/workshop at the Life Enrichment Center on the 4th Thursday of that month. The demo/workshops are free and open to the public. Recent workshops: 02/18 - Colored Pencils, Diane Harm 11/17 - Acrylic Pouring, Pat Beebe 08/17 - Egg Tempera, Gainor Roberts 05/17 - Watercolor on Yupo, Taylor Ikin (guest presenter) NTAL members donated 11 original works of art in 2014 to the Radiology department of the Shriners Hospital For Children - Tampa.  Find out what is happening in our local arts community at Tampa Arts, the Arts Council of Hillsborough County. Stay informed by subscribing to their weekly email update.   |
