Why Give?
Your tax-deductible gift to the Tampa Museum of Art’s Make Your Mark campaign helps us preserve antiquities, modern and contemporary art, provides visitor experiences, shapes the future and shares this legacy with the public.
- Art Therapy Inspires Well-Being
- School Tours Inspire Learning
- Art Inspires Culture
- Unrestricted Funds Inspire Community
Each year, the Tampa Museum of Art gives away over 33,000 philanthropy-discounted admission passes.
Art Therapy Inspires Well-Being
The Tampa Museum of Art offers a variety of free art therapy-informed programs to promote creativity and engagement while providing a positive experience with art-making and museums. Connections and Art Space help create a non-threatening environment for self-expression and self-reflection.
Connections
- Focused on wellness and social interactions
- Offered to seniors receiving memory care and assisted living, individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s, military families, and adults in substance use recovery
Sponsor one Connections session: $700
Connections: Community Partners
Allegro Senior Living • Arbor Terrace • Blue StarFamilies • Cove Behavioral Health: Men’s Residential & Women’s Residential • Inspired Living • Kaiser University • Magnolia Manor • Market Street Memory Care • Pelican Landing • Phillip Shayman Parkinson’s Program • The Phoenix • Promise Pointe • White Sands Treatment
Art Space
- Art therapy-informed program
- Works with underserved populations
- Art-making and gallery discussions promote creativity, self-expression, and self-reflection
Sponsor one Art Space session: $625
Art Space: Community Partners
Brandon Park and Rec • Clean Recovery • Creative Clay • Florida Institute for Community Studies • Focus Academy • Glazer Children’s Museum • King’s Kids • McDonald Training Center • Pepin Academies • Prodigy • Quality Early Education System at HCC • Redefining Refuge • RCMA Wimauma • Tampa Preparatory School
School Tours Inspire Learning
Your gifts help educate, inspire and cultivate the young minds of our community. The Tampa Museum of Art offers educational school tours that focus on connecting students with the Museum’s collections and special exhibitions. Help support these students and art accessibility today with year-end giving.
School Tours
- 2,800 waived admissions during the 2022-2023 school year
- Bus scholarships provided by ArtLine Transportation Grant
- Tours included with the cost of Museum admission
Docent Training
- Volunteers who learn about the artwork on view
- Serve as tour guides for school groups
Art Inspires Culture
Your generosity helps support curatorial initiatives such as artist and scholar talks, research travel for our curators, and the care and conservation of TMA’s growing collection. Donations also help fund exhibition programming that supports the educational curriculum.
Bringing Art to TMA
- Curators travel to expand TMA initiatives
- Reaches new audiences
- Provides curriculum and program materials
Art Conservation
- Yearly sculpture maintenance
- Proper art handling
- Monitoring and controlling environmental conditions
- Maintains collection for future exhibition programming
Unrestricted Funds Inspire Community
Art+ Membership: Individual & Family provides free admission programs
Operations
Education: Free Programs connect us to community partners
Innovation
Permanent Collection
inspires course curriculum
Education: Studio Art Classes
fund scholarships for those in need
Exhibitions: General Admission
allows for a greater variety of artist representation
Education: Tours
support grade school student transportation
Education
Exhibitions: Discounted Admission
creates accessibility for the community
Conservation
Private Events
sustain expandable programming
When can you
Make Your Mark?
For more information, contact: Development@TampaMuseum.org | 813.421.8370