This is a list of public art installations in Tampa, Florida, organized by neighborhoods in the city. These are works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (i.e. sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.
Al López Park Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Al López Steven Dickey 1992 Al López Park Bronze approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Arcade Robert Calvo 1990 Al López Park Painted Cor-Ten steel, wood Gothic bridge: approx. 152 x 110 x 510 in.; Oriental bridge: approx. 124 x 115 x 509 in. City of Tampa Public Art Program Two on a Swing Steven Dickey Hunt Community Center Bronze City of Tampa Public Art Program
Bayshore Beautiful Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Movement in Space Ross Lewis 1995 Interbay Glover YMCA Aluminium Approx. 26 x 66 x 1 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program
Bayshore Gardens Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Wave Mary Ann Unger 1989 Bayshore Blvd. median at Rubideaux Steel, paint Approx. 10 x 15 x 6 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program
Bayside West Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image José Gaspar Helmuth Von Zengen 1955 Regency Cove Trailer Park Concrete Approx. 10 x 4 1/2 x 5 ft. Homes of Regency Cove
Beasley-Oak Park Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Untitled Nancy Gutkin O'Neil 5400 E. 14th Ave. Glass City of Tampa Public Art Program
Carver City-Lincoln Gardens Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image The Earth is Our Garden Nina Borgia Aberle & Stephen Grede 2003 City of Tampa Solid Waste Administration Building Ceramic tile City of Tampa Public Art Program
Channel District Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Ceremonial Space Bob Haozous 2009 Riverwalk & Fort Brooke Park Stainless steel, brick, rocks City of Tampa Public Art Program Ode to the Tampa Laborer Jim Hirshfield & Sonya Ishii 3 locations: Household Finance Corporation Station, Tampa Tribune Station & Cumberland Avenue Bronze, stainless steel & terrazzo City of Tampa Public Art Program
Downtown Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image America, America Barbara Neijna 1977 Riverwalk Steel Approx. 25 ft. x 12 ft. 6 in. x 80 in. City of Tampa Public Art Program Au Coup de Fusil Maurice de Nonvilliers 1890 Henry B. Plant Museum Approx. 3 x 5 x 3 ft. University of Tampa Centennial Clock Keep William Culbertson 2004 Tampa Union Station Cast concrete, clocks, brick 27 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Chair Muse Bradley Arthur 1982 City Hall Plaza Cor-Ten steel, stainless steel 121 x 42 x 32 in. City of Tampa Public Art Program Ecstatic City Chris Doyle 2009 Tampa Convention Center Disco balls City of Tampa Public Art Program Friendship Nancy Young 1994 Curtis Hixon Park Bronze Appro. 57 x 45 x 32 in. City of Tampa Public Art Program Historic Central Avenue Anthony Moore Kid Mason Community Center Acrylic paint 10’ x 9’ City of Tampa Public Art Program John Fitzgerald Kennedy Bernhard Zuckermann 1966 Henry B. Plant Museum Carrara marble Approx. 15 x 21 x 3 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Lightning Jonathan Borofsky 1997 Amalie Arena Painted steel 75’ x 38’ x 38’ ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Luminous Affirmations Stephen Knapp 2005 Tampa Municipal Office Building Laminated glass, Halogen lights City of Tampa Public Art Program Lux Flux Eva Lee 2011 Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Riverwalk & Tampa Bay History Center Video animation City of Tampa Public Art Program Memoria in Aeterna Unknown 1911 Hillsborough County Courthouse Stone Approx. H. 50 ft. Hillsborough County Memorial Highway Monument to the Victims of World War I August Fox 1921 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Granite & Carrara marble Approx. 37 ft. x 47 1/2 in. x 45 1/2 in. Rotary International Over the Waves C. Paul Jennewein 1927 or 1929 Tampa City Center Esplanade Bronze & patina Approx. H. 54 in. Tampa Museum of Art Parking At the Courthouse Mike Mandel 2000 Tampa Police Department parking garage Ceramic tile 9.5' sloping to 15’ x 145’ City of Tampa Public Art Program Riverwall Bruce Marsh 2009 Channelside Drive and S. Beneficial Drive Photographs, steel plates & porcelain enamel 88" x 48" City of Tampa Public Art Program Shedding Light Juliet Davis & Stephanie Tripp 2011 Riverwalk at Curtis Hixon Park Video City of Tampa Public Art Program Solstice Charles O. Perry 1985 Barnett Plaza Stainless steel H. 28 ft. Sticks of Fire O.V. Shaffer 1984 Henry B. Plant Museum Stainless steel Approx. H. 40 x Diam. 48 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Tampa in Relief Peter King Cotanchobee Park Ceramic inlay City of Tampa Public Art Program Transportation George Grey Barnard 1900 University of Tampa Limestone Approx. 9 x 9 1/2 x 5 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Untitled George Sugarman 1988 400 N. Ashley Dr. Aluminium plates & paint Approx. 36 x 30 x 30 ft. Watershed Molly Schwartz 2011 Riverwalk at Curtis Hixon Park Video animation City of Tampa Public Art Program Zig Zag Linda Howard 1987 Straz Center for the Performing Arts Welded brushed aluminium Approx. 8 x 10 x 8 1/2 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program
Forest Hills Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Windows on Forest Hills Bud Lee 2002 Forest Hills Community Center Photograph City of Tampa Public Art Program
Historic Hyde Park North Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Christopher Columbus Alberto Sabas 1953 Bayshore Blvd. at Platt St. Bridge Bronze Approx. 86 x 44 x 27 in. Ybor City Rotary Equinimity Bud Oleson Bayshore Blvd. & Gandy Blvd. Metal City of Tampa Public Art Program Family of Man Geoffrey Naylor 1995 Bayshore Blvd. median just north of Gandy Blvd. Stainless steel 13’ x 8’ x 4’ City of Tampa Public Art Program Fish on Bayshore Lorraine Genovar 1995 Bayshore Blvd.; near Platt St. Bridge Fiberglass 10 x 9 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Winged Figure: From the Firmament Michele Oka Doner 1992 Bayshore Blvd. between Platt Street Bridge & Gandy Blvd. Bronze 15 markers; each approx Diam. 6 in. City of Tampa Public Art Program
Jackson Heights Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Great Balls of Pliers John Rogers 2003 3806 E. 26th Ave. and 40th St. Powder coated galvanized steel, aluminium, safety-red pliers, diachronic glass, cables 24' x 14' ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Saga of St. Benedict James Tokley 20th St. & Columbus Dr. Granite City of Tampa Public Art Program Untitled (Tampa Police Dept. District 3 mosaic) Charles Hume Jr. Tampa Police Dept. District 3, 3808 N. 22nd St. Glass tile City of Tampa Public Art Program
Lowry Park Central Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Marine Madonna Tom Tischler 1986 Lowry Park Zoo Bronze Approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 10 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program Sheena Joyce Parkerson 1986 Lowry Park Zoo Bronze Approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 5 ft. 3 in. City of Tampa Public Art Program
Lowry Park North Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image (The Six Palms) 3450 Colwell Ave. Aluminium & steel Approx. 22 ft. x 18 ft. 5 in. x 17 ft. 5 in.
Macfarlane Park Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Untitled Raymond Olivero MacFarlane Park City of Tampa Public Art Program
New Tampa Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Winning Lewis Watkins (sculptor) 1984 Lettuce Lake Park Steel Approx. 7 x 5 x 5 ft. Hillsborough County, Department of Parks & Recreation
Northeast Macfarlane Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Kaleidoscope: Heritage of Color Edgar Sanchez Cumbas & Guillermo Portieles Macfarlane Park Acrylic paint on cement City of Tampa Public Art Program
Old Seminole Heights Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Nestbuilder Leslie Fry 2010 Seminole Garden Center, 5850 N. Central Avenue Cast stone City of Tampa Public Art Program
Palm River-Clair Mel Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Portrait Bust of E. L. Bing Carl Norton 1992 E.L. Bing Elementary School Bronze & patina Approx. 16 x 10 x 8 in. E.L. Bing Elementary School
Port Tampa Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Windows on Port Tampa Bud Lee Port Tampa Community Center Photographs City of Tampa Public Art Program
Sulphur Springs Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Sulphur Springs: Reflections of a Century Bruce Marsh 2000 Sulphur Springs Park Glass tiles 9’ x 33’ City of Tampa Public Art Program
Swann Estates Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Memorial Highway Monument to the Victims of World War I August Fox 1921 American Legion Cemetery Granite & Carrara marble Approx. 37 ft. x 47 1/2 in. x 45 1/2 in. American Legion
Temple Crest Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Rowlett Park Murals Mike Parker & Community Stepping Stones Rowlett Park Acrylic paint City of Tampa Public Art Program
Tampa International Airport +TitleArtistYearLocationMaterial DimensionsOwnerImageHOME (Phoebe the Flamingo)Matthew Mazzotta2022Main TerminalPolyester resin & FiberglassHillsborough County Aviation Authority
University of South Florida Title Artist Date Location Medium/Materials Dimensions Owner Image da Vinci's Dream Maria Emilia 1996 University of South Florida Stainless steel, plywood, aluminium & neon Approx. 144 x 175 x 10 in. University of South Florida Earth and Sky Garden Dale Eldred 1993 University of South Florida Mixed media, stainless steel, glass, granite & bronze Florida Department of State Icon II Alexander Liberman 1973 University of South Florida Metal & paint Approx. 10 x 8 x 8 ft. University of South Florida Just Pink and Turquoise Lynda Benglis 1988 University of South Florida Neon & iron Approx. 53 x 51 x 23 in. Florida Department of State Multiple Forms-A Mockup Doris Marie Leeper 1975 University of South Florida – Cooper Hall Acrylic paint & plywood Approx. 118 in. x 12 ft. x 18 in. University of South Florida Our Shadow Ned Smyth 1994 University of South Florida – Contemporary Art Museum White gold, cement & coral Approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 24 ft. University of South Florida Sanctuary Elyn Zimmerman 1991 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Concrete, limestone & plants Approx. H. 9 ft. x Diam. 40 ft. State of Florida Solar Rotary Nancy Holt 1985 University of South Florida Aluminium, concrete, bronze, soil, lights, plants & meteorite Approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 24 ft. University of South Florida Concentric Figures Harrison Covington 1996 University of South Florida Steel, paint University of South Florida Totem Pole Charles Rostron ca. 1990 James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Cypress Approx. 24 x 5 x 2 ft. Veterans Health Administration Unspecific Gravity Douglas Hollis 1996 University of South Florida – Contemporary Art Museum Stainless steel, concrete, plants, gravel University of South Florida Untitled (deaccessioned) Richard Fleischner 1996 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Cor-Ten steel, granite, trees, linoleum, glass & wood University of South Florida
University Square Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Untitled (Tampa Police District 2 mural) Chico Garcia 2011 Tampa Police District 2 Headquarters, 9330 N. 30th St. Spray paint 10 x 20 ft. City of Tampa Public Art Program
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