UT Community Sculpture Exhibition, Always Welcome, Celebrates Arts Mentorship Legacy

Published: July 18, 2024

Former and current faculty, students and alumni come together for a yearlong exhibition starting July 26 and running through June 20 to celebrate both the history of the sculptural arts at UT and one of its greatest champions, former University of Tampa art gallery director, alumna and artist Dorothy Cowden '70. Always Welcome: In Honor of Dorothy will be in the Saunders Foundation Art Gallery on the first floor of the Ferman Center for the Arts.

Always Welcome: In Honor of Dorothy will be in the Saunders Foundation Art Gallery on the first floor of the Ferman Center for the Arts.

Dorothy Cowden, director of the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery from 1977 to 2016, died in March, leaving an incredible legacy and culture of artist mentorship that continues to be the foundation of the UT Department of Art and Design.

Demonstrating the wide array of sculptural forms and styles taught at UT, Always Welcome will include work by Dylan Berry '14; Samantha Burns '11; Hoang van Bui '90; Gil DeMeza '65; Cor Faringer '14; Associate Professor of Art and Design Kendra Frorup '92; Dana Fidler '22; Jeff Gibbons '10; Tori Hales '19, staff assistant in the Art and Design Department; Jack King '70; Micheal Massaro '99; Cortney McNamara BFA '24; Sar Powell; Carlos Camargo; and Averia Wright '09.

A reception for the exhibition will be held in the Charlene and Marty Gordon Performance Gallery in the Ferman Center for the Arts on Sept. 27, from 6 to 8 pm. It is open to the public.

The Saunders Foundation Arts Gallery is in the Ferman Center for the Arts at 240 N. Boulevard. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is no charge for admission.

For more information, contact Jocelyn Boigenzahn, college galleries director, at [email protected] or (813) 253-6217.