Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is a museum dedicated to exhibiting important photographic art as central to contemporary life and culture. FMoPA collects, preserves, and exhibits historic and contemporary works by nationally and internationally known photographic artists. FMoPA

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In the fall of 2001, Cynthia L. Flowers began the museum’s first children’s outreach program. It involved under-served children at the USF/Patel Partnership Elementary School located at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

From this first program, the museum developed many ongoing community programs such as the free Children’s Literacy Through Photography Program for at-risk children, and fee based adult photography classes, workshops, and children’s summer camps. In the Children’s Literacy Through Photography Program, children are inspired through hands-on workshops and field trips where photographs are taken, printed and written about by the participants. An annual reception for the children was also held at the museum.

FMoPA also offers a variety of classes taught by highly validated professionals, exploring the technical aspects of photography, the creative potential residing in everyone, and the applications towards creative practice. All the workshops can be taken as single units of particular interest, or as a full concentration resulting in certificates of completion.

We look forward to a most productive and fruitful year with over 30 workshops that cover most aspects of photography and promote photography education. FMoPA also provides guided docent tours for groups and field trips!

FMoPA additionally has a program called Prodigy, which will effectively make a difference with children that would not otherwise have access to art programs, or museums. It is increasingly clear that changing lives is at the root of any art’s social responsibilities. Through this partnership and the medium of photography, we will provide children who are socioeconomically challenged, culturally displaced or recovering from the trauma of a refugee situation with an artistic outlet.

Prodigy program will provide children with a solid foundation of photographic education, providing guidance and knowledge of the technical aspects of photography, as well as the artistic applications. The program benefits more than just photographic skills; teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking will be applicable in all of the activities that children will participate in. Students attending the program are given the opportunity to be innovative by allowing them to create a narrative using photographs on many varied topics from current global environmental issues to local socio-economic challenges. These skills and applications will ultimately be applied to a brighter future.

FMoPA has a wide variety of tours, classes, and programs for children and is constantly looking to reach as many children as possible. So please don’t hesitate to contact us for additional information or educational opportunities!

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History of Photography in the Blink of an Eye

Program description

Few people have a sound knowledge of the history of photography, how it started, the many processes that have now culminated in the digital world. But the past can teach us the many genres, aesthetics, ethics and immense value of recording the passage of time. Students will greatly benefit from this concise insight into an exciting past. This course aims to provide students who are interested in

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FMoPA

8132212222

info@fmopa.org

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Program Detail

Program type: Field Trip

Artistic Discipline: History & Heritage, Visual Arts

Subject: FIne Arts: Visual Art, History, Media Arts

Population served: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Teachers, Educators

Bilingual: No

Available dates:

On going.

Available times:

Open ended.

Max number of students: 40

Length of program: 2 hours

Location(s):

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

400 North Ashley Drive, Cube 200, Tampa, FL 33602

Fees / Ticketing:

Prices Vary. Please call or check website for details.

813-221-2222

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CPALMS Standards

Visual Art:
Grade 6-8
Grade 9-12

Qualifications

Has conducted educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes

Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes

Maintains general liability insurance: Yes

Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes

Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes

Cancellation Policy

In the event that you must withdraw from a course, the following policy will be in effect:

Refunds or withdrawal requests must be sent to education@fmopa.org

The date the request email is sent will determine refund eligibility. All approved refunds take at least four weeks to process. FMoPA cannot be responsible for providing refunds for classes or programs missed as a result of student illness, student emergencies, or events beyond FMoPA’s control.

A refund or class credit can only be issued if cancellation is up to three business days prior to the class start date. No refunds / class credits will be given after that time.
Refunds require a $55 processing fee (per workshop). Class credit allows the full 100% amount paid to go towards other classes.

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

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History of Photography in the Blink of an Eye

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