09/08/2018  – 05/18/2019

9:30 am – 11:00 am
Children’s Art Studio – FREE!
Children’s Art Studio – FREE!
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Grades 4 – 6. Fun & creative art activities. Each week a different activity. Walk-ins welcome. Reservations recommended. Space is limited.

01/26/2019  – 05/18/2019

9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Teen Open Studio – FREE!
Teen Open Studio – FREE!
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This free program gives teens the unique opportunity to create their art alongside a different professional working artist from the community every month. Our artists will guide you to use new mediums & techniques and inform you about careers as an artist. All supplies included. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art. This class made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Lightning Foundation.

03/06/2019  – 04/10/2019

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Painting Studio S2
Painting Studio S2
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

This is a multi-level class for anyone who would like to explore acrylic painting. Work with representational painting, abstraction and collage while improving skills with color, composition and techniques. A fun, flexible class for all students.

03/09/2019  – 04/27/2019

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Spray Painting and Mural Planning
Spray Painting and Mural Planning
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Gain practice working with spray paint. Learn different spray-painting techniques, how to plan and execute large-scale murals, and create a collaborative class mural. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art. 

03/21/2019  – 04/25/2019

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Painting with Watercolors – Session 2
Painting with Watercolors – Session 2
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

Students will learn and explore: color (complementary colors, analogous colors, the chromatic richness of neutrals); brush strokes (from flat and variegated washes to dancing with your brushes); techniques (from wet-into-wet to spattering, pouring, spraying, stenciling, scrubbing).

03/25/2019  – 04/17/2019

9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Large-Scale Printmaking
Large-Scale Printmaking
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

A relief printmaking class for beginning to advanced students focusing on the creation of large-scale prints. In partnership with the Tampa Museum of Art.

03/25/2019  – 05/20/2019

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Arts Education Straz Center Musical Theater: Grades 2 – 12
Arts Education Straz Center Musical Theater: Grades 2 – 12
Firehouse Cultural Center, 101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL

An overview of Musical Theater from the historical & performance perspectives. Students will explore American musical theater pieces; musical, theatrical and dance styles from throughout the 20th century.

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SOLD OUT Victoria Ginty and “Ladyhawke”
Saturday, June 11, 2016    
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Victoria with her band Ladyhawke, (bassist Mike Ivey, Tim Costello on electric guitar, drummer Bob Nesbitt, and Wayne Cornelius on Saxophone), will be joined by Soulful singer songwriter and keyboardist Taylor John, and guitarist Ken Budd of the Taylor John Trio, performing an eclectic mix of Modern Blues and Americana that is sure to satiate the palettes of connoisseurs who enjoy lyrically well-written music delivered with emotion.
tech-art: Text/Image Workshop
Saturday, June 18, 2016    
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
TEXT as symbol, letter, word, sentence – Text as INFORMATION. TEXT as line, shape, form, space, pattern – Text as DESIGN. In this hands-on workshop explore Text WITH Image and Text AS Image.
Imagine, Explore, Discover! Summer Camp 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016 – Friday, August 5, 2016    
12:00 am
Discover your great summer adventure at the Firehouse Cultural Center! We offer 7 one-week Arts Camps for ages 8–10 and ages 11–14, filled with fun, creative activities: Acting; Musical Theater; Drawing, Painting & Printmaking; 3D Art; Arts & Crafts; Cartooning & Animation; Robotics & Coding. Each week culminates with a performance or a ‘Show-off’ for Family and Friends.
Events on Saturday, June 11, 2016
Events on Saturday, June 18, 2016
Events on Monday, June 20, 2016