Fantastic Lights!

Lights On Tampa, a project of the City of Tampa, Art Programs Division, is a biennial event (occurs every two years), which opened in 2006, has returned this month to continue its mission to engage, entertain and educate the community.

The Lights On Tampa program was developed by the City of Tampa’s Public Art Program, in conjunction with regional businesses, volunteers, and art supporters. It was developed in order to reaffirm Tampa’s commitment to arts and technology by presenting highly visible, innovative light installations created by juried artists.  A jury is a committee of experts who judge contestants to be part of an exhibition.

The purpose of Lights On Tampa is to bring free access to artistic excellence. Its emphasis is on new media technologies and education.

Lights On Tampa 2009 brings the work of major contemporary artists to downtown Tampa from Jan. 10 through Feb. 2. Lights On Tampa 2009 sites include The Tampa Convention Center and Riverwalk, USF Park, Cotanchobee Park, and Fort Brooke Parking Garage.

Lights On Tampa provides a strong education component with its focus on visual literacy. This NIE poster, along with our Web page – tampabay.com nie/lights/ -- offers activities for teachers of grades 3-12. Our NIE Blogging Zone allows for students and teachers to discuss their thoughts about the art. Go to http://blogs.tampabay.com/nie/, and click on the 2009 Lights on Tampa category on the left.

Click here to view other student's own submissions! • Click here to download the NIE poster