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This Council supports and promotes art and culture in Hillsborough County. The Arts Council funds cultural organizations not mandated by government or under contract with government for cultural services. It provides management and skills workshops for organizations and individual artists; publishes an annual Guide to the Arts in Hillsborough County; provides an online calendar of cultural events; and serves as a clearinghouse for arts education opportunities for citizens of all ages to ensure that arts education and cultural enrichment is available to benefit the citizens of Hillsborough County.

Membership:

The membership of this Council shall be appointed by the BOCC and shall be comprised of 15 members.

The Arts Council may authorize additional ex-officio members from any municipality within the County and any such member shall be designated by the City Council from its membership. Ex-officio members shall have voting rights. The Arts Council may also authorize other ex-officio members from the general public when such membership will serve the best interests of the arts and help carry out the objectives and duties of the Council. The aggregate number of additional ex-officio members from any municipality, or the general public, or both, shall not exceed six.

Terms:

• Members shall serve four year terms.
• Members who serve two full four year terms will not be considered for reappointment during the two year period following the expiration of his/her term.

Special Requirements:

Annual financial disclosure required.
Must have general knowledge of the arts, and/or specific and in-depth emphasis on one or more of the arts, non profit management expertise and visible interest or active involvement in the arts.

Authority:

Hillsborough County Ordinance 89-26; amended by Hillsborough County Ordinance 90-44.

Meetings:

Monthly, 4th Tuesday, Noon
26th Floor, County Center
Conference Room B
Call to confirm meeting schedule

Contact:

Martine Meredith Collier, Executive Director
County Center, 20th Floor
601 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa
Phone: (813) 276-8250

Members:

Member	Position / Appointed By	Dates of Service
Dr. Emery Alford		10/05/2016- 09/30/2020
Mr. Paul Berg		10/01/2017 09/30/2021
Mr. Theron Butler		01/24/2019 09/30/2024*
Mr. Santiago Corrada		11/06/2019 09/30/2023
Honorable John Dingfelder	Ex-Officio Member / Tampa City Council
Mr. Charles Hollenkamp		04/17/2019- 09/30/2021
Ms. Denise Hood		09/16/2020- 09/30/2024
Ms. Lindsey Kimball	Ex-Officio Member
Mr. Julian Mackenzie		11/06/2019 09/30/2023
Mr. Gabriel Mbulo		10/01/2017 09/30/2021
Ms. Robin Nigh	Ex-Officio
Mr. Justin Odle		09/16/2020- 09/30/2024
Ms. Meghan Parsons		11/06/2019 09/30/2023
Mr. Dontavious Pittman		11/06/2019 09/30/2024*
Ms. Andra Richardson		04/17/2019- 09/30/2023
Mr. Clarence J. Roberts	-	04/17/2013- 09/30/2022*
Commissioner Mariella Smith	Ex-Officio / BOCC	11/20/2018- 11/17/2020*
Ms. Sandra Sroka		10/01/2018- 09/30/2022
Ms. Ann-Eliza Taylor		10/01/2017 09/30/2021
Mr. Robert Terri	-	10/16/2013- 09/30/2021*
Ms. Georgia Vahue		10/05/2016- 09/30/2024*

*Reappointed