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This Council supports and promotes arts 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; contracts arts and cultural groups for Arts Education; publishes a calendar of arts events; and works to ensure 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. There will also be three ex-officio members, not to exceed six, to include:

• 1 member of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
• 1 Tampa City Council Member
• 1 Hillsborough County School Board Member

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 Thursday, Noon
Please call for meeting locations.

Contact:

Martine Meredith Collier, Executive Director
Art Council of Hillsborough County
505. E. Jackson St. Suite 306
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 09/30/2020
Ms. Lindsay Claytor	-	08/21/2013- 09/30/2019*
Mr. Jeffrey Gibson	-	10/05/2011- 09/30/2019*
Honorable Lynn Gray	Ex-Officio Member
Mr. Charles Hollenkamp		04/17/2019- 09/30/2021
Ms. Lindsey Kimball	Ex-Officio Member
Honorable Guido Maniscalco	Ex-Officio Member
Mr. Gabriel Mbulo		10/01/2017 09/30/2021
Ms. Robin Nigh	Ex-Officio
Ms. Andra Richardson		04/17/2019- 09/30/2023
Mr. Clarence J. Roberts	-	04/17/2013- 09/30/2022*
Commissioner Mariella Smith	Ex-Officio	11/20/2018- 11/20/2019
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- 09/30/2020
Mr. Stephen Williams		01/24/2019 09/30/2020
Ms. Marian Winters	-	06/15/2011- 09/30/2019*

*Reappointed