AN ART-INFUSED DESTINATION

Midtown Tampa connects Tampa Bay through celebrated artists and installation storytelling. Iconic and interactive moments throughout multiple spaces and in a variety of forms engage residents, art enthusiasts, wayfarers, guest vacationers, and anyone looking for an epic selfie spot.

Supported by a strong commitment to the entire city, the curated and thoughtfully commissioned public art throughout Midtown Tampa further animates our vibrant destination and provides additional connections for all who live here or visit. And these are just a few of the installations that are underway as Midtown continues to progress and blossom into one of the regions most celebrated destinations.

Ecosystem

The large-scale sculpture installation commissioned from internationally acclaimed Okuda San Miguel reflects Tampa and the surrounding environment.The animal world is represented by the birth of a sea turtle, a natural event characteristic of the Florida west coast, in which this balance between nature and civilization is achieved. Still being the place chosen by this animal to perpetuate its species every year.

The turtle is born among vegetation, represented by trees, and also among civilization, represented by a building surrounded by colorful characters, known as “soulkeepers” who in the artist’s imagination represent the protection we all need to live and develop in freedom.

Letting Loose

Inspired by the freedom, spirit, and beauty they represent, you will find LA artist PunkMeTender’s three-dimensional butterflies throughout Midtown Tampa. Their sculptural shapes create the illusion of flight and were designed to be photographed, posed with, and shared, resulting in viewers’ reimagining their own environments and realities.

Immersion

Located outside of Tampa’s first dual-branded hotel, Trav MSK has paid homage to the craftsmanship of an older generation while embracing current technology through a large one-of-a-kind mural. Collaged photographs of vintage signs and hand-crafted typography, and arranging them in various compositions that interact with geometric patterns portrays current times in society as we evolve from the physical world and emerge into the digital space. An overlay with digital gestures represents emotion to resemble eyes on Midtown Tampa.

Tampa-based husband-and-wife duo Illsol bring patterns and wild plums to life poolside at the Aloft hotel. The combined style of Illsol portrays elements of contemporary street textures from a background in stencil artwork to tattoo-style fine-lined illustrations that are intermixed between solid swaths of color.