Who we are.

Arte is the biennial celebration of the finest performing and visual arts from Latin America; Arte affirms Tampa Bay’s cross-cultural heritage and its modern role as a gateway to the Americas.

What we do and how we do it.

We partner.

Arte is a collaboration of entities. Arte partners include the Arts Council of Hillsborough County, the City of Cleawater, the City of Tampa, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, the Hillsborough County Tourist Development Council, the Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts, the Tampa Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Tampa Downtown Partnership, the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce.

We create.

Arte is a collaboration of art and cultural venues and includes participation from 2007 National District Export Council, Bleu Acier, Festival, Cigar Heritage Festival, Conga Caliente, Downtown Live After Five, Eckerd College, Florida Aquarium, Florida Craftsmen, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Gallery Flight 19, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Hillsborough Community College-Ybor Campus Art Gallery, Hispanic Cultural Festival – presented by TICH and SDHC, Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, Polk Museum, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Salvador Dali Museum, Studio@620, Tampa, Tampa Artist Emporium, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa Theatre, The Arts Center St. Petersburg, The Palladium Theater, University of Tampa Scarfone-Hartley Gallery, USF Contemporary Art Museum, USF Graphicstudio, USF School of Art/Art History, USF School of Music, USF School of Theater/Dance, Visual Edge Studio, WEDU, West Tampa Library and WMNF 88.5FM.

We believe.

Arte 2007 is a product of the surging arts scene in the Tampa Bay area. Venues and arts organizations on both sides of Tampa Bay join together to bring world-class artists to our area.

As Tampa becomes more involved in the global economy, Arte 2007 also reflects the vision of our region as an intersection between the North and South Americas. Arts and culture often mirror economic and social trends, and as the Tampa Bay area develops, so does its cultural scene. Arte 2007 is proof of the growing international awareness of the Tampa Bay community. Arte also draws attention to the significant role of Latin America in the present day economy and the history of our community.

We partner. We create. We believe.