Arts Talk

By Times staff

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 19, 2001

Pinellas horn player joins Tokyo Symphony

Jonathan Hammill, a French horn player from St. Petersburg, recently was named principal horn of the Tokyo Symphony. Hammill, 24, went to Northside Christian School, spent four years in the Pinellas Youth Symphony and studied with Florida Orchestra horn player Carolyn Wahl. He graduated from the Juilliard School in 1999. Hammill won the audition in June and begins playing with the Japanese orchestra this month. For the last three summers, he has performed in the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan.

Dali offers docent class

The Salvador Dali Museum seeks volunteers to train as docents during a weekly program Sept. 19 through May 8.

Docents serve as tour guides, and should have an interest, but not necessarily a background, in art, a one-year commitment to conduct tours at the museum after course completion, attendance at all classes and a membership in the museum ($40 individual). A course fee of $95 covers all materials, including texts.

The museum is at 1000 Third St. S, St. Petersburg. For a course application, call the museum at (727) 823-3767, ext. 3029, or e-mail cbutler@salvadordalimuseum.org.

Fame game

St. Petersburg artist Cassandra Gordon-Harris is one of 50 women chosen worldwide to participate in "Pulcheria Arte 2001," an international juried art exhibition in Piacenza, Italy, Sept. 7 through Sept. 22.

Competitions for artists

49th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Jan. 19 through March 3. Statewide annual competitive exhibition open to Florida contemporary craft artists; applicants must join Florida Craftsmen (dues: $35 individual). For prospectus, send self-addressed, stamped envelope to Florida Craftsmen, 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg 33701, or download application at www.floridacraftsmen.net. (727) 821-7391. Deadline: Oct. 19.

Happening, Artists Unlimited, 223 N 12th St., Tampa, 3-9 p.m. Sept. 22. 1960s-style pop artists for one-day outdoor show in conjunction with theater production of Hair. To reserve space, call (813) 229-5958.

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