ARTS: DIGITAL, PERFORMING, VISUAL

Look Up

Wonder makes people look up at the stars. It turns dreamers into doers. It inspired Beethoven, Dalí and Lady Gaga. And it inspires us every day. We believe the world needs the next generation of great wonderers–those who delight in designing, creating, pushing boundaries. We are Tampa Prep. And we say, wonder on, and start right here on our downtown campus.

boy works on a potting wheel creating ceramics

“I discovered ceramics through my senior year 3# Project. I’m a basketball player. I didn’t know I had this artistic side. It was really a big accident. I had no idea I’d love it this much. It’s therapeutic and calming. Someday I would like to have my own studio in my house where I can do this and maybe even sell it if people like what I do.”

– Gabe S. ’20, ceramicist

Upcoming Events and Performances

All at the Smith Black Box Theater

Middle School production of Aladdin, Jr.
March 4, 5, 6, 2020

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Chicago

Upper School musical
January 2020
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Aladdin, Jr.

Middle School musical
April 2020

TBD

Upper School play
TBD
Fall 2020

Curtains

All School musical
Read more about the performance.

Thanksgiving Convocation

All-School Band & Choral performance
November 2019

Steel Magnolias

Upper School production
Fall 2019
Read more about the performance.

DIGITAL ARTS

2D & 3D ART

THEATER

TECH THEATER

CHORUS

MUSIC

DANCE

JOURNALISM

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Facilities, Partnerships and Advanced Disciplines

SMITH ARTS WING

Production suite with state-of-the-art, production-grade tools and software. Digital Video lab includes green and white screen rooms. Pro tools include camera, lighting, digital video support (Final Cut Pro X, Compressor, Logic Pro X), Black Magic Cameras (similar to cameras used to film Avatar).
Additional gallery space.
Soundproof rehearsal studios for band and chorus.
Dance Studio.
Virtual Reality IDEA lab and makerspace.
Smith Black Box Theater (upcoming events and performances listed below).
Professional workspaces in 2D and 3D visual arts that includes:
- 2 ceramics kilns and a slab roller plus 4 electric wheels
- 2 enamel kilns
- Oculus VR
- DaVinci 3D printer
- iPad 3D Scanner
- Glowforge Laser Cutter
- a laptop and desktop that run AutoCAD
- Light table
- 13 sewing machines

DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIPS
We partner with Next Generation Ballet and the Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Arts, located right across the river from us. We also partner with The Florida Orchestra and The Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra who performed for our students in our Black Box Theater.

ARTS CONCENTRATIONS
We offer Arts Concentrations in the areas of Band, Film & Video, Fine Arts, Theater and Vocal Music for students who want a deeper dive into the mastery of their discipline.