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Cocktails, Conversation and Art

MTC Fine Arts Retrospective & Reception

On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, MacDonald Training Center is opening the doors of our Joy McCann Culverhouse Fine Arts Gallery for Cocktails, Conversation and Art: A Fine Arts Retrospective & Reception – generously sponsored by Moffitt Cancer Center- and we’d love for you to join us.

This is MTC: Mission at Work.

The announcement: macdonaldcenter/mtc-fine-arts-event-june-30-in-tampa

The Media Release: Moffitt-Fine-Arts-Press-Release-PG-6-8-2026.pdf

Be A Part Of It!

Join us – Bring a friend. Bring your art-loving neighbor. Bring the colleague who’s been asking how they can get involved with MTC.  This evening was made for connection — between artists and community, between mission and momentum, between everything our Fine Artists have already accomplished and everything still ahead of them.
See you on June 30. 💛
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ELEVATE

HOPE IN ACTION

From 5:30 to 8:00 PM, our gallery will fill with a curated selection of works by adults with disabilities – Fine Artists.
Each piece tells a story. Each story is told in color, texture, and form.

You’ll also discover “Countryside” by Fine Artist Matthew LeBrecque – a vibrant abstract painting that anchors the event campaign and reminds us why this gallery exists in the first place: to give voice to artists who deserve to be seen.

MTC Fine Arts Studios and Gallery:
With encouragement and instruction, MTC’s artists create expressive, meaningful works that support both personal growth and professional achievement. The Joy McCann Culverhouse Gallery at our Tampa campus showcases curated works, while artists also participate in local shows and juried festivals throughout Tampa Bay.

🎥 See the artists at work: 

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INVESTING IN HOPE

When you purchase a piece at this event, you are directly impacting our community:

          55% of all art sale proceeds go directly to the individual artists
          45% is reinvested into MTC to support and sustain the Fine Arts Program at our Tampa and Sabal Park studios

It’s not a charity transaction. It’s a recognition of professional worth.
Patrons, corporate community partners, disability advocates, and art enthusiasts are all warmly invited.

MISSION AT WORK

Every brushstroke. Every framed canvas. Every exhibition, competition, fair, and festival our artists are invited to participate in – all of it advances MTC’s mission:

“To empower people with disabilities to lead the lives they choose.”

A heartfelt thank you to Moffitt Cancer Center for sponsoring this retrospective and standing with MTC in lifting up artists whose work belongs in galleries, in homes, and in conversations across Tampa Bay.

EVENT DETAILS

  • What:  Cocktails, Conversation and Art: A Fine Arts Retrospective & Reception -Sponsored by:  Moffitt Cancer Center
  • When:  Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 5:30 – 8:00 PM
  • Where:  Joy McCann Culverhouse Fine Arts Gallery, MTC | 5420 W. Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33607
  • Admission:  FREE – Registration requested.
  • Complimentary refreshments.
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MTC offers comprehensive Day Services, individualized Employment Services, enriching Youth Camp Experiences, supportive Residential Services that promote independence and community living. MTC’s eMerge Career Collaborative provides innovative Post-Secondary Education.

Shop greeting cards created by MTC Fine Artists—available online and at our Tampa location. You can also purchase repurposed parade beads, sorted, and packaged by volunteers. In partnership with the City of Tampa, these reclaimed beads are kept out of Tampa Bay and sold back to parade crews for local celebrations.

MacDonald Training Center (MTC) transforms the lives of people with all disabilities through innovations in vocational training, employment services, residential supports and life enrichment opportunities. MTC’s programs are customized to meet the needs and learning styles of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Autism Spectrum disorder, and those who are Deaf and hard of hearing.