EDUCATION
USF Contemporary Art Museum is an academic museum, laboratory, and research center for students, scholars, faculty, museum professionals, interns, artists, and the Tampa Bay Community. As part of CAM's educational mission, we offer a wide range of object-based learning opportunities centered around a series of major interdisciplinary exhibitions and the permanent collection.
Our programs include symposia, conferences, lectures, workshops, special events, tours, field trips, and artist conversations that provide an educational resource, a forum for dialogue, and a platform from which to analyze critical issues in art and society.
We encourage direct encounters with artwork as a means to understand cultures, concepts, current issues, and materials. We also offer customized class tours, assignment collaboration, and learner-centered facilitated art discussions (VTS) that are valuable to many disciplines. Guided tours and presentations by CAM's educators and curators are available to connect with specific classroom objectives.
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
CAM Club
CAM Club seeks to engage new and diverse audiences on the USF campuses and in the Tampa Bay community by introducing various forms of art as well by shaping the museum as an active, open and tolerant center where students can come to learn, participate, and express creativity. Partnering with USFCAM in a professional art environment, students will learn about museum operations and be able to participate in a range of activities, workshops and field trips that will impart skills for museum work and enhance their overall educational experiences.
Internships
The USF Institute for Research in Art is pleased to accept a limited number of students for unpaid internships each semester at the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) and Graphicstudio. Internships are competitive and are for credit only. Visit our internships page for more information or to apply.
Student Collection Access
USF students may make appointments to see works in the USF Art Collection for class projects and research. To consult on works in the collection or to make an appointment for viewing, contact Curator of the Collection Shannon Annis at sannis@usf.edu.
FOR FACULTY
Perception Studios - Acquisition of Knowledge
The Perception Studios are classes taught at USF Contemporary Art Museum in collaboration with the Judy Genshaft Honors College course Acquisition of Knowledge. Ranging from classical philosophy to the digital age, Acquisition of Knowledge invites students to explore the different ways in which knowledge is created and consumed, how understanding is cultivated, the various relationships possible between knowledge and the self, and the implications of these in our contemporary world. The Perception Studios engage with original artwork and a student-centered facilitation method to create inclusive discussions, increase critical thinking and observation skills. Please email Curator of Education Jennifer Miller at jmiller14@usf.edu to explore ways you can integrate USFCAM into your curriculum.
Picture This - Warhol Collection
Picture This was a collaborative course between USF Contemporary Art Museum and the Judy Genshaft Honors College. Picture This encouraged student engagement with the Warhol Collection in recognition of the arts' capacity to transform us and foster transferable skills through learning how to research, curate, create meaningful dialogue, self-reflect and think critically within all majors and professional disciplines. Through the lens of Andy Warhol’s oeuvre students studied and explored the photographs and prints from the collection in order to explore the wider cultural context from which Andy Warhol emerged, and as a means to frame contemporary issues in our rapidly changing and evolving world. Please email Curator of Education Jennifer Miller at jmiller14@usf.edu to explore ways you can integrate USFCAM into your curriculum.
Teaching and Learning with Museum Exhibitions
USFCAM's temporary exhibitions regularly offer new ways to integrate artwork into your curriculum. Tours can be tailored to support the individual themes and goals of a given course, project or learning outcome. We are specialists with pedagogical training to build discussions that thoughtfully connect artwork to critical issues, specific themes, and learning objectives. Interactive virtual tours can be made available upon request. Please email Curator of Education Jennifer Miller at jmiller14@usf.edu to explore ways you can integrate USFCAM into your curriculum.
Faculty Collection Research
The USF Art Collection is available for use in class lectures, activities, and research projects. To schedule viewing appointments or obtain images of artworks for class presentations, contact Curator of the Collection Shannon Annis, sannis@usf.edu. USFCAM Faculty are available to consult and participate in object-based class activities—contact Curator of the Collection Shannon Annis at sannis@usf.edu.
FOR SCHOOLS + TEACHERS
InsideART
InsideART is an innovative arts-based learning and visual literacy program that integrates social studies with contemporary art in an examination and discussion of pressing societal issues. This secondary school program is provided free of charge to all teachers and students by the Institute for Research in Art (IRA) at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and is available on the InsideART page.
Field Trips + Guided Tours
USF Contemporary Art Museum offers free exhibition tours including field trips for K-12 students and class tours for the USF and Tampa Bay education communities. Please visit the tour and field trip page for information on choosing, scheduling and conducting your tour.
FOR COMMUNITY
Breaking Barriers Photography Workshops for Veterans
Breaking Barriers is a series of photography workshops provided free of charge to veterans in the USF and Tampa Bay Community. Each multi-week series of workshops is designed for all levels of experience, from beginning to advanced, and veterans are invited to explore tools and processes in creating their own photographic imagery. Each series concludes with a personal project and portfolio review. A special showing of curated works from each workshop and participant is exhibited at USF Contemporary Art Museum. Visit the Breaking Barriers page to learn more.
Guided Tours
USF Contemporary Art Museum schedules public curator-led gallery tours with each exhibition. Check our events page for upcoming scheduled tours. In addition, CAM offers free exhibition tours to the public upon request. Please visit the tour and field trip page for information on choosing, scheduling and conducting your tour.
YouTube Channel Video Archive
Visit the Institute for Research in Art's YouTube Channel for an extensive video archive of conversations with curators and artists, gallery talks, past exhibitions, artist's installations, symposia, special performances, technical demostrations, glimpses inside the studios, short subjects, and more. Whether you are university faculty, college students, teachers, or community members, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you never miss a new upload!
Events
10/17/25 – 3/2/26
Impressions: 35 Years of Women in Print at USF Graphicstudio
12/3/25 – 12/7/25
USF Graphicstudio at the INK Miami Art Fair
12/6/25
USF Public Art Walking Tour
4/3/26
2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception
Contact
caminfo@usf.edu
(813) 974-4133
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Visitor Information
Museum Hours:
Monday–Friday: 10am–5pm
Thursday: 10am–8pm
Saturday: 1–4pm
Closed Sunday, all university holidays, and between exhibitions.
Admission: Exhibitions and events are free and open to all, unless noted.
Address: 3821 USF Holly Drive, Tampa, FL 33620.
Parking: Visitor parking in lot 3B. USF parking permits required, and available at the pay station in the CAM parking lot. Payment is via the ParkMobile app (use zone 9302), or by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover.
Accessibility
The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum (USFCAM) is fully accessible to visitors with disabilities. There are disabled parking spaces outsde of the museum, an accessible entrance, good lighting and accessible restrooms.
The museum follows the
USF guidelines regarding service animals.
USFCAM faculty and staff are pleased to work with organizations that provide cultural opportunities for visitors with disabilities to tour the Museum. For more accessibility information please call (813) 974-4133.
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Group Tours + Field Trips
Guided tours are available upon request by emailing amyallison@usf.edu at least two weeks in advance. Self-guided groups are also welcome during regular hours. For groups larger than 10, please email or call (813) 974-4133 to reserve gallery time.
Field Trip Guide:
Download our field trip guide for everything you need to know before bringing your students to CAM!
Internships
Interested in an internship? Visit our Internships page to find out how to apply and what deadlines you need to know.
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Copyright + Reproduction
The electronic images available on this site are subject to copyright and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The images are made available to the general public for the sole purpose of representing the USF Contemporary Art Museum's programs and collection. Copying or redistribution of the images in any manner without the express written permission of the University of South Florida Institute for Research in Art is strictly prohibited.