Family Values Portrait Project

Well you have your last chances to get your family's photos taken for “Just Say Know” Family Values Portrait Project, at Tampa's best art gallery - located in Seminole Heights of course!

A family is a family because of love and commitment. Sex, race, age and ethnicity are immaterial.

Activism and Art! Hoorah!

Covivant is getting ready for the second round of family portraits!

The momentum is building and the project is gaining attention thanks to the enthusiasm of participating families and the media. Check out the last issue of the Weekly Planet, and the next edition of the Tampa Bay Business Journal for more insights into the project.

Start placing your bets with friends and neighbors about which of Hillsborough County’s public officials will appear with their family in the Covivant exhibition on September 9th

Don’t wait to make your appointment. Space is limited, so please act swiftly and call Shari @ 813-362-2000 . Portrait Studio Dates @ Covivant, located at 4906 N. Florida Ave (just south of Hillsborough Ave):

Monday, August 15th –Fully booked
Tuesday, August 16th – 6-9pm
Wednesday, August 17th-6-9pm
Thursday, August 18th-6-9pm

FYI* Backdrop is vibrant red

WHAT: “Just Say Know” Family Values Portrait Project
WHEN: Opening Reception: September 9, 2005
DURATION: Friday, September 9-Sunday, October 2, 2005
PORTRAIT Dates: Listed Below – please call and make a reservation for your portrait!
EMAIL CONTACT: mmariposa@aol.com or cmackin1@tampabay.rr.com

“Family Values Portrait Project” is a “Just Say Know” initiated traveling photography exhibition in response to the current Board of County Commissioners ban against gay pride. “Just Say Know” is a coalition of artists and activists gathering to combat anti-gay bias and discrimination in general. We have created a Family Values Photography Studio to shoot portraits of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and straight families in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.

We invite all families to come have their family portrait taken by a group of professional artists at the gallery. Just as in any family portrait, bring your partners, parents, grandparents, children, siblings, nieces, nephews & anyone who you consider to be your family. On September 9, 2005, Covivant Gallery will host an opening reception from 7-9pm, featuring the portraits in an effort to show the wider community the many faces of family pride, family values, and Families that do not support the ban.

“Just Say Know” is a coalition of artists and activists working and living in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Our mission is to utilize our resources, both intellectual and material, to effect positive social change. With a reckless disregard for hierarchy, we value humor over violence, sophistication over brutality, education over ignorance, and progressive thought over the status quo. We transgress when we can, pay taxes when we must, spend far too much on our educations, and contribute an inordinate amount of cash into the city coffers via parking tickets. Our motto: Accomplish Everything.

For more information or a portrait reservation, please call Shari Feldman at 813-362-2000.

www.covivant.com
813.234.0222
Or 813-928-4661