A wide indoor gallery photograph by Dave Decker showing (L-R) Danny Olda, Noelle Mason, and Liz Dimmitt at Tempus Projects in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 17, 2026. Three panel speakers sit in a row on metal-framed chairs on a light wood floor against white art gallery walls. On the left, Danny Olda sits wearing a baseball cap, a long-sleeved light grey shirt, black trousers, and loafers while gesturing mid-conversation. In the middle, Noelle Mason sits wearing a dark leather jacket over a black patterned top, black trousers, and dark shoes, actively speaking with hand gestures. On the right, Liz Dimmitt sits in a leopard-print midi dress and dark shoes, resting her hands in her lap. Framed artwork, wall text, and headphones are displayed on the wall in the background.(L-R) Danny Olda, Noelle Mason, and Liz Dimmitt at Tempus Projects in Ybor City, Florida on Sept. 17, 2026. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Dull moments are few and far between at Ybor City’s Kress Collective, and last night saw the space open doors for another third Thursday open studio where studios like Reverb hosted a solo from Brandon Vance while Tempus Projects gathered a triumvirate of art scene lifers for a conversation about art collecting.

Over the course an hour during “Go Ahead, Buy Some Art”, USF professor and international artist Noelle Mason, FloridaRAMA co-founder Liz Dimmitt and Dunedin Fine Arts Center curator Danny Olda went all in on pricing, the international art market, art fairs, emotional buying, and so much more for an engaged and curious gallery that was standing room only (full disclosure, the talk was moderated by this writer).

Coming up next for Kress Contemporary and Tempus Projects: The Ybor Arts Tour on Oct. 15, and a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief…
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