TAMPA BAY ARTS PASSPORT PODCAST

Conversations with the people shaping Tampa Bay’s arts scene — onstage, backstage, and everywhere in between.

Hosted by Arts Passport founder Avery Anderson, the podcast goes beyond the press release — exploring how work gets made, how institutions evolve, and what it really takes to sustain art in this region.

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Forty-Five Days, One Throughline: From the MLK Day Parade to the Collard Green Festival

By Avery Anderson Every January, the city marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a parade. This year, that moment stretches into something larger — and longer. Under the leadership of the Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival, St. Petersburg is in the middle of its first-ever 45 Days of Excellence: a

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Who We Talk To

Actors, directors, musicians, designers, arts administrators, educators, and culture-makers across Tampa Bay.

What We Cover

Creative process, leadership, funding, community impact, burnout, risk, joy — and the work behind the work.

Why It Matters

Because arts ecosystems don’t thrive on shows alone — they thrive on people.

Latest Episode

Forty-Five Days, One Throughline: From the MLK Day Parade to the Collard Green Festival

By Avery Anderson Every January, the city marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a parade. This year, that moment stretches into something larger — and longer. Under the leadership of the Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival, St. Petersburg is in the middle of its first-ever 45 Days of Excellence: a

Tampa Bay Arts PassportAvery Anderson

The Tampa Bay Arts Passport Podcast isn’t about quick takes or promotional fluff. Episodes are built around real conversations — the kind that happen after opening night, in rehearsal rooms, and in board meetings when the doors are closed.

Guests don’t just talk about what they’re making. They talk about why, how, and at what cost.

About the Host

Avery Anderson is the founder of Tampa Bay Arts Passport, a nonprofit arts journalism and community-building platform spotlighting the people and organizations shaping the region’s cultural landscape.

As a marketer, fundraiser, and producer working directly with local arts organizations, Avery brings both curiosity and context — asking questions that come from being inside the work, not just observing it.