South Seminole Heights has always been a haven for artists. For many years Tempus Projects, a non-profit nurturing established and emerging local, national, and international artists, called South Seminole Heights home. In 2019 they moved to Ybor Heights. Our own local legend, John Moll, owns many properties, but the one he and his wife Patricia call home has many works of art in the yard, which frequently evolves as the couple’s collections grow.

The 2017 South Seminole Heights Civic Association Board embraced the artistic culture and the next year installed the first-ever street mural in Tampa. Street murals are designed to discourage speeding and reduce pedestrian casualties. The SSHCA street mural is located at the eastern edge of Rivercrest Park on North River Blvd at West Louisiana Avenue.

In 2018, following our inaugural Heights Unites Music & Arts Festival, the first-ever neighborhood art trail in Tampa was created within the boundaries of South Seminole Heights.

The Seminole Heights Art Trail features local artists who have previously contributed their talents to improve the aesthetics of our community through their art through murals, paintings, sculptures, and more. The SSHCA Art Trail is anchored by the previously mentioned street mural alongside Rivercrest Park but stretches outward along North Boulevard and North River Boulevard, also extending alongside Ignacio Haya Linear Park.

Local artists were selected to repurpose stormwater inlets with bright, vibrant paintings. Their efforts led to South Seminole Heights Civic Association receiving a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to expand the street art trail to 13 stormwater inlet paintings to date. Other organizations, such as Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, whose headquarters resides in South Seminole Heights, commissioned additional stormwater inlet paintings to contribute to the art trail. South Seminole Heights Civic Association will continue to facilitate new artistic installations throughout our community.