Tampa Catholic unveils its Bellini Center for the Arts, backed by an $18 million gift, on Thursday
The new center, supported by an $18 million gift from Lauren and Arnie Bellini, has a theater, gallery, studios, a workshop and an amphitheater.
TAMPA - Tampa Catholic High School will hold a "First Look" opening of its new Bellini Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at the school, 4630 N. Rome Ave., according to a media advisory posted Nov. 10 by the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
The center is supported by an $18 million gift from Lauren and Arnie Bellini. The advisory lists Arnie Bellini as a member of the class of 1976.
It is built for visual, digital and performing arts, along with technical theater, audio-visual work, costuming, set design and prop building. The advisory lists a theater, a gallery, classrooms, studios, a workshop, a leadership suite, dressing rooms and an amphitheater.
School president Robert Lees and principal Dr. Cheriese Edwards are among those named for the event. The school also plans to use the center as a gathering space for community events, according to the advisory.
The advisory is addressed to news media and does not say whether the opening is open to the public.
Source: Diocese of St. Petersburg media advisory, Nov. 10, 2026