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PMoA Showcases Kindergarten-2nd Grade Ar...

PMoA Showcases Kindergarten-2nd Grade Artwork
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Apr 29, 2012 in Arts | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will showcase the artwork of Polk County Schools’ youngest artists in its annual “Learning to Be Me” exhibition, which opens May 19. The exhibition will be on view through June 16 in the George W. Jenkins Student Gallery. The exhibition is sponsored by Publix Super Market Charities. One hundred forty-three pieces of artwork were selected for this...
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PMoA Presents 41st Annual MIDFLORIDA May...

PMoA Presents 41st Annual MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Apr 24, 2012 in Arts, Entertainment | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art proudly presents the 41th Annual MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13, on the shores of Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland. Admission is free. Begun as a crafts fair on the lawn of the Lakeland Public Library, MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake has grown into one of Florida’s premier outdoor art festivals...
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Celebrate Public Art at Central Park Str...

Celebrate Public Art at Central Park Stroll in Winter Haven
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Apr 13, 2012 in Arts, Entertainment | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art and the City of Winter Haven are pleased to announce the selection of 10 new sculptures that will be displayed in the Central Park area of Winter Haven for the next year as part of the 12th Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition. This is the seventh year that the pieces selected in the Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition have been displayed in...
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Creative Studies Program Focuses on Natu...

Creative Studies Program Focuses on Natural Inspiration
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Mar 29, 2012 in Arts, Education | 0 comments
Upcoming Creative Studies Program Focuses on Being ‘Inspired by Nature’ LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will continue its Creative Studies series with “Inspired by Nature” from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The program costs $10 for Museum members and $15 for non-members. “Inspired by Nature” will provide an in-depth look at the renewal, ecstasy and inspiration that...
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Series Continues with “The Mystery of Mu...

Series Continues with “The Mystery of Muse”
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Mar 3, 2012 in Arts, Education | 0 comments
Museum Creative Studies Series Continues with “The Mystery of Muse” LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will continue its Creative Studies series with “The Mystery of Muse” from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17. The cost for the program is $10 for Museum members and $15 for non-members. The presenter is Lena Ford. “The Mystery of Muse,” which will be led by Lena Ford,...
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Creative Studies Group to Explore Life’s...

Creative Studies Group to Explore Life’s Purpose
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Jan 5, 2012 in Arts, Education | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will be host to a Creative Studies Series session titled “Igniting Your Passion and Purpose: Activating It into Community” from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. The cost for the program is $10 for Museum members and $15 for non-members. The presenter is Rick Zalanka. From the time of ancient Greek philosophers, the contemplation of man’s purpose...
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PMoA Offers Spring Art Classes for All A...

PMoA Offers Spring Art Classes for All Ages
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Jan 5, 2012 in Arts, Education | 0 comments
Classes include Photography, Paper Coiling, Ceramics and More LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will offer art classes for students of all ages and experience levels from January 30 to March 6. Pre-registration is required. Fees vary by class. Classes include digital photography, pastel portraiture, ceramics, paper coiling, knitting, silk painting, Asian brush painting and more....
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PMoA to Exhibit Paintings by Hunt Slonem

PMoA to Exhibit Paintings by Hunt Slonem
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Nov 18, 2011 in Arts | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will showcase paintings by New York- and Louisiana-based artist Hunt Slonem in an exhibition titled “An Expressive Nature.” The exhibition runs Dec. 17 through March 24. Contemporary works by Slonem are sought after by collectors from around the world. His vibrantly colored works can be found in nearly 100 international museum collections and...
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PMoA Offers Day of the Dead Workshop

PMoA Offers Day of the Dead Workshop
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Oct 12, 2011 in Arts, Education, Entertainment | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will offer a Day of the Dead Celebration and Workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29. The workshop is based on the traditional Mexican holiday, “El Dia de los Muertos.” Children of all ages are invited to create their own Day of the Dead banner and mask. The workshop concludes with children wearing their masks as they parade through the...
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PMoA Hosts Annual Family Halloween Party

PMoA Hosts Annual Family Halloween Party
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Oct 12, 2011 in Arts, Education, Entertainment | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will be host to its annual Family Halloween Party from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. The cost is $5 per child and $3 per adult. The celebration includes a scavenger hunt, Halloween-themed games, “icky story time” and a (not-too-very) scary movie. Children and their families are encouraged to attend in costume. Families can embellish their Halloween...
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Red, White & The Blues: A Night to ...

Red, White & The Blues: A Night to Remember
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Oct 8, 2011 in Arts, Entertainment, Organization | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art’s 10th Annual Red, White & The Blues event will feature veteran bluesman Joe Louis Walker, Tampa Bay blues artist Selwyn Birchwood, great wine and craft beers. This year’s event will be from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. Red, White & The Blues, an annual fundraiser for the Museum, is part wine tasting and part rocking blues concert....
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PMoA Offers Fall Art Classes for All Age...

PMoA Offers Fall Art Classes for All Ages
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Sep 19, 2011 in Arts, Education | 0 comments
Classes include Photography, Jewelry Making, Ceramics and More LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will offer art classes for students of all ages and experience levels from September 26-November 1. Pre-registration is required. Fees vary by class. Classes include digital photography, watercolor portraiture, ceramics, paper coiling, jewelry making, screen printing, graphic design, life...
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PMoA to Exhibit Landscape Paintings by L...

PMoA to Exhibit Landscape Paintings by Lilian Garcia-Roig
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Aug 29, 2011 in Arts, Education, Entertainment | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will showcase paintings by “plein air” landscape painter Lilian Garcia-Roig from September 17 through December 10. The exhibition, titled “En Plein Sight,” will include a new painting that she worked on this summer at Disney Wilderness Preserve. Garcia-Roig is a native of Cuba and serves as a professor of art at Florida State University....
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PMoA to Showcase Jessica Lange’s Work Be...

PMoA to Showcase Jessica Lange’s Work Behind the Camera
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Aug 29, 2011 in Arts, Education, Entertainment | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art will display photographs from Jessica Lange’s Mexico portfolio in a new exhibition, “Jessica Lange: In Mexico,” which will run September 17 through December 10. Throughout the recent decades, as photography has been thrust onto the scene as a legitimate art form, photographers have increasingly defined themselves more personally. In Jessica...
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‘Annie Leibovitz: Women Closes Sun...

‘Annie Leibovitz: Women Closes Sunday, June 26.
Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Jun 23, 2011 in Arts | 0 comments
Annie Leibovitz is one of the most famous photographers working today. Her photographs have been featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and in the often imitated “Got Milk?” advertising campaign. In this exhibition of more than 60 photographs, Leibovitz focuses on the American woman at the turn of the millennium with portraits from a broad spectrum of society. Among the...
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Polk Museum of Art Announces Winners of ...

Posted by Polk Museum of Art on May 8, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Polk Museum of Art is pleased to announce the following artists won awards at the 2011 MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by the Lake. The winners, their hometowns, the media they work in and the booth where they are located at the show are: BEST OF SHOW: Laurie Coppedge, Jacksonville, Fla., photography. Booth #88. AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE:          Tony Eitherong, Orlando, Fla., mixed...
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Arts Agencies Announce Expanded Mayfaire...

Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Apr 23, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Arts organizations around Polk County are proud to announce the creation of a new, nine-day cultural festival, MayfaireFlorida: Festival of the Arts, from April 30 through May 8, 2011. Building on Polk Museum of Art’s 40-year tradition, MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake, the local groups will offer arts enthusiasts two packed weekends of events as well as plenty to do on the...
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May Exhibitions & Events at Polk Mu...

Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Apr 23, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
EXHIBITIONS Annie Leibovitz: Women Through June 26, 2011 Dorothy Jenkins and Emily S. Macey Galleries Annie Leibovitz is one of the most famous photographers working today. Her photographs have been featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and in the often imitated “Got Milk?” advertising campaign. In this exhibition of more than 60 photographs, Leibovitz focuses...
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PMoA Presents 40th Annual MIDFLORIDA May...

Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Apr 18, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art proudly presents the 40th Annual MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8, on the shores of Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland. Admission is free. MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake is among the Top 100 outdoor art festivals in the nation. The juried show will feature 185 artists displaying their jewelry,...
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May Exhibitions & Events at Polk Mu...

Posted by Polk Museum of Art on Apr 18, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
EXHIBITIONS Annie Leibovitz: Women Through June 26, 2011 Dorothy Jenkins and Emily S. Macey Galleries Annie Leibovitz is one of the most famous photographers working today. Her photographs have been featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and in the often imitated “Got Milk?” advertising campaign. In this exhibition of more than 60 photographs, Leibovitz focuses...
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