Posts Tagged ‘Florida’
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts
Polk Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, The Surreal Photography of Jerry Uelsmann, is certain to be a favorite among people who love photography or surrealism. The artist, Jerry Uelsmann, is a former University of Florida photography professor, and he’s been creating dream-like images in his darkroom longer than Photoshop has been around!
Tags: art, artist, Central Florida, exhibition, Florida, Jerry Uelsmann, Lakeland, photograph, photography, Polk County, Polk Museum of Art
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Posted on October 26th, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts
If you’re looking for something crafty to get you in the mood for the Holidays, then Polk Museum of Art may just have the perfect workshop for you.
Tags: activity, art, Central Florida, Florida, flowers, holidays, Lakeland, Polk Museum of Art, workshop
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Posted on September 3rd, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts, Attractions, General, Upcoming
On Saturday, September 5, Polk Museum of Art will open its most recent exhibitions, Beautiful Things and A Perfect Mesh. Both exhibitions are curated from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, but the focus of each one is very different.
The concept of Beautiful Things was came from the idea that beauty is found within everything.
The Museum’s curator, Todd [...]
Tags: art, events, exhibitions, exhibits, Florida, Lakeland, museum, Polk County, Polk Museum of Art
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Posted on September 1st, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts, Attractions, General
Remember to come out on Saturday, September 19 when Polk Museum of Art will host its annual Family Day, a FREE day of art activities and fun, and to help local parents during these hard economic times, PMoA will be giving away more than 350 bags of art supplies for local school age children.
This year’s Family [...]
Tags: activities, art, children, Downtown Lakeland, entertainment, family, family fun, Florida, free, fun for kids, kids art, Lakeland, live entertainment, live music, museum, Polk Museum of Art
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Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts
Once again, Polk County is proving that we’ve got more going for us than orange groves and cow pastures (although, there is something good to be said about both of those things). Three of our arts organizations have been nominated for Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick Awards in the Tampa Area: Polk Museum of Art, Explorations V [...]
Tags: art, Explorations V, Florida, Florida Dance Theatre, Lakeland, Polk County, Polk Museum of Art, vote
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Posted on June 18th, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts
I ran into a colleague from Bok Tower Gardens at a meeting yesterday, and she was bubbling over about their Summer Music Series. The first one is next Saturday, June 27 at 7:30pm and will feature folk singer Rod MacDonald. I understand that seating is cabaret style, and you can show up early for an [...]
Tags: Bok Tower, Florida, Lake Wales, music, performance, Polk County
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Posted on June 9th, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts
Polk Museum of Art has a new toy in its lobby – an Art-O-Mat! It’s an old cigarette machine that has been refurbished to vend original pieces of art for $5 each (+ tax). This is one of three Art-O-Mats in the state. The other two are in Miami.
Clark Whittington, the founder of Art-O-Mat, will be at the Museum on [...]
Tags: art, Art-O-Mat, artist, artwork, Florida, Lakeland, Polk Museum of Art
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Posted on May 29th, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts
I’ve recently found out about a new theatre company in Lakeland that is planning to bring edgy, raw, and sometimes controversial productions to our area. Sounds like some good art to me! Check out my post on arts.lakelandlocal.com for more info and to learn about their first offering (that starts tonight!).
Tags: acting, drama, Florida, Lakeland, production, Theater, Theatre
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Posted on May 20th, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts, Upcoming
Polk Museum of Art is opening three new exhibitions in June, and the first one is Shelter, an exhibition of works from the Museum’s permanent collection. Since I’ve been having a hard time putting the concept behind this exhibition into my own words, I’m just going to quote PMoA’s Curator of Art, Todd Behrens:
Tags: art, exhibition, Florida, Lakeland, Polk Museum of Art
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Posted on May 19th, 2009 by meredith
Categories: Arts
So, I just found out about a really cool, innovative series of events happening this summer. I’d heard rumors of it, but this is the first I’d seen that showed it was a done deal. Polk Theatre and Florida Dance Theatre are teaming up with some serious local talent to present SummerJamz at Polk Theatre. [...]
Tags: event, fashion, Florida, Florida Dance Theatre, Lakeland, music, Polk Theatre
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