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Rick Olivo, who moved to Polk County from New York and passed away in 2022, has long been recognized as one of Lakeland’s art icons. He founded Pied Pipers Children’s Theater (Lakeland Community Theatre) and was also one…
Harriet Rust, a Polk County native, founded the Davenport Historical Society with then-Mayor Peter Rust (her late husband). The DHS founded the Quilts and Tea Festival that brought together the Davenport School of the Arts, many sewing organizations,…
Milford Myhre, a long-time Lake Wales resident, was the carillonneur of Bok Tower Gardens for 36 years, until his retirement in 2004. During that time, he played daily concerts at the tower, greeted thousands of visitors to the…
Jazz icon, Nat Adderley made Lakeland his home in the eighties and is credited with being a founding member of Florida Southern College’s Child of the Sun Jazz Festival, eventually serving as Artist-In-Residence for the school. Adderley, who…
Polk Arts Alliance executive director Meri Mass retired on January 31, 2022, closing out a 12-year tenure as the organization’s leader. Meri was a fervent advocate for the arts and played an instrumental role in the establishment of…
Posted by Mr. Randy Cohen, Dec 01, 2020 Americans for the Arts ARTSBLOG for Arts Professionals in the Know. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, so does its devastation of the nation’s arts sector. Since the first U.S. case…
2020 Grant Application Deadline for Application Submission: August 19, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. The primary mission of the LMCA Grant is the enhancement, promotion, and support of Lakeland’s arts community and its associated creative economy. Artistic enterprises headquartered…
Washington D.C., March 26, 2020. Late last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed (96-0) the third phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) response relief package. The $2 trillion emergency stimulus package included important provisions supporting the arts sector and…
For Festivals, Events & Programs Occurring Between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021. Please view the application, guidelines and scoring matrix available at the following location on the Visit Central Florida website: https://visitcentralflorida.org/industry-information/arts-culture-and-heritage-sponsorship Important Dates to Remember:…