Experience the legacy of former slave Lawrence Brown who became a self-taught, highly successful business leader. The Historic L.B. Brown House is owned and operated by the Neighborhood Improvement Corporation of Bartow, Inc (NIC), a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3)…
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The Polk Museum of Art welcomes new changes as it gears up for a fall season filled with exciting exhibitions, events, and educational programming. Over the past year, the Museum has been busily revamping and revitalizing its visitor…
Polk Museum of Art has an online store! Barbara Rush’s image Infused with Grace was selected as the poster and t-shirt design for Mayfaire 2020, which turned out to be the most novel Mayfaire in its 49-year history. No…
Polk Museum of Art is proud to welcome a remarkable exhibition that celebrates the growing prominence and complexity of the field of African American art over the last six decades. “African American Art Since 1950: Perspectives from the…
Through September 13 at Polk Museum of Art. The exhibition reception is at 6pm, Friday, August 22, with a lecture by Richard Sexton, followed by light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. The reception is free for Museum members,…
Joe Mitchell had a 40-year career in arts education. He eventually became the Visual Arts Supervisor for Polk County Schools where he encouraged the placement of art teachers in every school in the district – which is now…
Polk Museum of Art is proud to welcome a remarkable exhibition that celebrates the growing prominence and complexity of the field of African American art over the last six decades. “African American Art Since 1950: Perspectives from the…
Through September 13 at Polk Museum of Art. The exhibition reception is at 6pm, Friday, August 22, with a lecture by Richard Sexton, followed by light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. The reception is free for Museum members,…