Calls for Artists

Call to Student Artists (K-12): Florida State-Fish Art Contest Colored pencil drawing of a large mouth bass

Call to Student Artists (K-12): Florida State-Fish Art Contest

By Bev Hendricks on October 16, 2020

Entry deadline: March 31, 2021. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever, is hosting the Florida State-Fish Art Contest....

Call to Artists: Imagine, Draw, Paint, Create Imagine, Draw, Paint, Create Lakeland Art Guild Juried Art Show - Colored pencils.

Call to Artists: Imagine, Draw, Paint, Create

By Bev Hendricks on October 14, 2020

A juried fine art show. All media welcome. This is an online virtual show. Works must have been completed within the last five years and...

Call to Artists: Fire Station 62 Project RFQ Dunedin Logo, Call to Artists 2020, Fire Station 62 photo and Project RFQ

Call to Artists: Fire Station 62 Project RFQ

By Bev Hendricks on October 8, 2020

Budget: $16,500. Deadline for Submission: Received by Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 2pm. Eligibility: Open to qualified artists or artist teams who reside in the...

Call to Artist: Public Art Sculpture Opportunity Blue room with tile floor and large overhead light.

Call to Artist: Public Art Sculpture Opportunity

By Bev Hendricks on October 3, 2020

Deadline: October 23, 2020 Artists, living or working in Central Florida, working in all media are invited to submit proposals for an original work of...

Call for Artists: Chip Thullbery Invitational Gallery Exhibition Left: Nancy Hale Hoyt, Right: Chip Thullbery

Call for Artists: Chip Thullbery Invitational Gallery Exhibition

By Bev Hendricks on October 4, 2020

Deadline: October 16 by 3:00pm. The Lake Wales Arts Council announces the dedication of our annual Fine Arts exhibition to our dear friend, Mr. Chip...

Call for Artists: Wine Goes With Anything Wine Goes With Anything. A Lakeland Downtown event showcasing and supporting local artists.

Call for Artists: Wine Goes With Anything

By Bev Hendricks on October 4, 2020

Downtown Lakeland at LDDA – Lakeland Vision, Downtown Businesses and The Lakeland Art Guild are all sponsoring this downtown event with a grand finale on...

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Polk County History Center

Name: Polk County History Center
Address: 100 E Main Street, Bartow, Florida, 33830, United States
Telephone: 863-534-4386

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100 E Main Street
Bartow, Florida 33830 United States

863-534-4386 www.polkhistorycenter.org

October 2020

Voices and Votes: Democracy in America

October 23 - December 9

Polk County History Center, 100 E Main Street
Bartow, Florida 33830 United States + Google Map

Free

A Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition on display at the History Center from October 23 through December 9, 2020. When American revolutionaries waged a war for independence they took a leap of faith that sent ripple effects across generations. They embraced a radical idea of establishing a government that entrusted the…

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Voices and Votes: Democracy in America Opening Reception

October 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Polk County History Center, 100 E Main Street
Bartow, Florida 33830 United States + Google Map

Free

Image of people marching in the 1960s. Voices and Votes: Democracy in America

Join us in celebrating the grand experiment that is democracy in America this election year with the opening of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute. In collaboration with the Lakeland chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the exhibit opening features refreshments…

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Architectural Tourism

Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College Frank Lloyd Wright Esplanade between the offices of the President and Advancement, and the Provost's Office.

Frank Lloyd Wright Esplanade between the offices of the President and Advancement, and the Provost's Office.

Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College

Florida Southern College is home to architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s largest collection of structures for one client in the world. Tours featuring the architecture go...