The Cultural Arts Magazine for Polk County
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The Cultural Arts Magazine for Polk County COMPLIMENTARY VOLUME 14 / NUMBER 3 / SUMMER 2012 Summer Camps Public Art Arts Calendar Page 6 Page 8 Page 16 Polk Museum of Art presents MayfairE by-the-Lake 2012 9am to 4pm may 12-13 Lake Morton, Lakeland FREE Community Art Festival • Entertainment Stage on Library Lawn • Children’s Zone & Art Tent • FREE Admission to Museum Mayfaire Saturday Night • FREE Street Party at Lake Mirror Promenade, 5-11pm • 5K Run at 7pm • Fireworks at 9pm 2012 Poster art by Laurie Coppedge, Jacksonville, fla. Sponsored by 800.828.7655 www.visitcentralflorida.org Glenn W. & Hazelle Paxson Morrison Foundation • Lakeland Runners Club • Party People Celebration Company • Texas Cattle Company • Polk County School Board • VSA of Florida • Wards Air Conditioning • Bartow Printing Company As of March 1, 2012 Contents Volume 14 Number 3 SUMMER 2012 Arts in Education ......................................................... Page 2 Cultural Arts Council Arts On The Park ......................................................... Page 27 Inside... Bartow Art Guild ......................................................... Page 13 Arts Ensemble Education Foundation Bok Tower Gardens ...................................................... Page 31 Arts on the Park The Bach Festival of Central Florida Calendar of Events ....................................................... Page 16 Bartow Art Guild Cultural Arts Directory & Map .......................................... Page 31 Bok Tower Gardens Explorations V Children’s Museum ................................... Page 9 Citrus Lakes Chorus Florida Dance Theatre .................................................. Page 29 Davenport School of the Arts Frostproof Art League & Gallery ....................................... Page 22 Explorations V Children’s Museum Haines City Community Theatre ....................................... Page 13 The Florida Air Museum at Sun ’n Fun Harrison School for the Arts ............................................ Page 30 Florida Dance Arts Imperial Symphony Orchestra .......................................... Page 10 Page 8 Florida Dance Theatre Lakeland Art Guild........................................................Page 31 Florida Southern College Lakeland Community Theatre.......................................... Page 28 Frostproof Artist’s League & Gallery Lake Wales Arts Council ................................................. Page 23 Haines City Community Theatre, Inc. Historic Lakeland Platform Art .............................................................. Page 25 Historical Lake Wales Society Polk Arts Alliance ......................................................... Page 2 Historical Society of Fort Meade Polk County Historical Museum ........................................ Page 20 Imperial Symphony Orchestra Polk County Tax Collector - Kids Tag Art .............................. Page 21 Lakeland Art Guild Polk Museum of Art ...................................................... Page 11 Lakeland Choral Society Polk State College ....................................................... Page 14 Lakeland Community Theatre Public Art Takes Center Stage .......................................... Page 8 Lake Wales Arts Council Lake Wales Historical Society Depot Museum ....................... Page 15 Page 11 Lake Wales Little Theatre Polk Theatre .............................................................. Page 23 Lois Cowles Harrison Center Race for the Arts ......................................................... Page 5 For The Visual & Performing Arts Ramon Theater ........................................................... Page 10 Platform Art Polk County Historical Museum Ridge Art Association .................................................... Page 7 Polk County Kids Tag Art Summer Camps ........................................................... Page 6 Polk Museum of Art Tuesday Music Club of Lakeland ....................................... Page 31 Polk State College Theatre Winter Haven .................................................. Page 26 Polk Theatre Ramon Theater Ridge Art Association Ridge Music Teachers Association A Publication of the Polk Arts Alliance Page 13 Ridge Woodcarvers Club Rochelle School of the Arts Publisher/ Meri Mass, Executive Director Southeastern University Editor: The Polk Arts Alliance Symphony Guild of Winter Haven 1350 E. Main Street, Suite A2 Post Office Box 727, Bartow, FL 33831-0727 Theatre Winter Haven (863) 804-0494 • www. polkarts.org The Lakeland Center Email: [email protected] The Ritz Theatre Editor: Bev Hendricks The Tuesday Music Club Printer/ Cromer International Press To learn more about the Cultural Arts Advertising: Bobbi Freeman Council visit www.polkarts.org or contact 740 E. Main Street, Suite 1, Haines City, FL 33844 Meri Mass at [email protected]. (863) 422-8651 • Email: [email protected] Page 20 Art•i•facts Magazine is published four times a year by the Polk Arts Alliance. Advertising and news may be submitted by calling the phone number or email. Letters to the editor are Front Cover: welcome on any subject relating to the content of the magazine. All opinions expressed in this Photo by Gregory Mills during the 2011 publication are those of the advertisers, writers or other news sources, and do not reflect the MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire-by-the-Lake of opinions of the magazine, the publisher or the editor. Art•i•facts Magazine is not responsible visitors admiring the colorful sculptures for any errors. Contents are copyrighted. Reproduction of any material in this publication by Clayton Swartz of St. Petersburg, without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. ©2012 Polk Arts Alliance. Back Cover: Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department Top Left and Right: 2011 Explorations V of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Children’s Museum Summer Camp Photos. Arts Council and the Central Florida Visitors Bureau. Bottom Left: Butterfly Landings, Photo by Ray Lyn Dease, Frostproof. Bottom Right: Brian Sutherland & Patrick Fleitz, A Tribute to Johnny Cash, Cabaret at the Polk, Photo by James Kilby. Page 27 Art-i-facts • A Publication of the Polk Arts Alliance 1 from the desk of the President Friends, Board of Directors Observing the growth of creativity in our Arts and Cultural assets in Polk County is like watching the bud of a rose bloom. The fragrances... the colors... the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE symmetry ... of nature blooming draws both my attentiveness and gratitude. DAN CLARK Gratitude for the “little” things enhances my appreciation for those who make President the Arts happen here in Polk County. Dan Clark CINDY RODRIGUEZ Vice President In the journey we have undertaken this year at Polk Arts Alliance, we are discovering what enables our Arts community to continue it’s THOMAS BRYANT Treasurer growth. Seeing the “Arts” groups unite to share common concerns, and to formulate a united message has become constructive MARTHA ROE BURKE to promoting the influence of the Arts in Polk County, and the Secretary experiences we enjoy. We have much opportunity in front of us, and CYNTHIA HAFFEY joining our efforts enhances what any of us could accomplish alone. Cultural Arts Council Chair At PAA, advocating for Arts and Culture is an opportunity with much potential. And, it will be our MIKE LAPAN united voice that speaks the loudest. We are launching our “Stand Up for the Arts” campaign, Past President and ask each of you to join us. If you, too, are grateful for the culture of creativity that Arts brings to enhance our lives, then come, walk this journey with us. Join the Polk Arts Alliance! DIRECTORS ASHLEY BARNETT Dan Clark J. DAVIS CONNOR DARBY CRADDOCK ANDY CROSSFIELD ADAM JUSTICE ANDY LAURENT Arts in Education JOHN LOUTE SUSAN WADDELL JARED WEGGELAND Creative Youth: 12th Congressional DistriCt Competition awarDs Tianna Harvey, a senior at Harrison Center for the Visual and EX OFFICIO Performing Arts, was awarded Best in Show for her mixed- BOB ENGLISH media art piece, titled “Poission”on February 12, 2012 as part County Commissioner of the annual Creative Youth: Twelfth Congressional District DR. SHERRIE NICKELL Competition at the Polk Museum of Art. Superintendent, More than 700 students from schools in Polk County and School Board of Polk County parts of Osceola and Hillsborough counties submitted art to EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR be judged. Judges recognized 100 students, and 14 students received awards at the awards reception. MERI MASS Harvey’s piece will be sent to Washington, D.C., to be displayed at the U.S. Capitol for one year with other Congressional District Art Resource Council winners from around the country. First place was awarded to Ali CINDY HARTLEY ROSS Blackledge, a senior at Ridge Community, for her “Self Portrait,” Chair made with graphic arts. Second place was awarded to Michaela SUE BENTLEY Vaughan, a freshman at Harrison School of the Arts, for her REBECCA BRANDON watercolor painting titled “Fall.” Third place was awarded to ANDY HERNANDEZ Kaitlyn Strange, a senior at George Jenkins, for her mixed DR. EILEEN HOLDEN media piece called “Reflection.” NANCY HALE HOYT Randy Lopez, a sophomore at Harrison School of the Arts, DR. ANNE KERR received the Polk Museum of Art Purchase Award and his mixed- BRIAN KIER media piece, titled “No Parts,” will be a permanent addition JANE PATTON to the museum’s collection. Gabriela Molleda, a senior at DOUG SMALL Harrison, won the Polk County School Board Purchase