2012 Florida Legislative Platform for Arts & Culture
Click the link below to access the 2012 Florida Legislative Platform for Arts & Culture provided by the Florida Cultural Alliance. Legislative_Arts_and_Culture_Platform Read More
Save the Arts in Florida
Save the Arts in Florida. If you are concerned about the future of the arts in Florida, check out The FLORIDA CULTURAL ALLIANCE (FLCA), the strongest voice advocating the state‟s nonprofit arts funding in Tallahassee and Washington. Visit www.flca.net and learn about the alerts FLCA sends out concerning pending legislation. Their “capwiz” program lets you type in your... Read More
The Impact of Art featured in Focus Magazine
Focus Magazine, May 2011 The Impact of Art Feature by Brent Simmons Winter Haven and Polk County are fortunate to have such a rich and diverse cultural arts community. In the March issue I interviewed Dr. Briggs, recently retired from The Barranco Clinic, and asked him if he had any concerns 35 years ago when he decided to relocate to Winter Haven. He said, “Culture. We thought... Read More
Quick Action Alert from Florida Cultural Alliance
Please help restore increases in state arts and cultural grants for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 – you and others can take quick and easy action here. Status: There is a difference in what is now in the Florida Senate and House proposed FY 2011-2012 budgets for arts and cultural grants: the Senate recommends $2 million for Cultural and Museum Grants and $500,000 for... Read More
Kevin Spacey Calls For Arts Funding
Actor Kevin Spacey wants congress to offer continued support for the National Endowment for the arts, despite calls for budget cuts. Click here to read more. Read More
Robert Redford: The arts saved my life.
Robert Redford speaks about his childhood, his business experiences and the importance of creativity in business. View video. Source: Americans for the Arts, Arts Action Fund video recorded June 24, 2010. Read More
Creative Industries in Polk County
Polk County is home to 797 arts-related businesses that employ 2,317 people. The creative industries are composed of arts businesses that range from non-profit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and advertising companies. Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation in today’s global marketplace. View the... Read More
