Sept 27: 9am Entry Deadline for Lake Wales Fall Municipal Art Show

Deadline: September 27th at 9:00am for entry in the Lake Wales Municipal Art Show, a juried show opening in the downtown Municipal Building on October 14.  The exhibit will continue through January 7, 2012. For more information visit the Lake Wales Arts Council website, email info@lw-arts.org or call 863-676-8426.

Lake Wales: ArtsCamp Registration Deadline is June 20

July 11, 2011 9:00 am to August 5, 2011 12:15 pm ArtsCamp 2011 Gr. 1-6 Brochure 5.12.11 A visual and performing arts experience for students 1st-6th grade.  One week sessions as follows: July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29, and August 1-5. Two class times per day: 9:00-10:30 am and 10:45 am-12:15 pm. Classes are $30 for [...]

Apr 15-Jun 24: Lake Wales Municipal Fine Arts Show

The Lake Wales Arts Council and the City of Lake Wales Municipal Fine Art Show continues through June 24, 2011 in the Municipal Building, 201 W Central Avenue, Lake Wales.

Apr 28-Jun 2: Coming of Age in America

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Coming of Age in America is an exhibit focused on the collaboration of elder artists with budding talent. This traveling exhibit documents the results of six established Florida artists, each mentoring a younger, emerging artist.

Dec 16: Exhibit Opening Reception & Handel’s Messiah

The Bach Festival of Central Florida and the Lake Wales Arts Council present G. F. Handel’s Messiah and the Ringling College of Art & Design Trustee Scholars Art Exhibit on Thursday, December 16, 2010, at the Lake Wales Arts Center, 1099 Hwy 60 East, Lake Wales. Exhibit Opening and Reception in the Michael Crews Gallery – 5-7 PM, [...]

Thru January 27: 5th Grade Kids Tag Art

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5th Grade Kids Tag Art on Display at Lake Wales Arts Center Kids Tag Art is a Polk County art design contest and fundraising project exclusively for fifth graders. This year’s award-winning designs are on display in the Michael Crews Gallery, Lake Wales Arts Center, 1099 SR 60 E, Lake Wales through January 27, 2011. [...]

Dec 16-Jan 27: Ringling College of Art and Design Trustee Scholar Artists

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Nine students representing different major fields of study at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota have been selected by the Trustees of the college to receive its highest honor – The Trustee Scholarship – whose hard work, talent, spirit and dedication exemplify excellence. This is an opportunity to see the may ways that fresh artistic visions, using the newest techniques and media possibilities influence so much of our own views of the world around us. Michael Crews Gallery, hours 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Opening reception December 16, 5:00-7:00 pm.

Thru Jan 7: Lake Wales Arts Council & City of Lake Wales Municipal Fine Arts Show

The Lake Wales Arts Council and the City of Lake Wales announced the winners of the Municipal Fine Art Show at the opening reception and awards ceremony that took place on Friday, October 15, 2010. The Show continues through January 7, 2011 in the Municipal Building, 201W Central Avenue, Lake Wales.

Polk Arts Alliance (PAA)

PAA publishes Art-i-facts Magazine four times a year, funded in part by revenue from the Florida "State of the Arts" license plate program and the Central Florida Visitors and Convention Bureau. View the current and past issues of Art-i-facts Magazine by clicking here