July Exhibits and Events at the Polk Museum of Art, Florida

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

Art and Design: Proportion

through August 2, 2009

This exhibition is the third in a series of exhibitions over the next two years that will demonstrate the role of the Principles of Design within artworks in the Museum’s Permanent Collection. Upcoming exhibitions will focus on Rhythm, Contrast and Movement. This exhibit will focus on proportion, which is the relationship of the size, location, or amount of an element to another part of the work or to the work as a whole.

 

Shelter

through August 23, 2009

The idea of shelter can be anything from a physical enclosure to emotional security. Shelter brings together diverse works from the Museum’s permanent collection and looks at the range of artistic representations of this idea. The exhibition will include works by artists including Virginia Beth Shields, Hollis Sigler, Suzanne Camp Crosby, and many others.

 

 

 

 

Silver Linings: Delicate Drawings by Carol Prusa

through August 30, 2009

Carol Prusa’s delicate, ethereal drawings are absorbing. In muted shades of gray, black and white, an entire universe unfolds on her surfaces in delicate, almost plant-like lines and shapes. Her work is beautiful in the same way that a growing vine is beautiful; intricate, swirling, and expansive.  This important Florida artist is a prior Florida Individual Artist Fellowship recipient.

 

All Natural: Organic Forms by Akiko Sugiyama & Jean Yao

through August 30, 2009

Jean Yao and Akiko Sugiyama are both fiber artists who work with natural materials to create sculptural pieces of art. For Yao, those pieces take the form of intricately woven baskets, while Sugiyama’s work tends toward wall hanging abstractions. In both cases, the distinction between fine craft and fine art is blurred.

 

EVENTS

 

Exhibition Reception

Friday, July 24, 2009, 5:30 – 8:30pm

Cost: FREE to Members, $10 Guests

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Silver Linings: Delicate Drawings by Carol Prusa and All Natural: Organic Forms by Akiko Sugiyama & Jean Yao. Lecture by Carol Prusa at 6pm. Light refreshments and cash bar at 7pm.

 

 

 

 

JUST FOR KIDS

 

SummerArt Camp

Session 3: July 6 - July 17 (South American Theme)

Session 4: July 20 - July 31 (Asian Theme)

Session 5: August 3 - August 14 (European Theme)

Cost per student, per class: $100 for PMoA Members, $115 Non-Members. Discounts given when a student takes more than one class. Call 863-688-5423 for details.

SummerArt Camp is a great way for kids ages 5 – 13 to do something creative during the summer. There are five sessions, two weeks long each. Students can take up to three classes per day during a session. Each session will focus on a continent, and art activities will be themed around the cultures found on that continent. Please note: Session 5 is for all day registration only. Call 863-688-5423 to register and join the fun!

 

 

Family Fun Workshops

Saturdays, 10:30 – noon

COST: FREE for everyone

Drop in for a free workshop designed to accommodate children of all abilities. Workshops will be held on the following dates and at Polk Museum of Art unless noted otherwise:

 

July 18 - Geometry in Art at Auburndale Public Library

 

 

Polk Museum of Art is located in Lakeland, Florida.  The
Museum is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting
the arts in Central Florida.  The Museum is one of the top ten art
museums in the State of Florida, and the only art museum accredited by
the American Association of Museums serving the 561,000 residents of
Polk County.  Regular Museum hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5
p.m.; and Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.  The Museum is closed Mondays and major
holidays.  Admission is free for Museum members.  General admission is
$5.00 for adults and $4.00 for Seniors (62 and older).  Children and
students with ID are free. Admission is free to all on Saturday
mornings from 10:00 a.m. until noon.  The Museum is fully accessible.

 

For more information, please see: www.polkmuseumofart.org