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October Exhibitions & Events at Polk Museum of Art
Here's what's happening in October at the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College.
EXHIBITIONS
Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region
Oct. 7- Dec. 10
The culmination of eight years of concentrated labor producing a massive painting project by one of Southwestern Virginia's most respected artists, this exhibition features 11 large-scale, colorful and densely populated paintings that invite the viewer into a complex interweaving of narrative, symbol and form.
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Flashlight Night
Oct. 7- Jan. 21
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This exhibition features illustrations from the award-winning children’s book of the same name. It is the work of Lakeland artist and illustrator Fred Koehler.
STATUS: Fluid Dynamic
Through Dec. 10
This exhibition showcases the work of Jason Myers, a prolific multi-disciplinary American artist based in Logansport, Indiana. His complex, layered work uses steel, resin and computer-generated prints.
Faces in the Crowd: Perspectives on American Figuration from the New Permanent Collection
Through Dec. 17
The second in a series of exhibitions showcasing the museum’s latest acquisitions of figurative American art. Approaching the concept of the human figure and its representation in art broadly, this exhibition continues to highlight the new principal collecting focus of the Permanent Collection, one that addresses American figurative art as a subject unto its own in painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.
Bound Ascension
Through Jan. 14
Sculptor Gino Miles has worked in monumental and small dimensions since the 1970s. He works primarily in fabricated stainless steel and bronze, and the curvilinear, often weightless appearance of his pieces creates a visual contradiction with heavy metal materials, and challenges the fundamentally static nature of sculpture.
STUDENT EXHIBITIONS
Learning to be Me
Oct. 14-Nov. 12
Reception: Oct. 14, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
An exhibition highlighting the artwork of Polk County art students in kindergarten through second grade.
EVENTS
Members Reception
Friday, Oct. 6, 6-8:30 p.m.
Cost: Free for members; $10 nonmembers
RSVP by Sept. 29: Reservations@PolkMuseumofArt.org, or PolkMuseumofArt.org/rsvp
Access Art: Special Needs
Saturday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-noon
Cost: Free
Registration preferred but not required. For registration or questions, contact Tinia Clark: (863) 224-8557, or email sidestreetartbeat@gmail.com.
Creative Yoga with Karen Seggerman
Sunday, Oct. 8, 3-4 p.m.
Cost: $5 members; $10 nonmembers
Mindful Leadership with Emily Rogers
Thursday, Oct. 12, noon-1 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP: Reservations@PolkMuseumofArt.org
Point of View Gallery Talk: Alex Rich
Friday, Oct. 13, noon-1 p.m.
Cost: Free
Space is Limited. Please RSVP at Reservations@PolkMuseumofArt.org
Book Signing with Fred Koehler
Saturday, Oct. 14, noon and 2 p.m.
Creative Yoga with Michelle Pugh
Friday, Oct. 20, noon-1 p.m.
Cost: $5 members; $10 nonmembers
Access Art: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Friday, Oct. 20, 2-3 p.m.
Cost: Free
Registration preferred but not required. For registration or questions, contact Tinia Clark: (863) 224-8557, or email sidestreetartbeat@gmail.com.
Coffee with the Artist: Fred Koehler
Saturday, Oct. 21, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
Registration not necessary but appreciated.
Registration appreciated: Reservations@PolkMuseumofArt.org
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Art Lab with Fred Koehler
Saturday, Oct. 14, 10:30 a.m.-noon
Cost: Free
Registration required.
Painting with Kate Carney: Creating with Color
Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cost: $150 members; $190 nonmembers
Registration deadline: Sunday, Oct. 15
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
After School Art
Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Cost: Free for members; $5 nonmembers.
Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, Florida, is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts in Central Florida. The Museum is one of the Top 10 art museums in the State of Florida, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and the only art museum accredited by the American Association of Museums serving the 561,000 residents of Polk County. Museum hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays; 1 – 5 p.m. Sundays; and closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free for everyone year-round, thanks to the following organizations and individuals: Tuesdays, thanks to Southeastern University; Wednesdays, thanks to a Friend of the Community; Thursdays, thanks to our partnership with the Chao Foundation; Fridays; Saturdays, thanks to MIDFLORIDA; and Sundays, thanks to Southern Homes. The Museum is fully accessible.
