This Week at the Museum

Events and Programs

Virtual: Drinks with the Director

Why is THAT Famous?!?

Thursday, January 20, 2022
6 pm via Zoom and Facebook Live

Just in time for the new year, we're bringing back one of our most popular, interactive virtual programs: Drinks with the Director: Why is THAT Famous?!?

Grab some popcorn (and your favorite drink, of course) and join us on Facebook Live or via Zoom on January 20, 2022 at 6 pm with Dr. Alex Rich, Executive Director and Chief Curator, and his knowledgeable guests, Dr. Kristen Carter, Assistant Professor of Art History at Florida Southern College; Holly Scoggins, Professor of Art at Polk State College; and Andrew Coombs, Professor of Ceramics at Polk State College! During the program, the panel will offer their hot-takes on which works are truly worthy of their fame (and which aren't), what each work means within the history of art, and why people may be so intrigued by them.

Click the button below to access the program via Zoom.

Watch via Zoom and Facebook Live

Polk @ Nite

Thursday, January 27, 2022
5 pm - 8 pm

The Polk Museum of Art is partnering with Destroyer Media to bring you an exclusive cocktail party, a night under the stars like you've never seen before!

Tickets include:

➜ General admission to Polk @ Nite on January 27th, 2022 from 5pm-8pm with access to Polk Museum's featured exhibits, craft cocktails & small bites, chill beats throughout the evening and a relaxed atmosphere to mingle & enjoy the museum.

➜ Chill vibes all night long crafted by DJ and Producer Deek Beats of #lkldlofi

➜ One beverage ticket and one food ticket to enjoy a craft cocktail and small bite from our friends at Cob & Pen.

➜ Cash bar available after free drink redemption!

Click the button below to purchase your tickets for the exclusive cocktail party of the year!

Polk @ Nite

Education

After School Art

February 7 - March 14, 2022
Mondays at 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Free for Members, $5 Non-Members (per child)

After School Art is designed for the parent and child to learn creative new skills together. Come join us for a new lesson each week using different mediums and learning about the elements of art. Our activities are easily designed to be recreated at home to further enhance your young artists’ skills — and yours, too!

Topics:

• February 7 - Collage
• February 14 – Hearts
• February 21 – Illusion
• February 28 – Salt Dough
• March 7 – Tie Dye
• March 14 – Dot Painting

No pre-registration required, but classes fill up quickly. Be sure to get in line early. Doors open at 4:20pm

After School Art

Spring Art Classes

Now offering daytime classes!

We are bringing you our spring studio art classes in a whole new way! Offering daytime and evening courses, our classes will be sure to help spark your creativity! Each class is designed for beginners or lifetime artists looking to enhance their skills in a group setting.

Click the button below to see our full class lineup!

See all Spring Art Classes

On View

Cross-Cultures/Cross-Campus

Through the Eyes of Nan Liu

On view January 8 - May 8, 2022

In this two gallery, two-part installation, Nan Liu, a Chinese-American professor at Florida A&M University (FAMU), brings to his art an intriguing and intricate mix of his cultural and professional past and present — what he sees and what he knows. Born in Tianjin, China, in 1974, Nan Liu is an artist of a realist bent — and at the core of realist art is observation of one’s immediate world and the people who inhabit it.

Cross-Cultures/Cross Campus

As we continue our 55th anniversary exhibition season, we hope you will partake in all the Museum has to offer both in-person and virtually. If you're in a position to support us, please consider making a donation in any amount to help us keep the Museum going during this time of financial difficulties.

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Exhibitions and programs are sponsored in part by
the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture
and the State of Florida, the City of Lakeland and Visit Central Florida.

Admission to the Museum is underwritten by our generous Strategic Partner.