January Art Events & Shows

Events

1.3.09 - Family Fun Workshop. 

Polk Museum of Art (PMOA), 10:30am-noon. Free.

1.5.09 - artgroup

Meets at Black & Brew downtown Lakeland. 6:30-8pm. Free.

visit: http://art.meetup.com/318

1.9.09 - Annual Art Exhibit Reception & Awards

Frostproof Art League & Gallery, 6:30-7:30pm. Free.

1.9.09-2.5.09 - Polk Country Art Teachers Exhibition

Melvin Gallery, FSC. Free.

1.14.09-2.8.09 - 59th Anniversary Fine Arts Exhibition

Ridge Art Association, Winter Haven. Free.

1.16.09 - View & Review

Critiquing emerging artists, PMOA, 6-8pm. $5 audience, $15 artists.

1.20.09 - Opera thru the Looking Glass: Don Giovanni

Imperial Symphony Orchestra, 5:45pm, Branscomb Recital Hall, FSC.

1.20.09 - Curator Tour

PMOA, 10:30am. Free with regular admission.

1.22.09-3.13.09 - Passion for Color, Susan Abrahamson

Lake Wales Arts Center. Free.

1.23.09 - Edward Bok's Quest for Great Art Lecture

Bok Tower Gardens, 7:30pm.

1.24.09 - Drinkable Art: An Exhibition in Good Taste

PMOA, 7-9pm. 

1.29.09-1.31.09 - fx Concert

SEU campus, 7:30pm. Free.

Almost Local Events:

1st Friday Gulfport Art walk. 

Walk up and down Beach Blvd to visit the galleries and shops in Gulfport, FL. Free.

1st Saturday of every month - YBOR art walk, noon-6PM. Free.

Pick up a map and walk to all the galleries for free parking. For a map and more details go to www.discoverintown.com/public/yaa/YborArtWalkMap.pdf

1.18.09 - Gallery Talk with Thermon Statom

Orlando Museum of Art, 1pm. Free w/ gallery admission.

1.28.09 - Video Series: Walls of Glass

Orlando Museum of Art, 12am. $3.

Go here for downtown Orlando art events: www.dadorlando.com/art_events.html

Show Deadlines:

Lake Wales Art show

Dates of Show: March 28-29, 10am-5pm.

Deadline to apply: January 5th

Cost: $15 jury fee, $135 space fee (refundable)

visit: www.lakewalesartcenter.org

Mayfaire by the Lake

Dates of Show: May 9-10, 10am-5pm.

Deadline to apply: February 23rd

Cost: $35 application fee, $185 space fee (refundable)

visit: www.polkmuseumofart.org

Arts on the Park Members Show

Dates of Show: Feb 6-25

Deadline to apply: Jan 30 & 31, 12-4pm

Cost: $30

visit: www.artsontheparklakeland.org

Workshops

The Camera Obscura - building pinhole cameras

Jan 17 & 18 (10-4pm & 1-5pm)

$125 members and teachers, $140 non-members.

PMOA, www.polkmuseumofart.org

The Business of Fine Art - Making your Creativity Profitable

Sat, Feb 7, 10am-3:30pm

PMOA, $60 members, $75 non-members.

www.polkmuseumofart.org

February Show!

 Put it on your calendar folks!!!

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On news stands until 12/30!

It's almost Christmas...

So it's two days until Christmas and for some reason it just doesn't feel like it. Maybe because I've still been working and haven't had time to enjoy the holiday. Maybe because I'm no longer working at a church where it's talked about 42 times a day. Or maybe it is because two days ago it was 80 degrees and I was trying to get a sun-tan in my backyard. Anyway, the fact is that Christmas has indeed, less than 48 hours until it's arrival. 

This Christmas I have SO much to be thankful for. I'm going to be the featured artist at Mitchells for the whole month of February (come on 2/6 from 6-9pm for a special 'meet the artist' reception), my Polk Voice cover story is coming out tomorrow (pick up a copy on newstands for free!), I've been able to do what I love from home, I have amazing friends and family, a roof over my head, food in my stomach and too many other blessings to count. 

When we all can get caught up in the things we want or the negatives in our lives, this holiday season, what are you thankful for?

December Events!

First is tonight - Ridge Art (Winter Haven) Black & White Show reception is tonight. 6:30-8:30PM, free. 

Tonight is also first Friday downtown Lakeland and the Arts on the Park reception for the Old Florida Show. It is also free and runs from 6-9PM. 

Dec. 2 - Community Christmas Concert

SEU Campus - Bush Chapel, 7:30PM, free.

Dec. 3-21 - Black and White Show

Ridge Art - Winter Haven, free.

Dec. 7 - PCC Music Students Christmas Concert

Winter Haven Campus, 2:30PM, free.

Dec. 11-21 - Smoke on the Mountain

Lakeland Comm. Theatre, Lk Mirror Center, 7:30PM, Sun 2:30PM

Dec. 12 - Holiday Fest 

Downtown Lakeland, holiday art show, free.

Dec. 12 & 13 - Christmas Concerts at Pinewood

Bok Tower Gardens, 7PM, $20

Dec. 13 - Family Fun Workshop

Polk Museum of Art, 10:30am-noon, free.

Dec. 13-14 - The Nutcracker

Polk Theatre, Florida Dance Theatre, 7:30, Sun 2PM, $17 adults, $12 children

Dec. 17 - Polk Voice Article Out!

I'm the cover story! whoo hoo! free.

Some dates to remember:

View & Review: Critiquing Emerging Artists - Polk Museum of Art

January 16th & February 20, 6-8pm. 

Costs: $15/artists, $5 artists

Building Pinhole Cameras Workshop

PMOA, Jan 17&18. $125/members, $140/non-members.

The Business of Fine Art - Making your Creativity Profitable

Feb 7, 10:30-3:30, $60/members, $75/non-members.

Ridge Art Fine Arts Exhibition - January 14 - February 8

Entries are received on Jan 9 & 10, $25/members, $35/non-members

Arts on the Park Fine Arts Show - March 6-25

Entries are received on Feb 27 & 28.

December Events!

December Already.

I just realized that I need to post what's going on for December, and I don't even know what is going on. So, I will post events soon.

Personally, I did not get accepted into the Old Florida show... picking myself up off the floor and trying again. Oh well. I'll be interested to see what did get accepted and try not to be bitter and think things like, "THIS got in and I didn't?" 

On the up side, the Ridge art reception is Friday from 6:30-8:30pm and I'm pretty excited about that. The show actually opens today so maybe there will be something about it in the paper. Other than that, I'm frantically trying to get ready for the show on the 12th downtown on Kentucky St. and Christmas. I want to crank out some new things to show next week... so it's been fun. I've also been designing mood boards for a local graphics company and I've had a LOT of fun with that. It's probably my favorite part of graphic design - the creative ideas and process. I'll try and post some work soon! 

Here's my latest painting. It's a tiny'un.

 Marilyn, 5X7, $35, available on www.jordanweiland.etsy.com

ps. did I mention I got my own website up? It's fantastical. www.jordanweiland.com.

pps. I also got sweet new business cards.