March 10, 2022

[Virtual] Crash Course: Towards a More Inclusive Art History

March 10, 2022/ Guest User

Who decides which artists grab all the textbook and museum attention? Which artists have been understudied and why? Indeed, for every Picasso or Pollock, there is a lesser known artist whose contributions have been overlooked or underseen. This month, we're bringing you a Crash Course that aspires to open up an important conversation about creating a more inclusive art history.

February 24, 2022

[Essay] The Art of the Highwaymen: From the Woodsby Family Collection

February 24, 2022/ Guest User

The Florida Highwaymen occupy an unusual and fascinating space in the history of art. When one mentions “the art of the Highwaymen” to many Floridians, their ears perk up and their eyes brighten, with a glowing and knowing fondness for homegrown art. When you mention “the art of the Highwaymen” to non-Floridians, most look at you with little or no recognition of what you are talking about.

February 11, 2022

[Watch] Point of View Gallery Talk with John Pinderhuges

February 11, 2022/ Guest User

Through Pinderhughes’ powerful camera lens, he makes clear that every human subject and every still life object has a story worth telling.

January 20, 2022

[Virtual] Drinks with the Director: Why is THAT Famous?!?

January 20, 2022/ Guest User

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?!?

December 16, 2021

[Watch] When We Were Young Lecture by Dr. H. Alexander Rich

December 16, 2021/ Guest User

Featuring more than 50 works in various media on the theme of children and animals in American figurative art, this original exhibition promises to delight the child in all of us.

December 02, 2021

[Virtual] In Conversation With . . . John Pinderhughes!

December 02, 2021/ Guest User

Learn about Pinderhughes' decades-long career, his rise in the commercial and fine art photography worlds, and the inspirations behind the works in our upcoming original exhibition, Finding Meaning Within: The Photography of John Pinderhughes.

December 02, 2021

[Watch] Collection in Focus Richard Segalman Lecture

December 02, 2021/ Guest User

October 14, 2021

[Virtual] In Conversation with Josephine Sacabo

October 14, 2021/ Guest User

Learn about Sacabo's decades-long career, the inspiration and mystery behind her works of art, and her ability to give voice to women of the past whose legacies still inspire us today.

September 24, 2021

[Watch] Point of View Gallery Talk on American Impressionism

September 24, 2021/ Gregory Mills

Holly Scoggins provides an in-depth overview of our exhibition American Impressionism: Treasures from the Daywood Collection.

September 12, 2021

[Essay] Finding Meaning Within: The Photography of John Pinderhughes

September 12, 2021/ Guest User

A star of the New York art world, John Pinderhughes (b. 1946) has established himself over the past half-century as the ultimate observer and narrator of the communities all around him. This Fall, the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College presents an original, extraordinary retrospective exhibition, years in the making, showcasing Pinderhughes’ broad reportorial eye and his ability to find meaning and value in everything — and every person — he photographs.

September 11, 2021

[Essay] Pictures at an Exhibition: A Guest Curated Exhibition by the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra

September 11, 2021/ Guest User

This Fall, the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is partnering with the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra (LSO) for a one-of-a-kind exhibition that promises to delight art and music lovers alike, transporting gallery visitors visually and aurally, engaging their eyes and their ears.

September 01, 2021

[Watch] American Impressionism: Treasures from the Daywood Collection

September 01, 2021/ Guest User

American Impressionism: Treasures from the Daywood Collection features 41 rarely-seen Impressionist paintings originally from the private collection of Arthur Dayton and Ruth Woods Dayton (whose surnames combine to create the collection’s portmanteau name: “Day-Wood”).

August 03, 2021

[Essay] American Impressionism: Treasures from the Daywood Collection

August 03, 2021/ Guest User

This Fall, the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College presents audiences with an incomparable peek not merely into the incredible story of Impressionism’s rise in the United States but also into the influential world of private collecting.

July 28, 2021

[Watch] Steven Chayt: Some Call it Art - POV Gallery Talk by the Artist

July 28, 2021/ Guest User

In this Gallery Talk, artist Steven Chayt discusses his exhibit at the Polk Museum of Art.

June 24, 2021

[Watch] Guided Tour of Toulouse-Lautrec and the Belle Époque with Dr. Alex Rich

June 24, 2021/ Guest User

In this guided tour, Dr. H. Alexander Rich, Executive Director & Chief Curator of the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, walks viewers through the Museum’s largest exhibition to date, Toulouse-Lautrec & the Belle Époque.

February 12, 2021

[Watch] Virtual Members Reception: Toulouse Lautrec & THe Belle Époque

February 12, 2021/ Matt Belcher

Thank you for watching our Virtual Members Reception! We were thrilled to welcome Paul Firos, Toulouse-Lautrec Collection Owner & President of PAN Art Connection, Inc. as he chatted with Dr. Alex Rich about the collection and how the exhibition came to life in the Museum galleries.

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