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Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department
Arts & Rec!
Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
Wednesday, November 27
All Offices, Libraries, and Recreation Centers will close at 5 PM
Thursday, November 28
CLOSED: All Offices, Libraries, Gated Parks, Recreation Centers, and the Cleveland Heights Golf Course.
OPEN: Unmanned parks will be accessible; however, trash and restrooms will not be monitored throughout the day. We appreciate the public’s help keeping these spaces clean.
Friday, November 29
CLOSED: All offices, Libraries, and Recreation Centers
OPEN: All Parks and the Cleveland Heights Golf Course. (Tennis Courts at the Beerman Family Tennis Center will close with Common Ground.)
About the Program
The City of Lakeland Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department is excited to introduce "Arts & Rec!" A program to provide exposure to art in our Recreation facilities through classes and programs, highlighting art and artists in our venues, and rotating art exhibitions featuring Central Florida artists. A 'Call for Art,' will be hosted and organized in partnership with Art Crawl, Inc. - a Lakeland-based nonprofit organization serving as a catalyst to celebrate the emergence of new and innovative artists in Central Florida. Artwork will be chosen for the exhibitions based on originality, skill, the appearance of the artist's voice, visual impact, quality, and each physical exhibition space. Artwork must be framed and/or ready to be securely hung for consideration. The City of Lakeland will provide name plaques for each exhibition, which will include artist information and options on how to purchase the artwork directly.
Visit our exhibits at Kelly Recreation Complex, Simpson Park Community Center, Lake Crago Outdoor Recreation Complex, Coleman-Bush Building, and City Hall (due to construction - no City Hall Exhibit summer of 2024)
Current Exhibit
Theme: Illustration
Any artwork that is created to express an idea or narrative. Illustrations of any subject, topic, or medium. (Featuring realistic, figurative, and abstract concepts .)
Exhibition Dates: September 30, 2024 - January 12, 2025
Call for Art
Theme: “People, Places, & Things”
A description of the theme is coming soon! Email Recreation@Lakelandgov.net for more info in the meantime.
Exhibition Dates: February 3, 2025 - May 4, 2025
Application Dates: through November 24
Application Fee: $10
Exhibition Fee: Free, with no commission fees.
Artists may submit up to two pieces for consideration per application.
Email Recreation@lakelandgov.net for more info.
Misc info:
Artists' Agreement
Hold Harmless
(Artists with art chosen for exhibition will need to complete and return an Artists' Agreement & Hold Harmless to a designated City of Lakeland representative)
For more info, email Recreation@lakelandgov.net
