Public Art Announcement
Platform Art is excited to announce plans for its next public art project in Lakeland. A sculpture design representing the sense of sound will be created and installed in the sensory garden of Bonnet Springs Park. The design and project plans were unveiled at a “Sensory Salon” art party on September 15, 2019.
Online Drawing Course
Lakeland residents Jonathan Simon, MFA, and Chad Neuman, PhD, recently launched a 19-hour online drawing course on the Udemy course marketplace. The course includes sections on gesture drawing, drawing materials and mark making, line and contour drawing, structural drawing, tone or value in drawing, and drawing in perspective.
Linemen Appreciation Day
Lakeland Electric’s line workers have demonstrated their dedication and skills by winning numerous awards and competitions and deserve the appreciation of the Lakeland Community. It is most fitting and proper that the City of Lakeland set aside a special day to recognize and honor these dedicated professionals.
Sensory Salon – September 15
Platform Art, Inc. invites you to a Sensory Salon and Public Art Party for an evening of libations, entertainment, and information on our Sensory Sculpture, as we reveal the final three project concepts that have been selected for further development. You'll also have the opportunity to meet our project partners, including the artists, Becky Ault and Mike Cunningham, plus the student designers, landscape architects, and more!
Tribute to Linemen – Project Update
With a year having passed since the completion of Tribute to Linemen, we checked in with the student-designer winners, and their teacher, to see how the Linemen Project impacted their lives, perspectives, and our community.
Students Respond to Sensory Sculpture Call-to-Design
Students responded to the Platform Art Sensory Sculpture public art call-for-design competition with more than 20 constructed models representing one or more of the five senses. Several sculpture designs will be selected and presented to a panel of judges this fall for additional development.
Membership Party Thank You
Thank you for joining us for our 2019 Membership party. We couldn't do what we do without your support!
Platform Kids 2019
It turns out that Lakeland’s best art party of the year isn’t at a gallery or even Artful Bowl, but the artists are just as talented – albeit a little shorter. Polk County’s K-12 student dancers, poets, and artists of all stripes put on an incredible show for this year’s PlatformKids.