Polk State Announces First Artist in Residence, Photographer and Poet Saddi Khali
The Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center will host its first artist in residence — photographer, writer and performance artist Saddi Khali — through Oct. 5. During his three-week stay in Lake Wales, Khali…
Students Get to Know Polk State Lake Wales Through Scavenger Hunt
During its Welcome Week activities, the Polk State College JD Alexander Center organized a scavenger hunt aimed at getting students to learn more about the College’s presence in Lake Wales. Students had to answer questions…
Polk State Hosts Dr. Ben Carson for Day Students Won’t Forget
The Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center hosted famed neurosurgeon, author and speaker Dr. Benjamin Carson Sr. on Tuesday, who came to town to share his inspiring story with local students. Carson’s parents divorced…
Polk State JD Alexander Center Kicks Off Campus Read on Wednesday
Polk State’s JD Alexander Center kicks off its first-ever Campus Read event — picture a really big book club — at noon on Wednesday in room JDA 202. All students, faculty and staff are invited…
Teaching the Teachers: Polk State Institute Helps Educators Integrate the Arts Into Lesson Plans
In the sanctuary of the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center on Wednesday morning, more than 30 teachers lounged on the floor, stared at the ceiling and listened to hip-hop music. A last bit…
Polk State Presents Two Free Performances by Green-Minded Vocal Trash
Polk State Lake Wales will present two free concerts by a group that makes music with bottles, buckets and brooms, and bases its lyrics in protecting the environment. Fort Worth, Texas-based Vocal Trash will perform…
Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center to Kick Off Arts Incubator Series on June 20
Polk State College’s Lake Wales Arts Center will kick off a first-of-its-kind series, the Arts Incubator, on June 20 at 6:30 p.m. The first installment of the Arts Incubator Series, dubbed Works in Progress, will…
New Director of Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center Is Both an Artist and Administrator
It’s a steamy weekday morning in Lake Wales, sunlight glinting off State Road 60, and inside the Polk State College Lake Wales Arts Center, Osubi Craig is casually seated on the edge of the historic…
Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center Ribbon Cutting is March 21
Polk State College will celebrate the opening of its Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. The ceremony will take place in the…
After ‘Surprise’ Roofing Project, Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center Stronger Than Ever
Polk State College has completed a number of renovations at its Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center — including an unexpected roofing repair that has made the building stronger than ever before in its more…