Polk State Students to Share Their Talents During Art in Transit Week

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Art in Transit week kicks off April 13, and Polk State students will be out and about, sharing their talents with bus riders across the county.

Art in Transit is a weeklong program to encourage both the use of public transportation and appreciation for the arts. Polk Vision partners with the Polk Transit Authority and Arts Ensemble for the annual event.

“Students want to see their creativity change lives in real time,” said Art Professor Holly Scoggins. “Art in Transit makes unique connections between seemingly disparate groups of people, places and things. We should all come together to support our talented students and enjoy the events that transit users will experience that week.”

Polk State’s involvement in the 2015 Art in Transit includes:

April 13
10 a.m. to noon
Winter Haven bus terminal
Live music by Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Guidance Counselor Peter Preston, and live sculpting by Ceramics Professor Andrew Coombs and students.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Polk State Lakeland bus stop
Students from the College’s Digital Media Technology program will display their work, and student Joyce Irwin will give a landscape painting demonstration.

1 to 3 p.m.
Winter Haven bus terminal
Face painting by students Amanda Frazier and Krystal Ladonna.

April 15
10 a.m.
Polk State Lakeland bus stop
Performance by Polk State Theatre students Ashley Garcia and Klorissa Larry.

11 a.m.
Polk State Lakeland bus stop
Digital Media Technology students will display their work.

1 to 4 p.m.
Winter Haven bus terminal
Mural painting demonstration by students Amanda and Abby Frazier, paper crane art by student April Costello. Drawing demonstration by Art Professor Holly Scoggins and students.

1 to 4 p.m.
Polk State Lakeland bus stop
Live photography by Art Professor David Woods and students.

April 16
Noon to 3 p.m.
Winter Haven bus terminal
Live painting by student Krystal Ladonna, printmaking by Polk State Visual Arts Club members Lori Williams, Amanda Frazier, April Costello, Scott Whitley, Serena Nazario and Hannah Carter.

1 to 4 p.m.
Polk State Lakeland bus stop
Drawing demonstration by students Kaitlyn Perez, Rob Gunderson, Mariana Mora, Charissa Karr and Hannah Ward.

Polk State Fine Arts includes Music, Theatre and Visual Arts, all of which enjoy outstanding statewide reputations.