Drive the Arts
Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Poster Art Project (see page end)
- Did you know that there is a specialty license plate in Florida specific for arts lovers?
- Did you know it was designed by an Artist?
- Did you know that every dollar of the purchase price comes back to Polk County to the Arts Alliance when it is purchased in Polk County?
- Did you know that this revenue is used to subsidize the production of Art-i-facts Magazine and reduce the cost of advertisements for our CAB members?
Well, it's the "State of Florida, State of the Arts," license plate. The Florida Arts License Plate Program was created by the Legislature in 1994. Funds collected through the sale of these specialty plates are distributed to the counties where the plates are sold and are used to support arts organizations, programs, and activities within that county. Each county must designate a recipient organization to administer funds that support arts activities within that county; in Polk County it is the Polk Arts Alliance.
During the 2003 legislative session, Senate Bill 1954 passed, removing the Department of State from the revenue flow cycle for the Florida Arts License Plate Program. As a result of the legislation, counties receive money directly from the Department of Highway, Safety and Motor Vehicles, allowing for a much quicker disbursement of funds.
If you don't have one today, upgrade to the Arts. Central Florida's Polk County arts community will benefit and so will the look of your car.
Click here to purchase a Florida State of the Arts license plate online!
For more information, contact PAA or get information from the following tag offices:
http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/offices/polk.html |
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Read a little bit about the designing artist:
Stephen Kline’s Artist Statement & Bio:
“Designing the Florida Arts plate was a challenge in limits. I was limited to four colors, including the color of the letters, and further limited to size, readability and content. Yet, to generate the maximum revenue, the plate would have to appeal to the widest range of art lovers, from art aficionados to novices who had to have that "hot looking plate" for the back of their pickups.
“Color and design were major factors, but the breakthrough for me was when I decided to use the full plate as a canvas, allowing the design and color to splash from side to side and top to bottom.”
Florida artist Stephen Kline created the Florida “State of the Arts” license plate in 1994. To date, the tag has generated over $7 million for the arts. Kline’s work has been featured in places as diverse as the Joslyn Art Museum in the Heartlands and in Moscow, Russia, and has been purchased through several Public Art Programs. Private collectors reside in Mexico, Japan, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, and in every state in the U.S.
Many of Kline’s paintings are of presidents, however, unlike presidential portraits
familiar to museum-goers, schoolchildren, and employees in the halls of government, these painting reflect idiosyncratic impressions of a particular characteristic of our former leaders. For example, the portrait of Richard Nixon is a rare, somewhat sympathetic portrait as it captures Nixon as a young boy with his treasured violin. He also subtly writes facets of the Presidents' lives into the paintings – as a pattern of a lapel, the side of a tent, or the lace on a dress. Examples can be seen at www.gallerynow.com/kline.
For his latest drawings, he has created a new technique, which he refers to as“lines of language drawing.” Using this technique to create images of the animal
kingdom, he has specialized in breeds of dogs. Donations of these hand-signed
lithographs to dog rescues have saved the lives of hundreds of dogs throughout
the world. Examples can be seen at www.drawdogs.com.
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These two posters were made available with permission from the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, a sister local arts agency. Contact them at (904) 358-3600 or www.culturalcouncil.org for more information about their poster art project.
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