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Annual

Patron Party

and

Public Art Preview

 

Tuesday, May 6

from 5:30 PM until 7:00 PM

featuring

Sandra Sneckenberger

Endangered Species Recovery Biologist

Aline Morrow & Rain Ketzler

Biologists, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services

Raoul Boughton, Ph.D.

Lead Ecologist, Mosaic Company

hosted by

Patti & Mark Bostick

and

CORE Wealth Advisors, Inc.

 

Support Public Art

​with an investment of $100

and join these 2025 Stakeholders

for this special program

RSVP

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BabaYaga Bat Habitat, 2025 

Matthew Mosher, artist

a Platform Art public art project

Patrons 2025

$1,000 +

 

KATHY ABELS * ART DESIGN GROUP * BECKY AULT * BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

HILDA SUTTON AND WILLIAM D. BLANTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

BORING BUSINESS SOLUTIONS * PATTI & MARK BOSTICK * CITY OF LAKELAND * CITY OF LAKE WALES

CORE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC. * MARIE & MIKE CUNNINGHAM * DAR LAKELAND CHAPTER

ELKS LODGE 1291 * YANA PROSHKINA & GREGORY FANCELLI * FIELDS MOTORCARS

FRAMEWORK GROUP * GRAYROBINSON, P.A. * GREENMILLS GROUP

GEORGE W. JENKINS FUND * within the GiveWell Community Foundation * YOLI & HUNTER JOHNSON 

LAKE GIBSON VILLAGE * LORIO & ASSOCIATES * PAULA & TOM MIMS * DEBORAH & DAVID MISCH 

ANN & STEVE MOORE * GLENN W. & HAZELLE PAXSON MORRISON FOUNDATION * SALLY & TOM PETCOFF

PREBOR3 ARCHITECTURE, LLC * BEATTY RAYMOND * REED MAWHINNEY & LINK * SOLIVITA ART GUILD

STRICKLAND PROPERTIES, LLC * MARTEN WALTERS

Supporting Investors 2025

$275 +

JOSEPH DEMIDOVICH * FRANK POLLARD

Stakeholders 2025

$100 +

 

ASHLEY GIBSON & NICHOLAS BARNETT * KIM & LAURA BRUNSON * STEVIE BUCK * JUDY CLEAVES

CINDY COLLINS * EARLENE & TERRY CONEY * PAULA DOCKERY * CYNTHIA J. HAFFEY

SUNNYE HARRISON * GINNY HARRIS & CAL JOHNSON * KATHRYN KOCH * MARY KAY LANGFORD

 LYONEL LINDSEY * SUZANNE LINDSEY * LOLLY & BILL LIPPY * VICKI LOWE

BETSY BOHRER & MICHAEL MAGUIRE * ALISHA MARTIN * RIKKI MARTINO * CHUCK MCDANAL

PATRICK MIMS * MAYOR BILL MUTZ * MARY NEWTON * TOM PITZEN * TRUDY & LARRY RANKIN

RITA & DON SELVAGE * CONNI SHELNUT * JUSTIN TROLLER

 Baba Yaga Bat Habitat  |  Matthew Mosher, 2025

Lake Wailes Park, Lake Wales, FL

 

Thank you for attending the May 6 Platform Art Patron Party and Public Art Preview.   Your interest in the environmental sculpture that serves as a functioning habitat designed for the Florida Bonneted Bat is appreciated.

 

The project is within reach of completion.  An overall budget of $55,000 will provide the artists fee for design and fabrication; sculpting workshops with the artist for students to create an interpretive exhibit at the sculpture site; the complimentary community forum you attended; construction and installation at Lake Wales Park; and a public dedication and recognition event Fall 2025.

 

We’ve received generous support from the City of Lake Wales, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Solivita Art Guild totaling $33k.  We plan to submit additional grants and request public contributions for the $22k left to raise to complete the project.  You can assist Platform Art in reaching the goal by making a commitment and reaching out to others.  

 

Thank you for attending our reception and program.   This project is fascinating, fun, and important.  Your interest and engagement is inspiring and appreciated.  We look  forward to hearing from you.   

 

Sincerely,

 

Cynthia Haffey

Platform Art, Inc.

829 E. Palmetto St., Lakeland, FL  33801

PlatformArt.org; 863.838.2262

... more to come

AM250 Sculpting Workshop

Santa Fe Catholic and Lake Region High Schools

Saturday May 10, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Municipal Boards Dinner

Friday, May 30 at 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, RP Funding Center

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