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Art Builds Florida Contestants must submit artwork that promotes Florida's 10 year strategic plan Culture Builds Florida's Future.

Florida’s 67 counties have been grouped into four regions and each region has a different category matching one of the four focus areas of Culture Builds Florida's Future.

Region 1: Leadership

map showing  counties in region 1Contest submissions from this region should promote the Leadership area of Culture Builds Florida's Future.

By forming working partnerships with government leaders, arts advocates can seek innovative and lasting ways to incorporate the arts into public policies that reach every Floridian.

  • Alachua
  • Baker
  • Bay
  • Bradford
  • Calhoun
  • Clay
  • Columbia
  • Dixie
  • Duval
  • Escambia
  • Franklin
  • Gadsden
  • Gilchrist
  • Gulf
  • Hamilton
  • Holmes
  • Jackson
  • Jefferson
  • Lafayette
  • Leon
  • Levy
  • Liberty
  • Madison
  • Nassau
  • Okaloosa
  • Santa Rosa
  • St. Johns
  • Suwannee
  • Taylor
  • Union
  • Wakulla
  • Walton
  • Washington

 

Region 2: Design and Development

map showing  counties in region 2Contest submissions from this region should promote the Design and Development area of Culture Builds Florida's Future.

Surroundings affect communities and people. High quality design makes places come alive. Attractive parks, vibrant downtowns, lively neighborhoods, well-preserved historic structures and districts-all of these contribute to creating a healthy, livable, and safe environment.

  • Brevard
  • Citrus
  • Orange
  • Flagler
  • Hernando
  • Osceola
  • Lake
  • Marion
  • Putnam
  • Seminole
  • Sumter
  • Volusia

Region 3: Learning and Wellness

map showing  counties in region 3Contest submissions from this region should promote the Learning and Wellness area of Culture Builds Florida's Future.

Cultural awareness and sharing activities enable children to learn and have fun together while strengthening families. Sharing traditions and community activities brings diverse people together. Active participation in the arts helps elders and persons with disabilities stay physically, mentally, and socially active. Likewise, music and art therapies positively affect recovering patients, and children and adults with chronic diseases.

  • Desoto
  • Hardee
  • Highlands
  • Hillsborough
  • Manatee
  • Pasco
  • Pinellas
  • Polk
  • Sarasota

Region 4: Strengthening the Economy

map showing  counties in region 4Contest submissions from this region should promote the Strengthening the Economy area of Culture Builds Florida's Future.

"What can the arts do for business and what can business do for the arts?" Cultural tourism is inspiring opportunities for growth in unexpected places. As we become a national and global competitor in business, trade, and entrepreneurship, create a well-educated workforce, promote economic opportunities for Floridians, and support the enhanced quality of life as a key infrastructure for communities, we will continue to recognize our ever-growing economic strength and vitality throughout the state.

  • Broward
  • Charlotte
  • Collier
  • Glades
  • Hendry
  • Indian River
  • Lee
  • Martin
  • Miami-Dade
  • Monroe
  • Okeechobee
  • Palm Beach
  • St. Lucie

 

Division of Cultural Affairs
R.A. Gray Building, 3rd Floor
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250

Phone: 850.245.6470
Fax: 850.245.6497