The gallery is Arts4All Florida’s Visual Arts Museum Partner for Broward County

The Frank is pleased to announce its partnership with Arts4All Florida as the visual arts museum partner for Broward County in the My Art My Way Artist in Residence program. As a part of the program, The Frank will be displaying a new exhibition featuring artwork by local students with disabilities.

The gallery will celebrate the new exhibition with a reception on Thursday, April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.

The mission of Arts4All Florida is to provide support and champion arts education and cultural experiences for and by people with disabilities. Through the unique museum residence program, Arts4All provides teaching artists to lead art learning experiences for inclusive PreK-12 classrooms throughout the state of Florida. Residencies are tied directly to Florida standards and increase the artistic skills and cognitive learning of students with disabilities.

Through the program, local students from Falcon Cove Middle School and Cypress Bay High School attended two field trips to The Frank and participated in seven one-hour sessions with creative activist Niki Lopez. During the sessions they explored a variety of art disciplines and created artwork for the exhibition. Beginning Thursday, April 4, their artwork will be displayed in the The Frank’s Third Space Gallery, which specifically focuses on supporting non-profit organizations, educational partners, underrepresented populations and community advocacy groups.

“We are honored to partner with Arts4All Florida and help them with their vision of creating a world in which the arts are universally accessible,” said Joshua Carden, chief curator of The Frank. “At The Frank, our goal is to provide a safe space for artists to express themselves creatively and foster connections. Through this amazing residence program we’ve been able to do just that.”

The Frank is located in the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines at 601 City Center Way. Admission to The Frank is free. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about The Frank, call 954.392.2120, email thefrank@ppines.com or visit thefrankgallery.org. Follow The Frank on Facebook and Instagram at The Frank Pembroke Pines.

About The Frank

The Frank is a two-story art gallery named after Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank C. Ortis for his decades-long commitment to the cultural arts. The Frank art gallery, located in the Charles F. Dodge City Center, showcases multi-disciplinary inclusive exhibitions to foster connections, initiate cultural change and promote innovation. The gallery’s exhibition and learning space serves as a site of convergence for artists, performers, thought leaders and community members to create partnerships for social engagement, leveraging the power of the arts to create a sense of place.

The Frank is located at 601 City Center Way Pembroke Pines, FL 33025. Stay connected and follow The Frank on Facebook and Instagram at The Frank Pembroke Pines. For more information, call 954.392.2120 or email: thefrank@ppines.com.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission charges are subject to change during special events. Times and dates for special events will be announced.

Funding for this organization is provided in part by Broward County Cultural Division, Culture Builds Florida, Hello Sunny-Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center and Visitors Bureau and National Endowment for the Arts.