Lake Wales, Florida · Art
Lake Wales has a working arts center in a 1927 former church, a set of downtown murals coordinated by the city's Murals and Enhancement Board, and Bok Tower Gardens, which stages seasonal outdoor exhibitions. This page separates two kinds of trip: going to see art, and buying it.
Physical venue · 1099 State Road 60 East, Lake Wales, FL
A visual and performing arts center in a 1927 Spanish Mission-style former church. The Michael Crews Gallery hosts rotating seasonal exhibitions and calls to artists, including the annual Lake Wales Art Show. Official site.
Sources: Lake Wales Arts Council — Exhibitions (checked 2026-11-03); Visit Central Florida — Lake Wales Arts Council (checked 2026-11-03)
Physical venue · 1151 Tower Boulevard, Lake Wales, FL 33853
The gardens stage outdoor art exhibitions included with garden admission. Florida Slice is not affiliated with Bok Tower Gardens. Official site.
Source: Bok Tower Gardens — Stories in Stone: Primal (checked 2026-11-03)
Bok Tower Gardens · 2026-10-02 to 2027-01-03
Monumental outdoor balanced-stone sculpture and video. Included with garden admission ($25 non-member adults at time of checking). Event details.
Source: Bok Tower Gardens event page (checked 2026-11-03)
Dates and prices change; confirm with the venue before you go.
254 East Stuart Avenue (Scenic Highway and Stuart Avenue) · Tom Freeman; restored by Lisa Moore in 2007 · Mid-1990s
An 81-by-24-foot scene of downtown Lake Wales as it looked in the late 1920s and early 1930s, painted with area students and local artists.
Source: City of Lake Wales — A Guide to our City's Murals (checked 2026-11-03)
Fletcher Electric, 221 East Central Avenue · Lisa Moore · 2008
A 10-by-7.5-foot mural of founder Virgil Fletcher "passing the torch" to his son, commissioned by friends and family.
Source: City of Lake Wales — A Guide to our City's Murals (checked 2026-11-03)
The city publishes a full mural map with more works than are listed here.
Painted the Fletcher and Son mural (2008) and restored the Downtown City Mural (2007), per the City of Lake Wales mural guide.
Source: City of Lake Wales — A Guide to our City's Murals (checked 2026-11-03)
Designed and directed the Downtown City Mural in the mid-1990s, per the City of Lake Wales mural guide.
Source: City of Lake Wales — A Guide to our City's Murals (checked 2026-11-03)
We add an artist only after confirming the local connection and a real way to see or buy the work.
These Bok Tower works are listed by third-party sellers: an original watercolor and two reproductions. Check current prices and availability directly. Artwork images remain on seller websites unless we have permission to reproduce them.
By Robert Leedy
Original artwork · Watercolor on Arches 300 lb. cold-press paper · 14½ × 19½ inches; framed
Listed in the artist's Paintings Available gallery when checked; confirm availability and current price with the seller.
Sold by Robert Leedy Watercolors, not Florida Slice. Purchase through the artist's store; confirm delivery and framing details there.
View artwork at sellerSource: Robert Leedy — Bok Tower Gardens, studio inventory (checked 2026-11-04)
By Blair Updike
Print / reproduction · Canvas print reproduction in a pine floater frame · Multiple sizes; select at seller
Reproduction; no limited edition stated by the seller.
Seller offered size and frame options when checked; current price and availability are on the product page.
Sold by The Florida Gallery, not Florida Slice. Order through The Florida Gallery; confirm shipping and returns before purchase.
View artwork at sellerSource: The Florida Gallery — Bok through the Groves by Blair Updike (checked 2026-11-04)
By Blair Updike
Print / reproduction · Print reproduction of an oil-on-canvas painting · Multiple sizes and print surfaces; select at seller
Reproduction; original painting availability is not verified.
Art, framed and canvas print options were listed when checked; confirm the current options and price at seller.
Sold by Blair Updike's Pixels storefront, not Florida Slice. Order prints through Pixels; review the selected format, shipping and return terms there.
View artwork at sellerSource: Blair Updike on Pixels — Bok Tower #1, oil-on-canvas source painting and print options (checked 2026-11-04)
Florida Slice does not sell artwork, and no gallery or artist has an agreement with us. The most direct routes today are the Lake Wales Arts Council's member exhibitions and annual art show, and the shop at Bok Tower Gardens. When buying, ask whether a piece is an original, a limited-edition print, an open-edition reproduction or a photograph. They are priced very differently.
For Bok Tower paintings and prints specifically, see the Bok Tower art collection.
Read the Lake Wales city record and the Lake Wales town guide.
Florida Slice is an independent editorial record. It does not stock, sell or represent any artwork or artist listed here, and is not affiliated with Bok Tower Gardens or the venues named.
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