{"id":20002,"date":"2025-10-25T07:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/20002\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T07:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T07:09:14","slug":"call-for-artists-floridas-history-shop-seeks-florida-based-artists-as-consignees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/20002\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR ARTISTS: Florida\u2019s History Shop Seeks Florida-Based Artists as Consignees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"release-logo\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pressrelease51.png\" alt=\"Florida Department of State\"\/>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">For Immediate Release<br \/>Friday, October 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"release-location\">TALLAHASSEE, FLA. \u2013<\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE, FLA. \u2014 Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced today that Florida\u2019s History Shop, the retail store for the Museum of Florida History, is seeking proposals from Florida-based artists to sell their Florida-themed artwork in the store. Florida\u2019s History Shop is seeking original pieces that evoke a sense of Florida\u2019s history, environment, or wildlife; or artworks that use a traditional skill learned in Florida. Types of artwork that may be considered include, but are not limited to, textiles, paintings, jewelry, porcelain, or woodwork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Florida Department of State is pleased to provide opportunities for Florida artists to have their work available for sale at Florida\u2019s History Shop locations in Tallahassee and online,\u201d said Secretary of State Cord Byrd. \u201cAs the Florida Department of State celebrates America\u2019s 250th anniversary next year, we are excited to provide customers with unique, Florida-inspired merchandise that represents the history and natural beauty of our state.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px; height:104.20475319926874px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/historically-florida.png\" alt=\"\" data-udi=\"umb:\/\/media\/fa8ea6621b584426b13668cd133e2aa8\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s History Shop works with many sellers through consignment agreements with a 60\/40 payment split between the seller and Florida\u2019s History Shop. The price range of consigned artwork should be between $50\u2013$500. Interested artists should contact Jennafer Henderson, store manager, at <a href=\"http:\/\/dos.fl.gov\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#6a272c220d030c1e1902051a2a0e0519440c06440d051c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> or by phone at 850.245.6375 by December 12, 2025. Florida\u2019s History Shop has locations in the Florida Historic Capitol Museum and The Capitol. The online store can be accessed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.FloridasHistoryShop.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FloridasHistoryShop.com<\/a>. Proceeds from sales support the education programs of the Museum of Florida History, Florida\u2019s official state history museum. Acceptance of artwork on consignment is at the sole discretion of the Florida Department of State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About Museum of Florida History<\/p>\n<p>Opened in 1977, the Museum of Florida History, as Florida\u2019s official state history museum, collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets evidence of past and present cultures in Florida, and promotes knowledge and appreciation of this heritage. The Museum of Florida History is located in the R. A. Gray Building at 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida. As the State&#8217;s History Museum, it focuses on artifacts and eras unique to Florida&#8217;s development and on roles that Floridians have played in national and global events. The Museum is currently closed for construction, but information about the museum can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MuseumofFloridaHistory.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MuseumofFloridaHistory.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum of Florida History is part of the Division of Historical Resources in the Florida Department of State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; For Immediate ReleaseFriday, October 24, 2025 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. \u2013 TALLAHASSEE, FLA. \u2014 Secretary of State Cord&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-20002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}