POLK COUNTY, Fla. –Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder is thrilled to announce this year’s Kids Tag Art (KTA) vanity license plates are now on sale at www.KidsTagArt.com.
20th TAG ART at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FlL March 3, 2026. Photo by Calvin Knight.
KTA has been championing young artists and fueling creativity through the sales of these plates for two decades. When people purchase a plate, proceeds are paid to the elementary art teachers for the purpose of stocking their classroom shelves with supplies. The program has raised more than $720,000 over twenty years; together, Polk and other participating Florida counties have raised nearly $3 million statewide.
On Tuesday evening in Lakeland at Florida Southern College’s Branscomb Auditorium, the 2025-2026 Kids Tag Art ‘Tax Collector’s Choice’ Award was announced, recognizing Isaiah Jackson of Bartow Elementary Academy as this year’s recipient. Two ‘Awards of Distinction’ recipients were honored from each participating school as well, plus other special sponsor awards.
“Isaiah’s tag art instantly made me smile, and I’m really drawn to artwork that gives me that feeling,” Tedder explained of his selection, and this is going to look fantastic traveling the county on my car over the next year!”
The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) thanks its KTA program sponsors: Major Sponsor Southern Homes of Polk County, Dprint, LEGOLAND Florida Resort, the Florida Department of Citrus, Regal Automotive Group, Tampa Electric, the Florida Heart Research Foundation, Lauren’s Kids, Publix Super Markets Charities, Orlando Health – Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union, Big 4 Radio – 97.5 WPCV and Max 98.3, LAMAR Advertising Company, the Polk Education Foundation, SouthState Bank, the Polk Arts & Cultural Alliance, First Lakeland Tag Agency, Unlimited DPI, BayCare Kids, Paystar, the AGB Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, Straughn Trout Architects, WBF-FM Radio 102.9, A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure, the Florida Children’s Museum, and Polk County Public Schools.
20th TAG ART, at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. March 3, 2026. Photo by Calvin Knight.