BRADENTON — Bradenton’s
Village of the Arts (VOTA) became another victim of a new state law targeting the removal of all “asphalt art” on roads, sidewalks, and crosswalks. The local art community was awakened before dawn on Tuesday to the sight of their sidewalk murals being pressure-washed by city officials without prior notice.
It’s happening in communities across the state as the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis issued written notices to local governments warning that refusal to take action to remove asphalt artworks would result in the withholding of state funds…