When social practice artist Juan William Chávez began working on the Art Pollination project nearly two years ago, he had no idea what the end product would be.

With the help of a $1 million grant given to the City of Orlando by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge , Chávez entered the Central Florida community with the goal of addressing food justice and insecurity. With no preconceived notions of what would emerge on his canvases or in the community, Chávez first got to work by getting to know Orlando.

Central Florida nonprofits — including Black Bee Honey , 4Roots , Hebni Nutrition Consultants , Inc., Fleet Farming , Second Harvest Food Bank and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Studies — all pollinated Chávez and 20 Florida

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