DFAC – Art Talk with Dee Kilgo – Decoding the Mona Lisa

Explore the remarkable, the mysterious, and the weirdly wonderful in art with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D. Art Historian.

Dee’s knowledge and humor make art history fun,

accessible, and intriguing.

All proceeds go to support the educational programs at DFAC.

REGISTER NOW

Decoding the Mona Lisa with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D.

If you’ve wondered how Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa portrait became the world’s most famous painting, this program is for you. Dee’s lecture offers a lively, enlightening take on why and how Leonardo created this painting and how its far-reaching innovations reflect the artist’s genius. In addition, you’ll learn about the bizarre circumstances that contributed to the painting’s unparalleled fame.

DFAC – 44th Annual Garden Party

Save the Date!

Now in its 44th year, the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Garden Party will be held on April 21, 2024, from 5 p.m. to sunset at the waterfront home of one of our generous patrons located on Bayshore Boulevard in Dunedin.

This year’s theme, “Blue Bayou”, celebrates Dunedin’s designation as a Mission Blue Hope Spot. As has been a tradition for many years, the Garden Party will be held outdoors along the water’s edge with a breathtaking ocean view. Guests will enjoy a wonderful selection of curated bites provided by several local restaurants, a top-shelf open bar, artworks available for silent auction bidding, and a brief yet exceptional live auction for a chance to win exotic trips and experiences!

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Co-chairs Steve and Marie Beaty, longtime supporters, emphasize the event’s significance. Their contributions, along with other donors’, enable DFAC to offer outstanding and award-winning programs year after year that include exhibitions, adult and youth education programs seven days a week, and so much more.

Your support ensures DFAC’s legacy for future generations. Through your support of the Garden Party, one of the foundations of DFAC, you are helping to ensure the programs and exhibits at DFAC can be experienced and enjoyed for generations to come. We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you on April 21st at the 44th Annual Garden Party: Blue Bayou!

DFAC – Coffee & Conversation is with Mark Mitchell

Hanging out, drinking delicious coffee, talking about art… ahhhh, that’s the life! Enjoy coffee (Presented by the Sterling Society of DFAC) and insights as each month’s guest holds forth on their area of expertise.

Admission to these talks is $5 and is FREE to current DFAC members.

Always pursuing “The Big Idea,” Mark has learned to put concepts first and manipulate imagery to surprise, provoke, and reward the viewer.

“I believe in art that conveys ideas. My process begins with observation and a reaction. I explore symbolic and metaphoric visuals and employ a collage approach to create unique and engaging paintings in acrylic on canvas. By drawing on the power of pop culture, I repurpose its icons, styles, and techniques to deliver a more personal artistic statement.”

Mark Mitchell’s work explores irony, contradiction, parallels, and harmony in 21st-century life through meaningful juxtaposition and social commentary.

Mark Mitchell Bio

Mark Mitchell is an international artist and painter of Conceptual Pop Art. As a PRATT MANHATTAN grad, SVA alum, and former advertising Creative Director, he has spent his entire career honing his visual communication skills.

Mitchell’s work has been exhibited during ART BASEL MIAMI, shared on SEE|ME digital displays at THE LOUVRE, SCOPE, and ARMORY ARTS WEEK NYC, selected by pop-surrealism master RON ENGLISH for BATON ROUGE GALLERY, and gained west coast exposure at bG GALLERY, Santa Monica.

Locally, Mark’s paintings have been awarded at the GASPARILLA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, ART FESTIVAL BETH-EL, ART CENTER SARASOTA, SOFT WATER STUDIOS, and the FLORIDA ARTISTS GROUP Annual Members Exhibition at DUNEDIN FINE ARTS CENTER. He’s been interviewed on FOX13-TV’s GOOD MORNING TAMPA BAY and published in TAMPA BAY TIMES. He participated in the GOAT PROJECT’s charity auction at ZooTampa over Super Bowl weekend and has worked exhibiting at FAIRGROUNDS PROJECTS, St Pete. His work is permanently showcased as a featured artist in the HYATT HOUSE Tampa Airport/Westshore public areas. He is a proud recipient of the CREATIVE PINELLAS Emerging Artist Grant 2019-20 and a Warehouse Arts District Association member.

DFAC – Announcing Another Trashy Treasures Donation Day!

In response to high demand and numerous requests for donation drop-offs, we are pleased to announce an additional Trashy Treasures Collection Day!

Wednesday, February 28th: 9 am to 1 pm

Bring us your Preloved ART,

ART Related Items and ART SUPPLIES!

PODS and drop-off stations will be set up on the southwest side, at the gravel parking area between Highlander Park and DFAC.

Sorry, we cannot accept the following items:

Items in poor condition and cannot be resold

Christmas and other holiday items

Computers and other electronics

Large, outdated camera equipment

Dishes (large sets)

Frames in poor condition or with unsecured glass

Furniture (large pieces)

Items that need to be installed: blinds, light fixtures

Unfinished pottery (greenware)

Fiber Art (fabrics, yarn, sewing notions)

Toys

Mark your calendar for Friday, March 15th, and Saturday, March 16th, so you won’t miss any chance to enhance your art collection or snag fantastic deals on art supplies, frames, and much more!

 

Click Here for More Info

 

DFAC – Art Talk with Dee Kilgo – Manet and Modernism

Explore the remarkable, the mysterious, and the weirdly wonderful in art with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D. Art Historian. Dee’s knowledge and humor make art history fun, accessible, and intriguing.

All proceeds go to support the educational programs at DFAC.

Manet and Modernism

with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D.

Wednesday, March 6th

6:30 – 8:00 PM

Studio B2

 

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The Luncheon on the Grass by the French artist Edouard Manet is celebrated as the first “Modern” painting. Exhibited in 1863, this groundbreaking image shocked the art world and ignited a fierce debate about nudity, social conventions, and the role of art in society. In 1865, the exhibit of his Olympia painting created a scandal that required guards to protect the painting from outraged viewers. In an overview of this remarkable artist’s tumultuous career, you’ll learn why he’s called “the father of Modernism.”

DFAC – NEW Art Classes Start February 26th

 

New Art Classes & Workshops Start February 26th!

Dunedin Fine Art Center offers a variety of classes for children, teens, and adults, whether it is Art & Wellness, Clay, Drawing, Food Arts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting (Acrylic, Oil, or Watercolor), Pastels, Photography, Printmaking, Kids and Teen Classes, or MORE!

Click Here for All Winter Classes

 

 

 

 

Winter Workshops

We’ve got the class for you… Don’t want to commit to 6 weeks? Try out one or more of our half-day, full-day, or longer workshops!

Click Here for All Winter Workshops

 

Winter Youth Classes

DFAC offers classes for kids and teens, including drawing, painting, clay, computers, photography, food arts, and more.

Click Here for All Youth Classes

 

 

 

DFAC Coffee & Conversation with the Artist

February 15 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin, 34698

Elizabeth Faubert, an artist and photographer, will discuss the following photography as a medium and how technology has changed how we take photos and who takes photos (almost everyone) and share tips and tricks for photographing animals, and especially pets.

Admission is FREE for DFAC members and $5 for non-members.

Click here for more information.

DFAC – Save the Date for the 44th Annual Garden Party

 

 

Now in its 44th year, the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Garden Party will be held on April 21, 2024, from 5 p.m. to sunset at the waterfront home of one of our generous patrons located on Bayshore Boulevard in Dunedin.

This year’s theme, “Blue Bayou,” celebrates Dunedin’s Mission Blue Hope Spot designation. As has been a tradition for many years, the Garden Party will be held outdoors along the water’s edge with a breathtaking ocean view. Guests will enjoy a wonderful selection of curated bites provided by several local restaurants, a top-shelf open bar, artworks available for silent auction bidding, and a brief yet exceptional live auction for a chance to win exotic trips and experiences!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Co-chairs Steve and Marie Beaty, longtime supporters, emphasize the event’s significance. Their contributions and those of other donors enable DFAC to offer outstanding and award-winning programs year after year that include exhibitions, adult and youth education programs seven days a week, and so much more.

Your support ensures DFAC’s legacy for future generations. Through your support of the Garden Party, one of the foundations of DFAC, you are helping to ensure the programs and exhibits at DFAC can be experienced and enjoyed for generations to come. We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you on April 21st at the 44th Annual Garden Party: Blue Bayou!

Click Here for Sponsorship Opportunities

DFAC – Grant Wood and the American Gothic with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D.

Explore the remarkable, the mysterious, and the weirdly wonderful in art with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D. Art Historian.

Dee’s knowledge and humor make art history fun,

accessible, and intriguing.

All proceeds go to support the educational programs at DFAC.

 

Grant Wood and the American Gothic

with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D.

Wednesday, February 7th

6:30 – 8:00 PM

Studio B2

Grant Wood’s American Gothic painting is one of the world’s most famous and most parodied artworks. Despite its iconic status in popular culture, few people know the unusual story behind the creation and politics of this work and its meteoric rise to fame in 1930. Dee’s lecture tells this fascinating story and how Wood’s painting came to play a unique role in the development of 20th-century American art.

 

Trashy Treasures DROP-OFF Dates

Unleash your “Trashy Treasures”

Bring us your Preloved ART,

ART Related Items and ART SUPPLIES!

Trashy Treasures Collection Days: 9 am to 1 pm

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

PODS and drop-off stations will be set up on the southwest side, at the gravel parking area between Highlander Park and DFAC.

Sorry, we cannot accept the following items:

Items in poor condition and cannot be resold

Christmas and other holiday items

Computers and other electronics

Large, outdated camera equipment

Dishes (large sets)

Frames in poor condition or with unsecured glass

Furniture (large pieces)

Items that need to be installed: blinds, light fixtures

Unfinished pottery (greenware)

Fiber Art (fabrics, yarn, sewing notions)

Toys

Mark your calendar for Friday, March 15th, and Saturday, March 16th, so you won’t miss any chance to enhance your art collection or snag fantastic deals on art supplies, frames, and much more!

 

Click Here for More Info

Trashy Treasures DROP-OFF Dates

Unleash your “Trashy Treasures”

Bring us your Preloved ART,

ART Related Items and ART SUPPLIES!

Trashy Treasures Collection Days: 9 am to 1 pm

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

PODS and drop-off stations will be set up on the southwest side, at the gravel parking area between Highlander Park and DFAC.

Sorry, we cannot accept the following items:

Items in poor condition and cannot be resold

Christmas and other holiday items

Computers and other electronics

Large, outdated camera equipment

Dishes (large sets)

Frames in poor condition or with unsecured glass

Furniture (large pieces)

Items that need to be installed: blinds, light fixtures

Unfinished pottery (greenware)

Fiber Art (fabrics, yarn, sewing notions)

Toys

Mark your calendar for Friday, March 15th, and Saturday, March 16th, so you won’t miss any chance to enhance your art collection or snag fantastic deals on art supplies, frames, and much more!

 

Click Here for More Info

Trashy Treasures DROP-OFF Dates

Unleash your “Trashy Treasures”

Bring us your Preloved ART,

ART Related Items and ART SUPPLIES!

Trashy Treasures Collection Days: 9 am to 1 pm

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

PODS and drop-off stations will be set up on the southwest side, at the gravel parking area between Highlander Park and DFAC.

Sorry, we cannot accept the following items:

Items in poor condition and cannot be resold

Christmas and other holiday items

Computers and other electronics

Large, outdated camera equipment

Dishes (large sets)

Frames in poor condition or with unsecured glass

Furniture (large pieces)

Items that need to be installed: blinds, light fixtures

Unfinished pottery (greenware)

Fiber Art (fabrics, yarn, sewing notions)

Toys

Mark your calendar for Friday, March 15th, and Saturday, March 16th, so you won’t miss any chance to enhance your art collection or snag fantastic deals on art supplies, frames, and much more!

 

Click Here for More Info

Trashy Treasures DROP-OFF Dates

Unleash your “Trashy Treasures”

Bring us your Preloved ART,

ART Related Items and ART SUPPLIES!

Trashy Treasures Collection Days: 9 am to 1 pm

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

PODS and drop-off stations will be set up on the southwest side, at the gravel parking area between Highlander Park and DFAC.

Sorry, we cannot accept the following items:

Items in poor condition and cannot be resold

Christmas and other holiday items

Computers and other electronics

Large, outdated camera equipment

Dishes (large sets)

Frames in poor condition or with unsecured glass

Furniture (large pieces)

Items that need to be installed: blinds, light fixtures

Unfinished pottery (greenware)

Fiber Art (fabrics, yarn, sewing notions)

Toys

Mark your calendar for Friday, March 15th, and Saturday, March 16th, so you won’t miss any chance to enhance your art collection or snag fantastic deals on art supplies, frames, and much more!

 

Click Here for More Info

Star Wars at DFAC

Star Wars at DFAC:

The Last Spaceport Before MEGACON

This Event is Open to the Public and is Free of Charge

Dunedin Fine Art Center: Room B1/B2

An Open House Look at Local Star Wars Costume Groups and How They Prepare for Events

Join local Star Wars costuming club members as they prepare for the upcoming MEGACON comic book convention in Orlando. DFAC will be holding a themed open house event for these groups to show the public a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at how they prepare props, costumes, and set designs before they make the move to the big event.

Come see characters in authentic costumes on-screen, learn how props are made, and participate in art events like “Costume Character Figure Drawing” and coloring pages for kids. Learn about the making process from the creators of the costumes and props while watching Star Wars shows and taking photos with your favorite characters.

Opening Reception for Winter Exhibits

January 14 | 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Dunedin Fine Art Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin, 34698

Admission: FREE: DFAC & MASF Members and Children Under 12

Click here for more details.

And don’t forget the monthly Coffee & Conversation with the artist will be held January 18, 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Dunedin Fine Art Center (free for DFAC members, only $5 for non-members).

Pattern Making on Clay Workshop

Pattern Making on Clay Workshop by Adrienne Eliades

Pattern Making on Clay: February 19th & 20th

Adrienne Eliades will host the Pattern Making on Clay workshop at the Dunedin Fine Art Center. Adrienne is a studio potter and educator who has studied, taught, and exhibited nationally and internationally.

This workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn from a phenomenal potter and instructor who was named a 2018 Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly, and it is for both handbuilders and wheel throwers.

This hands-on workshop introduces pattern decoration techniques and how to embrace vibrant color in clay work. The goal of this workshop is to expand your surface decoration repertoire.

Ages 17 and up. This course is open to all skill levels. Hand-builders and wheel throwers are welcome.

 

Click HERE to Register!

Art Talk – With Dee Kilgo, Ph.D. – John Singer Sargent and Madame X

Explore the remarkable, the mysterious, and the weirdly wonderful in art with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D. Art Historian.

Dee’s knowledge and humor make art history fun,

accessible, and intriguing.

All proceeds go to support the educational programs at DFAC.

John Singer Sargent and Madame X

with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D.

In 1900, John Singer Sargent was the world’s most celebrated portraitist. His most famous work, Portrait of Madame X, is a treasure of the Metropolitan Museum. Dee’s lecture provides an overview of Sargent’s amazing career. And, in a more in-depth account of the Mme. X story, you’ll learn about Sargent’s goals for the painting, his unusual relationship with his infamous subject, and why the portrait created a firestorm in the Paris art world!

DFAC – Coffee & Conversation – Ezra Johnson

Hanging out, drinking delicious coffee, talking about art… ah, that’s the life! Well, that IS the life at least for an hour or so each month at the Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Coffee and Conversation series. Enjoy coffee (Presented by the Sterling Society of DFAC) and insights as each month’s guest holds forth on their area of expertise.

Ezra Johnson, Associate Professor of Painting & Drawing at USF, will discuss the evolution of his work over the past twenty years. His work centers around painting but includes investigations into sculpture and animation. He will discuss his background and development as an artist, the processes involved in the creation, and what inspires the imagery that he works with.

Ezra Johnson Bio

Ezra Johnson is a painter based in Tampa, Florida. Born in 1975 in Wenatchee, Washington. He received an MFA from Hunter College in New York in 2006 and a BFA from California College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2000. Johnson’s painting practice often expands into animation and sculpture. Interested in experimenting with color, form, and surface, his work takes a playful, energetic approach to serious subject matter.

Johnson has exhibited at many prestigious museums, such as the Nerman Museum of Art in Kansas, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Site Santa Fe Biennial, the ICA in Philadelphia, and gallery exhibitions, nationally and internationally. Johnson is represented by Freight + Volume Gallery in New York and Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami. Johnson is an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of South Florida.

 

Dunedin Fine Art Center – Georgia O’Keeffe: An American Original

Explore the remarkable, the mysterious, and the weirdly wonderful in art with Dee Kilgo, Ph.D. Art Historian. Dee’s knowledge and humor make art history fun, accessible, and intriguing.

All proceeds go to support the educational programs at DFAC.

Thanks, Dee!

 

Georgia O’Keeffe: An American Original

Georgia O’Keeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s when she first exhibited her now-familiar abstract flower paintings. In 1946, she made history as the first woman to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. Learn more about this notoriously independent, freethinking artist in a presentation that examines her early career, her legendary partnership with Alfred Stieglitz, and the creative achievements that made her one of the most original artists of the 20th century.

Wednesday, December 13th, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Members $20

Non-Members $25

REGISTER NOW

DFAC – Open House and Clay & Print Sale

ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE

CLAY & PRINT SALE TOO!

Saturday, December 2nd, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Every year in early December, the Clay and Print students and faculty of DFAC pool their work and offer the public an excellent opportunity to purchase some great pieces. If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift at some irresistible prices, this is it!

Demonstrations by DFAC Faculty

In addition to the SALE, There will be demonstrations by DFAC faculty in an Open House format. See a variety of media demonstrated by DFAC’s award-winning faculty at their main campus! The galleries and Gift Shop will also be open for your enjoyment. Plan to make a day of it!