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Tag Archives: DFAC
Coffee and Conversation with Artist Gary Greer Nov. 21
Join us at the Dunedin Fine Art Center on Thursday, November 21, at 12:00 p.m. for an inspiring Coffee & Conversation with renaissance artist Gary Greer! Sponsored by DFAC’s Sterling Society, this monthly series brings together art lovers to connect with notable artists over coffee.
Gary Greer’s career is a fascinating journey across creative disciplines. Inspired early on by Salvador Dalí and Norman Rockwell, Gary studied design at the Kansas City Art Institute, launching his career in industrial design and advertising. His path has included roles as a designer and illustrator in advertising and television, leading creative teams, and branching into digital art and animation. Greer even recorded two albums, pairing his music with surreal animated videos.
Currently, he is working on his first children’s book, Astronaut with the Red Umbrella, and has dedicated recent years to sculpting. His Pod Sculptures are crafted from palm tree elements, transformed into intricate, nature-inspired forms.
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DFAC Summer Exhibits
 Summer Exhibits Opening ReceptionFriday, June 14th from 6 to 9 p.m.Admission is $10 and FREE to DFAC Members Explore a world of art at the Dunedin Fine Art Center this summer! Join us for the opening reception of five captivating new exhibitions and engaging artist talks that will inspire visitors of all ages. Joan Duff-Bohrer: As I See It At 92, abstract painter, ceramicist, fiber artist, and journal-maker Joan Duff-Bohrer is having her first solo exhibition. Wetlands in Transition: Encaustic Paintings by Leslie Neumann Experience the vibrant encaustic panels of Aripeka-based painter and conservationist Leslie Neumann. Wetlands in Transition captures the raw, primitive energy of Florida’s wetlands. 100 Women Artists: Now & Then Conceived by teaching artist Alicia Campos Massó in 2022, this cultural art project elevates 100 women artists in art history while simultaneously showcasing contemporary artists who have reinterpreted their works. Azalea: Answer the Call of Florida’s Forgotten Mystical Spaces Feel the mystical energy of Florida’s timeless magic and mysterious promise as you explore her swampy interior. Let It Rain This community call for art is inspired by Florida’s summer rains, clouds, lightning, and other atmospheric phenomena. |
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.
Opening Reception for Winter Exhibits
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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 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). |
DFAC: Thomas Gainsborough and the Blue Boy
Thomas Gainsborough and the Blue Boy
February 7 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Dunedin Fine Art Center | 1143 Michigan Blvd | Dunedin, FL 34698
In 1922, the New York Times reported that ” Gainsborough’s ‘Blue Boy’ is even more well-known than the Mona Lisa.” This iconic painting, originally titled “Portrait of a Young Gentleman,” was first exhibited in London in 1770. When admiring critics called it “The Blue Boy,” the nickname stuck. In 1922, the painting came to America when it was sold to American railway tycoon Henry Huntington. Its $728,000 sale price was the highest price ever paid for a painting at that time. Learn how and why Gainsborough created this iconic masterpiece (which was not a commissioned work) and what prompted the painting’s extraordinary fame.
Member tuition is $15 | Non-member $20
Coffee & Conversation with the Artist – Kathy Durdin
Coffee & Conversation with Kathy Durdin
January 19 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Dunedin Fine Art Center | 1143 Michigan Blvd | Dunedin, FL 34698
The series welcomes artist Kathy Durdin. In her presentation, Kathy will provide an overview of the elements of composition, with some illustrations. Also, she will provide you some tools that you can apply to your own work, to enhance your planning in the future and to evaluate your work. Kathy will also share ideas about what to include in a checklist to use to evaluate one’s work both before and after painting. You might even be motivated to rework that prior painting, with much greater success!
Admission to these relaxed talks is $5 and is FREE to current DFAC members.