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DFAC – Join Us for Our Fall Exhibits Opening

 

Fall Exhibits Opening Reception & Artist Talk

Friday, September 13th, from 6 to 9 p.m.

Admission is $10 and FREE to DFAC Members

Artist Talk: 6 to 7 p.m. | Reception: 7 to 9 p.m.

Explore a world of art at the Dunedin Fine Art Center this fall. Join us for the opening reception of five captivating new exhibitions and engaging artist talks that will inspire visitors of all ages.

Aneka Ingold: Metamorphosis

Winner of the $50,000 Bennett Prize in 2019, honoring a contemporary woman artist working in figurative realism, Ingold’s surrealistically detailed mixed-media works combine lush drawing and painting techniques to deliver high-voltage intrigue.

Denis Gaston: Forty Years of Making Marks

Denis Gaston—the Man, the Myth, the Legend! Gaston’s reputation precedes him and is one of humor, soulfulness, and imagination.

Hudson River Valley—Echoes

A group exhibition of artists and experiences encountered in our October 2022 travels to the Hudson River Valley will be hosted by DFAC’s beloved auxiliary, the Sterling Society.

Quilter’s Crossing Challenge

Treasured partners of many years, this local quilt guild shares their talents in a yearly themed challenge.

Rivers, Trails, and Caminos: The Journey

This Call for Artists invites representational and abstract submissions in all media on the theme of The Journey.

DFAC – NEW Fall Art Classes Start September 9th

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New Fall Art Classes Start

September 9th!

Discover a world of creativity at the Dunedin Fine Art Center! We offer a wide variety of classes for children, teens, and adults, including Art & Wellness, Clay, Drawing, Food Arts, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting (Acrylic, Oil, or Watercolor), Pastels, Photography, Printmaking, and more. There’s something for everyone at DFAC. Join us and unleash your creativity!

Fall Workshops

Not ready to commit to a 6-week course? Try one of our shorter Art Workshops or a Food Arts class!

Upcoming Youth Classes

Our classes for kids and teens cover a range of interests, from drawing and painting to clay, computers, photography, food arts, and beyond.

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Kids Art Fest 2024

The Dunedin Fine Art Center and the Kiwanis of Dunedin are sponsoring the Free Kid’s Art Fest 2024. This is an event where children from preschool age to 12 years can participate in a variety of free art-related activities. DFAC will also be celebrating the opening of the new children’s hands-on exhibit, “Artsy Adventures.” There will be free hot dogs(while they last), music, car painting provided by FL Auto Exchange, games, and more!

DFAC Summer Exhibits

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Summer Exhibits Opening Reception

Friday, 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.



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Wearable ART at DFAC Continues to Be the ULTIMATE Art Fashion Show in Tampa Bay!

For the past seventeen years, WA designers have shocked, defied, and delighted audiences with fashions that arrest the senses and exceed imagination! DFAC’s Wearable Art Designers have received international acclaim at New Zealand’s renowned World of Wearable Art Show with fashions incorporating kinetic illusion, unlikely materials, pop-culture mythologies, + outrageous theatre. This runway show is a state-of-the-art production, and we seek designers who are of comparable excellence! More details and ticket info will be provided soon.

Sound the Bugles! DFAC is Thrilled to Announce this Year’s Runway Artists for WA18

Artemis & Aphrodite

Bay to Bay Wearable Art Collective

Mark Castle

DemiGod Studio

Vanessa Froehling

Jason Hackenwerth

Kamysha of lolahSoul Jewelry

Cindy Linville

Stacy Lovejoy

Neva the Diva

Coffee & Conversation with the Artist

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Coffee & Conversation

May 16 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Dunedin Fine Art Center

Presenters Elizabeth Ventura, Sue Beach, Lorraine Potocki (members of Pastel Society of Tampa Bay) will present: “The 5 W’s of Our Pastel Journeys—WHO we are, WHAT subject matter we enjoy painting the most, WHEN and WHERE did we start loving this medium, and WHY.”

Free for DFAC members

$5 for non-members

Click here for more info

DFAC Coffee & Conversation with the Artist

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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.

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

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).

NEW Fall Classes Start September 11th – Register Now!

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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 Fall Classes

 

Fall 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 Fall Workshops

Fall, Youth Classes

DFAC offers classes for both kids and teens. Our classes offer different variations of drawing, painting, clay, computers, photography, food arts, and much more.

Click Here for All Youth Classes

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Tampa Bay’s PREMIERE ART/fashion show– the standard by which all others are measured…

This one-night theatrical production features designers from Miami, Michigan, and Tampa Bay:

Bay to Bay Collective, Mark Byrne, Rya DeMulder, Melissa Dolce, Jeanne Halle aka Kina Kouture + Dana Rizzuto, Julian Hartzog, Johnny Hunt, Kelli-Lynn Luckey, Olga Saretsky + Kikimora Studio, Amy Wolf

7:00 pm       Pre-Party – cash bar, concession, and music at Dunedin Fine Art Center

8:00 pm       Runway Show at the Dunedin Community Center (adjacent to DFAC parking lot) for $65 – $125 seats.

8:00 pm       View the show via Live-Stream at the Dunedin Fine Art Center for $20 standing room only.

After-Party follows – cash bar, concession, music, designers, and the WA17 team at the Dunedin Fine Art Center

This is a mammoth event; pulling it off takes two facilities! Tickets are available for every budget!

Attend the spectacular live Runway Show with seats surrounding a massive runway at the Dunedin Community Center. This event is for all $65 to $125 seat ticket holders and sponsors.

Watch the simultaneous Live-Stream on the HUGE screen at the Dunedin Fine Art Center while enjoying adult beverages for $20 per person. This is a standing-room-only event with limited ADA/accessible seating available.

This is a fundraising event. Tickets are non-refundable.

Coffee & Conversation with Samson Huang Feb 16

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Coffee & Conversation with Samson Huang

February 16 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Dunedin Fine Art Center | 1143 Michigan Blvd | Dunedin, FL 34698

The series welcomes artist Samson Huang. The title of Samson’s presentation is: Embracing Change. “Nothing is Absolute. Samson’s talk is about embracing change when encountering unexpected twists and turns in life as well as in the process of creating art. He shares his story from his humble immigrant beginnings to exhibiting at the Tampa Museum of Art in Skyway 20/21. Throughout his journey, Samson encountered opportunities offering new and unexplored paths, which appeals to him. Samson gives a delightful and inspiring talk weaving a collection of personal vignettes with images of his artworks, illuminating his thought processes when creating art in his home studio or sketching on his travels.

Admission to these relaxed talks is $5 and is FREE to current DFAC members. Click here to learn more.

DFAC: Thomas Gainsborough and the Blue Boy

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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

Click here to learn more!

Coffee & Conversation with the Artist – Kathy Durdin

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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.

Click here to learn more!

Coffe & Conversation – Dunedin Fine Art Center – April 12

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Coffee & Conversation with

Carol Sackman & Blake White is at

NOON on Tues., April 12th (Virtually!)

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 at 12 noon, the Dunedin Fine Art Center series welcomes mosaic artists Carol Sackman and Blake White. Blake & Carol’s presentation is entitled “Carol & Blake’s Mosaic House of Dunedin.” Sharing the incredible images of their house, they will discuss how the house evolved, what it means to them, and how they work. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to see this house that has been featured in “Roadside America.”

Golf for Art April 8

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While we are serious about both ART AND GOLF, when you put them together, if you don’t come up with some FUN, we figure we just must not be doing it right!

Join us for a GRAND day out on the links!

The setting could not be better. Dunedin has so many treasures and one of the best is this award-winning Donald Ross designed course, the former home of the PGA! We look forward to sharing it with you on April 8th!

Click here for more information.

Dunedin Fine Arts Center: Conversation with Rachel Simmons, Feb. 22

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Dunedin Fine Art Center
February 22, 10:00 – 11:30 am

Join DFAC in conversation with Rachel Simmons, celebrated artist and Rollins College professor, and hear her speak about her engaging projects. “The Language of Watching” is a project informed by the artist’s research into the social/political ramifications of bird representations in field guides, the history and culture of birdwatching, and the relationships between birdwatchers and birds, and more broadly speaking, between humans and the natural environment. FLOCK, a socially engaged art project, has evolved since 2015 to include over 200 community participants across the US. Click here to learn more about this and other DFAC events.

Dunedin Youth Guild 49th Annual Holiday Tour of Homes

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On Saturday, December 1, 2018, the Dunedin Youth Guild will host the 49th Annual Holiday Tour of Homes. This year’s theme is “Christmas in Our Town” and is reflected in the six Dunedin homes, the recently expanded Dunedin History Museum and the newly renovated historic Fenway Hotel that are all included in this year’s tour.  Proceeds from this event benefit the Dunedin Youth Guild’s youth scholarship program and other youth-focused community improvement projects.

Advance tickets are available for $25.00 around the town of Dunedin:  Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, Dunedin Community Center, Hale Center, Dunedin History Museum and Dunedin Fine Art Center.   Advance tickets are also available for purchase online at our website:  https://dunedinyouthguild.org.  Tickets can be purchased for $30.00 the day of the event at Mease Manor, 700 Mease Drive, in Dunedin.  The tours are open from 10 am to 3:30 pm and the Holiday Tea is open from 11 am to 3:30 pm.   Visit our website at www.dunedinyouthguild.org, like us on Facebook (Dunedin Youth Guild), or call us at 727-734-0394 to get up-to-date information.  We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Holiday Tour of Homes!