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DFAC’s Deck the Halls & Walls Opening Reception is this Friday!

Celebrate the Season at DFAC’s Deck the Halls & Walls Opening Reception this Friday!

The holidays are about to sparkle at the Dunedin Fine Art Center! ✨

Join us for the Opening Reception of our 39th Annual Holiday Invitational — Deck the Halls & Walls!

📅 Friday, November 7th

🕕 6:00–8:00 p.m.

📍 Dunedin Fine Art Center

🎟️ DFAC Members: FREE — Early Entry at 5:30 p.m.

🎟️ Not-Yet Members: $10 Online | $12 at the Door

Celebrate the season with a festive buy-and-take exhibition featuring original artwork by local artists—perfect for holiday gifting or treating yourself. Wander through galleries filled with art ready to wrap, and don’t miss our dazzling collection of 1,000+ artist-made ornaments, each one a handmade treasure!

Enjoy great food, a cash bar, and the joyful spirit of the season as you mix, mingle, and shop for local art in style.

🎁 Can’t Wait Until the Reception?

The Holiday Invitational opens Saturday, November 1st—just in time for Art Harvest weekend! We’ll have extended hours on November 1st & 2nd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (please note: Children’s Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) so you can get a head start on your holiday shopping.

Join us for an evening—and a season—full of creativity, community, and holiday cheer at the Dunedin Fine Art Center!

RSVP or Purchase Your Tickets Here

Coffee & Conversation with Suzanne Elizabeth Murphy

Coffee & Conversation: Featuring Suzanne Elizabeth Murphy

When: Thursday, October 16th |12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where: Dunedin Fine Art Center

RSVP: 🎟️ Save Your Seat or RSVP

Join us for Coffee & Conversation at DFAC, where art and insight blend over a great cup of coffee. Sponsored by the Sterling Society, this monthly series features a guest artist sharing their creative journey and unique perspective.

This month, we welcome Suzanne Elizabeth Murphy, artist, author, and educator. After decades of painting and portrait commissions, Suzanne revisited a story that began forty years ago—when she first faced her fear of scuba diving. That leap into the unknown inspired her recently published children’s book, Mirabelle and the Sea Green Bathtub: Journey to the Coral Reef.

Suzanne’s story is one of courage, curiosity, and trust, showing that the greatest adventures often come when we embrace the unknown. She has lived and created across the country, founded Open Sky Studio & Gallery in Tarpon Springs, and served on the Tarpon Springs Public Art Committee. She is also the featured artist in the DFAC Gallery Shop, where her unique works can be explored and purchased.

Admission: $5 | Free for DFAC members

☕ Join us for this inspiring hour of storytelling, art, and community.

SAVE YOUR SEAT OR RSVP HERE

 

DFAC – The Source: Exhibition

Exhibition Details:

  • On View: September 19 – October 19, 2025
  • Location: Rossi Gallery & Meta B. Brown Gallery at DFAC
  • Opening Reception: Friday, September 19, 6–9 PM
  • Guest Judge: Lynn Whitelaw, formerly curator of the Leepa-Rattner Museum and currently curator at Brooker Creek Preserve

DFAC Trashy Treasures May 16 & 17

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Join the Dunedin Fine Art Center for our annual Trashy Treasures weekend, May 16 & 17, 2025! To kick off this year’s Trashy Treasures art “garage sale”, the Dunedin Fine Art Center will be hosting Trashy Treasures: Bargains & Brews Night on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., a silent auction party that showcases the best of best Trashy Treasures finds!

Guests will enjoy an evening of live music, family fun, a free drink, and complimentary food from local restaurants and community partners such as Clear Sky Draught Haus, Lane’s Lemonade, SaltBlock Hospitality, and more!

This lively evening offers an exclusive opportunity to bid on select artworks and features some of the most desirable pieces donated for the big Trashy Treasures sale. Grab a bite and mingle with Tampa Bay’s vibrant community and fellow art enthusiasts. All proceeds from Trashy Treasures support local artists and enhance DFAC’s exhibition and education programming.

Each ticket includes complimentary food and one free beverage from our full bar!

DFAC members: $16

Non-members: $20

Children: $10

Click for more information.

Coffee & Conversation with Artist Ted Wray Jan. 16

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Coffee & Conversation with Artist

Ted Wray

January 16 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Dunedin Fine Art Center

Don’t miss the chance to hear from artist Ted Wray at this special artist talk! Ted turns damaged books into magic, immortalizing them by transforming them into mind-expanding 3-D worlds of inexhaustible wonder, with just a blade.

Wray has had careers in the fields of printing, music and art, earning him multiple awards in his pursuit of excellence in each career.

In 2019, he once again reinvented himself, this time as one of the world’s most innovative Book Excavation Artists. Since then he has earned various awards while exhibiting his works in New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Georgia and Florida. In 2021, his month-long solo exhibition, “Don’t Judge a Book by its Carver” included over 50 of his works. Wray’s staggering creative output exceeds 200 works of Book Excavation Art, over 70 of which are in private collections across the United States and Canada. He currently lives and works in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is represented by Brenda McMahon Gallery.

DFAC members: free

Non-members: $5

Click here to register.

Coffee and Conversation with Artist Gary Greer Nov. 21

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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.

Click here for more information.

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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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.



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

Wearable ART 17

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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.