Enigma by Charles Parkhill. Courtesy of the artist.
Understated yet profound, sculptor Charles Parkhill’s solo show is one of three current exhibitions eminently worth checking out at the Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC). A graduate of the University of South Florida and the University of Utah/Salt Lake City, Parkhill crafts large-scale, abstract wood sculptures that [...]

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This post continues an ongoing conversation with local arts leaders about how the economy is impacting their business. (Read the first in this series of posts here or an even earlier post here.)
The national media are starting to pick up the broader story about the effects of the recession on arts organizations and the art [...]

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Jamey Grimes. Merge IV, 2007. Mylar, acetate, transparency film, thread. Courtesy DFAC.
This week in Creative Loafing:
These days, it’s hardly an exaggeration to call the evening news the stuff of nightmares. Between the implosion of Wall Street and the prospect of the other guy winning the election, the current state of national affairs might be enough [...]

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On Friday, artists Yoko Nogami and Maria Saraceno appeared on JoEllen Schilke’s WMNF program, Art In Your Ear. Here’s a link to the MP3 online. (The interview with Nogami and Saraceno begins just past the half-way point in the program.)
On Friday, the Dunedin Fine Art Center opened Dreams, a group of five exhibits that includes [...]

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I forgot to go to the Friday night party for Contain It! at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, which sucks because it was probably the one chance I’ll ever have to see LA artist-turned-public-access-host John Kilduff perform live. Did anyone see him paint, blend drinks, and exercise? How was it?
On Saturday, I stopped by [...]

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A brief update: Wednesday’s fundraiser at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center for the Imago Art Gallery artists took in over $25,000 in ticket, drink, and auction sales and donations from generous individuals. Wow.
In the crush of leaving for the holidays, I have not yet been able to find out whether the city of Dunedin voted [...]

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Just a bit more information on that fundraiser for IMAGO artists at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. See below or click here to download a larger version of the image.

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