Last Saturday at a star-studded black tie event, supporters and donors of Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC) gathered at the site of the 50-year-old community staple to honor Irwin and Syd Entel, who helped bring to life the vision of the late Meta Brown.

DFAC, the largest arts education center in the Southeast is also a place where working artists, and even children, can exhibit inside some of the seven gallery spaces.

As DFAC moves into its next half-century, CEO Andrea Nalls told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that DFAC will continue to be a place of expression, individuality, and fun.

“The formula that the Art Center has had in place for the last 50 years is a winning formula,” Nalls said. “Remaining at our core, who we have always been while breeding some innovative ways to keep people’s interest and further their involvement with the visual arts.”