DFAC's myriad new fall exhibits include The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, a group exhibit by Shihoko Amano, Lanny Bergner, Deon Blackwell, Ladislav Hanka, Timothy Horn, Adrienne Outlaw, Yuka Saito and Tanja Softic, who "explore the theme of Albertus Seba’s eighteenth century natural history classic by the same name." It inspired a variety of media, including sculpture, printmaking, painting, wood, ceramics, jewelry and fiber. (on display through Dec. 23.) Then, Rachel Simmons: Wonders of the Sea explores just that: the beauty and intricacies of coastal life, portrayed in multimedia. (on display through Oct. 18.) Critters God Left on the Drawing Table is a bedazzling array of weird and intriguing creatures created by DFAC jewelry instructor Susan Maxon and her students. (on display through Oct. 18). (Pictured: "Sea Eyes" by Rachel Simmons, part of the Wonders of the Sea exhibit) Dunedin Fine Arts Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin, 727-298-3322, DFAC.org.
This article appears in Dec 2-8, 2000.