Dunedin Fine Arts Center Spring/Summer Exhibitions: Craft-ed!, Charles Parkhill and Kim Michelle Coakley. Take Monday off and head to the Dunedin Fine Art Center for what CL art critic Megan Voeller calls three of the best shows of the season. Here are her comments: "For starters, there’s Kim Michelle Coakley’s explosion of (literally) off-the-wall paintings, in which strokes of vibrant color fuse with tendrils of paper and even lace to suggest a Dr. Seussian view of nature. [That's one of her paintings at right.] Then craft-ed!, a group show featuring emerging artists from the Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Tennessee, celebrates fresh talent in the realms of clay, fiber arts, mixed media assemblage and more. (For craft nirvana look no further than Damon McIntyre’s darkly humorous wood sculptures of a guillotine and an electric chair, or Kim Eichler-Messmer’s screen-printed quilts.) As if that weren’t enough, Sanford-based sculptor Charles Parkhill wows with an elegant solo exhibition of found wood sculptures in spare, poetic forms." Through May 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., 1-4 p.m. Sun., Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, free admission, 727-298-3322, dfac.org.
Community Town Meeting on the Arts The Arts Council of Hillsborough County Artist Advisory Committee hosts this forum focusing on the cultural needs and concerns of the area. Small sessions tailored to individual disciplines may also be hosted, depending on audience feedback. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend. Call 813-276-8250 for more info. Mon., May 4, 6:30-8 p.m., Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, 813-269-1310.
Carrie Sue Ayvar's "Stories of Florida." The acclaimed storyteller flows seamlessly between Spanish and English as she weaves tales connecting Florida’s people, languages and cultures. Visit hcplc.org for more info. 7 p.m. Mon., May 4, Lutz Branch Library, Lutz, free, 813-264-3800.
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 5, 2009.
