Babies @ the Hand
2024-06-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-24 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-06-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-08 09:30 - 10:30, 2024-07-19 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | FL
FREE summer playdate for babies 0-18 months! Bond with your kiddo(s) and meet other parents in an informal setting with sensory activities, music, and story time. Okay to bring your lunch or snacks. Have older kids too? Check out our calendar for other family friendly events.

Hand Art Center

139 E. Michigan Ave.

DeLand,

FL

United States

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Arts & Crafts
2024-06-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-29 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States

Oscar Bluemner's Birthday Party
2024-06-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
Celebrate Oscar Bluemner’s 157th birthday at the Hand Art Center! We will have snacks, cupcakes, and a special treat – arts & crafts led by Natalie Thomas!

All ages (adults welcome!)

Julius Oskar Blümner (Oscar Florianus Bluemner) was born June 21, 1867, in Prenzlau, Prussia (now Germany). In 1997, his life’s work was generously donated to Stetson University by his daughter, the late Vera Bluemner Kouba.

Image of Oscar Bluemner adapted from Portrait of Oscar Bluemner by Arnold Genthe. Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection, Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center. 2000.01.01.016

Special session of Miss Jeanine’s Music Classes
2024-06-27 10:15 - 11:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
Sing, dance, and learn with Miss Jeanine in her engaging, interactive music and movement classes where children explore varying rhythms and sounds of different styles and cultures.

Ages 16 mo. to 5 years. Space is limited, RSVP handartcenter@stetson.edu

Miss Jeanine is a native of NYC, and has degrees in both music and theatre. She is a singer/multi-instrumentalist who has taught music to children from ages 3 months to 18 years old. Over the years she has led multiple weekly mommy/baby, mommy/toddler and preschool music classes, children’s birthday parties, and a youth group band. She has also performed children’s music at various family friendly events as a solo artist as well as in a children’s focused rock band. In addition, she ran a music program in a private elementary school in Los Angeles with her husband Chris, taught after-school music, art, dance, and drama classes, and gave private music lessons.

She also has an independent rock band with her husband Chris that currently plays all over Volusia County and have previously toured with the band both nationally and internationally. They are the proud parents of Jack, their 4 year old son, and have 4 cats and a dog named Ruby, Max, Chevy, Shelby, and Rusty.

Drag Storytime
2024-07-12 14:00 - 14:45 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
Volusia Pride is thrilled to announce Drag Storytime at the Stetson University Hand Art Center on July 12, 2024, at 2:00 PM.

This family-friendly event is open to the public and free of charge, welcoming individuals of all ages to join in a celebration of diversity, creativity, and community.

The event will feature captivating performances and readings by drag artists Kitana Gemini, Savannahh Nouveau, and Kirk T Davinci. These talented performers will bring stories to life with their unique flair and engaging presence, fostering a love for reading and a spirit of inclusivity among attendees.

Drag Storytime aims to create a joyful and welcoming space where everyone can feel accepted and valued. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience the magic of storytelling through the dynamic and entertaining lens of drag performance, highlighting the importance of self-expression and embracing differences.

We are excited to host this event at the Hand Art Center, providing a vibrant and inclusive experience for our community. Drag Storytime is more than just an event; it’s a celebration of diversity and acceptance, core values that Volusia Pride stands for.

Join us on July 12th at 2:00 PM for an unforgettable afternoon of stories, laughter, and community. No cover charge is required, so bring your family and friends to enjoy this special event.

Babies @ the Hand
2024-07-26 11:00 - 12:00 | FL
Our last summer playdate!

Art and sensory activities hosted by Oliver & Gray

Check out their calendar for the event at the Hand and other opportunities to connect and play!

Closing Reception / Deinstall Party
2024-07-27 14:00 - 18:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
Let’s celebrate the end of our Summer 2024 exhibitions with arts & crafts and light refreshments!

Thank you Beaux Arts Of Central Florida for sharing your art with DeLand!

Artists will pick up their artworks throughout the event so the exhibition will look different as the day progresses.

Grid image features close ups of artworks by Kelley Batson Howard, N.C. Hagood, Carson Kapp, Carolyn Land, Peggy Banks and Renee Lewis

Juried Exhibition – Call to Artists!
2024-08-19 00:00 - 2024-09-30 23:59 | FL
35th Annual Student Juried Exhibition. Stetson students of any major, graduate or undergraduate, can submit up to 3 artworks of any medium for consideration by guest juror Trent Tomengo. Awards and cash prizes available for participating artists!

Deadline for submissions extended until September 30 due to Hurricane Helene

Exhibition on view October 22 to December 7. Reception on Friday, October 25 from 6-8 pm, 7 pm awards.

Fall Reception & Curator Remarks
2024-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
The Economics of Oscar Bluemner’s Art

Curated by Dr. Katya Kudryavtseva

Featuring works by Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938) from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection and a contribution by Leah Sandler (Open Outcry/Asleep (Vernal Moon), animation)

Left: Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938), Sunset Effect on Rain, 1929. 15 x 20 in., Oil on panel. Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection. 2000.01.02.001.

memento nos: Migration and Movement in America

Curated by Eric Andre and Natália Marques da Silva

Featuring Alejandra Abad, Eric Andre, Gary Monroe, Jan Padios, Rosemond Nyamewaa Van-Ess and Ross Junior Owusu

Right: Eric Andre, Untitled (Single ID), 2024. 7 ix 20 x 20 in, Ceramics, bullet, wood, and plastic. Courtesy of the artist.

ROUTES

Collaborative audiovisual installation

Stay tuned for featured artists!

Left: Film still, Quilombola territory in São Luís, Maranhão

Funding for this program was provided in part through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Arte y Conversación
2024-09-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
Spanish Conversation Hour with La Casa Cultural Latina

Museum Lecture with Diamond Johnson
2024-09-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
Museum & Curatorial Studies Professional Development Series

Diamond Johnson

Curator of Youth & Outreach Programs

Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens

Diamond Johnson is the Youth Programs & Outreach Curator for Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens. A Graduate of the University of Central Florida, with less than ten years of art, education, and community professional experiences, she’s successfully developed Art Programs and expanded the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens’ Outreach influence. Through creativity and activity, Diamond passionately connects youth and adults to new, exciting, interactions with art and history. Inspired by acrylic paints, Maidenhair Ferns, and Veterans, she believes cultivating art, nature, history, and community can positively impact and transform an environment.

Categories: Oscar Bluemner

Open Forum: Migration
2024-10-03 11:30 - 12:30 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
In association with current exhibitions at the Hand Art Center, a student-led discussion on migration. Moderated by Karl Ng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, and Joshua R. Deckman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latine/x Studies.

Heritage in Color
2024-10-03 17:00 - 19:00 | FL
Celebrating Hispanic Art & Culture

Hand Art Center: 5-6 pm

Gallery Dupont: 6-7 pm

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Hand Art Center invites the Stetson community to its first pop-up exhibition featuring art submissions from current students and alumni alike to celebrate this special occasion. Join us for an engaging artist talk from 5pm to 6pm at the Hand Art Center, followed by a reception from 6pm to 7pm in Gallery DuPont (Second Floor of Library) . This exhibition, in collaboration with the Latin Student Union (LSU) and La Casa Cultural Latina, includes a cultural credit opportunity along with food, lively music and interactive activities. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate and explore Hispanic heritage with us!

Curator: Sierra Rouse

Reading and Performance with Leah Sandler
2024-10-18 18:00 - 19:00 | FL
Notes from the Archivist

Notes from the Archivist, a collection of fragmented writings and photographs, is a parafictional dérive through the sensory landscape of declining coastal Central Florida’s Late Capitalist spectacle from the perspective of the Archivist of the Center For Post-Capitalist History. The second publication project of the Center For Post-Capitalist History by artist and writer Leah Sandler, Notes From the Archivist chronicles the Archivist’s attempt to log shifting scales of time through accretions of daily life in the form of journal entries, memorandums, manifestos and photographs.

A Field Guide to Embodied Archiving

The Center for Post-Capitalist History invites you to consider your own body and subjectivity in relation to the writing of history. As a field guide, this publication has a goal of helping you identify your own body as a valuable archive of information. Through this process, your body-archive reveals inconsistencies between Capitalism’s promises of infinite progress and the reality of the unsustainable and destructive nature inherent in its systems of production.

A Field Guide to Embodied Archiving will be available for purchase after the performance.

Leah Sandler (born 1992) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator based in Central Florida. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College in 2014 and a Master of Fine Arts from University of the Arts Philadelphia in 2017, and currently teaches video and photography at Stetson University. Recent exhibitions include CPCH TV (a solo exhibition at the South Bend Museum of Art), Quarter Life Crisis! (a 2-person exhibition at the Casselberry Sculpture House), Body Acclimation Strategies (a solo exhibition at Touche Boutique Miami), and CPCH Staging Area (a solo exhibition at Laundromat Art Space Miami). Sandler’s writing and projects have been featured in publications including Burrow Press Review, Locust Projects: A Closer Look, Textur Magazin, Salat Magazin, SPECS Journal, and Mapping Meaning Journal. She is the author of The Center For Post-Capitalist History’s Field Guide to Embodied Archiving, published by Burrow Press, released in September 2021, and Notes From the Archivist, published by Bodiless Editions, forthcoming Fall/Winter 2024.

Art portfolio: leahsandler.art

Event partners: Burrow Press, Volusia-County ECHO, duPont-Ball Library, and the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center

Funding for this program was provided in part through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Juried Show Reception
2024-10-25 06:00 - 20:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
35th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition

Fundraising Campaign
2024-11-04 00:00 - 2024-11-20 23:59 | FL
A Local Gem with Global Impact

Friends, we are raising funds for a public access platform. Generous acts, whether cash-based or simply sharing our campaign link, support our efforts to digitize and share our Permanent Collection with the world!

Safeguarded by the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, Stetson’s Permanent Collection reflects the creative energy of our campus community. Composed of over 3,000 items, the collection represents a myriad of art periods and styles. In addition to Stetson alumni, artists in the collection include Elsie Bates-Freund, Betty Woodman, Le Corbusier, Jack Earl, Mary Drake Coles, and most notably, Modernist painter Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938).

Bluemner is a household name on campus, and for good reason! Vera Bluemner Kouba, the artist’s daughter, generously gifted 1,000 pieces of her late father’s art and personal effects to Stetson. As a result, we are the largest repository of Oscar Bluemner’s art —an artist also represented in the Smithsonian, the Whitney and other internationally renowned museums—resides in the heart of DeLand, Florida.

Let’s share this incredible legacy with the world!

Contributions to this campaign kickstarts digitization efforts while fully funding the set-up of a public access platform containing artworks, exhibition history, and museum archive.

Local and global impacts:

Educational resource for Stetson students

Extended reach for scholars, curators, and cultural advocates

Increased visibility for artists in the collection (especially rising artists!)

And finally, expanding the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center’s mission to provide enriching cultural resources and programming to all.

Annual donations of $150 or more include recognition as a Friend of the Hand Art Center. Support from Friends enhances the Hand’s mission to empower our community through critical engagement in the arts. As a benefit of this level of annual support, Friends receive a biannual magazine, invitation to special events, and opportunities for greater involvement in the museum and arts on campus.

Curator's Talk: Dr. Katya Kudryavtseva
2024-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States

Landon Newton: Seed Garden
2024-11-14 00:00 - 2025-04-30 23:59 | FL

Cyanotype Workshop with Landon Newton
2024-11-14 08:30 - 11:15 | FL
