Hand Art Center

Art Lecture by Noel McCleaf
2023-09-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL, United States
Noelle McCleaf posing by her work at the Hand Art Center (2023). Photograph by Grant Wolf.

Noelle McCleaf is an artist who explores themes of memory, relationship, and identity in the landscape of South Florida. In this lecture, Noelle will discuss current and past art projects, including works currently on display at the Hand Art Center, such as prints from the series Erma and Milly and Noelle’s contribution to A Yellow Rose Project.

Born and raised in Virginia, Noelle received her BFA from the Ringling College of Art and Design and her MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, both with a concentration in Photography. Her work has been shown in national and international exhibitions, including at the Camden Image Gallery in London, The Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida, The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, and at the Slow Exposures photography festival in Zebulon, Georgia. Publications that have featured her work include Blink Magazine, Fraction Magazine, Southern Glossary, Accent Magazine, Feature Shoot, Lenscratch and Plates-to-Pixels.

She currently lives and works in Venice, Florida as an exhibiting artist and Full Time Faculty in Photography and Imaging at the Ringling College of Art and Design.

Portfolio: https://www.noellemccleaf.com

Artworks on view Sept 7 to Oct 14 at the Hand Art Center

Exhibition and lecture sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Exhibition Reception
2023-09-07 18:00 - 20:00
Ritual (2023) by Sharon Mullings

Join us for the Opening Reception of three Art Exhibitions

The Artist’s Labor: Oscar Bluemner and Mario Saponaro

Curator: Dr. Katya Kudryavtseva

Exhibition Manager: Lily Paternoster

A Yellow Rose Project

Project co-founders: Meg Griffiths and Frances Jakubek

Cuerpo-territorio: Reverberations of Belonging

Curator: Dr. Natália Marques da Silva

Artists: Noelle McCleaf, Sharene Ashley, Bryan Carson, Eve Payor, Nathan Wolek, Terri Witek, Rajni Shankar-Brown, Justin Quaid Grubb, Leah Sandler, Martha Underriner, Matt Roberts, Dylaney R. Sabino and Dominic Addonizio

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Summer 2023 Closing Reception
2023-08-25 18:00 - 20:00
Last chance to view and celebrate our Summer 2023 Exhibitions:

Squares, Swirls, and Saturations: Oscar Bluemner’s Landscapes

Curators: Sam Berman, Marisa Ingram, Christina Knowles, Natalie Brooks and Beatriz Vossen

Into the Bowl: Curating Toiletpaper Magazine

Curators: Lily Paternoster, Hallie Martin, and Mario Saponaro

Dusting Off: Pieces from the Permanent Collection

Curators: Leah Marisi, Grant Wolf, and Malachi Jimenez

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Magnificent Magnets” with Marisa Ingram
2023-07-28 00:00 - 23:59
Arts & Crafts workshop with artist and educator Marisa Ingram

Design a Bluemner-inspired landscape to keep or give as a decorative magnet. Admission os free and all are welcome!

Slot A: 10:30 to 11:30 am

Slot B: 2:30 to 3:30 pm

Oscar Bluemner's Birthday
2023-07-21 10:00 - 11:30
Join us for a special celebration of Oscar Bluemner’s Birthday (he turned 156 today!)

Enjoy cupcakes and art activities after making your very own Birthday hat!

Dusting Off: Pieces from the Permanent Collection
2023-05-18 00:00 - 2023-08-25 23:59
Hand Art Center staff and esteemed guests have come together to highlight Stetson University’s permanent collection. In selecting pieces that represent their own perspectives, tastes, and preferred materials, they wove together a unique tapestry composed of artists like Ron Meyers, Gary Bolding, Brenda Star, and Sean Erwin.

Into the Bowl: Curating Toiletpaper Magazine
2023-05-18 00:00 - 2023-08-25 23:59
It all started with a grand idea. How could we merge a new, post COVID world with art and Stetson University? Answering this question had no clear answer, but we were steadfast in our pursuit. The most important piece was Elsewhere Studio, where the impossible turned possible. The space was cultivated and transformed into a playground for the craziest ideas and absurd imagery. Through all the tribulations of the curation process: original concepts, failures, environmental strife, and sweat induced labour (Queen’s English), we were able to bring the Toiletpaper magazine to this new world, and thus Shower Thoughts was born.

So why Maurizio Cattelan? Cattelan (b. 1960) pioneered a commercial empire while simultaneously maintaining his status as a brand name contemporary artist. Toiletpaper, once described as a “mental outburst” by co-creator Pierpaolo Ferrari, is the epitome of contemporary surrealism: eyes peeking out among the flowers, a skeleton without the meat on its bones, lips that speak different stories.

What is gathered before you is the process of presenting a surrealist wonderland and creative explosion. The imagery is tricky, uncomfortable for some (as the original visitors of the show confirmed), but curated to inspire conversations and bend what we have accepted to be true. Doing so required crafting a careful narrative, accompanied by text, reactions, images from the original exhibition and documentation of install.

We invite you to dive Into The Bowl.

Sponsored by the Lavalle Experimental Learning Fund

Squares, Swirls, and Saturations: Oscar Bluemner’s Landscapes
2023-05-18 00:00 - 2023-08-25 23:59
Bluemner’s Art is Blooming at the HAND ART CENTER!

Come enjoy the shade of summer in the cool comfort of the Hand Art Center’s Gallery. The Wonderful World of Color is waiting for you – come draw Bluemner inspired cityscapes and make them come to life on our very own magnet wall! Using what you’ll learn from Bluemner, explore the HAC’s Personal Favorites Pieces and participate in our Art Themed Scavenger Hunt!
