Dunwoody Fine Art Month is October

There are currently 27 artists from DFAA who will be displaying their artwork in about 30 locations in and around Dunwoody for Dunwoody Fine Art Month. The participating artists will pay $5.00 to participate. This will go to support the servers at Chupito’s where our reception will be held on Oct. 8.

Fine Art Month started in 2012 to celebrate the importance of art in the community and Dunwoody becoming a city. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce, we had access to reaching out to many businesses who wanted to participate by lending us their walls to hang our artwork. We took a break around Covid and picked back up in 2024.

This year we will be having a “Kick off “ reception at Chupito’s Azteca Grille at 1412 Dunwoody Village Pkwy. It is on Wednesday, October 8 from 5:30 until 7:00pm. It’s open to the public and is going to be fun! The public is invited by all of us so send lots of emails to your friends inviting them. They will enjoy our entertainment and learn about the arts! We will have a live model for several artists to be drawing/painting during the event. This will show the public the different processes each artist uses to complete a finished piece. “District 5”, a band led by Nasir Garcia will be playing before and after our presentations. Natalie DeLancey and Devon Szklanka, from City Springs Theatre will give us in-site into what they are doing at City Springs Theatre and Dawn Tresh from The Dunwoody Gallery will join them all to give their highlights about why the arts are important in a community.

We are able to do this because Dunwoody Animal Medical Center has given us a generous donation to help fund Dunwoody Fine Art Month. Darren, at Chupito’s has generously donated his side room along with his special appetizer menu and has a plan for special drinks at reduced rates for the reception! I have reached out to some other businesses to give a donation so maybe we will have more money coming! Feel free to ask for donations to DFAA for Fine Art Month. Anyone donating to DFAA will receive a letter from us for their taxes because we are a 501c3 non-profit group. (Checks made to Dunwoody Fine Art Association please.)

We will give out the packets at the September meeting explaining what to do and the locations where the artists will present. I have assigned a captain to each business who will be a liaison between the artists showing at the business and the business). They will set up a time convenient to the business to hang and take down the art. Maybe the business will want to be a permanent venue! Art needs to be in place before Oct.1 and down by Oct. 31. Our art is all original and for sale! We have good businesses to display in and the reception should be really interesting and fun! PLEASE come and invite your friends! Plan to stay for dinner which will be at your cost. Thanks for participating and thanks to the awesome committee we have this year!