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Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center at Stetson University The 5,000-square-foot art center includes two galleries a foyer and an art study/seminar room.
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Stetson University’s Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center houses the university’s extensive collection of art by Modernist painter Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938). Longtime trustee and alumna Dolly Hand ’49 and her husband, Homer Hand, made the lead gift for the art center, which is located between Sampson Hall and the duPont-Ball Library. The Oscar Bluemner Collection, which contains more than 1,000 pieces

, was bequeathed to Stetson University in 1997 by the artist’s daughter, Vera Bluemner Kouba. Selections from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection have been exhibited at Stetson University and at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The Hand Art Center is a secure, permanent, state-of-the-art facility for the Bluemner collections and a place to share with art historians, scholars, students and art lovers.

05/29/2026

𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗡 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸!

Postcards from my Travels: A Bluemner Kids Exhibit
June 23 to July 25, Hand Art Center

In partnership with Visit West Volusia, this art exhibit focuses on documenting adventures near and far for children of all ages. From discovering our local natural springs to admiring the downtown murals, you can capture your own backyard just as Oscar Bluemner did in this collection. Learn more at visitwestvolusia.com.

!!! Stay tuned for an events calendar with Babies @ the Hand, Toddler Time, and more, including Oscar Bluemner's Birthday Party !!!

HOW TO VISIT
Summer hours are Tuesdays to Saturdays, noon to 4 pm *Closed on July 2-4
We are located in DeLand, at Stetson University ~ 139 E. Michigan Ave ~
Parking is available on E. Arizona, off of Amelia
We can be reached at [email protected], (386) 822-7270, and handartcenter.org

05/29/2026

𝑬𝑿𝑯𝑰𝑩𝑰𝑻 + 𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑬𝑷𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵

The Hand Art Center at Stetson University Presents:
Florida Artists Group Area V: New Works

Exhibit on view June 23 to July 25
Public reception on Friday, June 26, 5-7 pm

Featured Artists: Peggy Banks, Kelly Berning, Donne Bitner, Cheryl Bogdanowitsch, Chee Bravo, Mindy Z Colton, David Lee Cumbie, Nancy Dillen, Therese Ferguson, Deborah Hildinger, Carson Kapp, Sophia Lacroix, Grace Leal, Barb Wheeler Leto, Renee Lewis, Susan Martin, Kestrel Michaud, Raymond Olivero, Kathy O’Meara, Ellen Pavlakos, Clare Radigan, Juliana Romnes, Margaret Schnebly Hodge, Katty Smith and Lynn Warnicke.

Exhibition Manager: Jody Poczik.

HOW TO VISIT
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 pm or by Appointment. Closed July 2-4
Location: 139 E Michigan Ave, DeLand, Florida
Parking available behind the duPont-Ball Library, from east Amelia, turn on E. Arizona.
Contact:(386) 822-7270, [email protected]

IMAGE CREDITS
Slide 1: Nancy Dillen, The Gossamer Navigator; Peggy Banks, Dancing Through the Trees | Slide 2: Smoke Goddess by Kelly Berning; Black Circle by Donne Bitner; The Choir by Chee Bravo | Slide 3: Barbara Leto, Botanical Whispers; Cheryl Bogdanowitsch, Owl Protector; Therese Fergunson, Perfection in Blue; David Lee Cumbie, Chief Big Head | Slide 4: Mindy Z. Colton, Storm Horse; Deborah Hildinger, An Offering For Their Future; Grace Leal, Echoes of Memories | Slide 5: Sophia Lacroix, Bel Machann Ti Panyen; Kestrel Michaud, Leap of Faith; Raymond Olivero, Up the Down Staircase | Slide 6: Renee Lewis, Thru the Eyes of Klimt; Susan Marin, Down to the River; Kathy O’Meara, Murmurs of Memory; Juliana Romnes, Chasm | Slide 7: Ellen Pavlakos, On the Wall; Margaret Schnebly Hodge, Impermanence; Katty Smith, Where Memory Resists; Lynn Warnicke, Soaring thru the Shadows | Slide 8: Clare Radigan, Barn Studio; Carson Kapp, Spiritual Awakening

05/11/2026

We had a great Spring semester and a lovely senior show! Thank you all who visited or participated. We are now closed for deinstall. Join us again on May 20, from 2 to 4 pm, for a special Behind the Scenes event related to the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection.

~ Need an HAC spot for your BINGO card? Contact us at [email protected] if you cannot make it to the May 20th event.

05/01/2026

May is Museum Month! 🏛️

Join us and in celebrating West Volusia’s diverse museums by participating in the Museum Month Bingo Passport! Visit participating locations, attend special events, and complete exciting tasks to collect stamps! 🎨💎

Once you complete a bingo line, swing by the West Volusia Visitor Center or The Museum Store at the Museum of Art DeLand to snag a free sticker sheet. Plus, every line you finish (up to 5!) scores you an entry to win one of three gift baskets packed with museum goodies. 🎟️🎁

Event organized by West Volusia Tourism 🐊❤️

04/29/2026

‼️ To celebrate Museum Month, the Hand Art Center will be open extended hours from this Friday, May 1st through May 9th! ‼️

Across West Volusia, 14 museums are opening their doors for a month of exploration. Using the West Volusia Museum Month Bingo Passport (see more at ) you can visit participating locations and complete tasks to earn a staff stamp or signature.
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Once you get a full bingo line, turn in your passport to the West Volusia Visitor Center or The Museum Store at the Museum of Art DeLand by June 5 to receive a free sticker sheet!

Plus, every bingo line you complete (up to 5) earns you an entry to win one of three gift baskets filled with goodies from each of the museums.

04/28/2026

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 ‘𝟬𝟵

From now until October 3, visit the Duncan Gallery Vitrines in Stetson University’s Sampson Hall Foyer to view “We Three” and “Vacation” by Studio Art alumna Jaclyn Miller. Both mixed media pieces were produced in 2009. They were accessioned into the Permanent Collection of the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center through the Elizabeth Knight Sumner Purchase Award.

Artist Statement: The current American populace has been well trained by the media to be familiar with and vicariously place itself within the fictional situations it sees through its TV screens. I chose to use this ease of projection onto a different reality as a means to get my viewers connected to the work in my exhibition. The images on the sets are archetypal; hairstyles, clothing, and posture all suggest how to read the situations provided. However, by replacing facial expressions and skin tones with the eerie quality of television static, the images become somewhat anonymous and more open to interpretation. My hope is that those visiting the show will come armed with their own banks of experiences that can be superimposed onto the work either by recognizing a particular event or by using their past to create a new narrative for the images shown.

Interpretation by Jett Scheingoltz: Jacelyn Miller’s piece is a beautifully painted portrait of people with diverse backgrounds on screens of old TVs, ones that didn’t usually produce color images. There’s something compelling about the old pieces of wood and warped plastic being used as a frame. The almost pastel colors and effortless palette give the piece an almost monochromatic look. Within each composition is a dream-like scene of all people from all kinds of backgrounds, ages, and situations. In Miller’s statement about Tune in/out she comments on our perception of our own lives�through the eye of media and television.

Exhibit Credits
Exhibit assistant: Jett Scheingoltz, with special support from Jody Poczik, Renee Matthews, Cornelius Mulyokela and Bill Raulerson. Faculty advisor: Natália Marques da Silva, PhD.

04/22/2026

Learn more about Ella Swartz, Studio Art '26, whose artwork This Ain’t Texas was accessioned into the Permanent Collection of the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center at Stetson University.

Video by Nurdaulet Myrzabekov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydw82VhywO0

11/23/2025

The Hand Art Center will be closed from November 26th through November 30th in observance of Thanksgiving Break! Normal operations will resume on December 2nd. Have a great holiday!

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139 E Michigan Avenue
Deland, FL
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Wednesday	11am - 4pm
Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	12pm - 4pm

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http://www.handartcenter.org/

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