Spring 2027 Exhibit Reception
Thursday, January 21, 2027 · 6:00 PM EST · Hand Art Center · DeLand, FL
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The public is invited to the opening reception of two exhibits: Colonialtown, FL and Stetson University’s Faculty Biennale. Join us on Thursday, January 21, from 6 to 7 pm for this dual reception, and stay afterwards for special programming related to Colonialtown, FL. COLONIAL TOWN, FL ON VIEW JAN 19 – MAR 6, 2027 Ryan Rivas is the author of the text-image book Nextdoor in Colonialtown (Autofocus, 2022), the novella Lizard People (ThirtyWest, 2023), and the surreal suburban gothic novel The Estuary (forthcoming fall 2027 from Texas Review Press). He is the Publisher of Burrow Press, an independent literary publisher based in Orlando, FL since 2010, and he writes on substack about Florida, history, the gothic, colonialism, literature and art. Image credit: Ryan Rivas, Colonialtown. Courtesy of the artist. FACULTY BIENALLE ON VIEW JAN 19 – MAR 6, 2027 Stetson University and the Hand Art Center present new and revisited works by Justin Quaid Grubb, Leah Sandler, Luca Molnar, Matt Roberts, and Terri Witek. Learn more about Stetson University’s Creative Arts Department and its MFA in Creative Writing.
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