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Wearable Art 15
The Dunedin Fine Art Center’s 15th annual Wearable Art Show benefit, which was dedicated to the memory of
Ruth Payne Stone, featured pre-glow, sponsor and after-glow parties. The main event, a staged runway fashion show
emceed by Colin Bissett, presented imaginative creations by these talented artists and designers, The Garden Fairies
with Electric Diva, Cindy Linville, Melissa Dolce, Jenna Barnes, Johnson Hunt, Olga Saretsky with Kikimora Studio,
Frank Strunk III and balloonist Mark Byrne.
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Laura and Greg Pflum helped sponsor the
fashionable fundraiser to support the art
center’s programs, classes and exhibitions.
Marie Beaty and her husband Steve, a
member of the art center’s board, admired
the exhibits during the pre-glow party.
Jenny English, one of the DFAC’s original
wearable artists, and her husband
Mario Ventura enjoyed the funky
fashion presentation.
Greg Willsey and his wife Sandra Nesbit
connected with old and new friends at the
benefit’s pre-fashion show sponsor party.
Mark Hall and Rafael Sciullo, president and
CEO of Empath Health, were impressed with
the creativity of the fashions.
Merrilee and Jeff Gerew were already
planning the artsy outfits they will wear to
next year’s Wearable Art 16 festivities.