FOCA 2025-2026 Season Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

*February 4th 10:30am - contact kimlburtin@gmail.com to RSVP-March 17 (full):  The Gallery at Windsor Private Group Visits.  Reflection, an exhibition by celebrated British-Bangladeshi artist Rana Begum, opens on January 24, 2026. Curated by Daniel S. Palmer, Chief Curator of the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah. The presentation at The Gallery builds on Begum’s acclaimed US museum debut and marks her first presentation in South Florida. The exhibition spans more than a decade of Begum’s practice, tracing her expansion of abstraction and Minimalism through a contemporary global lens. Known for her innovative use of industrial materials—including automobile light reflectors, safety tape, glass and metal panels, and chain link fencing—Begum transforms the everyday into evocative compositions that exist in dialogue with their environment.

*February 25, 2026 at 3pm: Vero Beach Museum of Art: Construction- from Abstraction to Architecture.  Examining the role of construction and modern and contemporary art, the exhibition traces its influences from early 20th-century geometric abstraction to representations of built environments and facades. Featuring works from the VBMA's collection and select loans, it highlights the lasting impact of structure, materials, and design in art. Guest Speaker Caitlin Swindell, Curator, VBMA

March 10, 2026: Collector: Beth Rudin DeWoody-The Bunker Art Space in West Palm Beach FL.

More details for the Bunker Artspace event will be forwarded to FOCA members in January.

The Bunker Artspace, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, showcases contemporary art created by well-known and emerging artists currently in the DeWoody collection. Over 10,000 pieces are currently in the collection, contemporary artists whose works DeWoody collects and displays at the Bunker. DeWoody's interest in art started as child where she attended the Rudolf Steiner School after which she earned a B.A. in anthropology and cinema studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She then worked as a production assistant on such movies as Hair and Annie Hall. After marrying artist, James DeWoody, she began to get deeply involved in the SoHo art scene where she began to nurture young contemporary artists. In 1982, she went to work for Rudin Management Company, owned by her father, where she rose to the rank of vice president. At the same time, Beth Rudin DeWoody grew her art collection; sponsored new artists and served as the curator of exhibitions. A special thank you to FOCA member, Kim Bertin, who initiated, and generously funded our tour guide’s fee for this program.

*March: Collector's Focus:  March 25, 2026: A special FOCA Focus will be a visit to the private collection of Patricia and Peter Thompson in John’s Island. A special thank you to FOCA Board Member, Mary Gallatin, who initiated and planned this special tour.

*Date TBD      NSU Art Museum, Ft. Lauderdale: a visit to the Goodman Collection of Latin American Art. 

More details will follow via emails and on the website regarding FOCA’s upcoming season. Please make sure our email address is in your safe senders list.

CONTACT:      focaverobeach@gmail.com

                                    (Image at right: Jill Kerwick, One More, 2024, Oil on Canvas)