Members of the Dedicated Artists of Southwest Florida display some of the canvas wine totes they painted.   PROVIDED

A wide array of two and three-dimensional work by members of The Dedicated Artists of Southwest Florida Inc. will fill the gallery walls and display cases of the Cape Coral Library from Saturday, Sept. 2, through Monday, Oct. 30. This marks the seventh time that the local club of artists will be featured at the library at 921 S.W. 39th Terrace, off Mohawk Parkway.

DASF members have been working on new pieces of art to display, and the variety of their designs and the surfaces on which they paint is extensive. That’s no doubt why the club’s exhibit of members’ latest artwork is always eagerly anticipated by Library patrons and visitors.

The DASF is a local club with approximately 60 members who are full or part-time residents of various cities within the local tri-county area. People of all ages and levels of ability — from those with no experience up to accomplished artists — are welcome to join. DASF members attend monthly meetings (held in the Cape Coral Art League building) that feature different painting projects in acrylic, oil, watercolor or colored pencil and are conducted by talented instructors. For more information about membership, meeting schedules, location, projects, seminars and events visit DASFartists.com.

While learning and teaching the art of painting is integral to the club, members also perform an impressive amount of community outreach. As a 501(c)(3) public charity, DASF philanthropic projects support the Harry Chapin Food Bank, an annual scholarship for a graduating Lee County student who wants to pursue the visual arts, donation of wall art for youngsters leaving the foster system at age 18, a Suitcase Project that provides decorated cases for the Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, and a Memory Box Project that donates hand-painted keepsake boxes to various hospitals around the state for grieving families to hold remembrances of a child lost.

To support its community projects, DASF holds an annual Winter Luncheon fundraising gala for 150 guests at the Legends Country Club, and the 2023 luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, starting at 11 a.m. It will include a silent auction of DASF members’ beautiful artwork and theme baskets, plus a boutique with stocking stuffers for sale. To get details about the December fundraiser, visit “http://www.DASFartists.com” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>DASFartists.com, go to HOME on the menu, then fill out the form under “Contact Us.”

Changing art exhibits in the Library’s gallery are sponsored by the Friends of the Cape Coral Library and are designed to afford local artists the opportunity to share their work in this public forum.

For information contact Monica Rahman, Art Gallery Chairperson at “mailto:gallery@capefriends.org” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>gallery@capefriends.org or visit capefriends.org. Follow “Friends of the Cape Coral Library” on Facebook.