By Marco Santana

Incoming 海角社区 vice president for academic affairs Dr. Kevin Reilly understands that to avoid disrupting a good thing, it鈥檚 going to take a lot of input from the people who are already on the ground.

Consider the next couple of months his listening tour.

鈥淚 definitely have to learn,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to come in and move too quickly.鈥�

Reilly last month was appointed the school鈥檚 newest VPAA. He will take over for longtime provost Dr. Shelly Chandler, who will depart after more than 20 years with the school.

Reilly鈥檚 time with 海角社区 will formally begin on June 17 but he has already visited the school a handful of times to meet with others on campus and get a sense of its relationship with Leesburg.

Committee member Dustin Boise said it was a challenge to find someone with the right qualifications alongside an understanding of 海角社区 students鈥� unique needs.

鈥淪triking the right balance between experience, leadership skills and a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment was a key consideration,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e worked diligently to assess all candidates against these criteria, seeking someone who could navigate the complexities of this role effectively.鈥�

The position, which was posted in top academic journals, drew nearly 100 qualified applicants. The committee sifted through applications, met periodically and whittled down the applications. A select group were then invited for a series of virtual interviews before the committee invited two to visit campus.

That was early last month and Reilly was approved by the board of trustees before the school鈥檚 Feb. 21 announcement of his hiring.

鈥淗e has an exceptional combination of academic expertise, leadership experience and alignment with 海角社区鈥檚 values and vision,鈥� Boise said.

Reilly comes to 海角社区 after rising in the ranks at Ferrum College in Virginia. He started his career there as a professor in 2002 and will depart as the school鈥檚 vice president of academic affairs. The small, private school is similar in size to 海角社区, which should aid in his transition.

鈥淗e ascended the organizational ladder,鈥� committee member Michael Fallon said. 鈥淗e will add immense value to our student and faculty experience.鈥�

The departure of Chandler does leave a gap in leadership鈥檚 institutional knowledge.

She has been involved in the school鈥檚 accreditation and has overseen curriculum and academics. But Reilly said his job was not going to be to replace Chandler as much as it will be to enhance the work she did.

That means a lot of observation, he said.

鈥淚 am replacing a very wonderful provost in Dr. Shelly Chandler,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 want to learn the culture and policy. I want to start by having the conversations and by listening to see what鈥檚 going well and then see if there are some things where there may be room for growth and opportunity.鈥�

As he prepares to join the team, Reilly said the school鈥檚 approach to learning attracted him to the position in the first place.

鈥淚 was drawn by the mission and the purpose of 海角社区,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a wonderful place.鈥�

In addition, Reilly said he has been impressed by how the school鈥檚 leadership team has a unified sense of purpose for the school and its offerings.

鈥淭here is great direction here and knowledge,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou can see that in how 海角社区 has been growing. They are in a position of strength and it鈥檚 an exciting place to be.鈥�

Reilly鈥檚 decision to upend his life and move to Central Florida for this position was influenced by several factors, he said.

However, perhaps one of the biggest was the reception and the experience he had when he visited.

鈥淭he mission was what got me but I was also so charmed by the students,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey are lovely and hardworking and a joy to be around. I also see that in the people who come here to give and the people who care. It鈥檚 so appealing to me.鈥�

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By Darryl E. Owens

As a graphic design maven, Brittany Strozzo is well-versed with photoshopping unwanted elements out of photographs.

But during the winter holiday season, Strozzo was able to photoshop, so to speak, herself into the culture of the United Arab Emirates during her time serving as a teacher for Project Discovery.

Strozzo, an assistant professor and assistant chair of CIS Web and Digital Media, spent two weeks in the UAE as the only 海角社区 attendee teaching students how to use Photoshop.

鈥淚t was a great experience to teach in another culture because I got to experience new teaching techniques across some language barriers,鈥� she said.

Project Discovery developed out of a series of multi-day workshops 海角社区 educators conducted in 2017 for UAE teachers who worked with students with learning and attention differences from kindergarten through college. The Sharjah program mirrors 海角社区鈥檚 summer immersion residential program, 鈥淪ummer for Success.鈥�

海角社区, a nonprofit liberal arts school in Leesburg, Florida, and America鈥檚 first accredited baccalaureate institution dedicated to educating students with learning and attention issues, produced the program in cooperation with the Sharjah Center for Learning Difficulties. The nonprofit center, under the leadership of Sheikha Jameela Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, champions inclusion and empowerment for people with disabilities.

Strozzo鈥檚 course involved students in observation, hands-on demonstration, and creating a final capstone project.

Though many of the students had heard of Photoshop, only one of the 28 students had prior training with it.

Strozzo structured courses the way she does the college鈥檚 Summer for Success program. She took the foundational elements of the course 鈥� which are typically taught in the first few weeks of school 鈥� and provided instruction in that to the Project Discovery students. For this course, that meant teaching them how to use selection tools to modify elements and various editing tool strategies for photo manipulation. They then combined these elements with artificial intelligence to compete a full desert scene stocked with animals, plants, and other life.

Strozzo added that being able to see the sights in Dubai and Sharjah, as well as the desert area of Khorfakken broadened her worldview and gave her insight into global perspectives of technology.

鈥淏eing only the second time I have ever been international 鈥� and my first time in the other world 鈥� it was a wonderful cultural experience,鈥� Strozzo said. 鈥淚 was able to understand so much more about the United Arab Emirates culture and was so welcomed the entire time. People were very friendly, the buildings were so beautiful there, and being part of a different culture was very rewarding because I got to see different perspectives of the world and was able to learn a new language and be immersed so fully into their ways of life and beliefs.鈥�

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By Gabrielle Russon

This is a love story about two bookworms on opposite sides of the world.

海角社区 has a handful of married couples working on campus, but to celebrate Valentine鈥檚 Day, we鈥檙e profiling one couple鈥檚 extraordinary international tale.

At 海角社区, Marc Roberts is an English instructor while his wife, Sahel Ebrahimi, is an adjunct faculty member in the humanities department and works full-time as a writing consultant at the Robert & Jane Weiner Writing Center.

Marc, a native New Englander, had started his new job at 海角社区 in 2016 at the same time Sahel was pursuing her own education and living in Iran.

Marc noticed Sahel was one of a handful of people who liked the same Facebook post about a quote from the Paris Review in 2018. He was curious. He messaged her, eager to chat about a graphic novel with an Iranian character that he just read. She was intrigued. How often does someone reach out to a stranger to talk about books?

鈥淣obody asks me about books. Even my friends around me, they鈥檙e like, 鈥極h You read too many books! Don鈥檛 you have better things to do with your time?鈥欌�� Sahel said, laughing. 鈥淚t just was really interesting that somebody was asking me about a book and Iran鈥檚 culture. We started talking and sharing our interests. … We had really nice conversations.鈥�

The American and the Iranian kept talking to get to know each other.

They sent messages back and forth and then started video chatting. On their video chats, the start of Marc鈥檚 day was the end of Sahel鈥檚 because of the eight-hour time difference that separated them.

Their cultural backgrounds couldn鈥檛 be more different. Sahel lived in a country where women were mandated to wear a hijab -鈥� a covering for the hair and neck that some Muslim women wear 鈥� outside the home and traveling abroad was difficult, but her relationship with Marc felt natural, she said.

鈥淢arc hasn鈥檛 let any cultural shock or conflict come between us,鈥� Sahel said.

They bonded over literature and the pen pals became best friends.

Sahel came from a family of big readers. Her mother was a teacher who encouraged her children to read.

Marc鈥檚 family were diehard sports fans, so it was a middle school teacher who inspired his love of reading and pushed titles on him to check out.

Now as adults, both Sahel and Marc are now prolific readers and share a passion for working in higher education.

After remotely communicating for 10 months, they finally met in person for the first time in Istanbul, Turkey, where they toured the historic sites on a weeklong trip in late 2018.

Marc appreciated Sahel’s kindness. He was going to learn, as their relationship deepened, she was the kind of person who didn鈥檛 mind helping him carefully pick out pieces for his wardrobe during back-to-school shopping.

鈥淚 think the thing I love most about Sahel is how good she is to me. She’s just really, really nice,鈥� Marc said.

Sahel felt safe with Marc. Life was never boring with him. There was just so much to talk about and explore.

鈥淚’ve never felt so comfortable and so safe talking to someone and sharing my interests,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t was just so easy to talk to Marc.鈥�

Their long-distance relationship got easier when Sahel moved to Chicago to pursue her second master鈥檚 degree.

They got engaged at the beach in St. Augustine on a sunny afternoon, which was fitting, because Sahel in its Arabic origin means 鈥渂each.鈥�

Still, as Marc pointed out, 鈥淚 actually proposed to her on the beach in St. Augustine not because of her name, but that it was a place we really love.鈥�

鈥淚 never expected it,鈥� Sahel added. 鈥淚t was one of the most romantic days of my life.鈥�

They got married in a small ceremony by the water in Mount Dora in December 2020.

Now married for three years, they live in an apartment in Lady Lake that鈥檚 big enough to hold their collection of nearly 3,000 books.

鈥淚t’s kind of what we do. We read a lot,鈥� Marc said.

They often read the same book with different bookmarks in their own private book club. They spend hours shopping for hard-to-find book editions in cozy, used bookstores.

鈥淭hey’ll get on to a subject, and then exhaust everything they can find. They read every book imaginable about King Arthur,鈥� said Cathy Vinton, a 海角社区 math instructor who has become friends with the couple who commute into 海角社区 every day together. 鈥淭hey are affectionate with each other, and you can just see that they respect each other so much.鈥�

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By Gabrielle Russon

When Hurricane Frances peeled off the roof of 海角社区’s education building, there was the professor himself, Dr. Jamie Fleming, up on the roof, a tarp in hand. The school was smaller back in those days, so resources were limited. That meant Fleming was on the hurricane clean-up crew in 2004.

鈥淚 was truly a jack of all trades,鈥� said Fleming who at one point taught technology classes in addition to running the college鈥檚 IT department and developed the business computer information systems major he teaches.

It certainly wasn鈥檛 easy teaching technology two decades ago. At his lowest point, only two or three students at a time could connect to the telephone modem while the rest of the class waited to use the Internet.

These are some of the stories coming from Fleming, the longest-tenured 海角社区 staffer. In 23 years at the school, he remembers the scrappy, can-do-all employees who did the best with what they had. He has watched 海角社区 evolve into a full-fledged college providing support and resources to students and faculty as 海角社区 became a national model how to educate students with learning disabilities.

But when he was hired at 海角社区 in August 1999, the school with less than 50 students made up a tiny footprint in Leesburg. His first impression wasn鈥檛 so positive.

鈥淚 was a little hesitant at first because the College wasn’t accredited,鈥� Fleming said. 鈥淲hen I pulled up to the College, the city was in the beginning parts of renovation, so they were tearing up all the sidewalks. The College only had like three buildings at the time, and their administration building was a house.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 like, 鈥榃hat am I getting into?鈥欌��

Fleming, a New Jersey native who went to college in Florida, took the job.

He figured teaching experience might look good on his resume and then he would move on to something different in a few years.

Instead, he stayed for the next 23 years, and Fleming, 59, has no immediate plans to retire.

Why has he stayed all this time?

It鈥檚 because of the students, Fleming said.

鈥淚 love the students,鈥� Fleming said.

He is amazed by how his students think outside the box when they solve technology problems.

鈥淭he field teaches you to do this, this, this,鈥� Fleming said. 鈥淢y students will question, 鈥榃ell, why don’t you do it this way?鈥� It’s like, Oh, yeah, OK, this works.鈥�

That means Fleming is regularly learning from his students too. 鈥淭he growth has been constant. You kind of grow with it,” he said.

One former student, Brian Kaminski, recalled Fleming as a professor who was extraordinarily devoted to helping students.

Kaminski had gotten sick with cancer his junior year and was stuck in the hospital for months, worried he might not graduate on schedule. It was Fleming who came to the rescue and organized all of Kaminski鈥檚 professors to get him his schoolwork in the hospital so he wouldn鈥檛 fall behind. Kaminski never forgot that.

鈥淗e cares a lot about every student that he ever comes across, even the ones that aren’t in the IT field. He will do anything possible to help them out,鈥� said Kaminski, a 2015 海角社区 graduate who now works as an IT specialist at 海角社区 where he regularly runs into Fleming.

Kaminski credits Fleming鈥檚 class for strengthening his skills at diagnosing IT problems.

Kaminski said he is astonished Fleming has taught at the school for this long. Sometimes he teases his beloved ex-professor, 鈥淲hy are you still here?鈥�

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Fleming no longer is that faculty member climbing on the roof or fixing the computers in between teaching classes. He focuses on developing hands-on lessons in the classroom and helping his students use technology which can level the playing field with their disabilities.

For Fleming, those days of the agonizing slow Internet are gone too. Today, 海角社区 offers high-tech classes. Some of Fleming鈥檚 students have landed IT jobs working for the state of Florida or are employed overseas with the Department of Defense.

海角社区, which is accredited, has jumped to about 500 students and has steadily expanded its campus footprint over the years.

Fleming has seen plenty of change beyond just the school鈥檚 growth. Attitudes have changed, too, as the outside world is more accepting of 海角社区 students and embracing their talents and skills, he said.

Companies are approaching 海角社区, looking to hire employees who can think outside the box, he said.

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By Richard Burnett

A decade ago, Remy Partlow鈥檚 family in Alaska was in crisis. Abandoned by the father, their mother suffered from bipolar depression and Remy wrestled with autism. Later, trapped in an abusive relationship, Remy fled 4,000 miles to Central Florida, escaping a violent, drug-addicted boyfriend.

Today, the pain of those days has gradually faded for Partlow, a well-known 海角社区 alum, writer and nascent playwright. Remy has teamed with 海角社区 professor Dr. Zachary Isrow and local theater professional Marianna Raho on a play entitled 鈥淩aven鈥檚 Stars鈥� 鈥� based on Remy鈥檚 life. The musical is set to run March 9-12 at The Edge Theater in Chicago.

From the vistas of Alaska to the lights of the Windy City, the journey has been surreal, said Partlow, who overcame adversity to experience self-discovery at 海角社区 and graduate near the top of the Class of 2019. In the play, the main character Raven escapes similar peril to search for the stars of her constellation 鈥� that is, her hopes and dreams.

Remy credited Isrow and Raho for their help with the challenging creative process of writing a musical play.

鈥淲hen I first started working on this as a musical, I had no idea what would be involved,鈥� said Partlow, who until now has focused on poetry and fiction writing. 鈥淭he writing process for a musical play is so different than what I have experienced before. I mean, you can鈥檛 just think about the reader; you must think about the audience, actors, musicians, set designers, stagehands, and everybody.鈥�

A hit with the people

By all indications, the creation of 鈥淩aven鈥檚 Stars鈥� has been a life-changing experience for Partlow and the team. After nearly three years of work, they unveiled the first version of the play last summer in a workshop reading at Leesburg鈥檚 Melon Patch Theater. Even though it was still a work in progress, it was a hit with the people.

鈥淚 think we knew we had something special after that early reading,鈥� said Isrow, a veteran of musical theater and an eclectic musician whose influences range from punk rock to classical. 鈥淚t was a big moment when we saw everything come to life on stage and the effect it had on the audience.鈥�

It reminded Isrow of when he first heard Remy鈥檚 life story in October 2019 when speaking at the college鈥檚 30th anniversary celebration. He worked with Remy on the presentation.

鈥淎s Remy shared their story and sang a song, it was so powerful,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 had heard it before, in rehearsal. But when I saw the audience鈥檚 reaction that day, I could see how much people were moved by it. I started thinking to myself, hey, we should take that story and turn it into a musical. Fortunately, Remy was enthusiastic about the idea.鈥�

And three made a team

As Isrow tackled the job of writing songs for the play, he soon knew he needed help. 鈥淚 got through the first verse of the first song and started realizing that I鈥檓 really not that great of a lyricist,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 can come up with good music, and I have sparks of good lyrics, but I quickly hit a wall.鈥�

He called upon long-time friend Marianna Raho, a teacher, singer, director, voice coach and multi-talented theater pro. She agreed to join the team and help write the music and lyrics, develop the script and direct the action.

鈥淭he three of us have worked together to shape the story and give it a much broader appeal,鈥� Isrow said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 still the same story arc 鈥� it鈥檚 still Remy鈥檚 autobiography 鈥� but we鈥檝e modified it to fit a wider audience.鈥�

Working as a team is a creative synthesis, Raho said. Each member brings something different to the table: Partlow鈥檚 poetic life story narrative, Isrow鈥檚 powerful musical talent, and Raho鈥檚 lyrical instincts and professional theater acumen. All of it revolves around Remy鈥檚 story.

鈥淩emy is a rock star and a phenomenal writer, who writes lines that cut right to the heart,鈥� Raho said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just incredible the things that they went through, but I鈥檓 so happy for the life found now.鈥�

鈥楻aven鈥檚 Stars鈥� aligning

Several key moments have helped the team believe the play would become reality: finding the affordable Edge Theater venue (everything else until then was too expensive); finding an investor 鈥� the East Tennessee Music Co., a music therapy nonprofit; and the resounding success of the Melon Patch show.

鈥淲e got such good feedback from that public reading! The people loved it,鈥� Raho said. 鈥淎nd nobody left the theater until the end. Wow!鈥�

One theatergoer that night was Dennis Gleason, resident director of the Taveras Theater Company and a friend of Raho鈥檚. As a veteran director of plays from New York to Florida, he gave the team valuable insights and a vote of confidence. He read the script ahead of time and recommended some revisions that the team incorporated.

鈥淲hen I saw it on stage, they did a fine job and I was pleasantly surprised they were so welcoming of my ideas,鈥� Gleason said. 鈥淚鈥檓 so excited they get to go to Chicago and do it with a professional cast there. Remy鈥檚 story is one that anybody can relate to, even if they haven鈥檛 been through the exact same things. The play makes their story accessible to all people.鈥�

Partlow’s biggest desire is to see the play make a difference in people鈥檚 lives. At the same time, the team is hoping the Edge Theater debut will open doors to bigger venues.

鈥淥ur goal is to make enough money from these performances to go off-Broadway with it,鈥� Partlow said. 鈥淎nd if we鈥檙e successful there, who knows what鈥檚 next? But I鈥檓 keeping my goals and dreams modest for now. We鈥檝e already exceeded my original dreams. The idea that we鈥檙e actually going to have it in Chicago, and we have this phenomenal cast and great music. It all blows me away.鈥�

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Walt Disney, ever the creator, put his own spin on a familiar quote, once musing, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if it鈥檚 art, but I know I like it.鈥�

That sentiment often is internalized by art lovers who want to add beauty to their homes but are gunshy about their artistic acumen.

It鈥檚 a sentiment that led Orlando interior designer Jos茅 J. Cabrera to help the skittish embrace their inner art aficionado and support regional artists by mounting and sponsoring Visual Tension: Artspace 2021, an exhibition staged in November at Mills Gallery in Orlando.

And like Disney, Cabrera knows what he likes: that includes some 30 paintings and sculptures from eight artists — including two larger installations and a pair of smaller sculptures from 海角社区 associate professor of art Russell Bellamy.

鈥淚 am always excited to be asked to participate in an exhibition,鈥� said Bellamy, chair of 海角社区鈥檚 art department.

An exciting experience, sure, but also 鈥渄aunting as well as motivating,鈥� he added. 鈥淭he conception of the exhibition began nearly a year ago and it was a bit of a crunch to get everything completed in time.鈥�

His featured piece, 鈥淐lones,鈥� a Stonehenge-y platoon of concrete sentries, graces the cover of the November/December issue of Orlando Arts magazine ().

鈥淕iven the quality of the work included in the exhibition, I was very excited to have my work included in the article,鈥� Bellamy said. 鈥淲ith the number of talented artists working and exhibiting in Central Florida, it was an honor to have my piece chosen for the cover.鈥�

The exhibition, which closed on November 20, featured artists Krista Berman, Ben Van Beusekom, BOY KONG, DECOY, Brian Heeter, Michael Knapp, Charles Marklin, Beau Wild, and Bellamy.

The main reason Cabrera, who founded CL Studio in 1999, staged the event was 鈥渁s a thank you to local artists because we have so many here. In this show, seven [were] from Central Florida, one [was] from Tampa, and one [was] from New Smyrna. They are all very special in their own right and after the year we had, I thought people would be ready to go out and see something different. Especially since they are taking a more critical look at their homes and might not like what they see on their walls.鈥�

Bellamy had known and worked for a decade with Cabrera, who鈥檇 included some of Bellamy鈥檚 creations in homes he has worked on.

Even so, Kristy Lee Green, Mills Gallery鈥檚 artist-in-residence and education specialist, said the gallery strives to bring in more regional artists. This exhibition excited her because it allowed her to do just that.

鈥淚 had already been trying to get some of these artists in,鈥� Green said in a press release. 鈥淎nd the ones I didn鈥檛 know I researched and was impressed with the talent.鈥�

Bellamy鈥檚 creative talent pulses in the featured works.

鈥淐lones,鈥� his installation of concrete sculptures, includes 86 concrete pieces holding sway amongst a bed of blue poof balls. The other larger installation, titled 鈥淥rganigram,鈥� includes six steel sculptures and a larger central piece made of rubber, copper, and stainless steel, also displayed among blue poof balls.

His two small sculptures, 鈥淒elusions,鈥� a steel and cardboard creation, and an epoxy piece titled 鈥淕randeur鈥� round out his contributions to the exhibit.

鈥淭his [was] a very exciting exhibition that includes some pretty amazing artwork from local artists,鈥� Bellamy said. 鈥淚t’s always good to meet other artists and see how they are interpreting current issues through their chosen mediums.鈥�

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By Darryl E. Owens

海角社区鈥檚 anthrozoology department won a grant in September to construct a small refuge to help the monarch butterfly which faces extinction in part because of habitat loss and climate change.听

The College was awarded the grant by . The nonprofit education, conservation, and research program based at the University of Kansas focuses on the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its fall migration. The grant includes a zero-cost shipment of 32 native milkweed plants. The anthrozoology department will use the plants to convert the garden space behind its lab into a Monarch Waystation.

Milkweed plants are essential to the survival of the Monarch species. As Southern Living magazine explained, 鈥渁lthough adult monarchs drink nectar from many kinds of flowers, their caterpillars eat only the foliage of milkweeds, such as common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), and swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata).鈥�

In bygone years, the weedy plant was plentiful. Today, development has plowed under fields, grasslands, roadsides 鈥� once the province of milkweed.

Monarch Waystations are a vital to the survival of the monarch butterfly, said Dr. Brian Ogle, an anthrozoologist and chair of the 海角社区 humanities department.听

鈥淭hese spaces provide the resources needed for the butterflies to reproduce and to sustain their annual migration,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he eastern monarchs have declined by more than 80% over the past two decades and there is a very real likelihood of the population collapsing. Spaces, such as Monarch Waystations, are necessary to ensuring the survival of this unique butterfly.鈥�

While monarchs meet the criteria for federal protection, other species currently rate as higher priorities for the endangered species list.

This, in part, has spurred ordinary citizens, advocacy groups, and government agencies to plant some 500 million milkweed stems to stem the monarchs鈥� plight, according to the New York Times.

Ogle said 海角社区鈥檚 project will be integrated into conservation curriculum. Students will run it and collect data. Design specifics remain under discussion.

鈥淪tudents in these courses will put what they are learning into practice as they design a habitat space meeting all of the requirements for the monarch butterfly,鈥� Ogle said. 鈥淪tudents will continue to not only collect data in the garden space, but will be the primary caretakers of the garden.鈥�

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The Hanga Academy Exhibition is an annual event open for members of the Yoshida Hanga Academy, one of the most influential schools for Japanese woodblock printing.

鈥淧atchwork,鈥� Nault said 鈥渋s what happens when window designs from Christian, Islamic, and Jewish places of worship are overlaid upon each other.鈥�

His second print, 鈥淢adam I Madam,鈥� depicts 鈥淓ve and Adam as Eve communicates to Adam while the fruit is still in her throat,鈥� he said.

Nault previously has mounted exhibitions throughout Japan and around the world including at the Yoshida International Hanga Academy 30th Exhibition in Montbell, Shibuya; Osaka; Kyoto, and nine other cities, Menshokai 39th (Noh Mask) exhibition. Yokohama Civic Art Gallery, Yokohama, and Oji Paper Museum. Oji-City, Tokyo.

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海角社区 anthrozoologist Dr. Brian Ogle noted the birds nest in North America, but winter in South America.

Purple martins are of interest to the anthrozoology program because of their unique relationship with humans, Ogle said. These birds nested in empty gourds hung up by Native Americans and now will nest exclusively in birdhouses near humans 鈥� with a preference for gourd-shaped dwellings. The 海角社区 colony was installed at 海角社区 Commons due to the proximity of people, natural areas, and available food sources.

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海角社区 studio arts chair Russell Bellamy explores the intersection of urban and bucolic life in his new exhibition at the at the College of Central Florida.

鈥淧re-Conception鈥� melds industrial materials and processes into challenging works that comment on labor, sociological/psychological structures, and behavioral expectations.

鈥淚 am influenced by the proximity of urban and rural landscapes and the mutually beneficial structures and aesthetics that create the areas and spaces in between,鈥� Bellamy said.

That intersection often leaves him 鈥渟traddling the lines of laborer and intellectual, urban and rural as well as agricultural and industrial.鈥�

It鈥檚 a tightrope walk that likely owes to where Bellamy鈥檚 put down roots.

鈥淕rowing up in Kentucky, I lived in a city with a strong industrial history however the city was completely surrounded by agriculture,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his has also been the case for my time in Ohio, Oklahoma and Florida. These geographical areas are where ideas and processes are shared, political, religious and idealistic conflicts are common but some of the finest, most passionate, intelligent and well-grounded members of our communities are raised.鈥�

鈥淧re-Conception鈥� is open at the College of Central Florida through November 5.

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