Bella Race 鈥�26, Graphic Design, Bella Thompson 鈥�26, Graphic Design, and Samantha Balikowa 鈥�26, Business of Art and Design, collaborated on the project; the back of the vehicle now bears their names. The students鈥� ideas took into account Sarasota鈥檚 identity and history, an approachable design to encourage interactions with the community, and signage that clearly communicated the vehicle鈥檚 purpose. 

红杏视频 Liberal Arts faculty member Matt Giles shared his perspective on the wrap’s impact on the local community: 鈥淭he wrap that the Ringling students designed for Sarasota Police Department’s new Mobile Command Center looks amazing,鈥� he said. 鈥淏y including Ringling students and faculty in the creation process, Sarasota PD builds positive relationships with community members who would otherwise be uninvolved.鈥�

Giles, who teaches a course on Policing and Media at the College, advocates for a closer relationship between law enforcement and the community. 鈥淚 teach about the essential role of outreach to different pillars of the local community, and I’m thrilled to see our local police putting in the work to connect,鈥� he explained. Cynthia Johnson, Sarasota PD’s Public Information Officer, has taken time in previous semesters to visit the class and talk with students about the complicated role of police in working with the local community.

鈥淚 encourage students鈥攁nd all community members鈥攖o actively build connections with local law enforcement so that they already have meaningful relationships with police when they later interact with them,鈥� said Giles. 鈥淏y doing so, they have the option to become visible members of the community who can help guide interactions with police toward transparency, accountability, and collaboration.鈥� 

Giles is a member of 红杏视频鈥檚 Subject Matter Experts, focusing on intergroup communication, communication between police and protest groups, protest art, and language as culture.

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Tia Kassim 鈥�26, Entertainment Design 
Epic Resorts and Destination鈥擬attel Adventure Park project

鈥淭his summer, I had the absolute pleasure of working at Epic Resorts and Destinations as they design and build the first-ever Mattel Adventure Park with Mattel as our brand partner. As a rising Entertainment Design junior, it has been such a dream project to be a part of, and I feel so fortunate to have had such a hands-on creative opportunity as my first internship.

I worked directly with the Creative Development team, and because the company itself is so tight-knit, I was also able to look at the project management, operations, business management, vendors, and technicians as they moved through and turned over different parts of the process. The park itself was being developed just adjacent to the offices, so I was really fortunate to see the design process truly run from start to finish in so many aspects of the project.

During my work week, I would typically sit in on a few different vendor meetings to discuss how designs are being fabricated and the different specifications that need to be made. There would also be plenty of small projects with short turn-around times like play park padding designs, gazebo theming, rendering edits, or paint color specifications that I would tackle in my spare time. Alongside the Creative Director, I would also sit in on calls with the Mattel branding teams to discuss and review designs we produce, which was a great insight into the marketing and IP management side of the field. 

This experience truly was a dive into the deep end of the Entertainment Design industry, and I could not be more thankful for the opportunity.鈥�

Ryan Winders 鈥�26, Entertainment Design
Universal Studios Hollywood鈥攋ob

鈥淚t has been a dream come true working in the prop house at Universal Studios Hollywood for their seasonal events. Although my work will be seen in the park, the vast majority of the props I fabricated were in an offsite warehouse in Glendale, California. My days vary depending on whether I am in the park or at the warehouse. There are good days and bad days, but it is an incredible experience all around. 

Universal prepares its events well in advance, and my summer has primarily consisted of holiday decor for the park鈥檚 Christmas event festivities. Many of the garlands that will be seen throughout the park I had a big part in refurbishing. The set pieces come in large crates where I then strip, fluff, put on new lights, decorate, and then repack the garlands into the crate. In addition to tons of garland, there are a few set pieces that I had the opportunity to work on that will be seen by guests in specific areas of the park. While much of my work is under NDA, I can鈥檛 wait for everyone to see it! My focal area of interest ever since I was seven years old is Halloween Horror Nights. Despite being put on Christmas for most of my time at Universal, I still gave the work I did 110%. Halloween is much more chaotic, and there is a lot more variety in the work with high expectations from management and designers/directors inspecting everything down to the smallest screw. 

I had a hand in creating sets for multiple scare zones and mazes that guests will be horrified by this September. In-park installs are where I learn the most. It is hot and sweaty in those maze tents but it is an absolute blast being inside them. Everything has to be secured so that guests can鈥檛 walk away with them which has been my focus during installs whether I am using wire, screws, or glue to carefully secure the props. My biggest takeaway from this internship has been improving upon skills I have learned working at other theme parks/haunted attractions. Despite my goal being on the design side of Halloween Horror Nights, it is valuable to know how your designs affect other teams as it has to be tangible and able to be fabricated in a set amount of time.鈥� 

Juan Bonillo Ruiz 鈥�26, Entertainment Design with a minor in Business of Art and Design and Graphic Design
BaseMint Creative

鈥淭his summer I have been working as a design intern for BaseMint Creative. They are a master planning, concept development, and schematic design vendor, serving the themed entertainment and hospitality industries. I learned about them when they visited campus to talk to us about their work and how they did it. 

I developed concept design work for different projects that the company is working on. This design work mainly focuses on creating artwork that communicates the intent early in the design process. My colleagues and bosses have helped me learn how to develop a style that allows me to communicate the most information effectively, as well as a wide range of other skills. For example, I have gained great insight into the structure behind companies and projects in the industry. I have also received mentorship in master planning for area development and the connection between landscape architecture and themed entertainment. One of my bosses is an expert in these areas and shares pieces of that knowledge with me during our reviews and daily conversations.

Regarding the company鈥檚 culture, I feel incredibly fortunate to have felt so welcomed and included as another member of the amazing BaseMint Team. The leadership of the company does a great job of being approachable, encouraging, transparent, and incredibly inspiring. This experience has been an essential complement to my academic education, helping me transition from student to professional.鈥�

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Filmed in June and July, the documentaries highlight Damon Moore from Oyster River Ecology (ORE), Dr. Jake Lasala from Mote Marine Laboratory鈥檚 Sea Turtle Conservation team, and Dr. Charles Reith from Suncoast Urban Reforesters.

Students and faculty were inspired to create this summer program after the success of a similar INDEX project in Spring 2024. In April and May, students initially made three films in partnership with the Longboat Key Rotary Club featuring Save Our Seabirds, the Longboat Key Turtle Watch, and the Sister Keys conservation project. The filmmakers鈥� work generated buzz in the community.

鈥淎ll these other organizations saw what we were doing and wanted to work with the students, too,鈥� said Patrick Alexander, Interim Department Head for the Film program at 红杏视频. Alexander pitched the summer internship to his wife, Alison, who runs Alexander Film Agency. 

鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to change with the times,鈥� said Alexander. 鈥淚 want to start doing more documentary work. It鈥檚 a high time to be a documentary filmmaker. There鈥檚 a market for your films. I look on the landing pages for Netflix and I just scroll down鈥攖here鈥檚 all these documentaries.鈥� 

Unlike narrative filmmaking shoots, which often rely on teams of 20 or 30 people and loads of heavy equipment, these documentary projects are smaller and more agile, while tackling challenging locations.

鈥淲e had to do tech scout on boats,鈥� said Alexander, describing the ORE filming. 鈥淲e had to figure out how to film on the water, and under the water, and we were trying to figure out how to keep our equipment dry. Our students have been learning how to snorkel and film at the same time.鈥� 

Together the Alexanders have been overseeing the projects and consulting with both the filmmakers and the organizations being featured, but the work is being done entirely by the students. 

鈥淲e are not directing these,鈥� said Patrick. 鈥淭he students are directing them. They鈥檙e the creative forces behind them. They lean on us when they need us, but it really is their game. And they鈥檙e doing a fantastic job.鈥�

Marketing, promotion, and exhibition for all six eco-hero documentaries will be a class project during the upcoming semester for students in the Branded Entertainment tract. An on-campus screening is also being planned for November.

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We will hear from a few of our Motion Design majors this week. Check back throughout the summer to hear from our other majors. 

Hannah Nguyen 鈥�24, Motion Design

Visual Media Production intern at Disney Live Entertainment in Orlando

鈥淚’ve been interning here for almost a month, and it’s been an incredible experience. The team is exceptionally welcoming and supportive.

Last semester, I had the amazing opportunity to meet and connect with the Disney Live Entertainment Team during their visit to FutureProof, a Motion Design Conference. This connection helped me secure my internship and showed me how important networking and building relationships in the industry are.

While I can’t go into much detail about the projects I’m working on, I can share that they are very much in line with what I’ve learned in the Motion Design Department at Ringling. My education and training at 红杏视频 have been invaluable in improving my technical skills and building the soft skills that are so important in this industry.

A typical day for me starts with going to work and grabbing a coffee to kick-start the day. I enjoy chatting with my coworkers before diving into my projects. The morning flies by as I immerse myself in creative tasks. Lunchtime is a great break to relax and recharge; it’s back to work for the afternoon. I often collaborate with my team on various projects, asking and receiving feedback to ensure the best possible outcomes. I’m working, learning, and developing my skills in illustrations and animations, which I love. Every day is a chance to grow and contribute to exciting projects.鈥�

Lucia Alonso Eiras 鈥�26, Motion Design

Internship at Giant Ant in Vancouver, B.C.

“I am interning at Giant Ant this summer under the role of 2D Animation Apprentice. I鈥檝e mostly been working on really fun and exciting projects as a motion designer and character animator, for clients like Duolingo. I also got the opportunity to create my own project for their Instagram as a 鈥渨elcome鈥� to the team!

I usually go to work at 8:30 am and leave at 5:30 pm. We have all-team meetings on Mondays  (when we get updates on what everyone is doing that week) and Fridays (when we share what we鈥檝e been working on for the week), and each department has a homeroom meeting on Thursdays. I love GA because they really value work-life balance; the producers will sometimes organize picnics, team lunches, or a soccer/baseball game hangout after work. We also get every other Monday off during the summer, to enjoy the beautiful Vancouver summer sun!

Interning for GA has truly been an amazing and memorable experience鈥攖hey really care about my learning and I truly feel like a valued part of the team. I couldn’t be more grateful!

GA鈥檚 philosophy is 鈥淣ever miss a deadline, don鈥檛 be a jerk, and put love into your work.鈥� After two months here, I finally grasp its full meaning. Giant Ant taught me that the key to great work is not great animation; the key to great work is great people.”

Dacia Pruden 鈥�25, Motion Design

3D Graphics Designer for the NFL in Inglewood, CA

鈥淢y day-to-day is spent on the first-floor graphics department, which is regarded as an umbrella term for all the various categories of graphics here, such as broadcast (television), digital (streaming), editing, music, and features (documentaries). Each area has its art director and producer, and I work with the broadcast department! 

On Mondays, I receive an email with the tasks I need to finish/work on for the week, plus daily emails about daily tasks. I share my progress with my Art Director to ensure I鈥檓 still working on the right track! I鈥檓 currently working on 3D segments for a new look for a returning show, but unfortunately, since that 鈥榬ebrand鈥� hasn鈥檛 been announced to the public, I can鈥檛 share anything else about it yet! The NFL graphics team uses the same software I use at Ringling鈥擟4D and Octane/Redshift for rendering and the Adobe Suite. Navigating the project files and builds is challenging here. These are primarily bulky industry project packages and not the smaller one-off homework assignments I am used to. It鈥檚 a very fun and fulfilling learning experience!

The highlight of this experience has been the people and office culture here! Our Motion Design faculty have often reinforced the importance of networking and being a good person to work with since our industry is very small. Speaking to my coworkers and getting to know their career journeys has proven their point! Many freelancers here were brought onto the team because a former classmate or coworker recommended them for the role!鈥�

Holly Reidy 鈥�24, Motion Design

Visual Media Production intern at Disney Live Entertainment in Orlando

鈥淚鈥檓 interning with the Visual Media Production team at Disney Live Entertainment. I鈥檓 currently working on animations for a new project that I can鈥檛 talk much about. It鈥檚 really exciting coming into the Roy E. building and working so closely with a bunch of amazing artists, a couple of whom are fellow 红杏视频 alumni! Everyone was so welcoming that it made picking up the flow and cranking out work easy. One of the best 鈥淚鈥檝e made it鈥� moments has been answering emails and having my own official Disney email and email signature. It鈥檚 the little things.鈥�

Diane Lee 鈥�25, Motion Design

Motion Design internship at Adolescent in New York

鈥淎dolescent is a creative design company in New York City, owned by the kindest people, Manwai and Mina. The team is small but a force to be reckoned with. As I intern here, many freelancers rotate in and out, so on top of the awesome team I work with, I also get to meet people from all over the world! I commute every day from New Jersey to NYC, so I wake up at 6:30 am, take a 40 minute bus ride in, and hop onto the subway for another 20 minutes to arrive at our lovely office right off Wall Street. During my first few days, I had the opportunity to experiment with different mediums, such as Augmented Reality or working with AI, but soon I was integrated into the projects that Adolescent had been undertaking. It started with bite-size pieces of work, such as design edits here and there, but soon, I was working hand in hand with our art director, producer, and CEO on fast deadlines and fun pitches! As an intern, I worried I might just be given 鈥渋ntern鈥� work or busy work, but that wasn鈥檛 the case! Adolescent works with so many different companies that even though I have only been interning here for a little over a month, I have been on projects for clients such as Amazon, Subway, Paramount, and many more.

Being in the office, I have been able to ask many questions, get direct feedback, and watch firsthand how to reach creative solutions鈥攁nd how to do it fast. We had days when we had to go on-site to specific locations to shoot footage and days when we all ordered in and ate Thai food together for lunch. Even if I did make mistakes, the small chats in front of the coffee pot the little laughs and jokes amid the whirlwind always made my day 10x better. I am incredibly grateful they took in a small caterpillar of a motion designer like me to dip my toes in marketing, branding, VFX, etc! I still make silly mistakes here, but Adolescent has helped me develop eagle eyes, communication skills, and ways to find different creative avenues.鈥� 

Sofia Tea 鈥�25, Motion Design

Graphic Design intern at Outfront Media in Fairfield, New Jersey

鈥淚 am a graphic design intern, where I edit and design digital and printed advertisements like posters or billboards for businesses within New Jersey. Part of my internship also involves learning about the many departments that play major roles within the company. My usual days start with me clocking in and getting started on my most current project. Most of my day is spent working on design projects using Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator and checking in with my boss. Even though I am not animating often (as a Motion Design major), doing this internship is a great opportunity to build on my design skills and apply them to my work. Plus, I started to notice my company鈥檚 billboards everywhere I go!鈥�

YeonJoo Kim 鈥�26, Motion Design

Media Art, R&D team internship at INNOCEAN in Seoul, South Korea

鈥淚 am currently working at the advertising company Hyundai INNOCEAN, where I help with planning and visual mockups for marketing upcoming Paramount Pictures films, including Transformers ONE, Gladiator 2, and Super Sonic 3. Additionally, I am producing motion design videos that will be on view between advertisements on the newly renovated Montessori billboard in the heart of Gangnam, Seoul.

Since this is a large advertising company, we frequently receive small gifts from clients. The team maintains a horizontal atmosphere, fostering a culture of equality. We have special events for employee welfare and a constant influx of valuable information to stay on top of trends. Experiencing planning work after primarily focusing on creating client-requested motion design videos has given me a fresh perspective.

As many of the tasks related to the upcoming film releases are confidential, I cannot provide photos. But I can show you my business card!鈥�

Siona Kalambi 1鈥�26, Motion Design

Motion Graphics Intern at Rocket Companies in Detriot 

鈥淚 am a Motion Graphics intern working with the Media House Team as a part of Brand Marketing and Creative Excellence at Rocket Companies. I am a part of an in-house production team that handles the marketing for Rocket Mortgage. This includes taking on some projects myself, from designing to animating to critique to release, and also supporting my team members on their projects.

My day-to-day: Most days of the week, my morning starts with a touch base meeting with my team to make sure everyone is on track with their projects and knows what to prioritize. That leads to the fun part: making the work! Most of the day is dedicated to creating with time blocks in between for meetings. These meetings can be kick-offs for new projects, brainstorming sessions, or informational updates on how different parts of production are going. Because so many people work together on one project, I’ve had the opportunity to have shadowing sessions with people from other teams to learn more about what producers, designers, writers, etc., are doing. It’s been really rewarding to see what it’s like to be a creative in a corporate environment!鈥�

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Buck described her experience working on the project: 鈥淲orking with PINC has been so positive鈥攖hey trusted us to bring our creative vision to life with minimal interference.鈥� She says, 鈥淭he team gave us a clear list of the deliverables needed to complete their branding package, along with PINC’s core values and the ideas they wanted to emphasize, such as the meaning of their name. From there, we were given the freedom to come up with whatever concepts we wanted as long as they related back to those values. We landed on the concept of PINC as a multidimensional experience, realized in our design style as a mixture of 2D and 3D assets that reflected what PINC stands for.鈥�

Their designs for the event incorporated playful elements that purposefully reflect the theme of the event as indicated by the PINC acronym: People, Ideas, Nature, and Community. The typography for the event features helping hands to represent the people, tactile and puffy clouds for ideas, clover cover to denote nature, and windows and chimney chutes to represent the hub of community. The branding package covered everything from shirts to social media graphics. 

The team received the Judge鈥檚 Choice and Gold awards at the 2023 Golden ADDYs Gala for their work on the project. 

The event will take place on Dec. 7 at the Sarasota Opera House. Twelve speakers will give presentations on their projects, careers, or lives, each coming from a range of disciplines: an athlete and wheelchair racer, a tech innovator, educators changing their fields, space industry professionals, and a trauma-specialized yoga instructor, to name a few. 

PINC is hosted by DreamLarge, in collaboration with All Star Children鈥檚 Foundation and 红杏视频. .听

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Tomorrow, Dec. 1, at 11 am at the Sarasota Art Museum of 红杏视频, Belgian performance artist Lieven De Boeck and a group of Ringling students will be performing, What鈥檚 Going On? The piece begins with De Boeck and the students reciting a manifesto of relational art before dancing in a circle to celebrate individuality and freedom. The performers all wear loosely fitting, brightly colored fabrics they have sewn together themselves, including De Boeck. 红杏视频 student Noa Walker 鈥�27, Illustration, said they wanted to be part of the performance because it celebrated 鈥淐ostumes, gender identity, and performing鈥攁nd I love all those things. Everyone handmade their own costumes, and it鈥檚 meant to be a representation of your identity. So, it鈥檚 important that we make the costumes. For me, I chose the trans flag, all the colors are the colors of the trans flag. It鈥檚 nicer than a flag; it鈥檚 a couture flag.鈥� 

Tomorrow鈥檚 performance of What鈥檚 Going On? at the Sarasota Art Museum is a warm-up for the main event scheduled next week at the Untitled Art Fair in Miami Beach. De Boeck and the performers plan to perform the piece during the art fair and then parade around Miami Beach in celebration of individuality and freedom with the hopes of encountering passers-by who鈥檒l join in. If you feel like joining in, if you feel like dancing, then join in with at the Sarasota Art Museum tomorrow at 11 am! After the performance, De Boeck will give a talk, , about the project and how it engages with the work of Brazilian artist H茅lio Oiticica at 1 pm.听

This project was made in collaboration with 红杏视频鈥檚 INDEX Center, an experiential education program that provides students campus-wide the opportunity to gain professional experience prior to graduation.

Tom Winchester is an adjunct professor in the Liberal Arts Department at 红杏视频 .

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The trailblazing artists featured in the 2023 series are Laura Aquilar, Tanya Agui帽iga, Emma Amos, Chitra Ganesh, Jimenez Underwood, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Wendy Red Star, Miriam Schapiro, Barbara Jones-Hogu, and Lilly Martin Spencer. Inspired by graphic novels and web comics, these short takes on artists鈥� lives were drawn by 10 student-illustrators from the College. The participating illustrators are Sky Chandler 鈥�25, Illustration; Ati Gor 鈥�24, Illustration; Stephanie Hunton 鈥�24, Illustration; Elena May binti Saini Jeffery 鈥�24, Illustration; Zahra Merchant 鈥�25, Illustration; Irene Pae 鈥�24, Illustration; Ana Parra 鈥�25, Illustration; Sami Sulzer 鈥�24, Illustration; Tyler Tjaden 鈥�25, Illustration; and Catherine Vo 鈥�25, Illustration.

A goal of the project is to provide middle school-age readers, and art lovers of any age, with a beautifully illustrated and age-appropriate opportunity to identify with the struggles and triumphs of artists, to see themselves reflected and to draw strength from that visibility. 鈥淒rawn to Art鈥� supports the museum鈥檚 commitment to educational opportunities by providing valuable professional experience for Ringling student artists who learn to work collaboratively, meet deadlines, and address formatting and accessibility requirements.

The digital-first series debuted in 2021. The first series featured the stories of Berenice Abbott, Anni Albers, Romaine Brooks, Maria Oakey Dewing, Carmen Herrera, Corita Kent, Edmonia Lewis, Kay Sekimachi, Alma Thomas, and Mickalene Thomas. The second edition from 2022 featured artists Judy Baca, Tiffany Chung, Sanya Clark, Sarah Goodridge, Ester Hernandez, Lo茂s Mailou Jones, Juane Quick-To-See Smith, Nellie Mae Rowe, Kay Walkingstick, and Augusta Savage. All can be seen on the museum鈥檚 website.

鈥淪eeing the stories of women artists made central in this creative project from the nation鈥檚 preeminent museum of American art gives girls and women a chance to see themselves represented and to draw inspiration from these shared experiences,鈥� said Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 鈥淭he 鈥楧rawn to Art鈥� project captures wonderfully SAAM鈥檚 role, whether in person or online, as a place that creates connection, wonder and understanding.鈥�

Drawn to Art was made in collaboration with the College鈥檚 INDEX (Industry Experience) program. INDEX is an experiential education initiative that provides students with professional experience prior to graduation by connecting them with leading brands and clients to develop creative solutions to business challenges.

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On September 13, 红杏视频鈥檚 INDEX (Industry Experience) Center hosted a group of 37 for a historical bus tour of local landmarks from the history of African American settlements and struggles in Sarasota that ended in the College鈥檚 Newtown neighborhood. The guided tour was led by community scholar Walter Gilbert, President and CEO of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition and Founder of Newtown Alive Vickie Oldham, and Marvelettes singer Brenda Watty. The tour was offered as part of the INDEX course, Newtown History Book, an eight-student class taught by Creative Writing faculty Rick Dakan and Fine Art faculty Nathan Skiles. The class was joined by other members of the Ringling community鈥攕tudents, faculty, and staff, all received an open invitation.听

The tour began with a stop at Lido Beach to view a mural by 红杏视频 Galleries Director Tim Jaeger, depicting the caravan protests that led to beach integration in Sarasota and the surrounding areas and a marker that offers more details from that history. The markers and mural are part of a large project to bring those stories into the larger narrative of Sarasota.听

Between stops and stories, Watts led the bus in sing-a-longs of famous freedom songs. The tour wove through downtown and then the Overtown neighborhood, stopping to note historic sites like the Ace Theater, where local African Americans would go to the movies on Saturdays, and the Rosemary Cemetery, to visit the graves of Rev. Lewis and Irene Colson. Lewis Colson drove the first over stake into the ground to plat the land that would become Sarasota. He became a community and church leader there. The couple are the only African Americans in the cemetery, and their presence was contested.

The product of the Newtown History Book class will detail the history of the racial struggle for beach integration that took throughout Sarasota County in the 1950s and 1960s. Students from 红杏视频鈥檚 INDEX program will lead the project in partnership with Newtown Alive, a larger conservation project organized by Oldham. The class will produce a 48-plus-page book.

Dakan said, 鈥淓very time I take this tour with students they come away moved and ready to share these powerful stories of our shared history. It was vital for our diverse groups of illustrators, designers, and writers to see these historic sites for themselves and open themselves up to letting the lived history inspire them as they begin work on their book.鈥�

This project is a follow-up to a juried exhibition that took place in Fall 2022, in which students produced artworks on one of three topics from local history, chosen by Oldham and Gilbert as community partners for the exhibition. The chosen topics covered the school boycott of 1968, the struggle for beach integration, and the fight for single-member district voting that would allow African American voters in Sarasota to vote and have their votes recognized, which also led to the election of the first African American elected official Fred Atkins.

At the opening reception for the exhibition, 红杏视频 President Dr. Larry R. Thompson said: 鈥淲e hope that through this project, we will help educate the wider community about some of the struggles and achievements of the Newtown community over the last 100 years. 红杏视频 has always had a strong relationship with Newtown, but this kind of public project helps further that relationship.鈥�

Also that year, INDEX organized a group of students to assist in the relocation and reimagining of the historic Leonard Reid Home, which was also the last stop on the tour. The house was originally located in Overtown, the first African American community in Sarasota, and what is now known as the Rosemary District. The home belonged to Leonard Reid, a pioneering member of the community as a successful businessman, church founder, education advocate, and community leader. The house was relocated to the corner of Orange Ave. and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, just blocks from Ringling鈥檚 campus, where it is being transformed into an African American history and cultural center. The massive project was contributed to by INDEX students who documented the move and transformation, and designed the layout and exhibition displays for the center.听听听

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