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The Appleton Museum of Art, ��������, joins museums nationwide in participating in the 10th summer of Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families now through Sept. 1. The Appleton is pleased to extend this offer to Veterans.

Blue Star Museums is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums nationwide. First Lady of the United States Melania Trump and Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence are honorary co-chairs of Blue Star Museums 2019. This year’s participating organizations include fine art, science, history and children’s museums, as well as zoos, aquariums, gardens and more. A list of participating museums can be found at��.

The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard — as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card, DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum. Veterans must also show ID.

Follow Blue Star Museums on Twitter @NEAarts and @BlueStarFamily, #bluestarmuseums.

Owned and operated by the ��������, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit��

The Appleton Museum of Art, ��������, will present the annual Museum Day and Education Open House event on Saturday, July 6, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There is no fee to attend.

All ages are invited to enjoy the permanent collection, special exhibitions and ARTSpace. Special exhibitions on view include “Do Not Bleach: Stephanie Brown,” “Urban Chatter: Sharon Kerry-Harlan” and “Familiar Beauty: Drawings by Vicki Jones.”

The education department will host an open house where visitors can watch art-making demonstrations in the studios and in the café, meet the staff and teachers — and even create some art! If you’ve been thinking about enrolling in a class or workshop, this is a great opportunity to learn more about what the Appleton has to offer. For questions, contact��AppletonMuseum@cf.edu.

Owned and operated by the ��������, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit��

The website RNCareers.org has ranked the �������� among the top 10 nursing programs in Florida and one of the best in the nation.

The website evaluated 1,892 Registered Nurse programs on a number of factors important to nursing students including first-time passing rates on the licensure examination, accreditation, program offerings, cost, graduation rate and institutional ranking. �������� ranked ninth with a score of 93.49 percent for best Associate Degree in Nursing.

“�������� is committed to providing robust academic programs, including nursing, that lead to high-skill, high-wage careers,” said Dr. Jim Henningsen, �������� president. “This ranking confirms the quality and affordability of our nursing program, and our commitment to growing a health care workforce that serves our community.”

Nursing is one of the fastest growing academic programs at ��������. Ninety-seven percent of �������� students passed their certification exam on their first attempt in 2018, and �������� has a 100 percent job placement rate for nursing graduates.

Read the full article, “Best RN Programs in Florida,” at��

The Appleton Museum of Art, ��������, will present the fifth annual “Mobile Photography Contest & Exhibition,” with a call for entries from June 3-16.

The Appleton challenges you to be inspired by three themes-Landscapes, In the Museum and My Kid Took That-and submit your mobile photos for a contest and exhibition. All ages are welcome to participate and submit up to two photos in each category. Photos must be taken with a mobile phone and be representative of the categories. Photos will be printed and displayed in the Appleton with a special section for the top photo from each category. The photos will remain on view through Sept. 22.

Photos will be juried and prizes awarded during a reception on Tuesday, July 2, 5-7 p.m. Awards will be announced at 6 p.m.; winners will be notified in advance.

Categories and Instructions

Landscapes
The sky is the limit! Share your photos of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers and forests.

In the Museum
Whether at the Appleton or another favorite cultural spot, send us museum selfies, gallery photos, or snapshots of friends and family enjoying the artwork.

My Kid Took That
Let your little (or not-so-little) ones take the lead in this category! Don’t forget to include the child’s name and age, along with your name, when submitting.��

From June 3-16, email photos in jpeg format to��AppletonMuseum@cf.edu; include the category in the subject line and your full name in the body of the email. Photos must be sent via email. Entries submitted by mail or through Facebook or other social media will not be accepted.

Submitting to more than one category? Please send separate emails for each category. And remember, no more than two photos per category will be accepted.

Entries will be juried by a member of the community, and winning photos will be selected based on creativity, quality, responsiveness to the category and overall impact. Winners will be notified before the reception. All entries will be printed and displayed in the museum. For ease of printing, photos will be cropped to square or 4 x 5 inches. There are no guarantees for special printing for panoramas.

Reception and Awards: Tuesday, July 2, 5–7 p.m.
This free event is open to the public. Awards will be announced at 6 p.m.

Exhibition Dates: July 2–Sept. 22
Regular museum admission fees apply to see this exhibition; free entry during July 2 opening reception, only.

Owned and operated by the ��������, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit��

The Appleton Museum of Art, ��������, will present two exhibitions this summer from June 8-Oct. 20, “Do Not Bleach: Stephanie Brown” and “Urban Chatter: Sharon Kerry-Harlan.”

Through a series of mixed media installations, “Do Not Bleach” expresses and encourages melanin positivity, whether one is dark-skinned, light-skinned, or somewhere in between. The exhibition will also feature a selfie interactive station, where visitors are encouraged to try on one of Brown’s signature “Do Not Bleach” T-shirts and take a photo. Shirts will be available for purchase in the Appleton Store and are part of the artist’s public art campaign that allows people to advocate for their melanin. Other installations include “Soaps in Various Skin Tones,” which references Fenty Beauty, pop icon Rhianna’s cosmetics brand that is known for its inclusivity of all skin tones.

The youngest of five siblings, Brown grew up a first-generation American in Delray Beach. Her parents are Jamaican immigrants. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design and received her master’s degree in interdisciplinary arts and museum studies certificate from the University of Michigan.

On view at the same time, “Urban Chatter” features the work of Sharon Kerry-Harlan. Using thread and sun-baked cloth, “the density of contemporary city living,” provides the inspiration for

this series. The figures and faces seem to meld abstraction, African sculptures and ritual masks among mid-century urban music references from the Harlem jazz scene. Born in Miami, the artist splits her time between Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and Hollywood, Florida. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University and studied art at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Her body of work includes textiles, mixed media and photography.

Exhibition Events

Opening Reception and Spoken Word Showcase

Saturday, June 8, 5–7 p.m.

Celebrate with artist Stephanie Brown at the opening of “Do Not Bleach: Stephanie Brown” and “Urban Chatter: Sharon Kerry-Harlan” with a reception from 5-6 p.m. At 6 p.m. in the auditorium, a spoken word showcase will feature performances on the topic of appearance. There is no fee to attend. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

Owned and operated by the ��������, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit��

�������� is offering 40 $1,000 merit scholarships to Levy County students graduating in May to attend the �������� Jack Wilkinson Levy Campus.

Scholarships awarded include $500 for fall 2019 and $500 for spring 2020. The scholarships are made available by funds raised for the Promise for the Future Campaign, aimed at building and enrolling students in the first permanent higher education facility in Levy County.

To be eligible, students must graduate from a Levy County high school in 2019 and enroll at the �������� Levy Campus for the 2019 fall semester. Applicants must have a minimum high school GPA of 2.5 and enroll in at least six credit hours each semester with at least one on-site class held at the Levy Campus.

The campus located at 15390 N.W. Highway 19, Chiefland, features a comprehensive student center with enrollment services, counseling and advising, financial aid, testing, computer stations, a campus bookstore, student lounge and student life office, a health and wellness area, five fully equipped multipurpose classrooms, a large multidiscipline science lab, and three state-of-the-art computer labs for college credit and corporate education courses.

To learn more about the scholarships, call 352-658-4077. To learn more about the campus visit��.

The Visual Artists’ Society presents the 22^nd��“Summer Spotlight” exhibition May 22-July 19 at the �������� Webber Gallery, 3001 S.W. College Road.

“Summer Spotlight XXII” will be judged and juried. This year’s guest judge is Alfred Phillips, a Gainesville-based artist who specializes in acrylic painting. There is no fee to attend the exhibition, opening reception and awards ceremony, which will be held Wednesday, May 22, from 5-7 p.m.

“The Summer Spotlight exhibit provides a leisurely paced activity for many visitors over the summer months,” said Tyrus Clutter, associate professor of Art at ��������. “The Visual Artists’ Society artists have a long relationship with the Webber Gallery, and the Summer Spotlight exhibit offers a wide range of styles and subjects by some of the best known artists in Marion County, allowing students and community members alike a glimpse into Ocala’s growing, vibrant arts scene.”

VAS has more than 100 members from all over Marion County and Central Florida. VAS exhibits showcase a variety of styles and mediums, including more traditional paintings and photographs, as well as jewelry, sculpture and digital media.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The gallery is closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday and college-observed holidays. For additional information, call 352-873-5809.

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The �������� has announced that its Radiography program has been awarded accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

The JRCERT accreditation is effective immediately and will apply to the upcoming graduates of the Radiologic Technology program. Graduates from the college’s Radiologic Technology program sit for the certification exam given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in order to become radiographers. ��������’s Radiography program will graduate its first class of students this May.

The Associate in Science degree program started in August 2017. After completing the two-year 77-credit hour program, graduates are eligible to take the certification examination. The degree opens the path into other areas of medical imaging such as mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, nuclear medicine or other related imaging specialties.

“This achievement marks the beginning of a bright future for the Radiography program at ��������.�� It comes as a result of hard work and commitment to excellence from our program manager, faculty, and support staff to deliver a quality educational experience for our students,” said Dr. Stephanie Cortes dean of Health Sciences. “As an accredited radiography program, our graduates are now poised to enter a high-skill, high-wage career and meet the workforce needs in our community.”

�������� is now accepting applications for its fall 2019 class, which begins Aug. 19. For more information about applying, contact Chelsea Siver at��siverc@cf.edu.

The �������� has appointed associate vice presidents for Career and Professional programs and for Arts and Sciences programs.

Dr. Jennifer Fryns, former dean of Arts and Education, has been appointed as Associate Vice President of Career and Professional programs. She will oversee workforce programs and serve as the primary liaison with the business community.�� Fryns holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami, a Master in Arts from the University of Cincinnati and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. She has been with the college in a variety of administrative roles since January 2007. Prior to working at ��������, Fryns worked in sales and contracts for an entertainment management firm in Philadelphia and Dallas.

Dr. Allan Danuff, former dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been appointed as Associate Vice President of Arts and Sciences. He will oversee the Associate in Arts degree and general education required courses for all degrees and dual enrollment programs. Danuff will also oversee the Visual and Performing Arts Department and Digital Media programs. He has a Bachelor in Science from Florida State University and a Master’s in Education from the University of Florida and a doctorate from Florida State University.��He has been with the college since 2000 in a variety of roles.

The Appleton Museum of Art, ��������, presents a gallery talk with Vicki M. Jones on Saturday, May 11, at 1 p.m. Her work is on view at the Appleton through July 7 in a solo exhibition entitled “Familiar Beauty.” This talk is free for Appleton members; included with admission fee for nonmembers.

Jones is a native of Central Florida and has been exhibiting her pencil drawings since 1987. Her realistic and sometimes surreal works vary in subject matter, including landscape, portraiture (of

people and of trees), still-life and architecture. Other media exhibited include pastel and colored pencil drawings.

“In my pencil drawings I like to show, just by focusing intently on a subject, that the very ordinary things (or people) we encounter daily can hold surprising beauty, wonder or mystery,” Jones said.

Owned and operated by the ��������, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call the Appleton Museum of Art at 352-291-4455 or visit��.