The Ringling’s Community Gallery Welcomes The Edge Becomes the Center: A Contemplation on Community

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The project, orchestrated by Ringling College of Art and Design students Mathew Dalton and Adam Misiti, involved capturing images of LBGTQ adults in their homes as they dealt with the Covid pandemic and the resulting isolation. Additionally, Dalton and Misiti dedicated time to interviewing each of the five participants to best share their individual stories. Robert Rogers, Director of Community Outreach at Senior Friendship Centers said, “This project grew out of a desire to ensure the past will not be forgotten, to create the illusion of movement in the midst of a collective paralysis…and encourage exploration of our apprehensions."

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