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Each month, Appleton Curator of Exhibitions Patricia Tomlinson is joined on Zoom by an artist who has work included in the museum’s permanent collection or work on view. Learn directly from the artists about what drives their creativity and inspires them, and their journeys to becoming artists. Take a look at a selection of their work and learn more about upcoming projects. Participants will have an opportunity to ask the artists questions in each program.

Talks are held the third Thursday of each month and are free to attend. All talks are hosted on Zoom and can be accessed using a mobile device or desktop computer. If using your phone or other mobile device, search “Zoom” in the app store. If using a desktop computer, visit . Use the following login information for each talk: Meeting ID: 302 190 0088 | Passcode: 352352.

July 15, 7 p.m. with Kenda North

Photographer Kenda North uses a variety of film processes and underwater photography to create captivating and colorful works. Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the International Center of Photography.

Aug. 19, 7 p.m. with Andrew Grant

Andrew Grant’s paintings are inspired by the four elements; earth, air, fire and water. His representational works integrate surrealism, myth and legend to depict women in meditative states that invite the viewer into the narrative, and will be on view at the Appleton July 10-Nov. 7.

Sept. 16, 7 p.m. with Sharon Kerry-Harlan

Sharon Kerry-Harlan is a mixed-media textiles artist whose figures and faces meld abstraction, African sculptures and ritual masks among mid-century urban music references from the Harlem jazz scene.

A campus of the College of Central Florida, 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