South Campus Steamrolling through Fall in Art and Culture

BLOCKTOBERFEST? What is THAT?

Would you like to watch steamrollers engage in the art of printmaking? You can on Oct. 21 at South Campus. This contemporary printmaking experience was pressed into action by Art Professor Patrick Miko and students who wanted to involve local colleges and universities. Students have been busily carving and chopping woodblocks too big for conventional printing. So they're getting a steamroller to help out. South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Printing will be well underway by 9:30 a.m. and last throughout the day.

COLLABORATIVE PAINTING PROJECT: The Sherwin Series

Artist Joelle Dietrick and Florida State College students paint the walls of the South Gallery in open painting sessions and film the project as a time-lapse video, Oct. 24, 25 &26. The video will become part of Dietrick's exhibit "The Sherwin Series." Unknown: whether this is to be followed up by "The Williams Series." Known: Dietrick will speak about her work Oct. 27, 11 a.m.-noon, possibly answering the question about The Williams Series.

WOUNDED WARRIORS: Interactive Panel

Nov. 12, 12:30-2 p.m., Wilson Center, Lakeside Room. Comprised of a panel of Wounded Warriors (5-7) who are willing to speak about their own personal experiences in combat situations and their experiences adjusting back to civilian life. This is presented in conjunction with the 2011-2012 annual "FSCJ Author Series Learning Community, " based around Clint Van Winkle's Iraq war memoir, "Soft Spots." Van Winkle's text conveys his experiences among one of the first troops to invade Iraq in 2003. After returning home, the trauma he experiences overseas leaves him diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. His memoir provides a poignant apolitical account of the human connections that are often overlooked when discussing large issues like war and trauma.