Editing Ruskin, Florida (section)

===The Big Draw===
The annual BIG DRAW-Ruskin began in 2008 to mark the 100th anniversary of Ruskin as a community whose founders were influenced by the writings and philosophy of John Ruskin. It is inspired by and linked to the international Campaign for Drawing first initiated in Great Britain to honor John Ruskin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignfordrawing.org|last=The Campaign for Drawing|title=The Campaign for Drawing|accessdate=12 May 2022}}</ref> THE BIG DRAW-Ruskin celebrated the vision of Ruskin who believed in drawing as a tool for understanding and knowledge and promoted the importance of the arts in education and community life.

The 2008 Ruskin Community Mural was drawn by artist Michael Parker and The Amazing Community Mural Team. Parker with assistant Dave Bush recruited a community group of Ruskin teens and adults. The intergenerational group engaged in an intense collaboration of research, photography, and discussion of possible ideas. The final design concept was based on John Ruskin's social ideal that human happiness requires the mix of the head, heart and hand. Mural imagery includes references to historic Ruskin, the agricultural and environmentally sensitive setting across the bay from urban centers, development and movement to future possibility.<ref>Starke, Lisa.(2015). [https://www.observernews.net/2015/12/03/creating-art-for-the-community-sccc-students-partner-with-artist-michael-parker/?fbclid=IwAR2xA7tIwO7gjUDHL6gSCtIvngXkKb9I6kYzFYWyPlldgOl8lBpEutcMrC4 Creating art for the community: SCCC students partner with artist Michael Parker.]''Observer News.'' December 3.</ref> Maynard Clark donated the mural site.

The 2009 Community Mural-in-the-Round Project was coordinated by Josette Urso and the mural was painted on the Mary & Martha House building. Both the 2008 and 2009 projects were commissioned by the SouthShore Arts Council and funded by grants from the John Crawford Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center.<ref>COMMUNITY MURAL-in-the-Round PROJECT.http://www.bigdrawruskin.org/mural2009.html</ref>