The Collecting Recollections series features fascinating people with fascinating stories to tell: about their lives, the Museum, the Circus, Sarasota – and more. Don’t miss these intriguing, informal and informative interview sessions!

Today we feature The Circus Arts Conservatory’s Karen Bell, Outreach and Education Manager. Karen designs, develops, and implements the CAC’s incredible education program.. Karen performrf around the world as a Professional Circus clown for 30 years. The only female clown to have a solo ring gag on the Ringling Bros. Circus, Karen created material to perform both for herself and for other clowns on the show.