Campus gears up for Fall 2024 Open House
Each academic year, once in the fall semester and once in the spring semester, Ringling College of Art and Design opens its doors to prospective students and their families. This year, the Fall 2024 Open House will take place on Saturday, October 5. The fun and information-filled event is completely free to attend, and registration […]
National Portfolio Day coming on September 15
Ringling College of Art and Design is once again set to host a National Portfolio Day event on September 15. Students can register here to have their portfolios reviewed one-on-one by counselors and faculty from more than a dozen art schools from around the country. Check-in will begin at 9 am and will be followed […]
Four local teens from Sarasota Art Museum internship advance toward art degrees
Four members of the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design’s 2023-24 Teen Arts Council (SAM TAC) are set to take the next steps in their arts education. Marley Bean and Simon Orduno will attend Ringling College this fall, while Addy Hurt and Berkeley Maecker will participate in Ringling’s PreCollege program this […]
Incoming students celebrate on campus for Accepted Student Day
Over 150 students attended Ringling College of Art and Design’s annual Accepted Student Day, which celebrates the prospective students who have been accepted to the College. The group of almost 400 represented seven countries and 27 states. Students had the opportunity to meet faculty and their future classmates. Representatives from student clubs welcomed the incoming […]
Majors, clubs, and opportunities at Spring 2024 Open House
Prospective students and their families traveled from across the state of Florida and even the United States to attend Ringling College of Art and Design’s Spring Open House last week. Almost 300 students registered for the event and 550 guests were present. The visitors started the day with a breakfast at Cunniffe Commons, the College’s […]
National Portfolio Day hosted at Ringling College
Ringling College of Art and Design will host 37 colleges and universities on campus for National Portfolio Day on Sunday, Jan. 21. National Portfolio Day events are scheduled throughout the fall semester and into January, and take place throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. The event gives prospective students a chance to get feedback from […]
President Thompson invited to S. Korea to celebrate students and discuss the future of creativity
For two weeks in June 2023, a team from Ringling College of Art and Design made their way back to South Korea for the first time since 2019, pre-pandemic. Ringling’s President Dr. Larry R. Thompson traveled to the capital of Seoul where he was invited to speak with prominent members of the arts and higher […]
Celebrating our UWC scholars on International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day we caught up with four seniors from the Davis United World Scholars program, to hear about their plans after graduation. The United World Colleges program began in 1962, in South Wales. It was the conception of German educator Kurt Hahn, who, during the height of the Cold War, had the idea […]
Dean of Admissions celebrates decade working with Ringling students as College preps for Spring Open House
Each year Ringling College of Art and Design receives hundreds, if not thousands of families of prospective students here to visit the campus. Of those students, roughly half will see the face of Dean of Admissions Gregg Prigerson at some point in the process. Prigerson estimates, “Just this week alone, and it was a slow […]
Ringling College hosts final National Portfolio Day of 2022-23 event season
On Sunday, Jan. 22, Ringling College of Art and Design hosted National Portfolio Day (NPD). Close to 200 prospective college students and representatives from 38 fully accredited art schools from across the country attended the event. National Portfolio Day events are scheduled throughout the fall semester and into January, and take place throughout the US, […]