Recent Computer Animation alumni land internships at Pixar
Five recent alumni from Ringling College of Art and Design’s Computer Animation major are set to begin animation internships at Pixar this summer. The internship will be attended by Monica Lagrange ’24, Chloe Merwin ’23, Casey Schwarzschild ’24, Elena Serenko ’24, and Jack Yuster ’23. Rising senior Anastasia Junelle ’25 will also spend the summer […]
Sarasota Art Museum and Ringling College faculty, staff, and alumni selected for triennial exhibition
Throughout the summer, exhibitions will open at art institutions across the greater Tampa Bay area as part of Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration 2024 and will feature several Ringling College of Art and Design community members. The multi-location exhibition will take place at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; The John and Mable Ringling Museum […]
Ringling College graduates Class of 2024; Commencement Speaker, Michael Bonner
Today, May 2, 2024, Ringling College of Art and Design will hold the Commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2024. Held for the first time at Robarts Arena off of Fruitville Road, 376 Ringling graduates and their families and friends will gather to celebrate the momentous occasion. Ringling College holds one ceremony per year, […]
Fine Arts alum attends art residency in Vancouver, B.C.
Melvin Gómez ’22, Fine Arts spent a month of 2023 as an artist-in-residence at Shawnigan Lake School, a 270-acre, lake-front boarding school in Vancouver, British Columbia. His month was spent taking in the peaceful landscape as inspiration for his painting practice and working with the students attending the school. Gómez gathered flowers from the garden […]
Motion Design alum shares stories and advice for prospective motion designers
CanvasRebel, an online publication sharing conversations with entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives, recently featured a lengthy interview with Vince N. Too ’23, Motion Design. Too shared insights into the “mograph” process and essential skills and challenges for artists in general. He also detailed his own personal setbacks—and the resilience in overcoming them—when his family moved from […]
Alum Short Film Selected for Annecy Animation Fest
The Bubby Bear Show, a short film by Bien Vongpatanasin ’23, Computer Animation, has been named an official selection for the prestigious 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, June 9-15, in Annecy, France. Founded more than 60 years ago, the festival annually draws upwards of 3,000 submissions from more than 100 countries. Created during Vongpatanasin’s […]
First-annual Women of Industry panel celebrates women’s leadership in entertainment design
On March 22, 2024 at 7 pm, Ringling College of Art and Design and their Center for Diversity and Inclusion will host the first-annual Women of Industry event. The panel, initially inspired by Women’s History Month, will feature a number of women working in the themed entertainment industry. Each year, the panel will focus on […]
Students and faculty put skills to use for a great cause at forensic workshop
Ringling College of Art and Design students, faculty, and an alum spent the College’s spring break learning the art of reconstruction as they brought skulls from active and cold cases back to life with clay. Guided by forensic artist Joe Mullins, the class recreated the faces of real victims, through a process called facial approximation. […]
Computer Animation alum wins Oscar
Brad Booker ’95, Computer Animation, won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, at the 96th Academy Awards. The project was a collaboration with Booker’s production partner Dave Mullin and their animation studio ElectroLeague, along with Yoko Ono and John Lenon’s son […]
Ringling College hosts opening of Through Women’s Eyes film festival
Ringling College of Art and Design will host the opening night reception of Through Women’s Eyes, an international film festival addressing gender and racial inequity in the media by screening films that feature voices from all over the world. The festival champions women’s stories, LGBTQIA2S+ stories, international stories, and stories from underrepresented cultures. In its […]