Ringling College recognized as Voter Friendly Campus
Ringling College has been designated as a Voter Friendly Campus by the national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The College is one of 258 campuses in 38 states and the District of Columbia, and one of just three art schools to receive the designation. Ringling College was […]
Students recognized for award-winning brochure design for C.G. Jung Society
The C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota and Ringling College of Art and Design today announced the three winners of the INDEX (Industry Experience) competition to create the 2023-24 season design for the website and brochure of the society. The competition focused on creating a design to evoke interest in the Society and the work of […]
Ringling’s Drag Club creates safe Queer Space in artful ways
Ringling College’s Drag Club is a weekly group meet-up that organizes events for drag performers, enthusiasts, and anyone interested in learning more about the craft. The club was established in 2021, and has since become an outlet for Ringling students to support each other through the many crises facing queer communities. The club follows the […]
2022-23 Faculty accomplishments
In April, First Year Studio Program Faculty member Katie Cundiff was this year’s recipient of the Silver Medal in the Associate and Signature Division of the 32nd National Juried Exhibition held at Reinert Fine Art, from Oil Painters of America for her oil painting, Timber Island Boatyard. Last year, she also received the Award of […]
Prestigious Carl Foreman Award, Ringling College Film Program
Ringling College of Art and Design’s Film program has been selected as the new home of ‘The Carl Foreman Award’ to honor singular achievement by a graduating student in screenwriting, directing, or producing. The award was originally created by Evelyn “Eve” Williams-Jones in 1983 in conjunction with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts […]
Graphic Design ranks No. 1 in the state
Animation Career Review has announced their 2023 Graphic Design School Rankings. Ringling College of Art and Design placed first in the top ten Florida schools this year and in the top 3% of national private schools and colleges. The complete list of Ringling College’s Graphic Design rankings: These were Animation Career Review’s 9th annual rankings […]
Patriot Plaza artwork donated to honor Ringling’s veterans and military families
Friday, April 21, on Ringling College of Art and Design’s Scott Plaza, Resilience was unveiled and dedicated to Ringling’s community of veterans and military families. A strong and stoic block of white Georgian marble, the sculpture by artist Larry Kirkland was created as part of his larger Testimonies series which were originally installed at Sarasota’s […]
Senior’s short film brings home big win at Palm Beach Film Awards
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories on 2023 graduating seniors, also featuring Susan Saulnier and Ale Ortega-Romero. The 28th annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films (SSOF) announced their winners on Tuesday, April 25. Taking home third place in the College Feature/Short category was Ringling College of Art and Design Film […]
Lazarus Scholars put their creative skills to work for local charities
Two Ringling College of Art and Design graduating seniors and scholars of the Lazarus Engaged Learning Assistantship, Mikayluh Bowers ’23, Computer Animation, and Kaylee Tan ’23, Computer Animation, gave talks last week, presenting their capstone projects with their local non-profit partners — All Faiths Food Bank and Children First. Both students produced ambitious projects for […]
Illustration students dominate Society of Illustrators awards
37 artworks by Ringling College of Art and Design Illustration students were accepted into the 65th annual Society of Illustrators Competition, including three students winning prestigious scholarship awards. This year’s competition saw 2,308 entries submitted by 55 participating institutions from across the country. Students submitted their strongest, most creative and original artworks under the guidance […]