Illustration major spends summer in Atlanta interning for Carter’s
Ringling College of Art and Design students are well into their summer internships at major organizations and companies across the country. The College’s Center for Career Services offers career assessment advice and services to help students determine what type of career and work environment would work best for them. They also provide job and internship […]
Illustration alum inducted to Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame
Saturday, September 9, 2023, Ringling College of Art and Design Illustration alumnus Wendell Minor ’66 will be inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame. Since 1958, the Society of Illustrators (SOI) has elected to its Hall of Fame artists recognized for their “distinguished achievement in the art of illustration.” According to their […]
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 […]
Illustration senior’s successful collaborations with in-house Design Center
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories on 2023 graduating seniors, with Calvin “CJ” Callins and Susan Saulnier. Graduating Illustration major Ale Ortega-Romero made a big splash during her last year at Ringling College of Art and Design. At the beginning of her senior year she was contacted by Design Center Director Jennifer Mumford […]
Ringling College named as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Ringling College of Art and Design a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. In spring 2022, one Ringling […]
Student’s illustration featured on cover of Sarasota law firm’s 2022 holiday card
Ringling College of Art and Design Illustration sophomore Sky Chandler was announced as the winner of the annual Williams Parker Attorneys at Law holiday card contest. The company, a Sarasota law firm founded in 1925, has a long-standing relationship with Ringling College and is an active sponsor and friend of the institution. “I am beyond […]
15 seniors awarded College’s highest honor for talent, contributions, and leadership
Fifteen of Ringling College’s most outstanding students are being recognized this week for their exceptional creative talent, community involvement, and leadership. This year’s winners will be recognized on Nov. 4 during the College’s annual Trustee Scholar Awards celebration. The event will begin with a reception, followed by a formal ceremony during which each Scholar will […]
Student illustrations featured in Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists” series
“Drawn to Art” Is a Collaboration With Ringling College of Art and Design The Smithsonian American Art Museum has published online a second set of 10 short comics each celebrating a woman artist with artwork represented in the museum’s permanent collection. The trailblazing artists, featured in the 2022 set “Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of […]
Illustration is back on top – ranks #1 in Florida and the South
Mr. Badger’s Afternoon Coffee Break (2021). This digital illustration is by Ringling College Illustration student Ale Ortega Romero ’23, and was selected as the Most Outstanding Junior Award for Best of Ringling 2022. The 2022 Illustration School rankings have been released by Animation Career Review – and guess who’s at the very top, yet again! […]
Visual Studies Grad Lands #1 Spot on NY Times Best Sellers List
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words skyrocketed to the top of The New York Times Best Sellers Children’s list in January 2022. The book, written by former Georgia State Representative and current GA Governor nominee Stacey Abrams, follows the story of a young girl (based on Abrams) who learns that win or lose, her words are powerful. And, […]