Chakaia Booker at SAM named Top 15 solo exhibitions to see this summer
Multimedia artist Chakaia Booker’s upcoming exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design was highlighted by Culture Type as one of the top solo shows to see this summer. What to See in the U.S. Museums This Summer: 15 Solo Exhibitions Featuring Black Artists — Simone Leigh, James Barnor, Ming Smith, […]
International artist Chakaia Booker’s exhibit to explore sociocultural themes at Sarasota Art Museum
An upcoming exhibit at Ringling College’s Sarasota Art Museum explores themes of environmentalism, socioeconomic justice, and more. The exhibit, Chakaia Booker: Surface Pressure, will be on display from July 16-Oct. 29. The solo exhibition will feature select prints, paintings, and sculptures that highlight four themes: connection, accumulation, transformation, and juxtaposition. Recycled tires, her most iconic signature materials, communicate themes […]
Sarasota Art Museum enriches culture and inspires community
Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College is an oasis of joy and discovery. Three years after officially opening to the public, the Museum has become an essential part of Sarasota’s rich cultural fabric.
Looking back: a brief history of the Photography and Imaging Department
May is National Photography Month, and to celebrate, here is a look back into the history of Ringling College of Art and Design’s Photography and Imaging Department. Photography courses were first introduced at the College in 1989, as part of a program called Photography Studies. MK Simqu started the program and soon hired the first […]
Ringling College’s Thomas Carabasi gives ‘Art at Noon’ Talk
On Tuesday, March 21, Thomas Carabasi, department head of Photography and Imaging at Ringling College of Art and Design, gave a tour of the posthumous exhibition of photographer Richard Benson, The World is Smarter Than You Are. The talk was the first of the Art at Noon series at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College […]
Touring A Beautiful Mess exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum
On Saturday, Feb. 25, Curator of Exhibitions and Programs at Bedford Gallery in the Lesher Center for the Arts Emilee Enders led a packed gallery full of eager museum goers through the exhibition A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard. The show, currently on view at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of […]
Local favorite 10x10s return with new home at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College
On Thursday night, Jan. 26, art lovers, enthusiasts, lifelong learners, and curious minds gathered at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College to attend the long-anticipated return of the 10×10 lecture series. The event was sold-out, filling every seat in the Museum’s McGuire Hall. A local favorite of the Sarasota community that took a two-year hiatus […]
OLLI’s Listening to Women lecture series kicks off at Sarasota Art Museum
This month, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College begins their six part lecture series, Listening to Women, with, “Optics of Storytelling When Told by Women Journalists of Color,” featuring Sarasota journalists, Mercedes Soler, co-owner of Solmart Media and Renée James Gilmore, executive producer of ABC7’s Empowering Voices. The series hosts 16 women […]
Upcoming exhibition programming and events roll out in 2023 at Ringling College, Sarasota Art Museum, and OLLI
It’s a new year, and with it 2023 promises to deliver an exciting new season of exhibition programming, educational courses, and art happenings at Ringling College of Art and Design and beyond. Ringling College Galleries and Exhibitions Ringling College’s six unique gallery spaces on campus continue with their 2022-23 exhibition season. “Infrastructure: Connecting Spaces + […]
Ringling College’s top 5 highlights of 2022
2022 has been a banner year for Ringling College students, faculty, and staff. This year’s highlights included an increasingly diverse student body, award-winning and internationally ranked students and academic programs, and world-class exhibition programming. Take a look at some of our favorite accomplishments from 2022, or watch the video below. Ringling College continues upward trajectory […]