Ringling College students took home a whopping 80 Gold ADDY Awards at the AAF Suncoast gala on Feb. 21, with more recognized with Silver, Judge’s Choice awards, and a Best in Show for Bella Race ’26, Graphic Design. The annual awards honor the best creative projects produced by local students and professionals. This year’s gala once again took place at the Ringling College Studio Labs.
Race, who also received a total of four Gold ADDYs, earned her Best in Show recognition for Between Us, an infographic iPad application that visualizes data on loneliness with interconnected personal stories. She also received a Judge’s Choice award for Two Wheels @Houston, a campaign to promote bicycling as a lower-stress alternative to traffic-heavy commutes.
The other two Judge’s Choice awards went to Nathan Kipka ’27, Motion Design and Brallan Ramirez ’27, Graphic Design.
In total, Ringling College Graphic Design students took home 20 Gold Awards, one Best in Show, and two Judge’s Choice. Motion Design students won 55 Gold Awards, 12 Silver, and one Judge’s Choice. Film Students won five Gold Awards and one Silver Award.
The local ADDYs are the first step in a three-tier national competition presented by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). These winners can go on to compete in the district round, and district winners can then compete for a national ADDY Award.
Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest Ringling College news in your inbox.
Contact:
Office of Marketing and Communications
communications@ringling.edu
941-309-4008
