Highlights from 2023

Students discussing work in the Graphic Design hallway.
The campaign includes three institutional priorities: supporting students and faculty, growing facilities, and expanding community programs.

Highlights from 2023

Students discussing work in the Graphic Design hallway.
The campaign includes three institutional priorities: supporting students and faculty, growing facilities, and expanding community programs.

Wow! What a year! As we wrap up an eventful 2023, here are a few highlights that stand out.

Campaign launches

Ringling College announced the public launch of the Catalyst for Creativity Campaign which aims to raise $175 million to support students and faculty, our growing facilities, and expanding our community programs.

Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design is an invaluable resource to students at the College. Students learn from contemporary art and artists.

Ringling College builds new facilities to support campus sports 

The Esports team, the Ringling Rollers, received a brand new, on-campus arena that provides both practice and competition space and serves as a communal area for students to gather and build community. The College also built a new mixed-use basketball, volleyball, and tennis court.

The new gaming space includes 10 gaming stations, a lounge area, four console stations, and PC stations.

Judy Pfaff: Picking up the Pieces opened at Sarasota Art Museum 

The Museum invited Pfaff to create the mixed media madness that she is know for in the galleries. The immersive installation overwhelms the senses as it simulates both the essence of South Florida and the chaos of a major storm event.

Installation view of Judy Pfaff: Picking up the Piece at Sarasota Art Museum. Photo: Ryan Gamma.

Ringling met new highs in Rankings and enrollment

The College reached its overall highest enrollment date this fall, with 1740 current students. The Rookies ranked Motion Design #1 in the world and the College as #4 for best creative schools in the world. And, Ringling students swept the Women in Animation awards.

Still from the award-winning motion design portfolio of Josh Young ’23, Motion Design, who was awarded the coveted title of Rookie of the Year for Motion Graphics in 2023.

AI took Ringling (and the world) by storm

Virtually overnight, the world was turned upside down by advancements in AI. The College swiftly addressed this new reality with a Task Force to examine the impact it would have and how to move forward. Faculty from the College have since presented at numerous conferences.

As head of the AI Task Force, Ringling College Creative Writing Faculty Rick Dakan has presented on the topic at several conferences.

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