Classes begin, 2023-24 academic year officially kicks off 

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Monday, August 21, 2023 marks the first official day of the 2023-24 academic year at Ringling College of Art and Design. The previous week was filled with New Student Orientation events—move-ins, social gatherings, information sessions, and community volunteer projects.  On the first day of classes, the campus will see over 1,200 returning upperclassmen and over […]

Students return to campus for Orientation and Fall semester

New and returning students are arriving in droves this week, as the Ringling College of Art and Design campus transitions into the Fall 2024 semester. Ringling College has a decidedly high residential ratio, with over 73% of students living on campus—and many well beyond their first year. This year, 446 new students will be moving […]

Illustration senior completes internship with international retailer, Bath and Body Works

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As summer break comes to an end, ambitious Ringling students interning for the summer are finishing up their projects and heading home. This year, our students interned at Electronic Arts, Disney, Dreamworks, General Motors, Laika, Mattel, Psyop, Riot Games, Smithsonian, and Warner Bros. Discovery, among others. Rising senior Elayna Sisson spent her summer working with […]

Virtual Reality students take over virtual lobby at global SIGGRAPH conference

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Aug. 6-10, 2023, SIGGRAPH will hold its 50th conference celebration of the annual event held for computer graphics and interactive techniques, worldwide. This year’s conference will be held in Los Angeles, with recent conferences pivoting between LA, Vancouver, and Anaheim. The acronym stands for “Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques” and each […]

Sarasota Art Museum’s Teen Arts Council

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Thirteen local high school students were selected to participate as part of the 2023-2024 Teen Arts Council (TAC), a year-long, paid internship program at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design. The internship focuses on contemporary art, museum management, arts program development, and community engagement.  The internship program begins with a six-week […]

Illustration major spends summer in Atlanta interning for Carter’s

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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 […]

2023 Rookie Awards announced, Ringling students win top awards

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Now in its 13th year, the Rookies Awards are an annual competition hosted by the Rookies community, founded in 2010. They offer an online platform for non-professional digital artists to share their work and help launch their professional careers in the fields of film, games, animation, immersive media, archviz, motion graphics, product design, and other […]

Film program ranked Top 25 in US & Canada by MovieMaker 

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Ringling College of Art and Design has been named one of MovieMaker’s 25 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada of 2023. The annual list recognizes schools that prepare students for every aspect of moviemaking, spotlighting both world-renowned institutions and surprisingly affordable schools on the rise.  Ringling Film students not only master the key […]

Students secure competitive internships with major organizations across the country

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Each summer, Ringling College of Art and Design students fan out across the country to take on internships for companies in their creative fields. 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 […]

Immersive art installation by Carlos Bunga at Sarasota Art Museum

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A new exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design opening this month will feature a large site specific installation, paintings, videos, and photographs by Barcelona, Spain-based artist Carlos Bunga, Reassembling Spilt Light: An Immersive Installation.  The exhibition will be on view July 23-Oct. 29, and will utilize the mass-produced materials, […]