Fine Arts students and alumni attend New York art residencies
Each summer, Ringling College of Art and Design Fine Arts majors attend residencies all over the country. This summer, current students Zack Crosby ’25, Fine Arts, and Leyla Sefket ’25, Fine Arts attended New York Academy of Art’s Summer Undergraduate Residency Program, and recent alum Rose Marjanneke Williamson ’24, Fine Arts with minors in Art […]
Rookie of the Year 2024 awards announced
Ringling College of Art and Design’s Computer Animation, Graphic Design, and Motion Design majors shined in the annual Rookie of the Year awards this summer. Each year, students from around the world compete for the coveted title that awards creative emerging digital artists in 12 categories, from Motion Graphics to Immersive Media and Film of […]
Computer Animation alum releasing Netflix animated series
Ringling College of Art and Design alum Echo Wu ’17, Computer Animation, is currently in post-production on her Netflix animated series, Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld. As creator and director of Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, she shared that the series is inspired in part by her own experiences as a first-generation Chinese-American. It follows […]
Ringling alum hosts Chicago talk show featuring musicians, soul food
Chicago YouTube talk show SoulKaraoke had its origins as a Black History Month celebration at Ringling College of Art and Design, starting in 2021. Back then, host Calvin Callins Jr. ’23, Film, was a sophomore who just wanted to give his fellow students a chance to celebrate Black music and try soul food. “I had […]
Ringling Motion Designers win big at The Young Ones, Telly Awards, and National ADDYs
Motion Design graduates from Ringling College of Art and Design were celebrated recently at two prestigious advertising competitions. Winners of the 2024 Young Ones Student Awards and the Telly Awards were announced on May 13 and May 21, respectively. And Enrique Santa Maria ’26, Motion Design, won a National Gold ADDY last month. Four Ringling […]
Illustration alum receives 2024 Christopher Award for children’s book
Lisa Fields ’06, Illustration, has received a 2024 Christopher Award for her work on a children’s book about prayer and parent/child relationships. When I Talk to God, I Talk About You (Penguin) was co-written by Chrissy Metz, star of NBC’s This Is Us, and songwriter Bradley Collins, with illustrations by Fields depicting animal parents and […]
Recent Computer Animation alumni land internships at Pixar
Five recent alumni from Ringling College of Art and Design’s Computer Animation major are set to begin animation internships at Pixar this summer. The internship will be attended by Monica Lagrange ’24, Chloe Merwin ’23, Casey Schwarzschild ’24, Elena Serenko ’24, and Jack Yuster ’23. Rising senior Anastasia Junelle ’25 will also spend the summer […]
Sarasota Art Museum and Ringling College faculty, staff, and alumni selected for triennial exhibition
Throughout the summer, exhibitions will open at art institutions across the greater Tampa Bay area as part of Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration 2024 and will feature several Ringling College of Art and Design community members. The multi-location exhibition will take place at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; The John and Mable Ringling Museum […]
Ringling College graduates Class of 2024; Commencement Speaker, Michael Bonner
Today, May 2, 2024, Ringling College of Art and Design will hold the Commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2024. Held for the first time at Robarts Arena off of Fruitville Road, 376 Ringling graduates and their families and friends will gather to celebrate the momentous occasion. Ringling College holds one ceremony per year, […]
Fine Arts alum attends art residency in Vancouver, B.C.
Melvin Gómez ’22, Fine Arts spent a month of 2023 as an artist-in-residence at Shawnigan Lake School, a 270-acre, lake-front boarding school in Vancouver, British Columbia. His month was spent taking in the peaceful landscape as inspiration for his painting practice and working with the students attending the school. Gómez gathered flowers from the garden […]