First-annual Women of Industry panel celebrates women’s leadership in entertainment design
On March 22, 2024 at 7 pm, Ringling College of Art and Design and their Center for Diversity and Inclusion will host the first-annual Women of Industry event. The panel, initially inspired by Women’s History Month, will feature a number of women working in the themed entertainment industry. Each year, the panel will focus on […]
CDI launches new podcast, Rising Together
Rising Together, a new podcast on the art and design of inclusion launches today, produced at Ringling College of Art and Design. The podcast spotlights the transformative power of art and design in shaping inclusive spaces, communities, and mindsets. In each episode, co-hosts Elҫin Haskollar, Ph.D. and Curtis Anderson invite special guests, from community leaders […]
Ringling College celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month in October
Throughout the month of October, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion organized a series of LGBTQ+ events and programs. Together with a group of student organizers, the Center dedicated October as Ringling College of Art and Design’s Pride Month—as a time when students are on campus and as a celebration of the national LGBTQ+ Pride […]
Ringling College welcomes new Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion
In August, Ringling College of Art and Design readily received Dr. Elcin Haskollar, Ph.D. as the new Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Haskollar is an award-winning higher education leader, whose past experiences include providing strategic direction to student affairs offices, programs, and services on the foundations of cross-cultural understanding, and strategizing and […]
Ringling’s Drag Club creates safe Queer Space in artful ways
Ringling College’s Drag Club is a weekly group meet-up that organizes events for drag performers, enthusiasts, and anyone interested in learning more about the craft. The club was established in 2021, and has since become an outlet for Ringling students to support each other through the many crises facing queer communities. The club follows the […]
Patriot Plaza artwork donated to honor Ringling’s veterans and military families
Friday, April 21, on Ringling College of Art and Design’s Scott Plaza, Resilience was unveiled and dedicated to Ringling’s community of veterans and military families. A strong and stoic block of white Georgian marble, the sculpture by artist Larry Kirkland was created as part of his larger Testimonies series which were originally installed at Sarasota’s […]
Celebrating our UWC scholars on International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day we caught up with four seniors from the Davis United World Scholars program, to hear about their plans after graduation. The United World Colleges program began in 1962, in South Wales. It was the conception of German educator Kurt Hahn, who, during the height of the Cold War, had the idea […]
Ringling Students Selected to Exhibit Artwork in Visions in Black
(L to R): Kiron Robinson ’22, Motion Design; Joelle St. Julien ’21, Photography and Imaging; Jesse Clark ’23, Photography and Imaging; Jahkori Dopwell Hall ’22, Illustration Twelve local college students and graduates, four of whom are Ringling College of Art and Design students and alumni, have been selected to exhibit their work in Visions in Black. […]
Ringling Student and Alum Awarded Emerging Filmmaker Scholarship
Photo caption: President of Ringling College of Art and Design Dr. Larry R. Thompson, with scholarship recipients (L-R) Gospel Nwachukwu, Will Mauricette, and Keishen Lloyd. At an awards ceremony at New College’s Bayfront on January 28, 2022, three remarkable young filmmakers were recognized and rewarded for their impressive work. To support the next generation of […]
Grants from the Community Foundation Support Community, Diversity, & Inclusion
Ringling College of Art and Design today announced the award of two grants totaling $25,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) at Ringling College of Art and Design and production of CDI’s Narrative Collective Project. The Community Impact and Equity and Access grants reflect the […]