2023 Rookie Awards announced, Ringling students win top awards
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 […]
Lazarus Scholars put their creative skills to work for local charities
Two Ringling College of Art and Design graduating seniors and scholars of the Lazarus Engaged Learning Assistantship, Mikayluh Bowers ’23, Computer Animation, and Kaylee Tan ’23, Computer Animation, gave talks last week, presenting their capstone projects with their local non-profit partners — All Faiths Food Bank and Children First. Both students produced ambitious projects for […]
Alumni recognized by industry leader for award-winning short film Period Drama
The maker of industry leader animation software Maya is recognizing two Ringling College alumni for their continued success with their award-winning short film Period Drama. Period Drama was created by Anushka Nair and Lauryn Anthony, both 2022 graduates of the Computer Animation program at Ringling College, as their senior thesis project, using Maya, 3D animation, […]
Big wins for three Ringling students awarded scholarships from 2023 Women in Animation program
Ringling College of Art and Design students made up 20 percent of the winners for the Women in Animation annual awards for the 2022-23 program, with more wins than any other institution. The competition numbered 192 applications from 74 schools across the U.S. and Puerto Rico as well as Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, […]
Disney Live Entertainment hosts recruitment event on campus
Early Friday morning, on Jan. 27, five members of the Disney Live Entertainment team came to the Ringling College of Art and Design campus for a day of fun-filled recruitment activities. Disney Live Entertainment is the live theatrical production branch of Imagineering. They are responsible for events such as illuminations, parades, and puppetry. In the […]
Alumni animated short Black Slide makes Oscars shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that an animated short, created by a Computer Animation alumni, is on the shortlist of short animated films being considered for a 2023 Oscar. The film, Black Side, was created by Computer Animation alumni Uri Lotan ’12. Based in Tel Aviv, Lotan and his short […]
15 seniors awarded College’s highest honor for talent, contributions, and leadership
Fifteen of Ringling College’s most outstanding students are being recognized this week for their exceptional creative talent, community involvement, and leadership. This year’s winners will be recognized on Nov. 4 during the College’s annual Trustee Scholar Awards celebration. The event will begin with a reception, followed by a formal ceremony during which each Scholar will […]
Computer Animation, Motion Design, Game Art programs remain best in world ranking #1, #2, #3 in global Rookies competition
The Computer Animation program at Ringling College of Art and Design is widely respected as the best in the world, and the newly published “Rookies World School Rankings” confirms that, yet again. The program maintained its ranking of #1 in the world for “Best 3D Animation Schools and Colleges in the World 2022,” by The […]
Ringling’s Female Animators Sweep 2022 Women in Animation Awards
On February 11, 2022, 36 women from all over the world were announced as this year’s Women in Animation (WIA) scholarship recipients. With more students represented than any other school, worldwide, Ringling College of Art and Design students were awarded four of the 18 scholarships, and another student received an Honorable Mention. “The WIA Scholarship […]
Computer Animation Freshman Awarded AIGA Worldstudio Scholarship
In its 26th year, the program awards $48,500 in scholarships to students across the country. AIGA, the professional association for design, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021/2022 AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to encourage social and environmental responsibility and cultural awareness in the next generation of artists and designers. […]