Creative Writing program to collaborate with Sarasota Libraries on literary event

Off the Page literary festival speakers.

Ringling College of Art and Design’s Creative Writing program will collaborate again this year with the Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources for the 2024 Off the Page literary celebration, which launched today, Nov. 1.  Interim Department Head for Creative Writing Ryan Van Cleave is part of the small team of organizers for the event. […]

Ringling College hosts AI Symposium

AI Symposium Save the Date.

Ringling College will host its inaugural artificial intelligence symposium Sept. 13-14. The two-day educational event titled AI and Creative Innovation: Advocating for Artists and Designers will bring together a variety of educators, lawyers, artists and thought leaders who work both directly and indirectly within the field of AI and have specific knowledge and insight about […]

Faculty-illustrated book about Wounded Knee wins Colorado Juvenile Literature Award

Illustration of Brave Bird by Eric Freeberg.

The 2024 Colorado Book Award in the Juvenile Literature category has been awarded to Brave Bird at Wounded Knee, with cover and interior art by Illustration and First Year Program faculty member Eric Freeberg. The book is the 10th in the I Am America series, all illustrated by Freeberg, which gives fictional retellings of real […]

Motion Design faculty wins Silver at inaugural Collision Awards

Still-frame from FutureProof 2024 opening sequence.

Ringling College of Art and Design Motion Design faculty Kelly Warner won the Silver award for Craft Sounds Design at the inaugural Collision Awards. He was awarded for his creative sound design in the opening title sequence for Motion Design’s 2024 edition of their annual conference FutureProof. Warner’s sound design amplifies the student collaborative motion […]

Ringling College forms first-ever XR Women student chapter

Five women stand together at the AWE Conference in California.

Ringling College of Art and Design has formally established the first-ever student chapter of XR Women, a global community promoting women’s participation in XR (Extended Reality) technologies. The historic partnership was announced June 19 during the 4th Annual XR Women Awards at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Longbeach, California. Ana Carolina Pereira, a member […]

First-annual Ringling Faculty and Staff Awards honor employees’ passion, dedication

Faculty and Staff Appreciation awardees.

This May, the first-annual Faculty and Staff Awards at Ringling College of Art and Design recognized the outstanding contributions made to the College’s work and culture. The inaugural event presented six awards honoring teaching, dedication, leadership in diversity and inclusion, behind-the-scenes advancements, career service, and innovative contributions. Seven faculty and staff members received awards. The […]

Will Mauricette says goodbye to Ringling Feud, but the show will go on

Ringling Feud: Photography vs. Film.

After two seasons and 16 episodes, Ringling Feud host and co-founder Will Mauricette ’24, Film, graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design on May 2, saying goodbye to the popular ART Network production. But fans and hopeful teams can rejoice: Plans are underway to continue the show into the 2024-25 academic year and beyond. […]

Ringling College announces inaugural Carl Foreman Award winner

Ringling Film senior wins inaugural Carl Foreman Award pictured with Eve Williams-Jones.

A film student and a father living with Alzheimer’s are at the center of Matthew Peterson’s Swan Song, winner of Ringling College of Art and Design’s inaugural Ringling College Film Carl Foreman Award. The award, to be given annually, recognizes a graduating senior majoring in Film or Creative Writing for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, directing, […]