Summer workshops for Booker High students teach sound lessons

Booker student working in a post-production suite at the Studio Labs.

For the third summer in a row, faculty from Ringling College of Art and Design are leading sound design workshops for students from nearby Booker High School’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) program. The students learn the basics of Foley design, diegetic sound, scoring, and soundtrack construction, taught by award-winning sound designer Nick Palladino and […]

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 […]

Booker High VPA Film Students Learn from Ringling Film Faculty

A faculty member looking over the shoulder of a young student who is working on the computer.

Students from Ringling College of Art and Design’s neighbor, Booker High School immersed themselves in Ringling’s Studio Labs this month, learning about sound design. The students are all part of Booker’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Film program, Sarasota’s first magnet program, where they spend half of their school day working in their chosen field. […]